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FRIDAY
SPOKEN STORIES: Who tells the funniest stories? New Yorkers or Washingtonians? Find out during Story League’s Masters Championship. Audience votes determine the winner. Try not to vote for the New Yorker…Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) 9:30 p.m. $15-20
FILMED STORIES: The Bethesda Film Fest, featuring five documentary shorts 5-30 minutes in length, takes place Friday and Saturday night. Featured films include Cal, the Writer, Fate Of A Salesman, and My Pit’s the Pit – McLean High School Marching Band. Imagination Stage (4908 Auburn Avenue) 9 p.m. (7 p.m. screening is sold out) $10
LEGOS: Modev is hosting its 4th Annual ModevUX conference this coming Monday and Tuesday. More important is the Kickoff Party that is happening tonight, featuring a head to head Lego building competition. General Assembly (1133 15th Street NW) 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free
SATURDAY
SHOPPING: Artful Saturday is a one-day pop-up shop featuring clothing, paintings, yoga gear, hats, jewelry, books, home goods, and more, made by burgeoning artists from around the country. You can also purchase a spot in a one hour yoga class, because who doesn’t need a yoga break while shopping?
The Viva Center (1555 Connecticut Avenue NW) 12-6 p.m. $20 (for the yoga class at 3:15 or 4:30)
PICNIC: Typically, eating in the great hall of the National Building Museum is restricted to gala dinners. As part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, you’ll have the chance to eat on the floors of the museum thanks to the Tokyo Picnic Club. Put some thought into your choice of blanket, basket, lunch, and outfit-most stylish picnic wins a prize! National Building Museum (401 F Street NW) 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free
SUNDAY
VIDEO GAMES: PopArcadeDC brings its monthly video game series to the BlindWhino SW Arts Club. Play vintage video games while surrounded by video game inspired art. Blind Whino (700 Delaware Avenue SW) 12-7 p.m. $7
TEXTS: You’re constantly warned to be careful about what you post on social media, but the “#txtshow” is your chance to say anything you want. Attendees are provided an anonymous Twitter account, and the character “txt,” played by Brian Feldman, will recite the Tweets aloud. This show is every Sunday all year long (with a few exceptions). American Poetry Museum at The Center for Poetic Thought (716 Monroe Street NE Studio 25) 7 p.m. $15-20
PIGS: Cochon 555 is back. This “culinary competition promoting the sustainable farming of heritage pigs,” features 9 chefs preparing pork dishes. DCist commentariat fave-Spike Mendelsohn-is one of the competing chefs. Union Market Dock 5 (1309 5th Street NE) 5-9 p.m. (VIP entry at 4) $130-300
