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The Grammy Museum’s new live series “The Drop” interviews artists with new albums. Tonight at 8 pm the museum welcomes Nanci Griffith to discuss her new album, The Loving Kind, the day before its release. She’ll be in coversation with museum Executive Director Robert Santelli about the songwriting, newsworthy inspirations and studio approach to the album. After the interview, Griffith will take questions from the audience and sign copies of the album. Tickets are $14.95; $12 for members.

TALK*: Tim Sinclair from the Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy, Va., will discuss Washington’s story around a traditional campfire at Temescal Gateway Park at 7:30 pm. Born as a slave, Booker T. Washington became one of America's most prominent African American educators and orators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

DIGITAL : Digital LA’s holding its “Digital Drinks” networking event tonight at the Parlor in Santa Monica. Stop by if you’re an Internet professional: online advertising, marketing, entertainment, e-commerce – does blogging count? – for the event from 6-10 pm. If you need more enticement, how about $3 drafts, $4 well drinks, $1.50 sliders and appetizers and Rock Band and Beer Pong as the evening goes on.

I’ve always been a worker-outer. But lately, as I’ve spent more and more time on the cardio machines at 24 Hour Fitness, I can’t shake feeling that I’m just a hamster on a wheel in a vicious human experiment. To combat my paranoia and possibly find a mentally healthier hobby, I’ve decided to scope out what else L.A. has to offer in a weekly series, “Fitness for the Easily Bored.”

Now's your chance to join the Los Angeles Dodgeball Society without risking too much injury. The society's Stay Puft Marshmallow Monday Night league starts April 9 at the Hollywood Rec Center (1122 Cole Avenue). This co-ed league plays with mostly "no-sting" balls. Teams consist of no more than 15 people, each competing for "the sweetest ice cream party ever." Games are at 8 and 9 p.m. Monday nights for nine weeks. Entry fee is...