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the Capitol’s dome. The birds that disrupted the serene scene made the photo even

better, she says.

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COINCIDENCE?

Newspaper Publisher Likes To Drag Race Around TownPrince George’s County police issued refunds last

month for nearly 1,500 speed-camera tickets, each

$40, because the camera’s location had not been ad-

vertised in a local newspaper as required by law, The

Associated Press reported. The camera went up in No-

vember 2012. Officers say an ad was submitted, but

the location was somehow removed before press time.

INTERNET PRIVACY

“He was being a teenager. He was taking a selfie. Hashtag ‘youredumb.’” — A CA PI T O L H I L L WO M A N WHOSE iPHONE WAS STOLEN

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SOCIAL NETWORKING

Be Cool: This Kid Will Likely Invent the Next FacebookA Maryland student tried to make his own snow day last

month when he altered his Twitter feed to resemble that

of Anne Arundel County Public Schools and announced

the system would close the next day, Edgewater Path re-

ported. The tweet earned nearly 200 retweets. Although

the schools closed anyway, “We didn’t think it was funny,”

an AACPS spokesman said. (EXPRESS)

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HYPOTHETICALS

Political Plots Stranger Than Fiction Netfl ix’s “House of Cards,” back Friday with 13 new episodes, thrives on scheming, sex and ambition in a fi ctional Washington. As if the show didn’t already have enough material, nonfi ctional Washington’s inhabitants and their ilk have been busy producing plenty of real-life political intrigue that would fi t neatly into the show’s story lines. Picture Frank Underwood, the powerful politician played by Kevin Spacey, making cynical asides to the camera after a run-in with a Rob Ford-like character. A screenwriter can dream …

An eccentric Canadian mayor

makes a splash when he shows up

uninvited to a political soiree. Things

get even more raucous when a

drunken congressman, whom Frank Underwood had planned to add to his

presidential ticket in 2016, cozies up to

the bawdy Canuck.

An e-commerce magnate

buys the Washington Herald

and woos Zoe Barnes

(Kate Mara, right) back

from Slugline to run the

Herald’s WonkWorld

after its creator leaves

to start a competing

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Frigidnessranking

A fleshy flash mob annually celebrates pantsless public transportation, just for giggles.

Make an entire train uncomfortable with minimal effort.

Perform a coordinated dance that ends in a marriage proposal. Yet.

Metro cars have heat — usually.

Thousands of folks take a dip into the Chesapeake Bay to raise funds for Maryland Special Olympics.

Make you play water polo — that’s optional.

You’ll discover body parts you didn’t know you had in this icy swim.

Runners show their stuff during a race to raise money for The Children’s Tumor Foundation.

Jog past the Supreme Court in your Superman underoos.

Allow thongs — or pasties.

You may be outside, but at least your goods don’t get wet.

COMPARISONS

It’s Winter. Time to Take Your Pants Off. But beware: Not all events that encourage you to disrobe are created equal.

news organization. WonkWorld

falters on Barnes’ watch until some

mysterious video footage arrives in

her inbox showing a rising politician

and … whoa, is that crack?

Claire Underwood accepts

generous “gifts” from a dietary

supplements company in exchange

for business dealings through her

nonprofit and political introductions

through her husband. Frank is seen

wearing a $7,000 Rolex watch, which

draws the attention of WonkWorld.

The outspoken governor of

Virginia, a rival of Underwood’s

with dreams of becoming president,

closes the Key Bridge after Arlington’s

mayor refuses to back the governor’s

campaign for the Senate. This

backfires, though, when the president’s

motorcade gets caught in the scrum.

Rep. Underwood’s chief of staff,

Doug Stamper (Michael Kelly, right),

gets caught sexting strippers

using the pseudonym “Pedro

Peril.” The scandal di-

verts attention from

everything else

for six months —

just in time for

Season 3.

Power couple Frank and Claire Underwood (Kevin Spacey, left, and Robin Wright) are ready to scheme in Season 2.

