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ANIMATION: Check out some of the year’s best computer graphics at the 2015 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival. Torpedo Factory Art Center (105 N. Union Street in Alexandria, Va.) 7-9 p.m.

OLD TOWN: There’s lots going on in Alexandria tonight. In addition to the Animation Festival, “Soil & Soul” will be held at Hotel Monaco. This benefit for the Old Town Farmers Market SNAP/EBT Double Dollar Program will feature drinks and bites from Society Fair, Brabo, Vermillion, Mason Social, and more. There will also be games, prizes, and produce and products from Old Town Farmers Market vendors. Hotel Monaco Alexandria (480 King Street) 6-9 p.m. $35

SAKE: “Sake Samurai” Timothy Sullivan will introduce you to the world of sake. Sake tastings includes. S. Dillon Ripley Center (1100 Jefferson Drive SW) 6:45-8:45 p.m. $35-45.