FASHION: Been There Done That Benefit, a "sustainable fashion show" benefiting the Victory Gardens, will feature recycled and fashions while "highlighting the intersections to our food systems, music, the arts, and the environment." Be sure to dress to impress. "Sustainable" and "green," as we all know by now, are not synonymous with "Teevas" and "deodorant-free."
7 p.m. // Temple (540 Howard) // $10-15
DISCUSSION: Check out how good jazz used to sounds at Duke Ellington Workshop-Listening Party with Marcus Shelby: The Legacy of Ellington (1899-1974). Topics covered will be Ellington's Childhood and influences in Washington, D.C., his "mature" period as a composer; the rebirth at the Newport Jazz Festival, and his final years.
6 p.m. // Red Poppy House (2698 Folsom ) // $10-15