>> It’s the annual Night of 1,000 Cakes at Fort Reno. Did we mention the Free Cake? Free Cake! (in the form of cupcakes). Also Aquarium, Benjy Ferree and Yell County. 7:15 p.m. >> Jammin’ Java in Vienna is trying something different tonight with Porto Beat, a night of electronic music featuring four of the area’s top DJ talents: Ross Lara, DJ Lantern, Ramiro and DJ Nexius. All ages show, $10 for under 21,…

>> Fort Reno soldiers on tonight, with Mess Up the Mess, Julie Ocean, and the final ever performance from Three Stars alums The Sentiment, who are calling it quits as a group after tonight. 7:15 p.m. >> Debuting tonight is “Bomb Shelter,” a weekly stand-up showcase featuring five local improv personalities. Why the militaristic name? Because there is no “bombing” here. The comedians promise to stun weapons of mass hilarity, which means no random drunk…

Back in October, we reported on a weekly comedy showcase at the 18th Street hangout Bossa that went homeless after some beef between the venue’s managers and the show’s emcees. It was a sad day for many budding Washington comics, since the Thursday nights at Bossa had a Dead Poets Society-meets-Cheers camaraderie. It felt like home for the comics and Bossa regulars. At DCist, we crossed our fingers that the word would spread, and another…

Hate your job? Feel like everyone in the office secretly considers you a nutcase? Diana Saez did, so she quit. And now she gets paid for being a nutcase. These days, she actually likes her co-workers — probably because they appreciate her nutcaseyness. After two years of futzing around in the Washington stand-up scene, Saez and two other locals, John McBride and Jeffrey Adrian, kick-started Lucky Cat Comedy — a fresh group of entrepreneurial stand-up…