Kwanzaa may not start until Dec. 26, but local Black-led organizations around the D.C. region are starting the celebrations earlier in the month.

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

Photo of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center courtesy of the National Air and Space Museum. DCist’s guide to lectures and discussions in the D.C. area As you can imagine, there aren’t a whole lot of lectures going on this week, unless you count those given by family members who think you’re not fulfilling their dreams correctly. Sadly, none of your disappointed parents sent us press releases, so we’re not sure when those are scheduled….

Keli by Katy Grannan, on view at National Portrait Gallery. Collection of the artist, courtesy Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York City; Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco; Salon 94, New York City © Katy Grannan Washington’s museums are atwitter with the season, offering many holiday themed events great for visiting family and friends in among other non-holiday themed exhibits. >> We missed this opening in November, so stay tuned for our review of Portraiture Now:…