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POETRY: Mothertongue brings powerful spoken word poetry to the Anti-Valentine’s Day Slam at the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) tonight. 8:00 p.m. $8.

MOVIES: Watch this year’s Oscar nominated animated shorts at 7:45 p.m. or live action shorts at 5:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at E Street Cinema (555 11th Street NW). $11.

>> The Washington Psychotronic Film Society screens Enemy Territory, about a street gang called “The Vampires,” at McFadden’s (2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) tonight. 8:00 p.m. $5 suggested donation.

RACE: Head to Touchdown Sports Bar (1334 U Street NW) tonight and every Monday for goldfish races. To compete, participants blow bubbles beind goldfish to encourage them to race down the track. Proceeds from the event are donated to Hearts and Hands, a nonprofit that provides speech pathology services to kids with autism. 8:30-10:00 p.m. $5 to race, with the chance to win a $30 bar tab.

BEER: DC Brau takes over Churchkey (1337 14th Street NW) tonight bringing in the first cask of their Imperial IPA, named “On the Wings of Armageddon,” and taking over the taps with their other brews. 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Coming up this week…

TUESDAY: Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is back this Tuesday. Make the best of it with a Valentine’s Day Rock and Roll Dance Party at the Black Cat, bitter and sour cocktails at Bar Pilar’s Anti-Valentine’s Day Party, Making Whoopie: Stories about Sex at the Town Danceboutique, beer brewed with flowers or chocolate at Pizzeria Paradiso, The Princess Bride at the Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse, or a Valentine’s Zombie Massacre at the Blue Banana.

WEDNESDAY: Hear true stories about how movies affect our lives at Story League’s Story Contest 4: The Movies at Busboys and Poetsy (2021 14th Street NW) Wednesday. Have a good story related to this theme? Submit a 100-word story for a chance to share it and possibly win $100. 9:00-10:30 p.m. Tickets: $10.

THURSDAY: The dynamic and powerful “queen of the dark scene” Zola Jesus plays the U Street Music Hall (1115 U Street NW) with Talk Normal this Thursday. Tickets: $15.

FRIDAY: Beginning Friday and running through Sunday, National Geographic Live! (1600 M Street NW) presents Global Glimpses, a showcase of the five foreign language films nominated for the 2012 Oscars. Friday will feature A Separation, which we reviewed last month. 7:00 p.m. $8.