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HOT DOGS: Eat hot dogs and watch (or participate in) a hot dog eating contest during the Big City, Hot Dogs happy hour, then learn the history of Nathan’s Famous, of Coney Island, when Washington DCJCC screens Famous Nathan. (1529 16th Street NW) Eating begins at 5:30. Movie watching begins at 7:30. $13

DECEPTION: This month, Story District brings you “stories about things that aren’t as they seem.” Town Danceboutique (2009 8th Street NW) 8 p.m. $16

WOMEN: It’s the second pay what you can night for the production of Women Laughing Alone with Salad, a part of The Women’s Voices Theater Festival. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (641 D Street NW) Ticket sales begin at 6 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m. PWYC

Later this week…

WEDNESDAY: Improv groups Call Your Mom (NYC), Commonwealth (DC), and Gus (Baltimore) perform for the District Improv Festival. Source (1835 14th Street NW) 7:30-9 p.m. Free

THURSDAY: The DC Shorts Film Festival returns with two 90 minute showcases featuring stories about kites, dining, hair, parking lots, and more. E Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW) 7 or 9:30 p.m. $12