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FILM: DC Shorts presents 10 Years in 100 Minutes, a showcase of award-winning shorts, at Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H Street NE) tonight. Show B at 7:30 p.m., and show A at 9:30 p.m. for $15 each. — Elisabeth Grant
TALK: Ballerina Misty Copeland, “the prestigious American Ballet Theater’s only African-American soloist,” sits down with Carlos Watson (NPR Contributor/OZY Media Co-Founder) at Studio 1 (1111 North Capitol NE) tonight to discuss her memoir Life in Motion. This event is the second installment of NPR’s three-part series WORD: A Book Club Of Extraordinary Women, Wine And Music. Doors 6:15 p.m., talk 7:00 p.m. Tickets: $20 (includes admission and glass of wine). — Elisabeth Grant
LOCAL MUSIC: Alt rockers East Ghost hit the stage of the Velvet Lounge tonight along with power-pop trio Black Checker and Baltimore’s Playground Etiquette. Doors at 9 p.m. $8.
STARMAN: Responding to an invitation found on a Voyager Golden Record, an alien (Jeff Bridges) visits Earth only to have his spacecraft shot down somewhere over Wisconsin. To fit in with his new environment, he assumes a native form: the recently decesased husband of Karen Allen. The AFI Silver is showing a 70mm print of this 1984 John Carpenter film as part of its Screen Valentines series. Bridges earned an Oscar nomination for his role as an alien who convinces Allen to help him find his mothership. 9:45 p.m. Tickets here. — Pat Padua
SATURDAY
BEER: Taste DC is sponsoring the DC Craft Beer Festival this Saturday from 1 to 10 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mount Vernon Place NW). For a $49 ticket, you will be able to sample 2 ounce pours of over 150 craft beers from across the country. Available VIP sessions and on-site food will cost you extra, but you can partake in any of the seminars scheduled throughout the day free of charge. — Ashley Wetzel
COMICS EXPO: The Smudge Comics Arts Expo comes to Artisphere (1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA) this Saturday, featuring talks and workshops on cartooning. (12:00-6:00 p.m. Free). Later that evening at Artisphere see a screening of Dear Mr. Watterson: An Exploration of Calvin & Hobbes(7:30 p.m. $8.) — Elisabeth Grant
MORE BEER: Shaw’s Dacha Beer Garden reopens tomorrow at noon. They’ve got some new brews on draft, plus some new drink options including B Nektar Cherry Mead on tap and red and white wine by the glass and bottle.
ART: The Corcoran is hosting its Family Day: The Great Escape! on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.There will be: live performances, in-gallery activities, face painting, hands on art workshops, and more. Best part? It’s free!
SUNDAY
FILM: Andrew Bujalski’s 2013 film Computer Chess used a vintage Sony Portapak video camera to evoke its late 1970s technonerd milieu. This Sunday the National Gallery screens work by Portapak auteurs the Videofreex collective (1969 – 1978), who founded the first pirate TV station and developed community television. Selected videos include an interview with Fred Hampton of the Black Panthers, a discussion with organizer Abbie Hoffman, and excerpts from other early video recordings. Videofreex members Skip Blumberg and Parry Teasdale and Video Data Bank collections manager Tom Colley will appear at the program. Starts at 4 p.m. Free! — Pat Padua
MUSIC: R&B starlet Emily King recently received a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary R&B Album in 2007 and brings her sweet, soulful tunes to the Rock & Roll Hotel with Jennah Bell. Starts at 8 p.m. $15.
JAZZ: Lisa Sokolov is a pioneer among vocalists and has been an influential artist since arriving in New York in the mid-’70s. In addition to being a respected performer, she is a pioneer in the field of music therapy. She will be at Bohemian Caverns for the club’s Sundays @ 7 series. 7 and 8:30 p.m. sets. Tickets $15 online/$20 at the door. —Sriram Gopal
DAY DRINKING: Among the many beer gardens opening this weekend is Bardo on Bladensburg Road. Though they technically open on Saturday, you need some day-drinking options on Sunday too, so consider this.
