Snowstorm got you stir-crazy? Get out of the house and carb-load with a free pasta dinner or see an updated take on a classic—including Charlie Chaplin and Cinderella—beginning this week.
MONDAY, JANUARY 14
DINER’S DELIGHT: Sick of the soup you made ahead of the snowstorm? Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week serves up fixed price menus at locations across the area, including All-Purpose, Brothers and Sisters, Convivial, and more. The specials continue through January 20. (Various locations, times and prices, consult website for participating restaurants and specials)
RUN FOR IT: Pacers 14th Street celebrates 10 years of its run club community with an anniversary run. Afterwards, the group convenes at Churchkey for appetizers courtesy of the fitness apparel company On. (Pacers 14th Street, 6:30 p.m., FREE)
LITERARY LISTENING: The PEN/Faulkner Foundation hosts its first literary conversation of the new year. Beyond La Frontera, moderated by Maria Hinojosa, features Mexican-American writers Jennifer Clement and Luis Alberto Urrea, who will discuss immigrant narratives and activism in their works. (Lansburgh Theatre, 7 p.m., $10)
MORE:Mayor Muriel Bowser’s 2nd Term Outlook (Gallaudet University Kellogg Auditorium, 4 p.m., FREE), Bounce Back Hip Hop Flow (Dacha Beer Garden, 6 p.m., $18), Curling & Cocktails (The Wharf, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m., FREE), DC Run Crew HIIT and RUN (Banneker Track, 7 p.m., FREE), Washington Capitals vs. St. Louis Blues (Capital One Arena, 7 p.m., $35+)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15
SOOM X SWEET: The Tavern, the original Sweetgreen space, hosts a community graze night (read: evening of snacks) with Soom Foods, a women-owned tahini producer. Sample Sweetgreen’s Sweetflow frozen yogurt, plus Soom snacks and drinks. (Sweetgreen Tavern, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., $15)
PASTA NIGHT: As the partial government shutdown continues, Whole Foods Market locations in the D.C. area are hosting complimentary community spaghetti dinners. Stop in for pasta, meatballs, salad, rolls, and bottled water, no RSVP required. (Arlington, Bethesda, and Friendship Heights Whole Foods locations, 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m., FREE)
ROUNDTABLE: April Ryan, Washington Bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks, is joined by journalists Donna Brazile, Jason Riley, and Wesley Lowery for a panel discussion entitled Race in America Today. It’s the sixth in an ongoing series on the topic. (Politics and Prose, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., FREE)
MORE: New Year New You: A Bullet Journal Workshop (Cherry Blossom Creative, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., $45), Jewelry Making with Carmen Eliam: Wire and Bead (Shop Made in DC, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., $65), The Crossing Tour: Alejandro Escovedo with Don Antonio (City Winery DC, 6 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $28-$36), Kitchen 101: Winter Soups (Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 6:30 p.m., $59), Sarah McColl: Joy Enough (Solid State Books, 7 p.m.-8 p.m., FREE), Stand Up Comedy with High Frequency Humor (Big Bear Cafe, 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m., $8)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16
GLASS SLIPPERS: In this ballet interpretation of Cinderella at the Kennedy Center, U.K. choreographer Matthew Bournetakes the classic tale and transports it to London during World War II. Performances continue through Sunday, January 20. (The Kennedy Center Opera House, 7:30 p.m., $29-$129)
DISSONANCE: The Diderot String Quartet first met at Oberlin Conservatory and The Juilliard School. At their D.C. concert this week, the musicians dip into their classical training, performing a program of works from Hyacinthe Jadin and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. (Washington National Cathedral, 7:30 p.m., $10-$40)
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK: School Of Rock: The Musical, adapted from the 2003 comedy, includes 14 new Andrew Lloyd Webber songs. Furloughed federal employees get 30% off performances from January 16-18 with the promo code FEDERAL. (National Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $79-$129)
READING FOR GOOD: For the inaugural gathering of the Social Justice Book Club, the group will discuss Tales of Two Americas by John Freeman. For future meetings, join the group on the third Wednesday of every month. (Kramerbooks, 6:30 p.m., FREE)
MORE: Commissary Mixology Class (Commissary, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., $65), January Watercolor and Cocktails (Union Market, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., $55), Rough Day Wine & Yoga (La Pop, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., $25), The Office Trivia (Nick’s Riverside Grill, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., FREE), Church Girls with Frass Green and Poppy Patica (DC9, 7:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, $8), Acoustic Open Mic (Union Stage, 6 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show, FREE), Toasty Bingo (Rock & Roll Hotel, 8 p.m., FREE)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
THE POWER OF FAILING: Late last year, emo veterans Mineral released its first new song in 20 years. Hear the band perform in honor of its 25th anniversary, an occasion which also prompted a book, One Day When We Are Young, released earlier this month. (Black Cat, 7:30 p.m., $30 in advance, $35 day of show)
NO FEAR HERE: Jean Case, the first female Chairman of the National Geographic Society and a former executive at AOL, is also the author of Be Fearless: 5 Principles for a Life of Breakthroughs and Purpose. Catch her in conversation with Andrea Mitchell. (Sixth & I, 6 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. show, $15-$40)
LIGHTS AND VISIONS: Charlie Chaplin’s 1931 silent film City Lights follows Chaplin’s Tramp character as he falls in love with a blind girl. Pointless Theatre Co.’s Visions of Love, a stage adaptation of the film, uses the score composed by Chaplin; shows continue through February. (Dance Loft on 14, 8 p.m., $32)
MORE: History Happy Hour: The Founding Fathers of the NFL (The Willard InterContinental, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., $54), Vision Board Workshop (Breather, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m., $35), Health’s Angels: Personal Stories about Women’s Health (Songbyrd, 7 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show, FREE/$10 suggested donation), The Wood Brothers with Priscilla Renea (9:30 Club, 7 p.m. doors, $30), Fed Up! Show and Night for Federal Employees and Friends (Rock & Roll Hotel, 7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show, FREE for federal employees, $15 all others), Psymbionic with Thelem, 2rip and Be.In (U Street Music Hall, 10 p.m., $15-$20)
