WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010


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An online guide to events, night life and entertainment


Nightlife agenda


The Going Out Gurus highlight the week’s best DJs, bands, dance nights and parties


Duke Ellington’sNutcrackerSuite Christmasmusic hit the radio the day after


Thanksgiving, andwe’rewilling to bet you can feel your blood boilwhenever you hear the first notes of MariahCarey’s “Oh Santa!”That’s okay.We have the perfect solution,with aWashington twist.Back in 1960, our ownDukeEllington decided to jazz up Tchaikovsky’s familiar “Nutcracker Suite,” adding plenty of swinging holiday joy and rechristening several songs—“Dance of theReed Pipes” became “TootTootTootieToot”; “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” evolved into “SugarRumCherry.” In one of our favorite local holiday traditions, local trombonistEric Felten leads his big band thoughEllington’s entire suite, and throws in a fewseasonal jazzy standards. The 8 p.m. showis already sold out, somove quickly for seats at 10 p.m. 10 p.m.Wednesday. 1073WisconsinAve.NW.


202-337-4141.www.bluesalley.com. $25. PeachPit ’90sNight For the last year, themonthly Peach Pit dance party


atDahlak has kept crowds dancing to the Fugees, the Breeders, the SpiceGirls and dozens of other ’90s artists.But starting thisweek,DJMattBailer is carting hisDeee-Lite andColorMeBadd records to Liv every month. (This is at least a big amove aswhen the Walshes left snowyMinneapolis for sunny “Beverly Hills, 90210.”)Everything fans have come to expectwill remain the same:There’s no cover charge and no dress code, and it’s open to everyone 18 and older.Bailer,who


DANNY CLINCH HIP-HOP CLASSICS:Dynamic duo Parrish Smith, left, and Erick Sermon ofEPMDwill be at Liv on Saturday.


also spins at the nomadicMixtapeDJ night and rocked the lastHirshhornAfterHours event,will be joined by DJTrevorMartin for this housewarming party. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Thursday. 2001 11th St.NW.


www.peachpitdc.com. Free. The JuanMacLean UStreetMusicHall’sRed Fridays remains one of the


city’s best nightlife bargains.Named in tribute to the beloved, shuttered underground housemusic spot, the weekly event carries on the tradition of pretense-free dancemusic in theDistrict’smost exciting newclub, and if you showup before 11 p.m., there’s no cover (as long as you’re over 21; if you’re underage or showup late, it’s $10 to get in).The talent the club brings in is always top-notch, and Friday is no differentwith Juan MacLean hitting the decks.When he spins this weekend, expect less pop overtones andmore hard- hittingDetroit techno orChicago house. 10 p.m. Friday.UStreetMusicHall, 1115USt.NW.


202-588-1880.www.ustreetmusichall.com. Free before 11 p.m.; $10 under 21 after 11 p.m.


EPMD Erick Sermon had the slowflow, and Parrish Smith


employed an urgent hard-core delivery.That contrast, combinedwith beefy funk samples, generated timeless hip-hop classics and enshrinedEPMDas one of the


best duos in rap history.Coming out of a fertile era of hip-hop,where somany freshmen eventually earned professor emeritus status,EPMDdelivered four consecutive albums of bangers—“YouGots toChill,” “SoWatCha Sayin’,” “GoldDigger” and “Crossover”— and introduced theworld toRedman,KeithMurray andDasEFXbefore the inevitable breakup and reunion cycle. Since theRock theBells festival brought themback together in 2006,Erick and Parrish continue to ride awave of golden-age fan support. 9 p.m. Saturday. Liv, 2001 11th St.NW.


www.livdc.com. $20. AnnualHolidayCocktailSeminar If you’re hosting a holiday party this year, you have


two options: Set out a bunch of bottles on a table and let your guests have at it, orwowthembywhipping up some fancy newseasonal cocktails and punches. You can learn fromthe best—DerekBrown of the ColumbiaRoom,GinaChersevani of PS 7, Jerry LeNoir ofMr-Booze.comand PhilGreene of theMuseumof theAmericanCocktail—at a special holiday cocktail class at PS 7.Tickets include samples of a half-dozen cocktails and free appetizers. 5-6:30 p.m. Sunday. PS 7, 777 I St.NW.