DUBIOUS DISTINCTIONS

D.C. Would Win the Cheating OlympicsLove stinks. That appears to be

especially true in the Washington

region, at least when it comes to

not-straying-from-your-spouse

love, that is. D.C. ranked first —

with Richmond and Baltimore

also making the list— in this

year’s Least Faithful Cities poll

conducted by ashleymadison

.com, the dating site marketed

to married people. (Tagline: “Life

is short. Have an affair.”) Noel

Biderman, the company’s CEO,

says that D.C.’s “success” might

be because the city is a seat

of political power, which tends

to attract a set of competitive

individuals with elastic morals.

“People who are willing to be

that way when it comes to their

professional lives would probably

have a higher [likelihood] to be

that way when it comes to their

personal lives,” he says. Right,

then. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Before the benign celebrity activism of George Clooney and Bono, there were the outspoken politics of Paul Robeson. The son of a slave, Robeson was a popular singer and actor whose career was stunted when his pro-union, anti-racism stance and Soviet sympathies landed him on a McCarthy-era blacklist. “My goal has been to delve in the heart and mind of Robeson,” says Daniel Beaty, author and star of “The Tallest Tree in the Forest,” a one-man musical tribute at Arena Stage in which he plays 40-plus characters.

How were you introduced to the music of Paul Robeson?I first learned about him when I

was a student of classical voice at

Yale University. I have always loved

to sing spirituals and Robeson has

some of the best recordings. When

I learned about the breadth of what

he had accomplished, I became

upset that I had never heard of him.

None of my friends had heard of

Robeson either.  

And what did you fi nd in your research? He is a complicated man with flaws

and contradictions, like all people.

The height of his fame, as a black

man, enabled him to see what most

could not. He felt clear about his

perspective on the world and sac-

rificed everything for it. The more

time I spend with him, the richer

the work becomes.

Why write his life as a one-man show?There was something bold and

virtuosic about Robeson’s life and

career. By portraying over 40 char-

acters and singing 14 songs … I feel

it somehow honors and mirrors the

size of Robeson. 

Doesn’t it get lonely up there on stage all by yourself?There is a huge family of dynam-

ic artists gathered around this

production. My director, Moises

Kaufman, and I have been work-

ing very closely for over two years

at this point. So I don’t feel lonely.

Is there a modern-day Robeson?Artists who use their platforms to

advocate for causes they believe in

are embodying his spirit in some

way. CHRISTINA CAUTERUCCI (FOR EXPRESS)

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MON., TUES. & THURS.

Steve EarleThis week brings three chances

to see veteran folk singer Steve

Earle, whom fans of HBO

know from his acting stints in

“The Wire” and “Treme.” For

these gigs, he’ll play solo and

acoustically. Rams Head On Stage, 33 West St., Annapolis; 410-268-4545, Mon., sold out, & Tues., $49.50, 7:30 p.m.; ramsheadonstage.com. | Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria; Thu., 7:30 p.m., $49.50; 703-549-7500, birchmere.com.

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‘Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic’It’s unlikely that this year’s Winter Olympics will feature fi gure skating routines that tell classic childhood stories. Fortunately “Disney On Ice” is your chance to see characters from “Finding Nemo,” above, and other fi lms in the company’s canon — without an Opening Ceremony. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW; Wed.-Feb. 17, various times, $16-$94; 202-628-3200, verizoncenter.com. (Gallery Place)

IN THEATERS

‘RoboCop’WEDNESDAY | It’s the year 2028

and Detroit is riddled with crime

and corruption. Enter RoboCop:

part man, part robotic killing

machine. He’s sort of like Darth

Vader — only he’s supposed to be

one of the good guys. This remake

of Paul Verhoeven’s campy 1987

original is from

Brazilian director

José Padilha.

