Photo by Kevin Wolf.

THEATER: Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind® begins its fifth run at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre. “On any given night you can expect to see, hear, feel, and sometimes smell things that may be interpreted as brazen, wet, hilarious, foulmouthed, partially nude, abrasive, sticky, hot, cold, triggering, sad, and so many other things.” Woolly Mammoth Theatre (641 D Street NW) 8 p.m. Pay What You Can ticket sales begin at 6 p.m.

GINGERBREAD: Make a gingerbread house using expert tips from Rebecca Clerget, head baker at Georgetown’s Dog Tag Bakery. S. Dillon Ripley Center Room 3112 (1100 Jefferson Drive SW) 6:30-9 p.m. $85-95

BEER: Get out your favorite ugly sweater or Hawaiian shirt and wear it to Pizzeria Paradiso for their Christmas beer takeover. Pizzeria Paradiso Georgetown (3282 M Street NW) 5-10 p.m.

Later this week…

TUESDAY Learn about the effort being made to combat the effects of climate change as the Embassy of France hosts Green Night. The evening’s festivities will include music, photo exhibitions, and film screenings. The Embassy of France (4101 Reservoir Road NW) 6-11 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Teenagers from the Brainfood Community MVPs program will give you tips on cooking with every part of a plant. Union Market (1309 5th Street NE) 6-8 p.m. $15

THURSDAY Make a Zine at Zine Lab at the Mt. Pleasant Library. A vintage manual typewriter will even be available for use! (3160 16th Street NW) 6:30 p.m. Free