Photo by Jade Womack.
Hello Neighbor,
I’m really excited about this week’s events, but so is it possibility of snow, maybe consider hitting the slopes. Here’s a Washington list of options nearby.
So what should you do December 6 – December 12?
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this week’s top choice
- And 150,000 pounds of maze!
The park in the Center will have one Is-labyrinth this coming weekend (Fri-Sun, access, donations encouraged, , Center). The colorful maze collects donations for the Children’s National Hospital Foundation. - Hot Cider, Spiked Hot Chocolate & S’mores.
That Victora Park Holiday Market (Fri-Sun, admission, , free) returns! Located by REACH you can see some of the best views of the Potomac and Kennedy Center. Also, consider visiting National Arboretum for their Procrastinator’s Holiday Market with family-friendly arts and crafts and vacation rides. (Sat, access, , free) - Go-Go, gentrification and racial justice.
See one screening of documentaries of the award-winning “Go-Go City: Displacement & Protest in Washington, DC.” Afterwards, join a panel discussion by Director Samuel George and members of the Go-Go community. (Wed, , , 14th St) - When you give a Washingtonian a cookie.
Come with family and friends and book a table Decorating Christmas cakes (Friday, $ 20 per table, , Union Market). Vvolunteer to help the first Georgetown Cookie Tour (Sat, / , Georgetown). Create gingerbread houses on Local holiday party . (Tors, , , Penn Quarter) - What happens when a bird bumps into a building?
Collection of seeds from stomachs of birds after construction strikes, artist Andrew S. Yang cultivates makeshift gardens. His work raises questions about the clash between nature and culture, urban planning and conservation. (we, , ) - An overview of embassy events.
The French embassy will show the pilot episode of the award-winning show A French village (Min, , , Glover Park). The Mexican Cultural Institute will host a symposium on ‘Common languages of poetry: Mexico and the United States.Join Friday night for a panel discussion on how contemporary original authors engage creatively in and respond to the legacy of European colonization (Friday, , , Columbia Heights). Argentine Embassy hosts a reception for a new exhibition entitled ‘1000 shades, abstraction of Argentine landscapes.‘(tors, , , Dupont) - Left unfinished: Recent Afghan cinema.
The Asian Art Museum hosts one virtual afghan film festival which highlights recent developments in Afghan film in light of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. (starts Fri, , )
everything else this week
- The last lights.
Join us for the last night lighting of the Wharf Menorah (you, , , The Wharf) that festive lighting ceremony for wood at Canal Park Ice Rink (we, , , Navy Yard), or the Rosslyn’s wooden lighting. (Thursday, , , Arlington) - To DC Foodies.
Oyamel’s chef Omar Rodriguez will host an intimate dinner to celebrate people and food from Guerrero, Mexico (us, $ 100, Oh, Chinatown). Get ready for the holidays with a workshop on Party Cheese (Thursday, $ 50, ). Bring your homemade granola, sourdough butter, kombucha starter or garlic to one Holiday food and starter exchange (Sat, Oh, Oh, Cleveland Park). Connect Carla Lalli music (Thursday, $ 75, , Georgetown) and Washingtonian Food editor Jessica Sidman, for an evening of drinks and bites celebrating the release of her new cookbook ‘That Sounds So Good.’ - For those with small.
See with Muppet Christmas Carol (Friday, $ 20 / car, , Buzzard Point) -one Hershel and the Hanukkah goblins Puppet theater (Son, $ 10 per family, , Glen Echo), or The miraculous magic balloon (Sat, , , Arlington). Enjoy a Pajama Party Show The Polar Express (Sat, $ 6, , Capitol Hill). Participate in a live reading of Christmas with the Moomins and learn about holiday traditions in Finland (Sat. if virtual, /, federal triangle). Grinchen visits Tap99 on Saturday (Sat, access, , Navy Yard). Or maybe consider making at a dinner Paint with paper event at Hirshorn. (we, access, (National Mall) - It’s time for annual holiday parties!
Sonny’s has their annual Abundance! A holiday wine party (Sat, $ 65, , Parkview) with over seven natural wine distributors. Or be happy 6th Annual Del Ray Candy Cane Bar Crawl. (Sat, $ 15 in advance, /, Alexandria) - Dating across cultures.
Connect KAMA DC to a storytelling evening about growing pains, whimsy, chaos and joy of being a first-generation American dating. (Thurs, access, , Silver Spring) - Alma Thomas, glass and other art.
Discover how space travel affected your work Alma Thomas (Tues, , ). Visit the Phillips Collection after closing time for a curator’s lecture on Icons for nature and history (Thursday, , , Dupont Circle). In addition to Renwick’s ‘New Glass Now’ exhibition, there is one Demonstration of glassmaking (Friday, , ). Highlighting 25 local artists “DC only” The event will feature an artist panel discussion, nine artist activations and an art vendor market. (Sat, Free, / , Waterfront) - Disney Lovers & 90s Kids.
There is one Disney DJ night (Friday, $ 15, , The Wharf), which sounds like what is needed after the end of the DC working week. - Plant-inspired craftsmanship.
Come and make wreaths while sipping whiskey (Sun, $ 50, , Park View) and make a terrarium ornament. (Sun, $ 15, , Trinidad) - More and more markets.
Visit Takoma for one Night market (Friday, entrance, Tak, Takoma) or Van Ness Main Street for a their 6th annual holiday pop-up (Sat, entrance, Van, Van Ness). There is also a Star Wars theme Artists and craftsmen Winter Vendor Village, (Sat, $ 20 admission, /Lam, Lamond Riggs) and a holiday market at Friend (Sat-Sun, access, , Dupont). Or bring your dog on Friday Rosslyn’s Holiday Market. (Fri-Sat, entrance, , Arlington) - Zine Release Party.
A DC DIY music zine, Paper pinched publisher number 03 as they continue to document and build the local music community. The event starts with a panel debate followed by musical performances by the art punk band BRNDA and the queer metal band Spring Silver. (Friday, $ 10, , Adams Morgan) - Run Run Rudolph.
Sign up for one for free Jolly Jog 5k . (Sun, , Nav, Navy Yard) - Thoughtful lectures and discussions.
Uncover how corporate branding influenced hip hop (we, , ), the nuances of the language and the Jewish boundaries of free speech (us, $ 18, , Chinatown), that the food of the future (Thursday, , , National Mall), or the impact of reconstruction on America’s black society after the Civil War. (we, , ) - With prices starting at $ 1.
Consider shopping with friends The Southeast Library’s book sale. (Sat, access, , Capitol Hill) - More and more markets. Stop by for a drink Dacha holiday market. (we, entrance, , for free)
Have a nice week!
Jade Womack (@clockoutdc)
Jade Womack is an energy economist by day and an event blogger by night. She started her blog, Clockout DC, when she was Moonlight as a bartender in 2019. She grew up in Arlington and currently lives in Adams Morgan with her dog.
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