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BUD LIGHT: D.C.-area bartenders compete for the title of “Master of the Mixx Tail” in this Bud Light-sponsored event. Ticket price includes unlimited cocktail samplings and small bites. Echostage (2135 Queens Chapel Road NE) 6 p.m. $13.60

DUMPLINGS: Learn the history of dumplings, then taste dumplings from around the world. A Smithsonian Associates event. S. Dillon Ripley Center (1100 Jefferson Drive SW) 6:45-8:45 $30-42

WILD CHILD: The Embassy of France screens L’Enfant sauvag, the story of a feral boy discovered in the forest outside the town of Aveyron. In French with English subtitles. Embassy of France (4101 Reservoir Road NW) 7-8:30 p.m. $5-8

Later this week…

TUESDAY Enjoy chocolate and wine beer coffee pairings chosen by Chris Vigilante and Puja Satiani. A Slow Food DC event. Maketto (1351 H Street NE) 7-9 p.m. $20

WEDNESDAY During Cheers and Sneers, watch DC Short Film Festival rejects, and vote for one film to make it to September’s festival. Penn Social (801 E Street NW) 7:30-9:30 p.m. $10 (bar opens at 4 p.m.)

THURSDAY S. J. Ewing & Dancers present The Princess & The Pea aka “A Millennial’s Guide to Dating.” Cafritz Foundation Theater – Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) 8:05 p.m. $17 Saturday and Sunday performances also available. A part of the Capital Fringe Festival