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WONDER WOMAN: Learn the mysterious origins of the most popular female superhero of all time when Jill Lepore, Harvard historian, New Yorker writer, and author of The Secret History of Wonder Woman, discusses the movements and ideas that influenced William Moulton Marston’s creation of the DC Comics character. S. Dillon Ripley Center (1100 Jefferson Drive SW) 6:45-8:45 p.m. $30-42

WINE: Enter a “New York State of Mind” as you taste six wines from New York during a wine class at DCanter. Only six seats remain! DCanter – A Wine Boutique (545 8th Street SE ) 7-8 p.m. $35

WHISKEY: Sample over 100 of “the most prestigious single malt, premium Scotch, and other unique whiskies” during this two-and-a-half hour extravaganza. JW Marriott Hotel (1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) 7-9:30 p.m. $150