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Friday
FILM: Watch a screening of Lord Love A Duck, a part of the Time Capsule: 1966 film series, hosted by our own Pat Padua. Mary Pickford Theater (101 Independence Avenue SE) 7-9 p.m., with standby line starting at 6:30 p.m. FREE
WEIRDOS: Fill your night with burlesque, sword swallowing, knife juggling, glass-eating, inappropriate magic, and more at the D.C. Weird Show. The Bier Baron Tavern (1523 22nd Street NW) 9-10:30 p.m. $15
HILARITY: Lousy Humans ‘ Comedy on the Table features performances by five female comedians from DC and Baltimore. The Velvet Lounge (915 U Street NW) Doors 7 p.m. $5
Saturday
ARCADE: Play classic arcade games and new indie games at SAAM, MAGFest, and American University’s Game Lab. Kogod Courtyard (Smithsonian American Art Museum) 1-7 p.m. Free
MAGIC: Do you believe in magic? Mind-reading? Think Again features Max Major combining magic, psychology, and hypnosis. Howard Theatre (620 T Street NW) 8 p.m. $35-80
CABARET: Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments bring their punk rock cabaret to D.C. “Imagine Freddie Mercury, Richard Pryor, and Sophie Tucker had a baby, and then you might be getting close…maybe.” 9:30 Club (815 V Street NW) Doors at 6 p.m. $30
Sunday
DEATH: Everyone has to die sometime, even 400-year-old monarchs. EXIT THE KING tells the story of “a 400 year-old monarch (who) wrestles with the news that he must die at the end of the play.” The Classroom @ Woolly Mammoth (641 D Street NW) 2 p.m. $16.50
LIONS: Learn the history and technique of lion dancing. The Chinatown Community Cultural Center (616 H Street NW #201) 5-7 p.m. Free
LAUGHS: End you weekend with a little laughter at Petworth Citizen’s weekly Sunday Comedy Night. Reading Room (829 Upshur Street NW) 8-10 p.m. Free
About Next Weekend:
Take a complimentary SoulCycle class Jan 22, 23, and/or 24 courtesy of Target. Sign-ups for the classes begin today, 1/15, at 3 p.m. Dock 5 @ Union Market (1309 5th Street NE) Various time slots between 8 a.m.-6 p.m. FREE