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FOOD & DRINK: Alas, the Poutine Party at Rhino Bar and Pumphouse (3295 M Street NW) has sold out. So if those were your plans for tonight, and you’re not one of the 250 people who bought tickets for a gravy and cheese laden evening, consult your other options below.
MUSIC: Shimmy to the salsa/Veracruz/R&B sounds of Quetzal and the Venezuelan parranda fusion of La Sardina de Naiguatá at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival evening concert on the National Mall tonight. 6:00-8:00 p.m. Free.
>> Jukebox the Ghost plays the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) tonight with Savoir Adore and Bright Moments. 8:00 p.m. $15.
>> Plus, more options in the Weekly Music Agenda.
OUTDOOR MOVIE: Friday Night is Election Night at the Rosslyn Outdoor FIlm Festival (1300 Lee Highway Arlington VA). Tonight’s screening is the late-90s Nixon flick Dick, starring Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams. The movie starts at dusk. Free.
JAZZ: Jazz in the Garden at the National Gallery of Art’s Scuplture Garden continues tonight with jazz vocalist George V. Johnson Jr. 5:00-8:30 p.m. Free.
SATURDAY
CANCELLED BOOK SIGNING: If you heard that R. Kelly would be signing copies of his book Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me at the Union Station Barnes and Noble Saturday, this event has been cancelled.
YOGURT-EATING CONTEST: Mr. Yogato in Dupont (1515 17th Street NW) celebrates its 4th birthday Saturday with a Yogato Stuff-tato Eating Contest. There will be prizes from Space X and Tesla Motors, face-painting, acapella, and surprises. All who attend will receive free bottled water (to beat the heat). 3:00-3:30 p.m. Free.
MOVIE: It’s going to be too hot to go outside tomorrow, so go to Artisphere (1101 Wilson Boulevard Arlington VA) and watch Muppets in Space. 2:30 p.m. $6.
ART: Don’t forget, the Corcoran Gallery of Art (500 Seventeenth Street NW) is free every Saturday this summer through September 1.
BURLESQUE & SIDESHOW: You know what’s great to do when it’s too hot outside? Take your clothes off. The burlesque dancers taking part in the Ooh La La Belly Dance & Sideshow Revue have the right idea at the Montserrat House (2016 9th Street NW) Saturday. Doors 7:00 p.m., show 8:00 p.m. Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door.
COMEDY: Pauly Shore gets political with a number of other political comedians on the 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) stage this Saturday. Two showings: 5:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. $20.
MUSIC: Check out your many live music options in the Weekly Music Agenda.
SUNDAY
BEER: Port City Brewing Company (3950 Wheeler Avenue Alexandria VA) is hosting a Port City Pint Party on Sunday to celebrate the re-opening of their Tasting Room after renovations. There will be live music by Justin Trawick from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and the Big Cheese Truck at the curb. 12:00-6:00 p.m. A tour and full tasting flight is $7.
MUSIC: Black Clouds play the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) this Sunday with Gunny Sack and Torild. 8:00 p.m. $8.