MONDAY, JAN. 23

COQUITO WARS: Vote the best coquito, a creamy coconut-based Puerto Rican cocktail, at this local competition. D.C. competitors will test out their recipes; they can also dance to music from DJ Rich for the rest of the night at La Cosecha. (Serenata; 6:30 p.m.; FREE)

MARATHON PANEL: Training for a marathon but nervous to take the first step? Join this panel to hear from runners who completed anywhere from their first to 10th marathon this past year. Learn about training practices, setting goals, picking races, racing clothes, suggested food, and more. ( MLK Jr. Memorial Library; 7 p.m.; FREE)

OPEN MIC: Head to Sound Off, an open mic night at Creative Suitland Arts Center from Creative Suitland and DC Music Summit. Hosted by local Pi-Anir The Poet!, this month’s iteration will also feature Carlynn Newhouse, a poet, host, performer and educator. (Creative Suitland Arts Center, 7 p.m., pay what you can, $5-15 recommended)

MORE: Profs & Pints DC: An Unflinching Look at Freedom (Little Penn Coffeehouse; 6 p.m.; $14.31), Great Energy Group Yoga (Eaton Hotel; 7:30 p.m.; $30), Perceptible Rhythms/Alternative Temporalities exhibit (Middle East Institute Gallery; 10 a.m.; FREE), Birds, Blooms, & Beasts exhibit (Green Spring Gardens; 9 a.m.; FREE)

TUESDAY, JAN. 24

FAIRYTALE WRITING: Learn what makes a story a fairytale at this virtual panel. Folklorists and writers Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman will explore how to write a fairy tale, including a few rules, steps to follow, plot elements to include, so attendees can write their own. (Smithsonian Associates/virtual; 6:45 p.m.; $25)

WHISKEY TASTING: Whiskey fan? Join Drink the District for a global tour of the spirit from Bourbon County, Kentucky, to Islay, Scotland. Tickets include six premium whiskeys to taste from famous regions, and a chance to purchase limited spirits to take home. (National Union Building; 7 p.m.; $39)

MORE: Baila DC salsa lessons (La Cosecha; 8 p.m.; $7), Sixth & I’s Trivia Under the Stars (Wunder Garten; 7 p.m.; $15), Leif Ove Andsnes, piano (Kennedy Center Terrace Theater; 7:30 p.m.; $90), Cocktails, Lipstick, and Jazz: Fashion and the 1920s New Woman (Smithsonian Associates; 6:45 p.m.; virtual; $25), SPY with Me Memory Loss Program (International Spy Museum; virtual; 2 p.m.; FREE) , Tipsy Terrarium Workshop (PlantHouse; 6:30 p.m.; $26), Say It Ain’t Snow Literary Reading (Shaw Tavern; 7:30 p.m.; FREE), Rainbow History Project’s “Talking Trans History” panel (Southwest Library; 6:30 p.m.; FREE)

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

GENTRIFICATION LECTURE: In this virtual presentation, Tanya Golash-Boza, the founder of the Racism, Capitalism, and the Law Lab, will explain what paved the way for gentrification in D.C. She’ll touch on how redlining, disinvestment, the War on Drugs, policing, and more displaced Black residents and devastated the community. (DC Preservation League; 12 p.m.; virtual; FREE)

DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: Join this screening of a National Geographic documentary highlighting the Kusunda people near the India-Nepal border. The 2018 memoir includes interviews with the community’s elder, the last known fluent Kusunda speaker, and a Q&A with the director following the screening. Popcorn, drinks, and Mount Dessert Island ice cream are available for purchase. (Lost Origins Gallery; 7:30 pm; FREE admission)

COFFEE ART: Learn how to make your own painting with coffee. Admission to the event includes supplies — think paper, canvas, coffee and tea grounds, paint brushes, and more. Get creative in making your own sepia-toned painting. (Detour Coffee; 5:30 p.m.; $35)

MORE: “Art, Islam, and Activism: Works in Progress” opening (VisArts Kaplan Gallery and Common Ground Gallery; 12 p.m.; FREE), Grassroots Comedy DC’s Super Spectacular Comedy Show for Comedic Justice (Kramers; 7:30 p.m.; $20), Operation Underworld with Matthew Black (International Spy Museum; 6:30 p.m.; virtual; FREE),  Eat & Flourish author Mary Beth Albright (Bold Fork Books; 7 p.m.; $5), Lecture: The Czernins on Journeys by Fulbright Scholar Eva Chodějovská (Embassy of the Czech Republic; 6 p.m.; FREE), Jazz Jam Sessions (metrobar; 7 p.m.; FREE), Crank + Flo (Takoma Station Tavern; 6 p.m.; $25), Film Screening + Discussion with The Claudia Jones School for Political Ed (The Outrage; 6:30 p.m.; donations welcome), Witchy Winter Party (Dew Drop Inn; 7 p.m.; FREE), Women Uncorked: Catch Us Up (Sense Salon; 7 p.m.; $20)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26

UTOPIA AFTER DARK: While pre-registration is sold out, this forward-thinking event will still welcome walk-ins throughout the evening. Explore the Anacostia Community Museum’s latest exhibit, The Utopia Project, sip craft cocktails, indulge in small bites, enjoy music from DJ Jahsonic, and more. The exhibit explores issues and each guest’s version of a utopia through a series of experiential activities. (Anacostia Community Museum; 7 p.m.; FREE admission)

PORTRAIT SCREENING: Join an interactive screening and panel discussion featuring short works and select films from Haiti, Brazil, Jamaica, and the U.S. The works will explore imaginative representation of Afro-descendant spiritual practices like divination, spirit possession, and ecstatic dance. (Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library; 6 p.m.; FREE)

ARCTIC EXHIBIT TALK: Tune into a conversation with the National Academy of Sciences’ latest exhibit, “Arctic Ice: A Visual Archive.” Artist Cy Keener, landscape researcher Justine Holzman, climatologist Ignatius Rigor, and scientist John Woods will discuss their work documenting Arctic ice as a result of field data, remote satellite imagery, scientific analysis, and multimedia visual representation. (National Academy of Sciences; 6:30 p.m.; FREE)

MEET THE BREWER: Join Other Half Brewing for their ninth anniversary. This event will highlight beer’s most important ingredient, water, and the details of building a water profile for a New England IPA outside of the region. Lead Brewer Brian McGlynn will also lead a tour of the brewhouse and a tasting of new brews. (Other Half Brewing; 6:30 p.m.; $25)

MORE: “Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See” opening reception (Martin Luther King Jr. Library; 6 p.m.; FREE)  Winter terrarium candle class with Relume Co. (PLNTR; 5:30 p.m.; $45), DCYimbys: Affordable Housing Happy Hour (La Cosecha; 6:30 p.m.; FREE), The Answer Is Murder (DC Improv; 7:30 p.m.; $22), All About Oversight Season discussion (Virtual; 7 p.m.; FREE), Ari Melber (Sixth & I; 7:30 p.m.; in-person plus book $30; virtual $12), Build Your Own Wellness Bouquets with Zero Proof or Full ABV Cocktails (Jungle & Loom and Buffalo Bergen at Union Market; 6:30 p.m.; $65), Swing It ‘n Wing It! (CitySwing; 6 p.m.; $40), Be Patient Paint Night (Hilton Garden Inn Waldorf; 6 p.m.; $35), After Ayotzinapa: Mexico’s Disappeared 43 (Busboys and Poets; 6 p.m.; FREE), Del Maguey Mezcal Tasting & Food Pairing (Taco Rock Arlington; 7 p.m.; $10)