Photo by Elvert Barnes.

GREEKS: At “A Big Fat Greek Happy Hour”, you can check out “The Greeks” exhibition before catching a screening of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. National Geographic Museum (1145 17th Street NW) 6 p.m. $15

VJ: Dave Holmes, the former MTV VJ (remember the time MTV actually aired music videos and being a video jockey was a cool gig), discusses his memoir, Party of One. Kramerbooks (1517 Connecticut Avenue NW) 6:30 p.m. Free

COCKTAILS: Learn how to make large batch cocktails and pair them with cheese plates. Via Umbria (1525 Wisconsin Avenue NW) 7 p.m. $25