MONDAY >> The Library of Congress Mary Pickford Theatre in the James Madison Building kicks off 5 weeks worth of free Monday night rock and pop films with a rare showing of the 1966 documentary, The Big T.N.T. Show. David "Man from Uncle" McCallum hosts Ray Charles, Petula Clark, the Lovin' Spoonful, Bo Diddley, Joan Baez, the Ronettes, Roger Miller, the Byrds, Donovan, the Seeds, the Modern Folk Quartet, and Ike and Tina Turner taped......

MONDAY: As part of a national book tour sponsored by Amnesty International, award-winning journalist and filmmaker Michael Otterman will be at the Penn Quarter Olsson's to discuss his latest book, American Torture: From the Cold War to Abu Ghraib and Beyond. 7 p.m. Local author Edward P. Jones (All Aunt Hagar's Children and Lost in the City) will be at Politics and Prose to introduce the latest stories in the popular annual collection, New Stories......

We run for good causes, we bike for good causes, we even drink for good causes. But one large-hearted local is letting you decide what his hair style should be, and for a good cause. The man behind the idea has been growing his hair for the better part of the last 22 months, and given pictures he posted of himself on his website, he's got quite the mop of black hair going on. And......

That sudden, crisp feeling in the air can only mean one thing: the doldrums of one of the worst summer movie seasons in history are mercifully over. DCist suggests you celebrate fall by checking out a few of the many, many sharp looking film festivals starting this week. >> The gimmick is fairly straight forward -- Filmmaking teams from cities all over the country compete to see who can make the best film, from script......

Amnesty International is utilizing star power to draw attention to a new exhibit on Sudan. The event, titled "Stop the Fires. Darfur." will feature "A collection of dramatic photographs and compelling testimony documenting the current human rights crisis in Darfur, Sudan," actress and Oscar Winner Mira Sorvino (IMDB) and "light refreshments." DCist had heard the event would also feature an appearance by D.C. native Dave Chappelle, but Amnesty International tells us he cancelled due to......