Fairmont Washington D.C., Georgetown is holding a Limitless Happy Hour on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
All who pop into the lobby bar will enjoy a Limitless Bubbly Bar for $20 per person and limitless complimentary bar fare;
~Limitless Bubbly Bar~
Aperol Spritz
Bellini
Champagne Cocktail
French 75
Limoncello Lady
Mimosa
Prosecco &
Sparkling Wine
~ Limitless Complimentary Bar Fare~
Cheese and Charcuterie
French Fries
House-made Potato Chips
Mushroom Tartine
Olives
Pizzettes &
Salmon Tartine
During Fairmont’s Limitless Happy Hour, guests who sign up for ALL – Accor Live Limitless, our lifestyle loyalty program, will be entered to win overnight stays, dinners and cocktails. Enjoy the best of life – Live Limitless, staring with Fairmont’s Limitless Happy Hour on Tuesday, January 21st from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. No reservations are required, and guests must be 21 years of age.
7:30 p.m. Opera House
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Swan Lake
With a fresh look for the 21st century, Matthew Bourne brings his breakout international hit to the Kennedy Center for the first time. Thrilling, audacious, witty, and emotive, this Swan Lake is perhaps still best known for replacing the female corps de ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered conventions and took the dance world by storm.
Tickets: $28-$109
Lil Baby, hip hop’s hottest new sensation, is headed back to the nation’s capital in 2020, making his debut at The Anthem (901 Wharf Street SW) in the city’s popular multibillion-dollar waterfront development The Wharf.
During the Atlanta native’s eagerly awaited show on Thursday, January 23 fans will hear his hit song
“Woah” — which topped Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart last month — among other tracks from
his high-energy catalog.
Florida rapper Rod Wave will also perform, setting the stage for Lil Baby, who first hit the scene in
2016 and has since garnered a recent Grammy nomination and 1 billion streams on Apple Music.
Two local newcomers will open the show — Luckey and Walkdown Will, both artists from D.M.V.
record label Major Life Music, an offshoot of Major Life Entertainment.
The events and music group, comprised of sibling duo and co-founders Abubakarr and Mohamed
Tejan Jalloh, along with their six partners, is responsible for bringing A-list talent like Nicki Minaj,
French Montana and more to venues around the world, from Washington to London.
Tickets for the all-ages show are $55 to $80, with doors opening at 6:30pm and a start time of 8pm.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit:
https://www1.ticketmaster.com/event/15005778D4AB4903.
MANUAL CINEMA
NO BLUE MEMORIES
THE LIFE OF GWENDOLYN BROOKS
Friday, January 24, 2020
8PM
Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 at the door
Poet Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize. An activist and community organizer, Brooks’ provocative works captured the spirit and struggle of the Civil Rights Movement. In this theatrical spectacle that gives new meaning to the phrase “poetry in motion,” Emmy-winning ensemble Manual Cinema tells her story through shadow puppetry, silhouetted actors, and live music. No Blue Memories features an original screenplay penned by Eve L. Ewing and Nate Marshall of Crescendo Literary and a jazz score composed by Jamila and Ayanna Woods. The music, performed live by a quintet, incorporates and transforms some of Brooks’ most iconic verses.
Winter Blast: A Family Day of Native Games
Saturday, Jan. 25, 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
This free family-friendly event celebrates Indigenous games from the Arctic to Argentina. Visitors can meet Talibah Begay (Navajo) as she shares a traditional Navajo shoe guessing game. Leihua Stewart (Native Hawaiian) teaches traditional Hawaiian games. Participants can learn to play Bolivian games with Julia Garcia (Aymara). The day features hands-on activities and “make-and-takes.”
2:00 p.m. Terrace Theater
Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: Nelly’s Harpsichord: Music from Mount Vernon
Harpsichordist Richard Egarr plays the newly completed replica of Eleanor “Nelly” Custis one-of-a-kind harpsichord, a gift from her grandfather George Washington in 1793. The program features popular music from Nelly’s time and selections from her own song book to be announced from the stage.
Tickets: $45
7 p.m. Concert Hall
Washington Performing Arts presents Living the Dream… Singing the Dream
For more than 25 years, Washington Performing Arts’s Gospel Choirs have shared the inspirational gift of gospel music with audiences throughout the D.C. region and beyond. The choirs’ annual concert with the Choral Arts Chorus, honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a joyful celebration of the power of music and the human spirit.
Tickets: $25-$75
7:30 p.m. Opera House
The National Ballet of Canada: Forsythe, Ratmansky & More/Sleeping Beauty
Canada’s esteemed ballet company returns with two programs: Jan. 28 & 29, experience two works by William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, and Alexei Ratmansky’s Piano Concerto #1. Jan. 30–Feb. 2, The Sleeping Beauty is the romantic tale of a princess cursed to sleep for 100 years, danced to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous music.
Tickets: $29-$149
7:30 p.m. Terrace Theater
WORLD STAGES—Sundance Institute: Grey Rock
A D.C. premiere! A play about the inalienable right to dream: A Palestinian man decides to build a rocket to the moon in a shed.
Tickets: $15-$35
