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MOVIES: Atlantic Plumbing Cinema officially opens on Thursday, but you can preview the space at tonight’s open house. Features a screening of The Marx Brothers’ film DUCK SOUP plus free soda and popcorn. (807 V Street NW) 7-9 p.m. Free

BRANDY: The Royal launches the “Royal Knights” series, “showcasing drinks & drink-makers pushing the envelope.” Tonight’s event features $8 cocktails that include brandies & absinthes from Copper And Kings. (501 Florida Avenue NW) 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

RUNNING: Tom Foreman “offers an inspiring story of father-daughter bonding, unexpected adventures, and facing the challenges of both distance and age” as he discusses his book My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, A Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan. Busboys and Poets (2021 14th Street NW) 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free

Later this week…

TUESDAY: Former Patagonia CEO discusses her efforts to build a national park in Patagonia. S. Dillon Ripley Center (1100 Jefferson Drive SW) 6:45-8:15 p.m. $25-30

WEDNESDAY: There are new matchmakers in town. Meet the Dating Room DC team over drinks and french fries. (1207 19th Street NW) 8 p.m. R.S.V.P. here.

THURSDAY: The Annual Kickstarter Film Festival brings you the best short and feature films funded on Kickstarter. Program A at 7 p.m. features Afronauts (short) and What We Do in the Shadows and Program B at 9:20 p.m. features World of Tomorrow (short), Submarine Sandwich (short) and T-Rex. The Avalon Theatre (5612 Connecticut Avenue NW) Free