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For this year’s Fat Tuesday, the French Quarter is coming to Penn Quarter. Central Michel Richard is celebrating the Mardi Gras spirit with a New Orleans-themed menu, drink specials, and a masquerade contest that could win you a free four-course dinner. The menu will feature bayou classics like clam gratin “New Orleans,” Creole oxtail soup, and jambalaya. Specialty themed drinks, like the Vieux Carre and Alligatorade, run for $13. Mardi Gras beads, masks, and other festive party favors will also be passed out. Central Michel Richard, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. (202) 626-0015. centralmichelrichard.com. (Quinn Myers)
OH AND ALSO
Chicago-based rock singer Ezra Furman performs at Rock & Roll Hotel with local pop-punk favorites BRNDA. 8 p.m. at 1353 H St. NE. $12.
Get in the mood for Mardi Gras at U Street Music Hall, which hosts a lineup of burlesque performances, live music, and comedy. Brandon Wetherbee serves as emcee. 7 p.m. at 1115 U St. NW. $15.
Author John Steele Gordon examines the tallest building in D.C. and tells the story of its construction in his new book, Washington’s Monument, which he discusses at Kramerbooks with WAMU transportation reporter Martin DiCaro. Find more details on Facebook. 6:30 p.m. at 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free.
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