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CHRISTMAS TREE: If you didn’t score tickets to the National Christmas Tree Lighting, head to the National Harbor for the Harbor Lights Festival, featuring the lighting of a 65-foot Christmas tree with 20,000 lights. There will also be a holiday market with gifts, art projects and fireworks. 5-7 p.m. Free.
BURLESQUE: The Red Palace (1210 H Street NE) presents the Post Turkey Show, featuring Richmond burlesque group Varietease and “good ol’ Rockin’ blues” band Jonny Grave and the Tombstones. 9 p.m. doors, 10 p.m. show. $10.
MOVIE: What’s scarier than the crowds on Black Friday? Aliens. See a midnight showing of Alien: The Directors Cut tonight and Saturday at Landmark E Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW). Midnight. $10.
CHARITY: Instead of Black Friday, participate in Green Friday at Community Forklift (4671 Tanglewood Drive, Edmonston, MD), a thrift store for building materials. At the event (which will also take place on Saturday and Sunday), create handmade gifts in Santa’s Workshop (11 a.m.-6 p.m.), buy locally made gifts in the Great Green Gift Extravaganza area and get discounts (10-25 percent off) on antiques, architectural items, renovation materials and hardware. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
PARTY: Head back to the 1930s with Doc Scantlin and His Imperial Palms Orchestra at the Carlyle Club (411 John Carlyle Street, Alexandria). There will be big band music, chorus girls and dancing. 8-10 p.m. $20.
>> Take a shorter journey back with the 90s No Scrubs dance party at 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) tonight. DJs Will Eastman and Brian Billion will play TLC, Nirvana, Boyz II Men, C&C Music Factory, Marky Mark, House of Pain, Coolio, Spice Girls, Alanis Morissette, The Breeders, Kid n Play and other 90s staples while you dance it up. 9 p.m. $15.
>> The U.S. Department of Bhangra presents an Indian Dance party with DJ Saadat Awan tonight at the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) mainstage. Proceeds go to benefit Pakistan flood victims. 9 p.m. $10.
MUSIC: Blues rockers The Nighthawks hit the State Theatre (220 N. Washington Street, Falls Church) tonight. 9 p.m. $18.
JAZZ: Venezuelan pianist Benito Gonzalez performs two sets tonight and tomorrow at Twins Jazz (1344 U Street NW) to celebrate his latest album, Circles. 9 and 11 p.m. $15, plus a $12 minimum/surcharge.
