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PLANTS: “Mold your own botanic spheres,” as you learn the art of Kokedama. The Lemon Bowl (3015 Georgia Avenue NW) 7-8:30 p.m. $43

POETRY: Celebrate the creativity of your neighbors in Mt. Pleasant at the release party for the Mount Pleasant Poetry Anthology, a collection of poems submitted by D.C. residents throughout National Poetry Month. Mount Pleasant Library (3160 16th Street NW) 6:30 p.m. Free

ANIME: Over the next three weeks, The Japan Information and Culture Center will screen the complete MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM trilogy. Part I plays tonight. Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan (1150 18th Street NW Suite 100) Free, but registration required. *In Japanese with English subtitles