Photo by Kevin Wolf.

INVESTMENTS: Interested in investing in Fare Well (for as little as $100), the upcoming restaurant by Sticky Fingers’ Doron Petersan? Meet Petersan and sample items from the new restaurant at the first of two Fare Well Investor Open Houses. Prequel (918 F Street NW) 6-8 p.m. $25

SOAP: Make a Gingerbread Man Soap with Jennifer Lee, owner of Southern Bath Sweets. (Students will also make a second rectangle soap). LATELA (716 Monroe Street NE, Studio #27) 7-8:30 p.m. $35

BEER: ZooLights+Beer=BrewLights. Look at pretty holiday lights while enjoying tastes from local restaurants and three full pints of beer from one of the 12 participating breweries. Smithsonian National Zoological Park (3001 Connecticut Avenue NW) 5-9 p.m. $55