Photo by BobbyTechnology.FOOD & DRINK: F(l)ight Club, D.C’s bartender face-off, returns to Bourbon Steak (located in the Four Seasons Hotel at 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW) tonight. This time, Bourbon Steak’s bartenders Jamie MacBain and Duane Sylvestre will compete against Mockingbird Hill’s Chantal Tseng and JP Fetherston. In honor of the event, Bourbon Steak’s executive chef John Critchley has created a special five-course menu and each bartender has created a special cocktail to go with each dish. Tickets are $100 per person (that includes cocktails and a five-course dinner) and reservations can be made by calling (202) 944-2026. Starts at 7 p.m.
VARIETY SHOW: Looking Glass Lounge (3634 Georgia Avenue NW) kicks of their new variety show, 8×8 tonight. The premise: Eight performers, eight minutes each, doing whatever it is they want. Music, comedian, whatever. Tonight’s performers include: Mariya Alexander, Andrew Bucket, Dana Fleitman, Adam Friedland, Isaac Hirsh, Howard Lester, Katie McD., Natalie McGill, Alex Tebeleff, and Jenn Tisdale. The monthly series is hosted by You, Me, Them, Everybody host and BYT Managing Editor Brandon Wetherbee. Free, starts at 8:30 p.m.
MLK DAY: The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University will host a musical celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. tonight featuring Dionne Warwick and the Let Freedom Ring Choir. Up to two free tickets will be given away per person at the Hall of Nations ( 2700 F Street NW) at 5 p.m. The performance follows at 6 p.m.
Coming up this week…
TUESDAY: Every second you spend reading this is a second closer to your death. Sure, that’s depressing, but it’d be more depressing if you spent whatever time you have in life not doing the things you want to do. Speaking of which, what are those things? Luckily, Knowledge Commons DC is hosting a Write Your Own Bucket List workshop on Tuesday so you can at least outline the stuff you want to do before you die. The event is free and will be held at the Shaw Library (1630 7th Street NW). Starts at 7 p.m., more info here.
WEDNESDAY: The Corcoran’s (500 17th Street NW) three-part Alex Prager Selects Film Series continues this evening with a screening of The Night of the Hunter. 7:00 p.m. $5. — Lis Grant
THURSDAY: The Phillips Collection (1600 21st Street NW) is hosting an intimate discussion with famed performance artist Catherine Sullivan, who is known for staging elaborate filmed and live performances that incorporate historical references to address societal structures. She’ll be joined by Klaus Ottmann, the Phillips Collection’s Director of the Center for the Study of Modern Art and Curator at Large. Admission is $20 ($8 for members, free for students) and starts at 6:30 p.m. More info here.
FRIDAY: Two of the D.C. area’s most prominent indie labels, Dischord Records and TeenBeat Records will square off in a DJ night at Black Cat’s back stage. $5, starts at 9:30 p.m. (Editor’s note: I’m one of the DJ’s that will be spinning during the night, so you’re just going to have to deal with it).
