You’re obviously not going to class on Wednesday, meaning this week, Tuesday is the new Friday. And really, it’s ok if you’re hung over for your plane/train/bus ride home, Mom will just think you’ve been studying too hard. Apparently, some crazy shit goes down in the District while students are struggling to get over the hump, and this week is the opportune time to find out just what the temporarily unemployed, alcoholics and nerdy eccentrics do with their Tuesday evenings.

Glam Metal Karaoke

If you’re a woman/man/transgender after my own heart, you know that life would be perfect if it were Halloween every day. Until this happens (when I become president … sigh, never) we can at least find excuses to wig out, shimmy into tight leather and glob on 99 cent Wet ‘n Wild lipstick. Hence, the glory of Glam Metal Karaoke. Ok, I’ve never been, so I have no idea if people actually dress up, but drunken people are a little confused and generally accepting; and, personally, I think you should because … why not? Stage fright? The $2 pints of Miller High Life and $5 Grey Goose will take care of that, and then it’s a head-banging good time with Poison, Guns ‘n Roses, Skid Row, etc.

Glam Metal Karaoke takes place every Tuesday night at 9:30 at The Reef, 2446 18th St. NW.

Female Arm Wrestling

The Palace of Wonders is sort of a classier version of Coney Island, without the Cyclone and garbage-strewn beach, of course. The bar/museum/vaudeville stage brings back the days of burlesque and sideshows, paying homage to the Elephant Man via wax statue and flaunting taxidermied remains of a unicorn. And ladies, if you’ve been religious about your Yates visits, you can earn your drink money back this Tuesday at the female arm wrestling competition. A cash prize of $50 is awarded to the butchest and buffest femme.

Showbar presents the Palace of Wonders is located at 1210 H St, NE. The competition begins at 10:30 pm and is limited to women only.

Quizzo (What WAS Indiana Jones’ real name?)

Finally a chance to put those hours “wasted” (pssssht) watching MTV and capitalizing on your NetFlix subscription to use. The Poor House’s Quizzo tests your pop culture knowledge, but non-pop-gurus study up, the questions can be challenging. This one starts early, so you might want to hit it up before the others. And if your brain is bursting with useless pop culture trivia, you stand to earn a complimentary $20 bar tab, which makes for a decent pre-game session, or $10 to drink away the shame of runner-up status.

The Poor House is located at 319 Pennsylvania Ave, SE. Quizzo starts at 7 p.m. every Tuesday.

-Madeline Reidy, Leisure Editor

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