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Yesterday at the DC Improv, the Food Network's Robert Irvine filmed an episode of "Dinner: Impossible". For those of you not aware of the premise of the show, Irvine is tasked with cooking for a large number of people in a limited amount of time.

>> Fort Reno soldiers on tonight, with Mess Up the Mess, Julie Ocean, and the final ever performance from Three Stars alums The Sentiment, who are calling it quits as a group after tonight. 7:15 p.m. >> Debuting tonight is "Bomb Shelter," a weekly stand-up showcase featuring five local improv personalities. Why the militaristic name? Because there is no "bombing" here. The comedians promise to stun weapons of mass hilarity, which means no random drunk...

Kicking off Friday with a one-hundred and seventy-five person audience at George Mason University, the fourth annual DC Improv's Funniest College tourney has officially started. Whatever their US News and World Report rankings, the eight D.C.-area universities participating have the chance to out-smart each other in the subject of Laughter. Spanning over the next eight weeks, the competition allows individual students (grad and undergrad) to perform stand-up against fellow classmates inner-collegiately and against rivaling schools....

FRIDAY: Canadian supergroup Stars wowed Death Cab for Cutie fans when they opened their show last year at 9:30 Club, and now they return as headliners to set the Black Cat stage on fire. Of course, this concert has been sold out for ages, and the desperation for tickets on Craigslist is palpable. We'll see you fellow lucky bastards in what will no doubt be a breathtakingly long will-call line. For the rest of you,...

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FRIDAY: >> The Depeche Mode Dance Party promises a wonderful new wave time at the Black Cat. 9:30 p.m., $7. >> St. Petersburg’s renowned Kirov Ballet presents the fairy-tale ballet "Cinderella" at the Kennedy Center Opera House. 7:30 p.m., $47-112. SATURDAY: >> Local favorites Juniper Lane, one of our music picks for January, make a return to the stage at Iota in Arlington. Lead singer Vivion Smith's voice is powerfully captivating, and they've been...

>> Flip Orley, self-proclaimed world's funniest comic hypnotist, brings his show to DC Improv tonight. He'll be here through Nov. 14. 8:30 p.m.