Photo by J.D. Moore.

HOBBITS: The screening of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy continues with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Costumes encouraged. Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) 8 p.m. Free

HUMOR: Brian Agler (McSweeney’s, Splitsider, Funny or Die) hosts “D.C.’s first ever Evening of Humorous Readings,” with special guests Alexandra Petri (Washington Post, “A Field Guide to Awkward Silences”), Sean Carman (McSweeney’s, the Rumpus, 826DC), and Sarah Schmelling (McSweeney’s, New York Times, Slate). Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe & Grill (1517 Connecticut Avenue NW) 8 p.m. Free

JAZZ: CapitolBop closes out their “[there] three-night festival of creative music,” with Chicago’s Ken Vandermark and Nate Wooley and D.C.’s Anthony Pirog. Union Arts (411 New York Avenue NE) 7-10:30 p.m. $15

Later this week…

TUESDAY: Yes, fashion trucks are a thing. Learn what it takes to start one (or a food truck) during the “Treasure Trucks,” edition of Nerds in NoMA. The Lobby Project (1200 First Street NE) 6-8 p.m. Free

WEDNESDAY: Help the Washington Humane Society in their efforts to “humanely reduce the population of community cats” by attending “Giving Shelter,” a one-night event that is part of the Architects for Animals fundraising and awareness initiative. Outdoor winter shelters built by local architects for D.C.’s homeless cats will be on display. The American Institute of Architects (1735 New York Avenue NW) 6-8 p.m. $25

THURSDAY: Grab your best robot costume (or sparkliest outfit) and dance to synthesized music spun by DJ Tom from Prague when the The Embassy of the Czech Republic hosts “Android Fever.” Best costume gets a prize. Embassy Of Czech Republic (3900 Spring of Freedom St NW ) 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. RSVP by January 14.