Performers take the stage at The Moth’s StorySLAM to discuss the idea of rewinding—whatever that means to them.

Denise Ofelia Mangen / The Moth

Try out curling, maybe followed by a cocktail or two, at The Wharf this month. iampeas / Flickr

Forget resolutions: Indulge your taste for wine or beer with educational tastings. There are also a few book talks and story sharing sessions worth committing to your calendar this week.

MONDAY, JANUARY 7

SWEEP: Curling, as you may recall from last year’s Winter Olympics, puts shuffleboard on ice, adding a few hockey-inspired moves to the rules. (And it’s way harder than it looks.) Wear soft-soled sneakers and try your hand at the Canadian game (or just sip on some winter drinks) at Curling & Cocktails every Monday this month. (The Wharf, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., FREE)

GAME NIGHT: Start you week with a true classic. You’ve got two free chances to play Bingo with DC Fray: Pizzeria Paradiso Georgetown’s game kicks off at 7 p.m., or head to Kingfisher in Logan Circle for an 8 p.m. round.

TIDE VS. TIGERS: The College Football National Championship game kicks off at 8 p.m., and there are plenty of chances to watch with like-minded fans. Alabama’s Alumni Club will meet at Willies Brew & Que beginning at 5 p.m., and Clemson fans will convene at Mission Navy Yard at 8 p.m. There’s free entry to both events, but feasting on barbecue and tacos, respectively, will cost you.

MORE: John “Papa” Gros: Welcome to New Orleans! (The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 6 p.m., FREE)

Fans rejoice as the Capitals clinch the Stanley Cup in 2018. Tyrone Turner / WAMU

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8

GOAL: Watch as the Capitals continue their fight for the lead of the Metropolitan Division against the division’s current last-place Philadelphia Flyers. No word on whether Gritty will be on hand. (Capital One Arena, 7:30 p.m., $50+)

PIECES OF ME: Remember Ashlee Simpson? Of course you do. The onetime teen idol, now Ashlee Simpson-Ross, is joined by husband Evan Ross (son of Diana) on her current tour, which stops at Union Stage this week. (Union Stage, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $25+)

VISIONARY: It’s not too late to set a New Year’s resolution. At the Set Your Intentions 2019: Vision Board Workshop, Distill Creative provides the materials (magazines, paint and brushes, etc) to create a visual representation of your year ahead; all you need is a little creativity and intentionality. (Colony Club, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., $49)

MORE: Story District presents: Start Up (Black Cat, 6:30 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show, $20), Church Girls with Frass Green and Poppy Patica (DC9, 7:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $8), Oh, God (Atlas Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m., $20-$68)

Learn wine words that aren’t just “cheers” at this wine class. Matthieu Joannon / Unsplash

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9

LUNCH AND LEARN: Make the most of your lunch break with a gallery talk on the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ Rodarte exhibit. NMWA Associate Educator Ashley W. Harris discusses selected works in a 30-minute session. (National Museum of Women in the Arts, 12 p.m.-12:30 p.m., FREE)

WINE WEDNESDAY: If you’re not doing Dry January, why not learn a little about what you’re drinking? With Tastemakers’ Introduction to Wine Class led by Personal Sommelier DC, you’ll learn about grape varietals and their characteristics and how to buy, taste, and pair your next bottle. (Tastemakers, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., $55)

2020 VISION: Sen. Elizabeth Warren has already formed an exploratory committee for the 2020 presidential campaign. Could Sen. Kamala Harris be next? At this Politics and Prose talk at George Washington University, she’ll discuss her new book, The Truths We Hold: An American Journey with Jonathan Capehart of The Washington Post. (GW Lisner Auditorium, 7 p.m., $40)

MORE: Kramers Wine Studio Bubbly Bash (Kramerbooks, 6 p.m.-7 p.m., $10), Mdou Moctar (Union Stage, 6:30 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show, $15+), Washington Wizards vs. Philadelphia 76ers (Capital One Arena, 7 p.m., $9+)

Performers take the stage at The Moth’s StorySLAM to discuss the idea of rewinding—whatever that means to them. Denise Ofelia Mangen / The Moth

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10

BEER HERE: Is 2019 is the year you finally become a discerning drinker of beer? Beer! Drink and Learn will teach you the different types and walk you through how it’s made. Plus, sample Lost Rhino Pilsner, Evolution Red Ale, 3 Star Ghost IPA, and Atlas Stout while you study up. (City Winery DC, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., $28)

THE FIGHT CONTINUES: In Kirsten Swinth’s Feminism’s Forgotten Fight: the Unfinished Struggle for Work and Family, the author highlights the local and national activism of feminism’s second wave. At her East City Bookshop talk, she’s joined in conversation with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Feminist Majority Foundation President Eleanor Smeal. (East City Bookshop, 6:30 p.m., FREE)

BAD ASS: Hear Jen Sincero, author of such affirming books You Are a Badass, You Are a Badass at Making Money and now, You Are a Bad Ass Every Day, an everyday inspiration-type guide to manifesting your bad ass-ness. After her Sixth and I talk, she’ll be signing copies of her latest. (Sixth & I, 7 p.m., $18+)

STORY TIME: Forget resolutions and moving forward—this month’s The Moth DC StorySLAM is all about pressing rewind and revisiting, regressing and returning. Hear five-minute stories on the topic. (The Miracle Theatre, 6:30 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show, $15)

MORE: Yoga Foundations (lululemon Georgetown, 6:30 p.m., $15), Drew Beckman and the Boundary Boys with Not Your Groupies and Lovejet (Songbyrd, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $12), Yesferatu with Social Station and you and me and you (DC9, 7:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $10)

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