Fashion Strut comes to Sonar

Gloom at the 9:30 Club

Scene: clubs, bars, nightlife

Hot fall fashions

Check out the region's hottest designers at Strut: The Fall Fashion Show at Sonar.

Sunday's event will showcase new collections from several East Coast designers, including Lint of Baltimore and Pore Designs of New York City.

The 9 p.m. show will also feature sets by DJs Lovegrove, K. Ravi and Fluid, drink specials and a catered "post-runway" reception.

Admission is $10, and the club will be enforcing a 21 and over policy.

Sonar is at 407 E. Saratoga St. For more information, call 410-327-8333 or visit www. sonar.us.

`Hairspray' dance class

Learn how to dance like a Buddy Deane Show superstar Monday at the Eubie Blake Cultural Center.

Eric Anthony, a cast member from the Broadway production of Hairspray, will be teaching the Madison, the Jerk, the Watusi and other retro moves.

This event costs $10 per person, and the lessons begin around 7 p.m.

The Eubie Blake Cultural Center is at 847 N. Howard St. For more information, call 410-225-3130.

A dose of gloom-rock

Get a shot of rock Monday night when Type O Negative inoculates the 9:30 Club with songs from its newly released CD, Life is Killing Me.

It's worth the drive to Washington for this night of gloom-rock, which includes Italian metal act Lacuna Coil and fellow Brooklyn rockers Dust to Dust. But this show isn't for the thin-skinned or the faint of heart. TON is known for its off-color humor, scandalous lyrics and eardrum-crushing live sets.

There is a $20 cover charge, and doors open at 9 p.m.

The 9:30 Club is at 815 V St. N.W., Washington. For more information, call 202-393-0930 or visit www.930.com.

A goth 'Horrowshow'

If you still haven't gotten your fill of goth-metal, then head down to the Sidebar Tavern Wednesday for Horrorshow.

The Independents, an influential goth/metal/punk/ska band from South Carolina, will perform as a guest of the club's weekly goth and deathrock event. And after the live set, resident DJs Chewka and Failure to Thrive will take the decks to spin a few dark tracks, from industrial crushers to weepy new wave tunes.

There is a $5 cover for this 18 and over show.

The Sidebar Tavern is at 218 E. Lexington St. For more information, call 410-659-4130 or visit www.sidebartavern.com.

Arm wrestling event

Stop by Bohager's today for the first Federal Hill Arm Wrestling Championship.

Charm City's buff and burly will compete in five weight classes for a top prize of $1,000.

The 18-and-over event, which begins at 6 p.m., will also feature live music and drink specials. Tickets are $10, and proceeds will benefit a variety of charities, including local firefighter and police memorial funds.

Bohager's is at 701 S. Eden St. For more information, call 410-563-7220 or visit www. bohagers.com.