OPENS SUNDAY

‘Duncan Phillips and New York Collections’Duncan Phillips loved modern

art — so much that he founded

a museum dedicated to it. The

Phillips Collection’s new exhibit

uses photos and letters to

explore how he was infl uenced

by other modern art collections

of the 1910s and 1920s, and by

their curators. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW; 202-387-2151, Sun. through Feb. 28, $10-$12; phillipscollection.org. (Dupont Circle)

‘Yesterday and Today: The 50th Anniversary Celebration of The Beatles’It was 50 years ago Tuesday that a little band called The Beatles played its fi rst concert on U.S. soil — at the Washington Coliseum (now called the Uline Arena). In honor of the landmark event, the DC Preservation League is throwing a recreation of the sold-out concert, complete with a performance by the tribute band Beatlemania Now. Uline Arena, 1146 Third St. NE; Tues., 6 p.m., $45-$100, beatlesyesterdayandtoday.com. (NoMa-Gallaudet)

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‘American Cool’The National Portrait Gallery

explores the very meaning of

“cool” using 100 portraits of

cultural icons from throughout

the history of America who have

helped defi ne the word and have

contributed to its evolution.

National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW; through Sept. 7, free; 202-633-8300, npg.si.edu. (Gallery Place)

FRIDAY

‘House of Cards’Everyone’s favorite snaky

politician — and newly sworn-

in vice president — Frank

Underwood (Kevin Spacey,

above) is back to his power-

hungry ways. The entire second

season goes live on Netfl ix

on Friday, and we certainly

wouldn’t mind making a twisted

Valentine’s Day date out of it.

FRIDAY

Jennifer NettlesThe Sugarland lead singer, below,

plays the Lincoln Theatre Friday

in support of her new

solo album. “That

Girl,” released

last month, is

stripped down

but retains

Nettles’

signature

twang. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW; Fri., 7 p.m., $75; 202-328-6000, thelincolndc .com. (U Street)

SATURDAY

Delta RaeThe North Carolina-bred Delta

Rae isn’t just another group

hopping on the folk-rock trend.

The swelling harmonies of

their debut album, “Carry the

Fire,” have been compared to

Fleetwood Mac with a country

twist, and some songs — like

“Bottom of the River” — are

layered with a bluesy beat. 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW; Sat., 7 p.m., $25; 202-265-0930, 930.com. (U Street)

MONDAY

T.J. MillerComedian T.J. Miller has built

a career out of bit parts in a

variety of fi lms — “Cloverfi eld,”

“She’s Out of My League,”

“Yogi Bear” — but it’s his high-

energy, aggressive and off-the-

wall stand-up act where he

truly shines. For a full serving

of his humor, head to Arlington

on Monday. Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike, Arlington; Mon., 7:30 p.m., $25; 703-486-2345, arlingtondrafthouse.com.

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Sharon Jones and The Dap-KingsNow in remission from cancer,

Sharon Jones, above, is back

on tour with the Dap-Kings

and funkier than ever. Their

latest album blends the band’s

signature soulful sound with

Jones’ defi ant growl. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW; Mon., 6:30 p.m. & Tue., 7 p.m., sold out; 202-328-6000, thelincolndc.com. (U Street)

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Lisa Klein has dated younger men.

And she’s over it.

“I own a business. I own proper-

ty. I’m established,” says Klein, 46, a

physical therapist who lives in D.C.

“I want someone on my same level.”

When it comes to dating, where

you look determines whom you’ll

find. So for those like Klein, who

want to date in a specific age range,

the key is looking in places where

people of the same age are likely

to gather.

“I think it’s tough,” she says. “You

have to go to the bar where people

around your same age would be.”

Not everyone cares. “People my

age are on Tinder and OkCupid,”

Klein says. “They’re hooking up with

20-year-olds, but whatever you need.”

One wonders how those May-

September romances will fare in an

age when “dating” means different

things to different age groups.

Smartphones and social mores have

led to a culture in which the way

you begin a relationship depends

a lot on how old you are.

Steve Miller, 30, got his first

smartphone in college. That seems

like a small thing, but it’s a big deal

for his romantic life.

