Last July, Cleveland became the 33^rd location in the country for Dinner Lab – a social dining experiment that hosts regular pop-up dinners in unconventional, undisclosed locations as a way for participants to meet new people, try new food and provide feedback to up-and-coming chefs.

The first Cleveland Dinner Lab was held at smARTspace in the 78^th Street Studios and the group has held 15 subsequent dinners in the 216 since then. The upcoming event on Saturday, Feb. 20, will honor the late iconic musician David Bowie with “Let’s Dance: A Celebration of the Man Who Sold the World.”

"For 2016, Dinner Lab is taking a new, more conceptualized approach to our dinners, explains Elise Baros, Dinner Lab’s media relations manager. "So, rather giving members great chefs, we are now, also giving them great chefs and innovative menu concepts."

The Bowie theme seemed like a timely notion. "For the David Bowie tribute dinner, we thought it was a great opportunity to show admiration for such a legend and provide diners with a really cool menu concept, " Baros says.

The accompanying cuisine will be made by one of Dinner Lab’s house chefs and centered around Bowie songs. Menu Items include Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), a beet salad; Return of the Thin White Duke, a cauliflower velouté; Berlin Era: salmon and bread dumpling; South London, shepherd’s pie; and Blackstar/The Parting Gift, a dark chocolate pound cake.

Dinner Lab recently began offering free memberships in addition to its $125 select memberships. The free memberships grant access to all core events, while select members receive discounted dinner rates, early registration for the events and access to exclusive additional events.

Baros says they started the free memberships to make the experience more affordable. “The problem we were finding was that it’s a huge barrier to entry,” she says. “To think about asking people to pay $125 for a membership and then pay for dinner, that’s [a lot of money] before even paying for a product.”

Previous Cleveland Dinner Labs have garnered enthusiastic turnouts. “They’ve been received really well,” says Baros. “Cleveland has always had open arms and been very accepting of the concept of Dinner Lab. It’s always really fun to do dinner in Cleveland.”

Tickets to Let's Dance are already on sale, $85, or $75 for select members. The price includes the five-course dinner and open bar with themed cocktails and beer. The location will not be revealed until a week before the event.