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Hiphop meets high art once more as Calvary Bilingual Multicultural Learning Center and Artists’ Collective Endeavors host a pair of events to benefit Calvary’s youth programs. Saturday kicks off with “8 Hours of Hiphop,” a follow-up to the successful “Aeroglyphx in the Alley” event held last November. Again, several top-notch DJs will provide beats to make all the B-boys and B-girls move their feet. Expect an ongoing battle royal on the back room’s dance floor, but be sure to check out the freestyling efforts of local poets and MCs in the front room. Live graffiti art demonstrations by One*9 and Calvary students will make art snobs rethink the line between pop and prestige. Return on Monday for a special “State of the Art VII,” which will feature works by A.C.E. artists and Calvary younguns, as well as live painting, jewelrymaking, and a poetry reading by youth from Calvary, Barrios Unidos, and Bell Multicultural High School. From 2-10 p.m. at State of the Union, 1357 U St. NW. $5. (202) 588-8810. (Holly Bass)