Because he didn’t start texting

until his 20s, when he gets a woman’s

number at a bar, his preference would

be to get in touch later with a phone

call. But among women who are even

slightly younger than him, he says,

that’s “considered way too bold.”

So Miller, who works in bank-

ing and lives in Arlington, has a

strategy. Between getting some-

one’s number and asking them out,

there needs to be a week or more of

increasingly flirty text messages,

complete with nonintrusive ques-

tions and witty repartee, all — hope-

fully — leading to a date.

“This is the part that’s become

more and more frustrating over the

last 10 years,” Miller says. “You have

to play this little, tiny back and forth.”

If love is a battlefield, dating in

your 20s is a war of attrition.

For millennials, Miller’s strategy

probably sounds familiar. But if

you’re any older, all that texting

may seem daunting, frustrating

and carpal tunnel-inducing.

That’s normal: Not every age

group dates the same way. Use our

chart to break down where to find

potential dates of any age, and pick

up some tips on how to woo them.

BETH MARLOWE (EXPRESS)

“People my age are on Tinder and OkCupid. They’re hooking up with 20-year-olds, but whatever you need.”— L I SA K L E I N , 46, SAYS 40-SOMETHINGS USE FREE DATING SITES THAT APPEAL TO YOUNGER SINGLES

Young daters are the most likely to

embrace technology. “If you’re in your

20s, you’re doing the free apps,” Ettin

says. Smartphone-loving millennials

flock to Hinge, which lets you flick

through single friends of your

Facebook friends, and Tinder, which

finds singles who are geographically

nearby. You’ll also find 20-somethings

on free dating websites like OkCupid.

If you’re in the market for single

20-something men, it turns out you

can find quite a few at speed dating.

“You tend to get more men than women

[at the events for 20-somethings] just

because of demographic demands,”

Karlan says. At events for heterosexual

daters, his company may cut off

sales early to one gender to keep the

numbers even.

The bar scene for 20-somethings

and those who want to date them

thrives both in the District and close-

in suburbs like Arlington, Alexandria

and Silver Spring. The younger

20-somethings may have luck at clubs

(“After about age 25 or so people

start to burn out on the nightclubs,”

Karlan says) and at bars near colleges,

where upperclassmen and grad

students hang out.

Online dating can be a great way to meet

people you wouldn’t otherwise. The primary

perk is that you know everyone else on the

site is looking for a relationship — you don’t

get that in a bar. We asked Erika Ettin, the

online dating expert behind the company A

Little Nudge (alittlenudge.com), for tips.

Going on a series of four- to eight-minute

dates is an efficient way to decide who you’re

interested in. Another advantage: Events are

often divided into age or interest groups. If

you’re interested in an age-defined event,

know that organizers don’t ask for ID. “Ev-

erything always skews older,” says Michael Karlan, the founder of D.C.-based speed dat-

ing company Professionals in the City (pros

inthecity.com). “Maybe 90 percent of people

feel they’re young for their age.”

Ah, the old-fashioned way. You meet at a

bar, you think the other person is cute, you

chat and plan to hang out again. If only it

were so easy. For those brave enough to

wade into the D.C.-area singles scene, the

key is going where you can meet like-minded

mates, whether that’s a bar, a hiking club or a

karaoke league.

Online Dating

Speed Dating

‘Organic Dating’

A recent upspring of bars near

the Shaw Metro means the

area is ripe for a bar crawl. Start with a beer

at Right Proper Brewing Company (624 T

St. NW), followed by a glass of whiskey and

smoked soda at Southern Efficiency (1841

Seventh St. NW). End the night with a hot dog

(after you’ve smooched!) at Ivy and Coney

(1537 Seventh St. NW).

You’ve both expressed a love for puppies and long walks on the beach. Now, put your compatibility to the test with these age-specific date ideas. If things don’t work out, at least you tried something new. HOLLEY SIMMONS (EXPRESS)

OK, Cupid: Do This.

