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FRIDAY

SPY: Participate in “espionage activities,” test your spy skills, and enjoy “clandestine cocktails” at the Spy at Night event at the International Spy Museum (800 F Street NW). 6:00-11:00 p.m. $19.95 general admission to museum exhibitions, $14.95 Operation Spy at Night, $27.95 combination general admission and Operation Spy.

YOGA: Start your weekend off with YogAmore, a yoga class for singles, led by a yoga instructor and dating coach and followed by fun ice-breaker activities at Past Tense (Park Road and Mt. Pleasant Street NW). 8 p.m.

MUSIC: The Nakatani Gong Orchestra led by “experimental percussionist” Tatsuya Nakatani hits the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) this evening. 6:00 p.m. Free.

>> Howlin Rain and D. Charles Speer & The Helix play the Red Palace (1212 H Street NE). 9:00 p.m. $12 in advance, $14 at the door.

FOOD & DRINK: The Cupid’s Not Stupid cocktail event, part of the International Wine & Food Festival, at Aria Pizzeria (1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) will feature drinks mixed by Gina Chersevani, Rachel Sergi (Jack Rose Dining Saloon), Ben Wiley (America Eats Tavern), Youssef (J & G Steakhouse), and Dennis Burns (Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center). Dan Searing will also be on hand to sign copies of his book The Punch Bowl: 75 Recipes Spaning Four Centuries of Wanton Revelry. 7:00-10:00 p.m. Tickets are $55 and include five cocktails, wine, beer, and snacks.

>> Catch a DC Meat-Free Week event before they end on the 13th and you have to go back to eating bacon every night. Tonight, Elizabeth’s Gone Raw (1341 L Street NW) hosts a four-course raw meal. The menu includes Limoncello Arugula Salad, Coconut Cauliflower Wrap, Spicy Kelp Noodle Pad Thai, and Chocolate Mocha Ice Cream with Pistachio Biscotti. Call (202) 347-8349 for reservations and mention “Meat-Free Week” for a free drink. 6:00-9:00 p.m. $75 (plus tax and tip).

THEATER: What do you get when you mix an all male cast, a Florida backwater town, and aliens? Landless Theatre Company’s production of Devil Boys from Beyond. See it this weekend or next at the DC Arts Center (2438 18th Street NW). Tickets: $25. 7:30 p.m.

COMEDY: John Hodgman, who we interviewed last week, is performing his nerdy brand of hilarious comedy at the Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Alexandria) tonight with Paul & Storm, but it is unfortunately sold out. Try consulting Craig or standing in the parking lot making sad puppy faces for extra tickets. 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

ANIMALS: Learn how the animals do it at the National Zoo’s (3001 Connecticut Avenue NW) Woo at the Zoo event, which features talks, a cash bar, and the opportunity to decorate a Naughty Bits brownie. 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., or 8:30 p.m. $11 members, $22 nonmembers.

GIFTS: Get ready for Valentine’s Day by picking up something unique and locally made for your sweetie at Nana’s (3068 Mount Pleasant Street NW) Handmade Valentine Mart this Saturday from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.

>> What says “I love you” better than a plush internal organ? Harvest a heart, gallbladder, testicle, appendix, or other cuddly inside bit at the I Heart Guts pop-up shop at Trohv (232 Carroll Street NW) this weekend through February 14th. Ten percent of sales will be donated to George Washington University’s Healing Clinic.

SCAVENGER HUNT: Hunt out nudes and other artwork at Watson Adventures’ The Naked Scavenger Hunt at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (F Street and 8th Street NW) either at 1:00 or 4:00 p.m. ($24.50) Saturday.

FITNESS: Learn the choreography of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies, Put a Ring on it” video then dance your butt off at Joy of Motion Dance Center’s (1333 H Street NE) Single Ladies Workshop this Saturday. 3:00-4:30 p.m. $25 in advance, $30 day of.

TOUR: If Valentine’s Day makes you cringe, you may be more interested in the cautionary tales explored in the Crime Museum’s (575 7th Street NW) Crimes of Passion tour Saturday through the 14th ($45 per couple, includes tour, handcuffs, LOVE tattoo, and a special treat).

ART: Watch artist Holly Bass dance for seven hours on a performance bridge at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (500 Seventeenth Street NW) this Saturday. Her piece, Moneymaker: An Endurance Performance is part of the larger 30 Americans exhibit. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

MOVIES: As noted in our most recent Popcorn & Candy post, AFI Silver Theatre’s (8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD) “Things to Come: The City Imagined on Film” series begins this Saturday with the 1930s film Just Imagine at 2:45 p.m. (tickets: $11.50). Mark your calendars for future screenings, including Brazil on February 25, 28, and March 1, and Logan’s Run on March 31, April 1, 4 and 5.

FOOD & DRINK: Maybe you don’t win friends with salad, but I’m pretty sure you can with chocolate. Learn about “chocolate’s culture, history, and place in contemporary society” at the National Museum of American Indian’s (Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW) The Power of Chocolate Festival this Saturday and Sunday. There will be hands-on activities, food demos, dance performances, and more. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Free.

>> The International Wine & Food Festival will hold its Grand Tasting, featuring over 500 wines from 100 wineries, at the Ronald Reagan Building (1300 Pennslvania Avenue NW) this Saturday and Sunday from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tickets: $85 for Saturday, $80 for Sunday, or $145 for both days.

PARTY: The Looking Glass Lounge (3634 Georgia Avenue NW) invites all, both lovers and haters, to their 3rd annual Black Heart Masquarade Ball this Saturday. Bring a mask or buy one at the door for $2. 9:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m.

DANCE: Dance Place (3225 8th Street NE) is teaming up with SpeakeasyDC to offer both dancing and stories at their Valentine’s Dance this Saturday. The Big Cheese Truck is even joining in on the fun, selling grilled cheeses and more from 7:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. 8 p.m. $20 general admission, $30 admission and two drinks.

THEATER: If you had 24 hours ot write, direct, rehearse, and perform a 10 minute play could you do it? Six professional theater organizations take the challenge for Play in A Day at Imagination Stage (4908 Auburn Avenue Bethesda, MD) this Saturday. 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $15.

MUSIC: Sharon Van Etten is sold out at the Black Cat Saturday, but check out your other options in the Weekly Music Agenda.

SUNDAY

FITNESS: Pacers’s Love the Run You’re With 5k at Pentagon Row this Sunday provides participants with bibs that show relationship status (single, couple, it’s complicated), a commemorative blanket to cuddle with at home, and a karaoke party for after the run. 9:00 a.m. $40.

FOOD & DRINK: Take a 2 hour walk through Georgetown this Sunday on the DC Metro Chocolate Tour. You’ll make multiple stops, sampling truffles, cupcakes, choclates, and other sweets. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $48.

CABARET: Launching this Sunday, The Speak Easy: Sunday Supper Club & Cabaret presents the comedy of drag queen Flotilla DeBarge at the L’Enfant Cafe & Bar in Adams Morgan (2000 18th Street NW). The 7:00-9:30 p.m. dinner show includes admission and a three-course meal for $50. The cocktail late night is $10 and at 10:30 p.m.

MUSIC: The Dum Dum Girls bring “catchy, retro-leaning indie-pop” to the Black Cat Sunday with Widowspeak and Punks on Mars. 8:00 p.m. $15.