Wonkette

Betty Ford celebrates her 90th birthday today, and Wonkette offers up a hearty, nonalcoholic toast in her honor. For the 896 wonderful days of Gerald Ford’s presidency, this sassy dancing divorcee brought outspoken feminism and frank talk to the White House. And the pills, dear God, the pills and booze! MORE »

• First day of Sonic Circuits DC with Matterlink, Los Glissandinos, Koen Holtkamp, Queens, Scott Smallwood, Andy Hayleck, Ben Owen, Lum and Abner of Morocco, BLK w/ BEAR + VJ Poppins. At the Warehouse Next Door and Black Box Theatre. 8:30PM. [Warehouse Next Door]
• Be Your Own Pet, Black Lips and The Points at the Black Cat. $12 at 8:30PM. [Black Cat]
• Elizabeth Edwards (of Elizabeth and John Edwards) discusses her memoir Saving Graces at Olsson’s Penn Quarter. 7PM. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. [Olsson's]