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“If you’re looking for something more

serious, it’s worth it to pay for a site,”

Ettin says. “It shows that you’re at least

somewhat invested.” She urges daters

in their 30s and older  to put skin in the

game by joining a site like match.com or

eharmony.com. And “the niche sites are

really good,” she says. So if you want to

meet someone of the same religion, try

jdate.com, naseeb.com, christianmingle

.com or catholicmatch.com.

Since many 40-something daters have

children, online is often the way to

go. Lisa Klein, a 46-year-old physical

therapist who is one of Ettin’s clients,

finds that many people in her age

group have kids that keep them home

in the evenings. “They just don’t have

the time to be out in bars meeting

people,” she says.

Ettin says this age group faces a

dilemma: “Most men think they want

someone much younger.” To avoid

wasting time on a similarly aged

person who’s just not that into you,

get yourself on ourtime.com, a website

specifically for daters older than 50.

Speed dating gets a little more

serious in your 30s, Karlan says.

And the demographics begin to flip:

“There are more women than men

[at the events], especially as you get

older, and men tend to date younger

women as well,” he says, so 30-year-

old men may choose to attend events

aimed at 20-year-olds. At events for

30-somethings, many daters have

serious relationships on their minds.

“The 30-somethings put more pressure

on themselves,” Karlan says.

Forty-something speed daters are

likely to be a little more relaxed than

their younger counterparts, Karlan

says. Many have been married before

or have kids, so they may feel less

pressure to find their soul mate than

the 30-somethings do. One tip for

this age: If you’re one of the only

single people in your friend group, use

speed dating events to not only meet

potential partners, but also to meet

single friends to go to other singles

events with.

Speed dating events for those in their

50s and older are often more for-

mal affairs. “Fifty-somethings take

it a lot more seriously,” Karlan says.

They dress up more than the other age

groups, he says. “They’re like, ‘Yeah,

I’m here to meet somebody.’”

Karlan says in the slightly older group

— around age 60 and up — most peo-

ple have been married before, and they

often have kids. “People are looking

more for companionship,” he says.

Good news: As you become more

stable in your career, the bars get better.

“You’re not gonna go to the bars with

the Jell-O shots and the $2 happy hour,”

Ettin says. Still, as their friends start to

settle down, 30-something daters can

feel torn between the bar-and-hookup

culture of the 20-somethings and the

cocktails-and-dates of the older set.

The positive side of going to all those

weddings? This is a good age to ask

your newly coupled up friends to

set you up.

Though many 40-somethings live in

the suburbs, the place to meet single

ones is the city. “I actually moved into

the city from my house in Del Ray

because there are more single people,”

Klein says. “You’re out and about more

often. When you’re in the suburbs you

tend to be in your home.” Klein likes

going to the trendy bars along 14th

Street NW and restaurant-bars like

Cashion’s Eat Place in Adams Morgan.

Ettin recommends group activities for

her older clients. Hiking and sailing

groups are popular, and “some of my

older male clients really enjoy going

to yoga,” she says. Just make sure you

choose an activity you’d enjoy doing

anyway: You’ll meet people who

share your interests, and you’ll have

a good time no matter what. “Don’t

force yourself to go because maybe

you’ll meet someone,” Ettin says.

“Then you’re setting yourself up for

disappointment.”

Thirtysomethings appreciate

better booze, and on Saturdays

from 1 to 4 p.m., New Columbia Distillers

(producers of Green Hat Gin) hosts free tours

(1832 Fenwick St. NE; greenhatgin.com).

Get a 45-minute peek at the facilities, which

includes a tasting. Sober up with a late lunch

at nearby Union Market (1309 Fifth St. NE;

unionmarketdc.com).

Art, live music, food and wine

converge on the first Thursday

of every month at Phillips After Five. (One

of those treats is bound to strike a chord

with a 40-something date.) Hosted by

the Phillips Collection, the eclectic event

draws a cultured and fun-loving crowd

($12 for nonmembers, 1600 21st St. NW;

phillipscollection.org).

