MONDAY, NOV. 28
ART WORKSHOP: If you’re an artist, writer, translator, or creator working across linguistic boundaries, join a new biweekly workshop and discussion space. The group will provide support for people working on deadline and a space to discuss challenges of translation work guided by Nathaniel Gallant, a local translator and writer. (Rhizome DC; 7:30 p.m.; $5 suggested donation)
DC COCKTAIL WEEK: Kick off DC Cocktail Week with a margarita making class. The class, hosted in collaboration with Altos Tequila, will provide ingredients, cocktail shakers, and accessories. Participants can enjoy an extended happy hour menu and chips and salsa. DC Cocktail Week specials and events continue through Dec. 4. (Paraíso Taquería y Mezcalería; 4 p.m.; $38)
MORE: Profs & Pints DC: The Rise of the GOP’s Extremists (Little Penn Coffeehouse; 6 p.m.; $12.72), Monday Night Open Mic hosted by Alexa Patrick (Busboys and Poets Shirlington; 8 p.m.; $5), World Cup Watch Party: Portugal vs Uruguay (Wunder Garten; 2 p.m.; FREE admission), Cider Monday (Old Town Books; 10 a.m.; FREE admission), Holiday Lights Ride (Trek Vienna; 5 p.m.; FREE), Settle In (Cotton & Reed; 5:30 p.m.; FREE admission)
TUESDAY, NOV. 29
DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: Watch a documentary screening, short youth performance, and panel discussion with the filmmakers in association with Lights On Afterschool and Giving Tuesday. “My Brother’s Journey” is a true coming of age story following the lives of Black boys growing into young men in D.C. (Miracle Theatre; 5:30 p.m.; FREE)
HOLIDAY CONCERT: Washington Performing Arts presents a concert to ring in the holiday season with classic songs. Tenthing, a 10-piece, all-female brass band, will take the stage mingling beloved holiday music with classic show tunes. (Sixth & I; 8 p.m.; $35)
PANEL DISCUSSION: Hear from record-breaking elected women in this panel discussion honoring Asian American women who give back. Maryland Del. Lily Qi will lead the panel with Julia Chang Bloch. A reception with drinks and finger food, and a sneak peek of the museum’s exhibits, will precede the panel. (Chinese American Museum DC; 6:30 p.m.; $35)
MORE: Rootwork author Tracy Cross with John Lawson and Hailey Piper (East City Bookshop and virtual; 7 p.m.; FREE), Carpathian Impressions: A Classical and Jazz Piano Evening (Terrace Theater at the Kennedy Center; 7:30 p.m.; $35), Rina Sawayama Hold The Girl Tour 2022 (The Fillmore Silver Spring; 8 p.m.; $58), D.C. Unplugged: District Fray’s Music Issue Wrap Party (AutoShop; 6:30 p.m.; $10), The Garden Gala (Wunder Garten; 6 p.m.; FREE admission), November in Takoma: A Jazz Jam (Takoma Station Tavern; 7 p.m.; FREE admission), Tree trimming party with a free drink (Hotel Zena; 5 p.m.; FREE), Grow Your Own Mushrooms Class (PLNTR; 6 p.m.; $38), 2022 Art of Athletics Festival (Qatar America Institute for Culture; 2 p.m.; FREE), Shift Drink (Counter Culture Coffee DC; 11 a.m.; FREE admission)
SPONSORED KIDS MUSICAL: a new, high-energy musical to rock the holiday season– Mo Willems’ Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience. In a community where baring is caring and skin is in, can Wilbur find the courage to rock? Based on the hilarious picture book, the show explores what can happen when we have the courage to be ourselves. Best for ages 4-10. (Imagination Stage; Through Jan. 8. Tickets $12-39.)
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30
GLOW TOUR: Check out Georgetown’s GLOW light show and the historic neighborhood itself with a tour guide. The tour brings you history through the light art installations and the murals and street art in the neighborhood. (2810 Pennsylvania Ave. NW; 5:30 p.m.; $35)
HISTORY HAPPY HOUR: Discover how activist knitting and crochet have tackled some of the largest social issues in recent history at this happy hour. The program, led by artist Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, will explore the roots of fiber art activism from the AIDS memorial quilt to the Women’s March hats. Tickets include drinks and snacks. (Sandy Spring Museum; 6:30 p.m.; $20 in person, $15 virtual)
COMEDY FOR A CAUSE: Laugh the night away for a good cause at a comedy show benefit to end chronic homelessness. Grassroots Comedy brings the finest crop of comedians headlined by Tommy Sinbazo to help raise funds for Miriam’s Kitchen (Kramers; 7:30 p.m.; $25).
