This week’s agenda includes a pop-up tintype photography studio, rubber stamp carving, kombucha brewing, and more. If you’re interested in more food-based events, check out how to eat your way through D.C. this week. For more movies, look at our weekly roundup for more of the week’s best screenings.
MONDAY, JANUARY 9
FILM SCREENING: Join Songbyrd Music House for a tribute to Debbie Reynolds—a screening of Singing in the Rain. (Songbyrd Music House, 8 p.m. FREE)
WORLD MUSIC: Experience new sounds from the ancient instruments of Korea, including the geomungo (zither), daegeum (flute), and janggu (drum), when the four-member ensemble known as Black String performs at The Kennedy Center. (Millennium Stage, 6 p.m. FREE)
AUTHOR TALK: Will Schwalbe discusses his memoir, The End of Your Life Book Club, a book about the joy of reading. Schwalbe reflects on the larger themes in the books he read and discussed with his mother in their two-person book club, recounting “who or what led him to the book at hand, what he found in it, and where it took him next.” (Politics and Prose, 7 p.m. FREE)
Hear farewell stories during this month’s Story District. (Photo by Flickr user wolfkann)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10
FAREWELL STORIES: It’s so hard to say goodbye, but at least a couple of Story District storytellers should be able to help you find a little humor in the situation. This month’s theme is Auld Lang Syne, featuring stories about friendships, farewells, and finales. (Town Danceboutique, 8 p.m. $15)
TINTYPE PHOTOGRAPHY: The Backstage at The Black Cat is transforming into a photography studio for one night. Photographer Justin T. Gellerson will will create tintype photographs of up to three people in a single photo on a first-come, first-serve basis. Grab a drink in the Red Room as you wait for your photograph to dry. (Black Cat, 6 p.m.-12 a.m. $60 per photo)
DANCE FITNESS: Joy of Motion Dance Center continues its series of free dance classes at The Kennedy Center with a Street Pop Jazz/Prince Tribute class. (Millennium Stage, 6 p.m. FREE)
A HOLLYWOOD LOVE STORY: She was a film researcher, he was a storyboard artist. Together, they are the unsung heroes of classic films including The Ten Commandments, The Birds, The Graduate, Scarface, and more. Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story uses love letters, film clips, and candid conversations with Harold and Lillian Michelson, Danny DeVito, Mel Brooks, Francis Ford Coppola, and others to chronicle their romantic and creative partnership through six decades of moviemaking history. (Edlavitch DCJCC, 7:30 p.m. $13.50)
More: Swagger, Bowie Screening, Hungry: Part 1 of The Gabriels, Chocolate Tasting and Demonstration
Are we meant to eat meat? James Hamblin will share his response to this and other questions when he discusses his book, If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body. (Photo by Zakery Lee)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11
AUTHOR TALK: How much sleep do we really need? Are we meant to eat meat? Get responses to these and other “questions and concerns both practical and paranoid” when James Hamblin, senior editor at The Atlantic, discusses his book, If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body. Hamblin draws from years of original research to answer “life’s most pressing health concerns and curiosities, ranging from sex and aging to wellness and nutrition.” (sixth & i, 7 p.m. $12-35)
BEER: Take your pick between Italian and Missourian beer. First, ChurchKey celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Schlafly Beer by serving 25 beers from the St. Louis, MO based brewery. Featured brews include The Eleventh Labor, an apricot Berliner Weiss, and Sticky Toffee Porter—a “robust porter w/ molasses, vanilla beans, and figs.” (ChurchKey, 5 p.m. FREE entry). Meanwhile, Via Umbria will offer a tasting of beers from four breweries in the Umbria region of Italy. Featured brews include a red ale from Birra Flea and a chocolate porter from Birra Perugia. (Via Umbria, 7:30 p.m. $35)
MUSICAL: Based on the true events of the 1892 axe murders of Abby and Andrew Borden, LIZZIE: The Musical “is a tale of sex, rage, and murder told by Lizzie (their daughter, who was tried and acquitted for the crime), her sister Emma, her friend Alice Russell, and her maid Bridget Sullivanall set to a pounding riot grrrl beat.” (Anacostia Playhouse, 8 p.m. Pay What You Can)
MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS: During the The Tarantino Soundtrack, Vol. 1, listen to hit songs from Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown sung live with accompaniment by The Adam Levowitz Orchestra. (The Howard Theatre, 8 p.m. $15-25)
More: Residential Interiors and Landscapes of the Gilded Age, Small-Producer Wine Tasting with Select Cheese Pairings, Face to Face with Slavery, Not the Cleaver Family.
Hand carve rubber stamps at this month’s Wine & Design. (Photo by Flickr user Mr.TinDC)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12
STAMP CARVING: Are you searching for the perfect rubber stamp? If you can’t find it, make it yourself! This month’s Wine & Design features all the tools you need to hand carve your own rubber stamp. Ticket price includes wine or beer. (National Postal Museum, 5-7 p.m. $11.50)
THEATRE: Theatre Prometheus turns Shakespeare’s Cymbeline into a lesbian love story with mostly female actors, exploring themes of sexuality, homophobia, gender identity, and gender roles. (Anacostia Arts Center, 7:30-10 p.m. $20)
KOMBUCHA BREWING: The team behind Craft Kombucha will teach you how to brew your own kombucha. The ticket price includes everything you need to brew your first batch, including a fermentation vessel and scoby—the home for yeast and bacteria required to produce the beverage. (Union Market, 6-8 p.m. $50-80)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN COVER: Local band Broke Royals pays tribute to Bruce Springsteen by performing his classic 1984 album Born In The USA. (Rock & Roll Hotel, 8 p.m. $12-15)
More: Specialty Tuscan Wines, Kokedama-rama, Women of a Certain Age: Part 3 of The Gabriels
