iPod Jukebox: An MP3 DJ Night

This year, the calendar gods have decided that Valentine's Day falls on the second Wednesday of the month, which is when we usually host iPod Jukebox. We could complain or reschedule, but we're going to make the best of it.

As we did last February, we're inviting everyone to come out and play a set tangentially related to the holiday, whether that means 12 minutes of blissed-out love songs or 12 minutes of honky tonk about how you got cheated on and when she left she took your heart and your dog with her. Or both.

We'll play some "romantic" movies on the flatscreen and dim the lights to help set the mood.

A few things to keep in mind:

1. Something that's cheesy and funny for 30-45 seconds is not necessarily funny for 5 minutes. A hair metal power ballad or two may be amusing. Twelve minutes of them could be excruciating.

2. Dashboard Confessional, Fall Out Boy or Panic! At the Disco are grounds for immediate ejection.

3. Public displays of affection are gross.

4. There may be drink specials.

If you have a date on the 14th – or want to forget that you don't – we'll remind you that Cafe Saint-Ex offers a 25 percent discount on all bottles of wine during the Jazz Happy Hour, which runs from 7 to 9. We like the Chinon and Shooting Star's Blue Franc, and the music is a solid mix of cool '60s and '70s jazz and funk.

As always, iPod Jukebox starts at 9 p.m. and there's no cover. Cafe Saint-Ex is located at 1847 14th St. NW, and the closest Metro station is U Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo.

For recent playlists, FAQs and more information about iPod Jukebox, head to our Web site, ipodjukebox.com.