FRIDAY, JAN. 5

PRISON REIMAGINED: This month, President Lincoln’s Cottage is teaming up with Justice Arts Coalition for “Prison Reimagined: Presidential Portrait Project,” which features work that critiques the U.S. justice system made by incarcerated artists. The exhibit will feature presidential portraits presented along with that president’s record on incarceration. (President Lincoln’s Cottage; through Feb. 19; $10+)

ELVIS’ BIRTHDAY FIGHT CLUB: It’s as weird as it sounds. Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club, an Elvis-themed burlesque show featuring seven elaborately staged fights, returns for its 13th year this Friday. This year’s lineup is still under wraps, but past fights have included Bridezilla against Godzilla and the Supreme Court against the Supremes. (GALA Hispanic Theatre; Friday and Saturday; 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.; $33+)

DAVID BOWIE DANCE PARTY: Put on your red shoes and dance with the crowd at Pearl Street Warehouse at the David Bowie Birthday Celebration and Dance Party, which returns for its second year. If you don’t trust yourself with makeup, a face painter will be on the premises to give you a Bowie-esque makeover. (Pearl Street Warehouse; 8 p.m.; $10)

A QUEERMAS CAROL: Kick off the new year with a little variety. Queer Variety Cavalcade’s A Queermas Carol is a holiday special structured like a traditional televised-live variety show. Expect music, dance, drag, magic, burlesque, spoken word, ventriloquism and improv comedy performed by local queer artists. (Washington Improv Theater; 9:30 p.m.; $15+)

MORE: U Street’s Jazzed Up Cocktail Tour (U Street Corridor; Friday and Saturday 4:30 p.m.; $189+), “The Doubling Woods” opening reception (Rhizome DC; 7 p.m.-9 p.m.; FREE), Part Carbon (DC9 Nightclub; 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.; $15)

SATURDAY, JAN. 6

DISCO POP-UP: Your apartment could probably use a disco ball. Pick one up this weekend at the Disco Loft Pop-Up, taking place at Miss Pixie’s. Vintage accessories, clothes and decor will also be on sale. (Miss Pixie’s; 12 p.m.-4 p.m.; FREE)

ROTHKO MEDITATION: Skip the Headspace session this weekend and head to the National Gallery of Art, where yoga instructor and artist Aparna Sadananda will lead a 30-minute guided meditation surrounded by the art on display in “Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper.” (National Gallery of Art; 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.; FREE)

STUDIO ACTING OPEN HOUSE: If your new year’s resolution is to pick up a new hobby, the Studio Acting Conservatory is here to help. The conservatory is hosting an Open House featuring teachers, students, alumni and a preview of this year’s offerings, which include classes on stage combat and Greek tragedy. (Studio Acting Conservatory; 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.; FREE)

GEORGETOWN GLOW: It’s your last chance to see Georgetown Glow, the annual art tradition that makes Georgetown come alive at night with light installations. Catch the display before it closes for the season on Sunday. (Georgetown; through Jan. 7; FREE)

MORE: The Painterly Gel Print (Washington Printmakers Gallery; Saturdays 1 p.m.-5 p.m.; $240), On The Edge: New Year, New Works (Chamber Dance Project at Arena Stage; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; $40+), The Good Liar (Capital Hilton; 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.; $50), A Video Game Music Recital (Holy Trinity Lutheran Church; 7 p.m.; $5+), The Kennedys (Creative Cauldron; 7:30 p.m.; $25+), The Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show (HIGHLINE RxR; 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; $15+), The Beast Unleashed (Galactic Panther Art Gallery; 8 p.m.-11 p.m.; $15), Square Dance in the New Year (St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church; 8 p.m.-11 p.m.; $10), FEM_FISH (Eckington Hall; 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; $17.15+)

SUNDAY, JAN. 7

THE QUIET GIRL: Nine-year-old Cáit is sent by her pregnant mother to live with her older cousins in rural Ireland for the summer in The Quiet Girl, the stirring 2022 Irish coming-of-age drama. This weekend, join Cinema Art Bethesda for a screening of the film and a breakfast reception. (Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema; 9:30 a.m.; $15 )

AFROBEAT ESSENTIALS: Work up a sweat this weekend at Afrobeat Essentials, a dance workshop hosted by Yewande of Raediant Movement. Whether you have prior experience or not, you’ll leave knowing the basics of Gwara Gwara, Zanku and Azonto. (Joe’s Movement Emporium; 2 p.m.; $15)

HOW TO BE A KOREAN WOMAN: In this one-woman show, Korean-American adoptee Sun Mee Chomet tells the story of searching for her birth family in Seoul. After being presented to soldout audiences across the United States and in Seoul, How to Be a Korean Woman makes its regional premiere this Saturday. Opening night is sold out, but you can catch the matinee on Sunday. (Theater J; through Jan. 14; $90.99)

TO LIVE AND BREATHE: Head to the Anacostia Community Museum this Sunday for the closing reception of “To Live and Breathe: Women in Environmental Justice,” an exhibit that puts a spotlight on environmental justice leaders in the D.C. area. (Anacostia Community Museum; 2 p.m.-4 p.m.; FREE)

MORE: Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony (Music Center at Strathmore; 3 p.m.; $60+), Odeon Chamber Music Series (Saint Patrick’s Episcopal Church; 4 p.m.; $20 suggested donation), Take It Personal (DC Improv; 7 p.m.; $20)