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ART BATTLE: Super Art Fight, a live art competition with pro-wrestling bravado, hits the Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) tonight. Come out and cheer on the artists who must face topics chosen from the “unpredictable Wheel of Death!” 9:30 p.m. $15. -Lis Grant
DRIVE-IN MOVIE: The fall edition of Union Market’s Drive-In ends with a showing of Bridesmaids. Expect a lot of annoying out-loud quoting. 7:30 p.m. Free.
MARKET: Get a jump on your holiday gift buying at the Czech Christmas Market at the Embassy of the Czech Republic (3900 Spring of Freedom Street NW) this Friday and Saturday. The market will feature hand blown Czech ornaments, carol performances, music workshops, gingerbread cookie decorating, and more. Friday 3-6 p.m. and Saturday 1-6 p.m. -Lis Grant
SATURDAY
BIKES AND BEER: Bardo’s bi-monthly brewery bike tour continues, starting at the Takoma Metro station then traveling to Chocolate City Brewing, New Columbia Distillery and Atlas BrewWorks. The trip ends at Bardo for beer and cornhole. 1-4 p.m. Free.
KNIT: The Smithsonian will host a two-weekend class on knitting at the S. Dillon Ripley Center (1100 Jefferson Drive SW). “The instructor teaches the fundamentals of knitting, including casting on, basic knit and purl stitches, increasing, decreasing, and binding off. Students learn by practice, and knit a scarf during and between classes.” 10:15 a.m.-2:15 p.m. $141. You’ll need size-8 knitting needles and a light-colored skein of worsted-weight yarn.
SWING: Glen Echo Park’s Spanish Ballroom (7300 MacArthur Boulevard) will be decorated with WWII-era memorabilia and vintage flags for this Saturday’s Canteen Dance with the Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra. There will be a swing dance lesson from 8 to 9 p.m. and dancing will continue until midnight. Tickets $12 to $18 with proceeds benefiting the USO. -Sriram Gopal
PASTA: Learn how to make pasta from scratch this Saturday at Urbana (2121 P St NW). New chef Ethan McKee will demonstrate pappardelle noodles, agnolotti and open ravioli from 2-4 p.m. The class costs $45 and includes snacks, samples, and recipes. Reserve your space by emailing cherry.decena@urbanadc.com or call (202) 448-1877. -Alicia Mazzara
SUNDAY
MOVIE: Zombies infest a Southern California coastal town in the 1973 low-budget indie Messiah Of Evil that’s long on atmosphere but short on horror. Directed by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz, the same year they wrote the screenplay for American Graffitti, Messiah of Evil doesn’t make a lot of sense, but it’s worth seeing on the big screen, especially for its pivotal grocery store set piece. The AFI tracked down a rare 35mm print for their Horror ’73: An Annus Horribilis at 40 series. With character actor great Elisha Cook., Jr. as a deranged bum. November 10 and 11 at the AFI Silver (8633 Colesville Road). -Pat Padua
YOGA + ART: The Sackler Gallery (1050 Independence Avenue SW) will host “Art in Context: Practicing Yoga in the Galleries” as part of their ongoing Yoga: The Art of Transformation exhibition. “Look at art and practice yoga in conjunction with the exhibitions Yoga: The Art of Transformation and Strange and Wondrous: Prints of India from the Robert J. Del Bontà Collection. Join a teaching team of museum docents and guest yoga teachers for a 90-minute workshop. This Art in Context workshop is designed especially for families with children ages 6 to 12 and at least one adult per child.” Mats will be provided. $15. 3:15 p.m. Arrive 20 minutes ahead to sign up.
WINE AND RECORDS: Vinyl + Vino’s latest event will take place at Wisdom (1432 Pennsylvania Avenue SE) with Sam “The Man” Burns from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., there will be an “open turntable” where patrons can bring in their favorite record to be played. Also, there will be a contest for “Best Album Cover.” –W. Jacarl Melton
BAD SCENE, EVERYONE’S FAULT: Hey ’90s emo/pop-punk nostalgists, now you don’t have to cry over a PBR and reminisce about the good ‘ol days in your darkened apartment alone anymore. Bad Scene, Everyone’s Fault is a strident defense of emo, pop-punk, punk, and post-hardcore from yesteryear. No, you’re not going to hear any this mid-to-late aughts shit, strictly deep cuts: The Promise Ring, Drive Like Jehu, Jawbreaker, Braid, Texas Is The Reason, Jets To Brazil, etc. Also, it’s free. (Editor’s note: I am co-hosting this. Yes, this is shameless self-promotion. Journalistically ethical? Meh, whatever.). Free at The Black Cat’s Red Room. Starts at 8 p.m. — Matt Cohen
