MONDAY, JANUARY 31
WINTER LANTERNS: Make sure to check out The Kennedy Center’s latest REACH exhibition, the Winter Lanterns. Celebrate the Lunar New Year with LED-lit lanterns designed by Chinese artists, food available for purchase, and next weekend: a Korean costume display and other special events and freebies. (5:30 p.m., FREE)
COOKING DEMOS: Tune into the Asian Art Museum and Smithsonian American Art Museum’s virtual Lunar New Year’s Eve reunion dinner. The food-filled celebration will pay homage to the traditional “reunion dinner” with local Asian American chefs presenting virtual cooking demonstrations for pork belly, tarte tatin, and mochi along with their own stories of family traditions. (6 p.m., FREE)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
CULTURAL CELEBRATION: The National Museum of the American Indian hosts a month-long celebration of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe with virtual events featuring food, art, traditional stories, and film, premiering at midnight. Tune into a talk by the chair of the tribe, followed by storytelling, finger weaving, traditional copper work, and contemporary jewelry making. (FREE)
TANGO LESSONS: Learn how to properly tango with the Embassy of Uruguay. Instructor Luis Angel will lead four classes through February to teach basic tango steps and techniques to prepare you to hit the dance floor. (6 p.m., $75)
MORE: Daniel Pink at Sixth & I (7 p.m., $12 virtual, $20 in-person), Transit Equity Day: Letter to the Editor Party (7 p.m., FREE), Reality+: From the Metaverse to The Matrix (Smithsonian Associates, 6:45 p.m., $25 for non-members)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
COMEDY SHOW: Head to Cloak & Dagger for the first of a weekly Wednesday comedy show from Chilltown, a co-op of top performers and producers in the DMV. Enjoy a stand-up showcase from talent like Paris Sashay and Franqi French, then test your own chops at an open mic after. (7 p.m., FREE)
BEGINNERS’ YOGA: Join the Winter Workout Challenge with National Landing by tuning into virtual beginners’ yoga. Attendees will be guided through mindfulness meditation and yoga. Tune into at least four sessions and you’ll be entered to win two weeks of unlimited classes at Mind Your Body Oasis. (6 p.m., FREE)
MORE: Seven Games and Why We Love Them (Smithsonian Associates, 6:45 p.m., $25), Wine & Watercolors with Shop Made in DC (5 p.m., $20)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3
DANCE SUMMIT: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center hosts a celebratory space for POC and the LGBTQ+ community with its virtual BlackLight Summit. The dance festival explores dance as a channel for resilience and creativity, featuring artists Baye & Asa, Charlie Maybee, Greg David, Johnnie Cruise Mercer, and Kayla Farrish. (9:30 a.m., FREE)
PUN COMPETITION: Enjoy some wordplay at DC Improv’s pun contest. The night of pun fun is hosted by Dana Fleitman. Contest winners earn prizes and eternal glory! (7:30 p.m., $6)
BRUSH LETTERING: Shop Made in DC hosts another creating class with Madelyne Adams, the hands behind Good Letters Design. Join the intro to brush lettering class and get a brush pen, instruction on the basics of lettering, and a kit to make your own custom piece. (5:30 p.m., $55)
DINNER AND DANCE: Join Three Whistles Clarendon for a night with dinner and a zouk lesson! Enjoy American fusion cuisine from Chef Mbegane, followed by a lesson in the Brazilian partner dance before an open Latin dance social. (6:30 p.m., $10)
MORE: Improbable Comedy presents: The Mother of all Comedy Shows (Busboys and Poets Takoma, 8 p.m., $15)