The vibe at Gypsy Sally’s

concert hall can range

from low-key to raucous (3401 K St. NW;

gypsysallys.com). Rather than risking blown

eardrums, head straight to the guaranteed-

mellow Vinyl Lounge, which has its own

entrance on 34th Street. Bring your own

record to spin or choose from a collection of

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There’s no bouncer at the door

of this club. Everyone’s guz-

zling water instead of booze. And

there’s no way you’re getting off

the dance floor.

What it is: Let’s start with what

Kazaxe isn’t: This isn’t a typical

dance class, says creator Asuka

Boutcher, who was a master Zumba

instructor before developing an

aerobics class of her own.

“It started as a side thing I did

for fun,” says Boutcher, who began

teaching the classes at Landmark

Mall in Alexandria in 2006. “And

then it just kind of grew on its own

like a monster.”

Kazaxe — pronounced kah-

zah-SHAY — includes Latin tunes

and moves and samples from other

music and dance styles, such as hip-

hop, Caribbean soca and Filipino

dance music. The high intensity

level makes each hour feel like a

booty-shaking boot camp.

walk inside.

Doors from the lobby open onto

a massive warehouse space that’s

packed with bodies — even on an

icy night, hundreds of students show

up. Neon and laser lights crisscross

the room, and booming speakers

pump out high-energy tunes.

This has been Kazaxe’s home for

a year. Boutcher has had to relocate

often for more space: “Anywhere

we go, it just explodes within a few

months, and then we have to leave.”

The next move, she hopes, will be

expansion. Boutcher has been eying

an additional location in Northern

Virginia, or possibly in Maryland.

Workout: Boutcher sets basic

rules for her instructors to follow

to make sure each class is at the

right level of intensity and that

everything is safe.

“You don’t do three songs in a

row with high knees. You’re gonna

kill people,” says Boutcher, who

recommends mixing up the cho-

reography as much as possible.

Her favorite move? Stick your butt

back and bounce it, while swing-

ing a fi st across your body.

These days, Boutcher has been

inspired by athletic exercises from

“P90X” and “Insanity,” but her stu-

dents never know what to expect.

“I pull ideas from everywhere,”

she says. “It’s constantly

changing.”

Instructors are free

to customize based on

their strengths and

interests. One who’s

from Jamaica brings

more of a Caribbean feel

to her dancing, and anoth-

er offers more of a “Lady Gaga

fl air,” Boutcher says.

Crowd: Many “gremlins” — as

Boutcher lovingly calls her students

— take classes at least three times

a week. Some show up way more.

“I pretty much live here,” says

Melih Ertekin, 23, who has lost 80

pounds since coming to his fi rst

Kazaxe class a year and a half ago.

That kind of commitment is

what leads to results, Boutcher

explains. “You really have to be liv-

ing this every day to understand

what it is,” she says. But newbies

don’t need to feel intimidated by

their lack of experience. “Every

level can do it,” she promises.

These workouts offer more than

just physical benefi ts, says Laina Vit-

tone, 26, a Falls Church police offi -

cer who has been going to Kazaxe

for more than fi ve years. When she

shows up at the doors, she’s usually

still thinking about the stresses of

her job. “Once I go in there,” Vit-

tone says, “it just all goes away.”

TRACY KRULIK (FOR EXPRESS)

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Asuka Boutcher, the creator of Kazaxe, shows off her signature dance move: the booty shake. A whole lot of booties can fit inside Kazaxe’s huge warehouse studio.

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DETAILS

6728 Industrial Road, Springfield,

703-335-2596; Kazaxe.com;

Classes are offered seven days a

week. The first class is free and

$6 after that. Discount packages

are available.

Where it is: Tucked away in an

industrial park in Springfi eld, Va.,

Kazaxe seems like it could be the

region’s best-kept secret. Until you

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more interesting positions at this

partner-balancing workshop,

above, that ends with appetizers

and dessert. It’ll be held at Urban

Evolution’s Baltimore location (6801

Eastern Ave.) on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m., at

the Alexandria one (5402 Eisenhower

Ave.) on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m., and at

Manassas (8442 Kao Circle) on Feb.

