Photo by Nathan Castellanos.

HOLIDAYS: At Les Dames d’Escoffier’s Urban Kitchen Holiday PopUp fundraiser, local chefs will give you tips on how to be the perfect party host. Demonstrations will cover cocktails, cheese boards, holiday cookies, and more. Plus, shop from local vendors including Salt & Sundry, The Hour, Tabletop DC, and more. Room & Board – Rooftop (1840 14th Street NW) 6-8 p.m. $25-40

MERCHANTS: Attend a workshop reading of the “play-in-progress,” District Merchants, Aaron Posner’s take on Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (901 G Street NW) 6 p.m. Free

SPACE: This month’s Trivia Night at Sixth & I covers everything “out of this world.” Ticket price includes dinner and two drinks. (600 I Street NW) 7p.m. $15-20