This weekend’s agenda includes breakdancing, erotic dancing, staged fights, and more.
Don’t miss your chance to see this year’s performance of Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club. One of this weekend’s shows is already SOLD OUT. (Photo provided by Astro Pop Events)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6
ELVIS’ BIRTHDAY FIGHT CLUB: *UPDATE* Friday’s show is now SOLD OUT. Tickets are still available for Saturday’s 10:30 p.m. show. If you didn’t listen to our advice to go see Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club on New Year’s Eve, try not to screw up again this weekend. One of three performances is already SOLD OUT, so don’t miss out on your final two chances (unless you want to go to Baltimore next weekend) to see seven “elaborately staged bouts.” Prior matches have included Freddie Mercury vs The Queen of England, Bridezilla vs. Godzilla, The Count vs. Count Chocula, and Spongebob vs. The Brawny Man. (Gala Hispanic Theatre, 8 p.m. $25, Saturday show at 10:30 p.m. also available)
THEATRE PREVIEW: Scena Theatre’s production of Jon Fosse’s play, Someone is Going to Come, runs through February 5. The play about paranoia and jealousy follows a couple that has moved into a remote house to be alone. However, they soon grow anxious that “someone is going to come”. Catch a preview performance on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday for only $10. (Atlas Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m. $10)
FACT VS. FICTION: How good are you at spotting fact vs. fiction is this post-truth era? Test your skills during Ten Things I Know: A Comedic Test of Fact and Fiction. Six comedians will educate you a little bit on ten different topics and the audience will decide what’s true and what’s not. Comedians unable to fool the audience will “face the consequences.” (The Fridge, 8-11 p.m. FREE)
STAND UP COMEDY: Capital Laughs’ monthly local showcase will feature Randolph Terrance, Ryan Neser, Katherine Jessup, and Matty Litwack. Tickets are $8 each or two for $12, but because Capital Laughs loves DCist readers, you can use promo code “dcist” for two tickets for $8. Hurry up and find a plus one, because there’s no excuse for showing up solo. (Town Tavern, 8-10 p.m. $8)
More: Score for Room Opening Reception, Michael Ian Black, Vladimir Caamaño, Burlesque Game Night, A Tribute to David Bowie, Lettuce
Ragnar Kjartansson’ exhibition at The Hirshhorn closes this Sunday. Experience the exhibition late night at BYT’s RAGNARÖCK. (Woman in E, 2016. Photo by Andrew Miller)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 7
RAGNAROCK: Your opportunity to experience Ragnar Kjartansson’s slow art at The Hirshhorn ends this Sunday. If you wait until Saturday night to visit, you can experience the exhibition with an open bar. BYT & The Hirshhorn’s RAGNARÖCK features access to the exhibition, an open bar stocked by Bar Deco, Kramerbooks & Afterwords, Maketto, and more, plus small bites from vendors including The Grilled Oyster Co, Republic, and SKWR. (Hirschhorn Museum, 8-11:30 p.m. $55)
BREAKDANCING: The Red Bull Flying Bach tour has arrived in D.C. for four performances between January 6-8. There are only a sprinkling of seats left for each performance, so don’t miss your chance to see this fusion of classical music and break dancing, featuring the world famous b-boy crew Flying Steps performing to Johannes Sebastian Bach’s “The Well-Tempered Clavier.” (The Warner Theater, 5 or 8 p.m. $32-77, Friday and Sunday performances also available)
EROTIC DANCING: Watch dancers “challenge how female sexuality is perceived, performed and presented,” in this performance built upon poet Audre Lorde’s essay Uses of the Erotic. antithesis features erotic dancers, pole dancers, and burlesque performers embracing “the tactile, chaotic and passionate edges of female expression.” (Dance Place, 8 p.m. $15-30, Friday and Sunday performances also available)
SHERYL UNDERWOOD: Sheryl Underwood has six scheduled shows at DC Improv, but four of them are already SOLD OUT. Here’s hoping you can hang ’till a midnight show. (DC Improv, 11:59 p.m. + two item minimum, Friday midnight show also available)
More: Great American Square Dance Revival, The Pinkerton Raid
Denizens Brewing Co wants to help keep you fit and healthy this year. Attend their Brew a New You wellness fair this Sunday. (Photo via Facebook)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 8
BREW A NEW YEAR: It might be a little cliche to post about a health fair at the beginning of the new year, but c’mon—health is really important! Plus, life is all about balance, so there is no better way to balance out your pilates lessons, nutrition coaching, and brussels sprout snacking than with a couple of brews. Brew A New Year, a wellness fair hosted by Denizens Brewing Co, will feature all of the above, plus acupuncture, massages, happy hour pricing on special snacks, and a raffle where proceeds will be donated to Girls on the Run of Montgomery County. (Denizens Brewing Co, 10:30-3:00 p.m. FREE entry, but the 10:30 a.m. yoga class is $15)
FICTION READING: Celebrate great writing about the District at this reading of City Paper’s Fiction Issue. The event will also feature a conversation with issue editor and local author, Mary Kay Zuravleff. (Kramerbooks, 6:30 p.m. FREE)
THEATRE: How does eight hours of theatre sound for a Sunday afternoon? The full day marathon of The Gabriels Trilogy chronicles a year in the life of one family who reunite at three different points across 2016. (Note: There is a one-hour interval between the first two plays, and a two-hour interval between the second and third plays). If you can’t commit to a whole day of theatre, you can also purchase tickets to individual shows Tuesday-Thursdays. (The Kennedy Center, 1:30 p.m. $120)
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