For our complete guide to events for the week, click here.

Tuesday, May 13
• The International Jewish Film Festival is winding down, so check out a film while you still have the chance. Tonight, So Long Are You Young is being screened at  Fairfax’s Cinema Arts Theatre (9650 Main Street; 703-978-6991). The film examines the impact of Samuel Ullman’s “Youth” poem on a generation of post-WW II Japanese people. Tickets are $9.50. 7:30 PM.

• Currently touring the East Coast, the Epochs are at the Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H St., NE; 202-388-7625) tonight. Started by brothers (and lead singers) Ryan and Hays Holladay, the band’s sound is a mash of simple guitars riffs and percussive beats with elaborate orchestrations. Not familiar with the band? Listen to a song here. Tickets are $12. 8:30 PM.

Monday, May 12: Monday Doggie Happy Hours
Cantina Marina (cantinamarina.com) on the Southwest DC waterfront starts its week with a dog-friendly happy hour every Monday. You’ll come for the $2 beer specials; your furry friend will appreciate the free Milk-Bone bar. See more dog-friendly happy hours in our guide.

Tuesday, May 13: A Night for Beer Lovers at the Brickskeller
Five of the country’s best beer brewers do the Brickskeller tonight at an event called the Lupulin Reunion. Tomme Arthur of Pizza Port and Lost Abbey, Adam Avery of Avery Brewing Company, Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head, Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River, and Rob Tod of Allagash will talk about speciality beer and, more important, sharing. So get a ticket ($35) and head over at 6.

Thursday, May 8: Rolling Stone political writer and all-around funnyman and author Matt Taibbi is at Politics and Prose (5015 Connecticut Ave., NW) this evening at 7 to discuss his book, The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American Empire.

The Everybodyfields play haunting, lovely, and twangy country-rock. Grab a beer, sit back, and enjoy them tonight at Iota (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). 9 PM; $12.

Wanda Jackson, the official queen of rockabilly (she toured with Elvis back in the ’50s), is playing tonight at Jammin’ Java in Vienna (227 Maple Avenue E.). 7:30 PM; $18.

The first-ever NoMa Outdoor Film Festival kicks off tonight at the intersection of New York and Florida avenues, Northeast. The theme this year is James Bond, and tonight there will be a screening of Dr. No. The event starts around 8—whenever dusk comes—and is free. Bring a blanket or low lawn chair, something to snack on (but no alcohol, please), and settle in. The festival will continue every Thursday night through August.

The best part of Cinco de Mayo? Why, permission to drink as many margaritas as you like, of course. Learn how to make a great one with this video recipe from the folks at Oyamel below. (And if you don't want to watch the video, worry not—the recipe is printed after the jump as well.) For some Cinco de Mayo events going on tonight, click here.

Going to the big Wizards game Friday night? Here’s are some of our favorite bars and happy hours in the Verizon Center neighborhood where you can get a drink to calm your nerves. Go Wiz!

If you’re looking for Cinco de Mayo fun this weekend, make sure to check out our Cinco de Mayo party guide.

Thursday, May 1: Celebrate the first day of May, French style! The Phillips Collection and the Alliance Française are hosting a Parisian happy hour at the Phillips (1600 21st St., NW; 202-387-2151). For $10 in advance or $12 at the door, attendees can enjoy a tour of the museum’s French paintings while a mix of electronica music plays in the background. A contest for best musical selection will also be held, so bring your iPod along. There will be some light food and a cash bar. Get more details here.

Friday, May 2: The Kills are at the Black Cat tonight. The band’s track “Sour Cherry,” featured on Gossip Girl, is nothing short of sleazy, sexy, and bitchin’—just like Blair Waldorf herself. Plus, the male half of the bluesy, rockin’ duo dates Kate Moss. For tawdry gossip and great tunes, you won’t do any better. 9 PM; $15. Get your tickets here.

Saturday, May 3: Throw on your bonnet and break out the mint juleps for the Kentucky Derby this weekend. The best place in town to head is the Bonnets and Bow-Ties Kentucky Derby Party at the Willard InterContinental hotel’s Round Robin Bar. Tickets are a bit on the high side ($49), but for the admission you’ll get two of the Round Robin’s mint juleps (we think they’re the best in the city; here’s the recipe if you want to try at home)  and a full buffet. 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW; 4 to 7 PM. Call 202-628-9100 for more information.

Passport DC, the annual event that lets you in behind the doors of various DC embassies, kicks off today. From 10 AM until 3 PM, 26 embassies will open their doors to show off their culture, food, and more. For a full list of participating embassies and the events they’ll be hosting, click here.

Rather stay home and make a great margarita? Check out our video recipe from the folks at Oyamel on how to make their signature margarita.

Monday, May 5: Lima Lounge (1401 K St., NW) gets in on the Cinco de Mayo action with free salsa lessons, free drinks for women from 9 to 11 PM, and free admission for the evening. The fun starts at 6 PM.

Georgetown spot Mie N Yu (3125 M St., NW; 202-333-6122 ) is hosting Tequila Five Ways, a tequila-cocktail lesson. From 5:30 to 7, learn how to create five different tequila drinks, as taught by one of the restaurant’s sommeliers. Tickets are $35.

Silver Spring spruces up for a Cinco de Mayo celebration that takes over Ellsworth Drive this evening. From 5 until 9, Austin Grill (919 Ellsworth Dr.) will host a “Mexican beer garden” as well as crafts and raffles.

UPDATE

The Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H St., NE; 202-388-7625) has $3 Coronas and a special South of the Border food menu tonight. A DJ will spin reggeaton jams all night, and—oddly enough—a guitar signed by the Canadian band Sum 41 will be given away. 7:30 to 9:30.

• Cinco de Mayo at Velvet Lounge (915 U St., NW; 202-462-3213) translates to $2 Tecates and $4 shots of Jose Cuervo. Also, reggae band Nayas performs, and I&I Vibrations, a group of local DJs, spins. Show starts at 9:30.
 

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