15 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $30 for one,

$50 for two (members get $10 off).

Single & Fabulous VIDAFITNESS.COM | Celebrate your

single status by taking one of two

special Valentine’s Day classes at 6

p.m. at Vida Fitness City Vista (445 K

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or aerobics, you’ll enjoy a playlist of

empowering hits, including “Single

Ladies” and “Since U Been Gone.”

Follow it up with wraps, popcorn,

bubbly and a screening of “Kill Bill

Vol. 1.” It’s free for members, and $25

for nonmembers. Participants can

reserve a space by calling 202-289-

8432 an hour before class begins.

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is your date at this sweat fest

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enjoy strawberries, champagne and

more dancing. It’s $15 for a solo

ticket, or $20 for a duo.

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shopping

Seeing Double NO, YOU AREN’T

looking at some sort of

Medieval torture device.

This is Sephora’s new

Upside Down Mascara

($22, sephora.com and

stores). The double-

wand applicator coats

lashes from above

and below, meaning

the strands around

your peepers look

twice as voluminous

and defined. It took

us a few tries to apply

the black pigment

without smudges, but

it eventually produced

glamorous results.

China TroveTHE ASIAN YEAR OF THE HORSE

just galloped in, an event Ikea fetes

with the limited-edition, East-

meets-West Trendig collection.

Zen-cool items include a metal

cabinet (shown, $229, Ikea stores),

kimono-inspired fabric by the

yard ($19 a yard) and pastel-hued

porcelain rice or soup bowls ($3-

$4) fit for dishing out — what else?

— a New Year’s feast.

Grab Bag is written by Jennifer Barger and Holley Simmons.

Floors Gone Wild With Bao Bao mania cresting at the National Zoo, the cheetah enclosure isn’t getting much love. But FLOR’s new Spot On tiles (shown, $16 each, 1037 33rd St. NW; 202-944-5057, flor.com) make the speedy cats cool again. The recycled-fiber, animal-free tiles come in not-found-in-nature colors like magenta (shown), kiwi and turquoise. Combine a litter in any hue into a carpet to bring exotic punch to a bedroom or home office.

Cookie Up a Better V-DayFORGO THE TIRED roses-and-chocolates combo for something

more original this Valentine’s Day, like heart-shaped macarons

from Macaron Bee ($2 each, $24 for 12; 1669 Wisconsin Ave. NW;

202-338-0216, macaronbee.com). Flavors include red velvet,

raspberry yogurt and pink champagne, which are all naturally

gluten-free (bonus!). Other flavors like chocolate lavender and

pistachio are also available, though not in the aww-inducing shape.

The Beach Is Back WARM TEMPERATURES and

sun seem like a fantasy right now.

Until you pop into Georgetown’s

new Calypso St. Barth boutique

(3307 M St. NW; 202-337-1371,

calypsostbarth.com), which hawks

beachy, breezy women’s clothing

like embellished cardigans (shown,

$495) and boho-cool dresses

plus shore-worthy housewares

including pillows and throws.

A Gulp of U.S. HistoryGEORGE WASHINGTON loved

madeira; Obama’s a beer guy.

For toasting drinkers-in-chief on

Presidents Day, try One Canoe

Two’s portrait-decked glasses ($49

for 4, Red Barn Mercantile; 1117

King St., Alexandria; 703-838-

0355; redbarnmercantile

.com). The vessels carry images

of presidents like Jefferson and

Lincoln (shown) plus trivia tidbits.

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ACROSS1 Black-belt’s

move

5 Corn or Bible

9 Classic Norse

literary collection

13 Dresses fussily

19 Hunting dog

21 Scottish

hillside

22 Kind of nerve

or tire

23 Overwhelmed

with tasks

25 Gradually

develop

26 Strands on a

Christmas tree

27 Lennon’s lady

28 Choked up

with sediment

29 Established

water route

33 “___ or

nothing!”

