A lot of excitement on the Mall, but plenty to see elsewhere in the city.

Check out punk music and urban farming at the Hamiltonian, lobster and calypso at the Phillips Collection, and more.

‘Pull-Over’ by Lina Vargas De La Hoz, courtesy of the Hamiltonian Gallery Friday You’ve got a handful of options Friday night in the Dupont Circle and U Street neighborhoods, so consider making a night of it. >> First, stop by the Q Street Gallery from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday evening for a solo exhibition by D.C. gouache and sumi ink artist Carlos Muñoz-Jiménez, who has roots in both Africa and South America. >>…

Nao Matsuomoto’s Whore is one of several provocative, functioning sculptures on display at the new Hamiltonian Gallery on U Street. Image courtesy of the gallery. U Street’s new Hamiltonian Gallery opened on October 11 to a bustling crowd of curious onlookers. Those who were there to see how the space had been transformed after its twenty years of vacancy were in for a treat right from the start, and greeted at the front door…