This holiday weekend, celebrate Kwanzaa, listen to a twin bill of Christmas radio plays, and shop vintage.

It’s the latest sign that the coronavirus has changed what people want and what they wear.

From drawing to needle-felting, local artists are using their social-distancing time to hone new skills and develop old ones.

Courtesy the DCist tip line, we find these collectible pins on Etsy.com that feature “pearls of wisdom” from our very own Mayor for Life, current Ward 8 D.C. Council member Marion Barry. For $2.50, you get a set of two 1″ pins, one with the legendary “bitch set me up” quote, the other with the rather more recent “I am a politician who’s moral” message. The pins, created by Craftgasm, come in an assortment…

This Sunday, 150 crafters from all over the country will descend upon Adams Morgan to hawk their one of a kind, hand-made items. Kitschy jewelry, googly eyed plushes, fashionable purses, reconstructed clothing and hand printed cards are the norm at the City Paper’s annual Crafty Bastards Arts & Crafts Fair. With humble beginnings in 2004, Crafty Bastards took place during an unfortunate downpour at the Columbia Heights Community Marketplace. City Paper really didn’t know what…

Admit it: the warm early autumn weather has tempted you to rock those white pants and that seersucker blazer just one more time (you swear!). We know — we’ve seen similar lapses all over town. But this morning’s undeniably chilly temps were enough to prompt even the most stalwart flip-flop-phile succumb to a more seasonally appropriate option. So suck it up and let the linen go. And then cancel your weekend plans and grab your…

A quick roundup of what’s going on in our neighborhoods … Palisades In an article sure to further feed the passions of people with real estate interests near MacArthur Boulevard, the Post highlights the Palisades, a neighborhood this DCist used to call home. We’ll pick out a few fun descriptions: “Architectural variety” … “Arts and Crafts bungalows” … “folksy Fourth of July parade” … and neighborhood-grown grapes making wine that’s “not great, but drinkable.” We…

What’s on your radar? Here’s what we’ve got: FRIDAY: Mike Watt, formerly of the Minutemen, hits the Black Cat this evening at 9:30 p.m. $10. De La Soul with Butta Verses and ESL’s Thunderball and Federico Aubele at the 9:30 Club. Doors open at 10 p.m. $20. In a Halloween state of mind? Why not try a Capital Hauntings Walk? The creepy tour leads you through the Lafayette Square area, where, it’s claimed, “restless ghosts…

We here at DCist couldn’t hold out any longer. After weeks of relentless promotion, the Washington City Paper’s “Crafty Bastards” Arts and Crafts fair is finally upon us. The fair, located adjacent to the Columbia Heights Metro Station, will be held this Saturday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The planners are hoping to “showcase the creativity and spirit of the local independent crafts community,” which includes, apparently, these cute plush donuts. If…