MONDAY, DECEMBER 14
LATKE LESSON: Learn how to fry up those perfect potato pancakes with Moishe House Mosaic-Fairfax. On the 5th night of Hanukkah, Moishe House is hosting a Zoom cooking workshop to not only provide tips on making traditional latkes, but for making Cajun and kimchi ones as well. Grab potatoes, oil, a pan, and start frying. (7 p.m., FREE)
BAH HUMBUG: Take a break from the Netflix queue and snuggle up to listen to the radio play version of A Christmas Carol from Ford’s Theatre, available on its website. Listen as Ebenezer Scrooge gets a new perspective on life, and check out the online program and coloring pages, too. (Until January 1, FREE)
#ENOUGH: Commemorate the eighth anniversary of the Sandy Hook school massacre by watching the #Enough Plays to End Gun Violence, featuring the writings of teen playwrights. Mosaic Theater is among the companies around the country streaming this event on Facebook. (7:30 p.m., FREE)
MORE: #OptOutside #TogetherApart Wildlife Watching (Latino Outdoors, Ongoing, FREE), Exams from Home: Microsoft Office Specialist (D.C. Public Library, 4 p.m., FREE)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15
PROFITEROLE PRACTICE: ’Tis the season for sweets, and this class from Ice Cream Jubilee can help up your dessert game. In this virtual Ice Cream Class: Profiterole Towers with Magic Chocolate Sauce, Jubilee founder Victoria Lai is walking attendees through creating fancy cream puff sandwiches. Pick up the supplies in-store or buy them yourself. (5:30 p.m., $29 with supplies, without FREE)
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS: Take in holiday decorations in drive-by fashion. The 43rd annual festival of lights at the D.C. Mormon Temple is drive-thru only this year. Every night, visitors can enjoy 400,000 lights and two nativity scenes, and tune into 101.7 FM for a Christmas soundtrack. Be sure to follow the outlined route and stay in your car. (9900 Stoneybrook Dr, Kensington, MD, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., FREE)
MORE: Four Films That Changed America (Smithsonian Associates, 6:30 p.m., $20), Six Picks: Hanukkah Edition (Sixth & I, 7 p.m., FREE, $6 donation suggested)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16
SHOP THE WORLD: Keep shopping from the couch with the 9th annual Winternational Embassy Showcase. It’s a year-long digital embassy-curated marketplace, offering goods like handmade hats from Madagascar and alpaca wool wraps from Peru. Last week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser even issued a proclamation declaring Dec. 7 “Winternational Day.” (Ongoing, prices vary)
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Dumbarton House always glows with holiday glamour, and this year appreciate the Georgetown museum online or in person. Take the Christmas tour at home to learn about the holidays through the Federal period. Or raise the donation to $100 for a private, socially distant tour of the estate. (Dumbarton House, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $5- $100)
STEP SHOW: 2020 has seen a great deal of not-so-awesome firsts, so instead let’s enjoy the first holiday show from Step Afrika! The Magical Musical Holiday Step Show. Recorded live earlier this year at George Mason University, the show features appearances from Popper the penguin, polar bear twins Pinky and Polo, and lots of holiday magic. (7:30 p.m., FREE)
MORE: Crossing in the Kitchen (Crossing D.C., 4 p.m., FREE), LGBTQIA Book Club reads The Price of Salt: Or Carol (Lost City Books, 7 p.m., $5)
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
LIGHT IT UP: Light Yards is back for its fifth year, this time with “Stars,” an immersive light design installation from Australian-based sculptors Amigo & Amigo. Take in the dancing lights and music that goes along with the sculptures during a socially distanced walk through Yards Park. (355 Water Street SE, Washington, DC, 6 p.m., until January 10, FREE)
SNOWY WONDERLAND: Even if the District gets little snow this week, one can still enjoy Imagination Stage’s The Snow Queen from home. The 25-minute live, interactive story adapts Hans Christian Andersen’s famous winter fairy tale for the whole family to enjoy. (5 p.m., $29)
MORE: Virtual Happy Hour: Louise Bourgeois Birthday Celebration (National Museum of Women in the Arts, 5:30 p.m., FREE), Winter Solstice Celebration: Mummer’s Play and More (Foggy Bottom Morris Men, 8 p.m., FREE)
This story has been updated with a photo of Dumbarton House.