35 Cowboy ___

Bill of folklore

37 Team created

in 1969

38 Co-renters,

slangily

42 Pine-___

(cleaning brand)

43 Perform on a

TV show

46 ___ up

(invigorates)

47 Former

German

chancellor Willy

48 Engrave with

dots

50 “The

Canterbury ___”

52 Do a hair-

raising job?

53 Help, as a

lawbreaker

55 “___ my word!”

56 Pig’s place

57 ___ alcohol

(biofuel)

59 Blue color

60 Beginnings

61 Salon

appliance

63 Mythical blood

of the gods

65 Demean

66 Be too busy for

more work

71 Thin, delicate

pancake

73 Brilliance of

reputation

74 Showy lace

loops

76 Hindquarters

77 Brown

alternative

78 Guillemot’s

cousin

80 “That’s

awesome!”

82 HOMES lake

83 “The Last of

the Mohicans”

woman

84 Ecstasy’s

antithesis

86 Italian white

wine variety

88 As a fop might

90 Situated away

from the coast

92 Cheese of

France

93 “___ Yeller”

94 Cow’s bellow

95 Censure

97 Like the

Capitol

98 Buggy people?

100 “___ Factor”

(sci-fi TV show)

101 Puts the collar

on

103 Figures of

speech

106 Mame’s butler

in “Auntie Mame”

108 Venus de Milo,

e.g.

111 Learned

scholar

112 Blame

118 Opposed (to)

119 Group of three

120 Military truce

121 Security

deposit payer

122 Fewer than

twice

123 Student debt

124 Dove’s place

DOWN1 Grand ___ (wine

bottle words)

2 Cool, to a jazz

fan?

3 Mel, the

legendary Giant

slugger

4 ___ forma

5 Neighbor of

Nigeria

6 With a smoother

finish

7 “Make do”

amount

8 Apple or banyan

9 Move back

10 Salivated

11 Sunrise time

12 Writer of many

fables

13 Arizona city or

patriot Samuel

14 Pasta dish

15 Winners of a

certain singing

show

16 Jazzman

Jackson

17 Make a smooth

road

18 Iditarod need

20 Small

amounts

24 Andes animals

29 Ninth months

(Abbr.)

30 Permissions

for priests to leave

a diocese

31 Think hard or

concentrate

32 Almost win

34 Ticket window

sight

36 Chief city of

the Ruhr valley

39 Do as you’re

told

40 Unwritten

exam

41 Decide not to

quit

43 Start a war

44 Dirt clumps

45 All keyed up

49 Southwestern

American Indian

dwelling

51 People’s

essences

52 “Comin’ ___

the Rye”

54 Verse reciter

fun & games

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58 Golf-hole start

59 Swap words on

the Web

60 Pesto and

marinara

62 Wouldn’t shut

up

63 “Robinson

Crusoe” locale

64 Half a ballroom

dance

67 Word with miss

or catastrophe

68 Filled pastry

69 Hardly heavy-

footed

70 Christmas tree,

often

71 Belief

statement

72 Like the back

country

75 Part of USSR

77 Has ups and

downs?

78 Like early

Beatles recordings

79 Word processing

command

81 Gives careful

attention to

83 Monastery or

convent

84 Mont Blanc and

neighbors

85 Showy

87 Long, slender

instrument

89 Giant

91 Patronizing, in

a way

96 Our Lady of ___

(Portuguese shrine)

97 Bottom-of-the-

barrel stuff

98 Away from each

other

99 Knowledgeable

about

102 Argument

103 Onetime

Russian ruler

104 Behave like a

lunatic

105 Dutch or

convection

follower

107 Go sour, as

milk

109 Dark greenish-

blue

110 Dr. J’s

hairstyle, once

113 Little piggy, so

to speak

114 And so forth

(Abbr.)

115 “___ Bravo”

(Wayne film)

116 “Eight” starter

117 Born, on the

society page

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