* The Rape of Europa is a documentary about how the Nazi's destroyed lots of art, which we guess must be especially horrifying to the anal retentive people who run the National Archives. 6pm, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. [National Archives]

* Air demonstrates that not all French electronica is completely embarrassing. $40, Doors at 7pm. [930]

* Savage Kingdom "reveals a reckless, daring enterprise led by outcasts of the Old World who found themselves interlopers in a new one. This event is part of the 400th Anniversary of Jamestown's Founding." 7pm at Olson's in Alexandria. [Olson's]

* "Once per decade, the British literary publication Granta announces its list of best of young American novelists and dedicates an issue to their short fiction. This year's winners, all under thirty-five, include Olga Grushin, Kevin Brockmeier, and John Wray. Matt Weiland will be moderator," 7pm at Politics & Prose. [P&P]