MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15
COZY AT THE RESORT: Embrace winter with the help of private cabins and boozy hot chocolate at Wunder Garten’s annual Après Ski 2021. You can pretend you’re racing your friends down the slopes on a dual downhill ski simulator — for only $1 — while keeping warm sipping whiskey flights or hot chocolate by the fire pits. Swizzler will also be on site for snacks and burgers. (Wunter Garten, ongoing, free entry)
PRIMARY SOURCES: Hear all about what life was like in the White House under LBJ first-hand in this talk from the White House Historical Association. First daughters Lynda Johnson Robb and Luci Baines Johnson and former U.S. Chief of Protocol Lloyd Hand in this talk, which will stream live on YouTube. (5:30 p.m., FREE)
PRESIDENTIAL TALK: Prof and Pints continues its mission to democratize access to higher learning with its online series. Don’t miss this in-depth talk about the first U.S. president with Denver Brunsman, a lecturer at Mount Vernon and professor at George Washington University. Check out their site for more talks. (7 p.m., $12)
MORE: Signature Vinyl: a cinematic concert (Signature Theatre, through May 26, $25), Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle screening (Korean Cultural Center, through Feb. 17, FREE)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
EXPLORE THE ANCIENT WORLD: Miss traveling the world? Do it safely with a virtual tour of ancient Thebes as part of a Smithsonian series that explores UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Mesoamerica. You’ll get a taste of all the sights while diving into ancient culture and politics. (6:45 p.m., $25)
STREET FOOD COOKING: Take a trip to Vietnam by learning how to make delicious street food at home with Chef Mark Haskell. Learn the basics of making Bánh Xèo, or Vietnamese rice crepes filled with shrimp, pork, and bean sprouts, in this interactive Zoom class from the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital. (6 p.m., $20)
TRIVIA TIME: Test your general knowledge with Rosslyn BID’s virtual trivia series and compete to win a gift card of up to $50 to a Rosslyn restaurant. You can even move on to participate in the Championship Rounds next month. Or tune in Thursday night for another trivia event — this one’s food and drink-themed. (5 p.m., FREE)
MORE: Playing with Resin Workshop (Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 6 p.m., $50), The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. Book Club (Lost City Books)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17
POETRY PANEL: Listen to some new poetry as D.C.-based poet Chloe Yelena Miller joins Laura Von Prooyen and Jeff Oaks to celebrate their recent releases from Lily Poetry Review Books. Politics & Prose will stream the event live, and donations are welcome. (6 p.m., FREE)
BOOK TALK: Join Rashida Jones as she talks all things climate change with Bill Gates to mark the release of his book, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster. Hear about Gates’ plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions during this Sixth & I event. (7 p.m., $35)
RECOVERED VOICES: Tune into BSO Sessions’ newest program that gives a voice to composers that were suppressed by Nazi censorship and anti-semitism. The performance will be available on demand after. (8 p.m., $10)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18
100 YEARS: Celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the most beautiful carousels in the D.C. area at Glen Echo Park. Thursday’s live virtual launch event includes Emcee Liz Dapo and special messages from Sen. Chris VanHollen, Rep. Jamie Raskin and others. The event will kick off a month-long celebration that includes virtual history lectures, short films, summer family events, social media contests, and more. (12:30 p.m., FREE)
PHOTOGRAPHER’S PERSPECTIVE: Spend an evening with D.C. political photographers Sharon Farmer, George Tolbert, and Bonita Bing for a virtual discussion from the D.C. Public Library. The photographers will share their views on how technology and access to information are changing the way they take photos. Their work can be viewed in virtual exhibitions, too. (7 p.m., FREE)
MORE: Clifford Owens: AU Department of Art Visiting Artist Series (6 p.m., FREE), Trivia Night with Sixth & I (7 p.m., $6), ¡Printing the Revolution! Virtual Conversation Series: From Black and Brown Solidarity to Afro-Latinidad (Smithsonian American Art Museum, 6:30 p.m., FREE)