SPONSORED ANCIENT SEA MONSTERS & SPIRITS: Join us on Wednesday, November 30, for an evening of sipping cocktails, digging for fossils, and chatting with experts about female fossil hunters, mosasaurs, ichthyosaurs, and more … asaurs. (National Museum of Natural History; 6:30-8:00 p.m.; $25; Ages 21+)
MORE: Holiday Soy Candlemaking w/ Relume (Shop Made in DC Georgetown; 5 p.m.; $30), Julian Lage (Sixth and I; 8 p.m.; $26), Agree to Laugh: A Black-Jewish Comedy Showcase (Busboys and Poets Brookland; 8 p.m.; $15), Modern Evergreen Wreath: Afternoon Studio Arts Workshop (Smithsonian Associates; virtual; 12 p.m.; $45), The Many Lives of Joan of Arc (Smithsonian Associates; virtual; 6:30 p.m.; $30), Race, History, and Rock Creek: The History and Future of the Carter Barron Amphitheater (National Parks Conservation Association; virtual; 5:30 p.m.; FREE), Tango and Champagne Soiree: Argentine Tango Lessons and Dance Soiree (The Ven at Embassy Row; 7 p.m.; $25), The First Annual Jingle Jubilee at Chevy Chase Lake (Chevy Chase Lake; 5:30 p.m.; FREE), Brothertiger (DC9 Nightclub; 8 p.m.; $13), Women Supporting Women: Holiday Sip N’ Shop (Venture X Arlington; 5 p.m.; FREE admission), Ornament Sip & Paint (Olive Lounge & Grill; 7 p.m.; $30), Film Screening: The Battle of Chile (The Outrage; 6:30 p.m.; FREE), An evening at Gallery Article 15 (Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington; 6:30 p.m.; $10)
THURSDAY, DEC. 1
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: Start your holiday shopping off strong in Dupont Circle with a holiday open house. Head to three small businesses —Bloom Boutique, Bite the Fruit, and Mediterranean Way Gourmet Market — to sip and shop. Enjoy sales, bourbon punch, wine, beer, light bites, and don’t forget to buy gifts at a discount. (5 p.m.; FREE admission)
WORLD AIDS DAY: Mark and honor World AIDS Day with multiple events in D.C. Head to a candlelight vigil with speakers outside of Whitman & Walker’s office on 14th Street NW (6 p.m.; FREE). Or watch a program of seven short videos highlighting under-told stories of artists living with HIV. The works will be screened from American University’s Humanities Truck at the Studio House at Walbridge (6 p.m.; FREE).
RACE CONVERSATION: Tune into the inaugural national conversation on race from the Smithsonian Institution. This virtual talk will bring together various cultural institutions and experts for conservations about events during the last two years shaping the ongoing legacy of racism in the U.S. Virtual; 7 p.m.; FREE)
TASTE OF ITALY: Travel to Italy in the comfort of a D.C. art museum. Savor cocktails from Don Ciccio & Figli or Italian wine, and arancini and panini from Stellina Pizzeria while exploring “An Italian Impressionist in Paris: Giuseppe De Nittis.” Guests can also practice Italian, enjoy live music, and try out a still life sketching activity. (Phillips Collection; 5 p.m.; $20)
SPRINGFIELD IN VA: Transport yourself back to the ‘80s in Alexandria when Rick Springfield brings his “Stripped Down” tour to the Birchmere. The “Jessie’s Girl” singer hosts an “intimate solo performance of music and storytelling.” (The Birchmere; 7:30 p.m.; $115)
MORE: Holiday Trivia (Atlas Brew Works Ivy City; 7 p.m.; FREE), BSO Presents The Godfather Live in Concert (The Music Center at Strathmore; 8 p.m.; $35), Yes Queen! (DC Comedy Loft; 8 p.m.; $12), Scena Theatre: Playing Burton (Atlas Performing Center; 7:30 p.m.; $25), Pizza and Puccini (In Bocca al Lupo; 7:30 p.m.; $14), Twelve Days Jingle & Mingle (The Park at 14th; 6 p.m.; $50), Autocracy Inc.: How the World’s Authoritarians Work Together (Embassy of Canada; 6 p.m.; FREE), The Future of Exploration In The Greatest Age of Exploration (Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library; 6:30 p.m.; FREE), Being and Belonging| VisualAIDS Day With(out) Art DC Premiere (David Bethuel Jamieson Studio House at Walbridge; 6 p.m.; FREE) DC Doula’s Period Chats with Paint (Wine and Organic; 6:15 p.m.; $5), My Name is Joe And I Am A Pizza Man book release (Il Canale; 6 p.m.; $50), “Ugly Sweaters & Cool Kicks” Annual Holiday Party Presented by DC Run Crew (Mission Navy Yard; 6 p.m.; $25)