www.museumoftheamericancocktail.org. $45 in advance, $50 at the door. —FritzHahn,RhomeAndersonandDavidMalitz


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THEATER ‘HOLIDAZE’ Eggnog, twinkling lights, “A Christmas Carol” —a surefire recipe for getting into the holiday spirit. But for theatergoers who want to deviate from the same old December routine, there’s “Holidaze.” The seasonal spectacle from Cirque Dreams (unrelated to Cirque du Soleil) trades in the sweet pirouettes of “The Nutcracker” for over-the-top acrobatics, including gingerbread men leaping through the air, a balancing act with snowmen and tightrope-walking toy soldiers. Think of it as a way to put the wonder back into your winter, and if you find yourself missing a couple of hours with Scrooge, well, he’ll be back next year like clockwork.


Through Sunday. Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. www.kennedy-center.org. $31-$82.


—Stephanie Merry


CIRQUE PRODUCTIONS


SEASONAL SPECTACLE: Cirque Dreams puts an acrobatic twist on the festivities this month with “Holidaze,” at theKennedy Center.


c P L A N N I N G A N E V E N T W E S H O U L D K N O W A B O U T ? T E L L U S . S E N D L I S T I N G S I N F O R M A T I O N T O E V E N T S@WA S H I N G T O N P O S T . C O M


CAROLYN HAX


Saying youmean somethingwill never have the same power as showing youmean it. Butwhile you can’t fake being


at the precipicewhen you aren’t yet, you can bring yourself to the point of brutal clarity now,while


An Xbox ate her marriage


DearCarolyn: A littlemore than a year ago, I


marriedmywonderful husband. Thingswere great between us until hismother bought himan Xbox for Christmas. My 34-year-old husband now


spends, literally, everywaking moment playing video games. Before,we used to enjoy cooking dinner together in the kitchen; now he playswhen he gets home from workwhile I cook alone.He stays up late and playswhile I sleep.He plays instead of doing any kind of chores around the house.He is not the least bit embarrassed to play when friends come over. I have repeatedly asked himto


curtail his game-playing, to no avail. I feel like Imarried a small child, and that gaming has taken over ourmarriage. I do not know what to do.


NewlywedNoMore Have you been bluntwith him,


and said that you essentially see yourmarriage as over?


Carolyn: I have told him, repeatedly, how


much his game-playing obsession offendsme. It has become a sore topic. Yet he continues to play for hours on end. I refuse to attempt a conversationwhile he’s playing and leave the roomif it’s on. At first, I figured itwas just a


phase.Now, I viewit as an addiction consuming ourmarriage. And his family gave hima gift card formore games! I fearwhat they will give himthis Christmas.


NNM Saying it offends you is


different fromsaying, “I feel like I married a small child,” or that you don’t feel as if you have a husband anymore. His neglectwill alienate you to


the pointwhere you no longer love himorwant to remain married; you can plan on it. Often, though, the only thing that wakes spouses up to the


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you still feel emotionally invested in themarriage. “I amnot ready to give up, because you’re wonderful and I love you, but I amapproaching the pointwhere I refuse to be in thismarriage alone.”Don’t just ask himto stop. Connect his choices to their eventual cost, as youwould any addict. Stop enabling him, too, by


being his cook and housekeeper. Invite himto cookwith you, and if he declines, prepare a smallmeal


for yourself. Let himwash his own clothes and dishes. He stillmight choose gaming.


And youmight choose tomake an appointmentwith a (well-vetted) marriage counselor—and,with his full knowledge, to talk to his family. If your husband had developed a drinking problem, you’d ask themto stop buying himScotch. He stillmight choose gaming.


But all of these steps give you important information about his


willingness to contribute to his ownmarriage.Again—the time to treat it as a crisis iswhile you still care.Any laterwill be too late.


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