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DANCE: Take part in A Holiday Hand Dance at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (2700 F Street NW) this evening. Learn more about this “form of swing dance that first originated in Washington, D.C.” through our 2010 post “What the Heck Is Hand Dancing?” 6 p.m. Free.

PORK, PINTS, PARTY: Launch into 2014 with a full stomach by attending Jack Rose’s (2007 18th Street NW) Punch, Pints and Pigs Pre-Game, an all-you-can-eat pig roast this evening (6-9 p.m. $45). If you don’t have other plans, stick around for their New Year’s Eve Party, which includes complimentary hors d’oeuvres (8:30-9:30 p.m.), an open bar, DJs, and dancing ($125).

24 OR OLDER: Ring in the new year with people your age at Little Miss Whiskey’s Golden Dollar’s (1104 H Street NE) 24-and-older party. 9 p.m. $15 admission or $70 admission with open bar.

PRESIDENTIAL: Celebrate the 151st anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation at Freedom’s Eve at President Lincoln’s Cottage (140 Rock Creek Church Road NW). 9:30 p.m. $100 for under 40 years or $150 over 40.

RUMSPRINGA: Brightest Young Things brings whiskey shots and tater tots, go-go dancers, lasers, art installations, lots of DJs, and an Amish theme (kinda) to The Church of Blind Whino (150 H Street SW) for their Rumspringa New Year’s Eve party. 8:30 p.m. $99.

BAR PARTY: The Mighty Pint (1831 M Street NW) is throwing Not-Your-Traditional NYE Party, offering “no typical NYE pressures, no gimmicks, no dress code, no lines.” 9: p.m. $25 admission or $80 admission and open bar.