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FRIDAY
MOVIES: The Film | Neu German movie showcase begins at E Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW) tonight with a screening of Westwind (9:50 p.m.). The German films continue through the 26th, with a half dozen options this Saturday and Sunday. Learn more in this week’s Popcorn & Candy. $11 each film.
THEATER: Landless Theatre Company’s Mashup Fest at the DC Arts Center (2438 18th Street NW) tonight through January 28, is taking your favorite pop culture references and smushing them all together to make you laugh. Tonight, catch The Dark Knightmare Before Christmas and Breaking Hunger at 7:30 p.m., or Night of the Living Golden Girls and Tarxxxanadu at 10 p.m. $15 each show.
MUSIC: They may be young (11 to 18 years old) but the youngsters who make up Foozle, Narrow Spirit, Coxey Brown, Dactyl, and the Black Sparks know how to rock. See their Youth Punk Show at St. Stephen’s Church (1525 Newton Street NW) tonight and help them support the All Ages Movement Project. 6 p.m. $5.
>> futureCities, with Anne Rainwater on piano and Jude Traxler on percussion play the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) tonight. 6 p.m. Free.
>> More music options in the Weekly Music Agenda.
FOOD & DRINK: It’s the last weekend of Alexandria Restaurant Week. Grab a three-course meal for $35, or better yet, partake in a $35 dinner for two!
SATURDAY
BEER: Lace up your drinking shoes for the indoor 1K Beer Walk this Saturday and Sunday at the Crystal City Shops (2200 Crystal Drive Crystal City VA). Use your 20 tasting tickets to sample from over 30 beers. There will also be free snacks and t-shirts for all participants. Tickets: $35 Saturday, $20 Sunday. Heats are scheduled every half hour from 2 p.m. through 5:30 p.m.
FOOD & DRINK: Stock up on smoked duck, weisswurst, roasted poblano sausage, halfsmokes, and lemon basil chicken at 13 St Meats’ Pop-Up Shop at Pharmacy Bar (2337 18th Street NW) this Saturday. They’ll also be firing up the grill, so come hungry. 1-5 p.m. 4-link packs for $8.
COMEDY: You listened to him on Love Line, watched him on the Man Show, and now you can see him live on Saturday when Adam Carolla brings his jokes to the Fillmore Silver Spring (8656 Colesville Road Silver Spring MD). 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows. $29.50-$49.50.
PARTY: The Washington Ballet’s Mad Hatter’s Dance Party at the The Ritz Carlton (1150 22nd Street NW) Saturday is nearly sold out, but if you’re dying to go there are still VIP tickets available for $175 (includes private bars, buffet, champagne, and a gift). 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
MUSIC: Make a second trip to St. Stephen’s Church (1525 Newton Street NW) this weekend for Volta Bureau ,Ra Ra Rasputin, and Miyazaki, who are playing a benefit show for the Collective Action for Safe Spaces. 8:00 p.m. $5.
SUNDAY
CLOTHING SWAP: Clean out your closet and pick up a new-to-you waredrobe at Nana’s (3068 Mount Pleasant Stree NW) 2nd Annual Clothing Swap this Sunday. 1:00-6:00 p.m. $20.
MICHAEL JACKSON: This is so creepy we had to include it: Madame Tussauds (1001 F Street NW) is bringing in 20 dancers dressed like Michael Jackson to dance to his music this Sunday in celebration the MJ Experience traveling exhibit. 11:30 a.m.
