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CALIFORNIA: Drink California beer and eat tacos and chimichangas as City Tap House celebrates the start of winter with a little California Dreamin’. (901 9th Street NW) All day.

FRIENDS: Have your friends left town for the holidays? Remember, you can always rent Brian Feldman. Chinatown Friendship Archway (SE corner of 7th Street NW & H Street NW) 6-8 p.m. $30

OUTDOORS: Gather with outdoor enthusiasts at the last Mappy Hour of 2015. Your Best Outdoorsie Santa or Elf Costume, or Ugliest Sweater, may win you some gear. Meridian Pint (3400 11th Street NW) 7-10 p.m. Free

Later this week…

TUESDAY Would you rather watch Click at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (901 G Street NW, 6 p.m.) or It’s a Wonderful Life at the Northeast Library (330 7th Street NE, 7 p.m.). Take your pick!

WEDNESDAY Celebrate Christmas Honky Tonk style as DJ “Hickory” Dave Curtis spins country, western, and hillbilly music. Black Cat (1811 14th Street NW) 7:30 p.m. Free entry.

THURSDAY Complete your holiday shopping at the Mansion on O Street’s Christmas Eve Open House and purchase one-of-a-kind donated items. (2020 O Street NW) 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Free entry.