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POLITICS: Democrats and Republicans alike can partake in the State of the Union Address Viewing Party drinking game at Ventnor Sports Cafe (2411 18th Street NW) tonight. Pick your favorite word (hope, healthcare, unemployment, etc.) when you arrive and every time the President says it you get a $1 shot. The speech starts at 9 p.m. No cover.

FOOD & DRINK: Againn (1099 New York Avenue NW) brings out the haggis for a Robert Burns Supper. Along with a three-course Scottish meal, celebrate Burns’ 252nd birthday with a live piper, the Address to the Haggis, a Toast to the Lassies and the ‘Laddies’ and more. Make reservations online or call (202) 639-9830. 6:30 p.m. $45, plus tax and gratuity.

>> Join the crew from DCBeer for a beer and cheese tasting tonight at the Social Safeway in Georgetown (1855 Wisconsin Avenue NW). A few of the tastings will include Sam Adams Imperial White paired with La Tur, Flying Dog Raging Bitch paired with Fiscalini Bandage-wrapped Cheddar and Heavy Seas Peg Leg paired with Rogue Smokey Blue. RSVP to dcbeerbill@gmail.com. 6:30 p.m. Free.

>> Warm up with bartenders Chantal Tseng and Adam Bernbach who will pair hot boozy drinks with food prepared by chefs Paul Pelt and Huw Griffiths at Tabard Inn (1739 N Street NW). RSVP to 7-9 p.m. $50 (this price includes tax and tip).

>> Learn how to create both wearable flower arrangements (like headbands) and specialty drinks using St-Germain and Creme Yvette at The Gibson’s (2009 14th Street NW) highly-civilized Flower Cocktail Hour. Reserve your space by contacting flower.cocktail.hour@gmail.com. $48.

MOVIE: “Nudity, vileness, torture, mayhem” — just a typical evening with the Washington Psychotronic Film Society, which is screening the 1976 film Bloodsucking Freaks at The Passenger (1021 7th Street NW). 8 p.m. Free, but a $2 donation suggested.

DANCE: The Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance performs at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) as a part of the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s presidency. 6 p.m. Free.

MUSIC: The Concretes and Hooray For Earth play The Rock and Roll Hotel (1353 H Street NE). 8 p.m. $14.

>> Matthew Dear plays the U Street Music Hall (1115A U Street NW). 8 p.m. $12.