Floral Design How-To: Autumnal Centerpiece
Friday, November 13, 2020, 1:30-2:15 p.m.
Celebrate the season by joining Ami Wilber, floral and event décor designer, to create an autumnal centerpiece perfect for the dinner table.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Local artist, Marcella Kriebel, will lead a watercolor painting class where students will receive instruction on how to paint a custom-designed illustration featuring a floral garden theme in a nod to the Jugendstil artistic movement. Tickets include all materials and instruction.
AR Workshop Alexandria will co-host a “Chunky Blankets & Brews” class from 12PM to 1PM where guests are guided through the step-by-step hand knitting process to start making a chunky blanket. Tickets, which can be purchased here, are $85 per person and include a complimentary drink and all materials and instruction to make a 40×50 blanket.
Curative Collective Conversations
Join the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) for a new series of in-depth interviews with the Curative Collective, a group of partners working at the intersection of food, art and social change. From advocacy and social justice work to healing and restorative self-care, this diverse collective serves communities throughout the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area. The Curative Collective is working on NMWA’s upcoming exhibition, RECLAMATION: Recipes, Remedies, and Rituals to ensure that the exhibition incorporates local communities.
WHEN
Monday, November 16, 12–1 p.m.: Mutual Aid Apothecary
Monday, November 23, 12–1 p.m.: Black Magick Sisters
Monday, November 30, 12–1 p.m.: Care for Creatives
WHERE
Online, streaming on Facebook and nmwa.org
TICKETS
Free. No reservations required.
On Wednesday, November 18 at 7:30pm EST, the O.B. Hardison Poetry Series at the Folger Shakespeare Library continues its 52 nd season with “To enter the world,” a virtual reading highlighting transgender poets Stephanie Burt and Taylor Johnson.
Both poets have roots in the greater Washington, DC region and will share work that travels the city and explores regional and gender identity.
Tickets for this live virtual event are currently on sale. The suggested ticket price is $15, with a minimum, pay-what-you-can price level at $5. Tickets can be purchased at the Folger Box Office at 202.544.7077 or by visiting www.folger.edu/poetry.
The reading, which will feature a post Q&A session with online viewers, will be moderated by Oliver Baez Bendorf, a queer, trans, Latinx writer & educator and author of Advantages of Being Evergreen (called “an essential book for our time and for all time” by Gabrielle Calvocoressi) and The Spectral Wilderness. Oliver is the recipient of the Betty Berzon Emerging Writer Award & has received fellowships from CantoMundo, Lambda Literary, Vermont Studio Center, & the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing.
This reading will have a free virtual presentation exploring gender and identity with items from the Folger Collection and more from 5:30-6:30pm ahead of the reading at 7:30pm.
This reading is with the support of our Capitol Hill neighbor, the Church of the Reformation.
Curative Collective Conversations
Join the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) for a new series of in-depth interviews with the Curative Collective, a group of partners working at the intersection of food, art and social change. From advocacy and social justice work to healing and restorative self-care, this diverse collective serves communities throughout the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area. The Curative Collective is working on NMWA’s upcoming exhibition, RECLAMATION: Recipes, Remedies, and Rituals to ensure that the exhibition incorporates local communities.
WHEN
Monday, November 16, 12–1 p.m.: Mutual Aid Apothecary
Monday, November 23, 12–1 p.m.: Black Magick Sisters
Monday, November 30, 12–1 p.m.: Care for Creatives
WHERE
Online, streaming on Facebook and nmwa.org
TICKETS
Free. No reservations required.
WASHINGTON PERFORMING ARTS
Rhythm & Motion Series
Yusha Assad, Hip Hop/Neo Soul/Spoken Word
NEW DATE: Premieres Monday, November 23, 2020
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Recorded at The Line DC
Tickets: Free
A 2016 Source Magazine Unsigned Hype, Yusha Assad makes music that tells a story and inspires greatness. He believes that his success must be built with the hands and hearts of people, and not off their backs. Assad has opened for major artists, such as The Game, K. Michelle, Brandy, Scarface, Ja Rule, and August Alsina, among others. He has performed at conferences including A3C Festival in Atlanta, SXSW in Austin, and Revival DC in the nation’s capital. His most recent release is the single “Heal Me” featuring Grammy-nominated R&B star Raheem DeVaughn, which addresses the topics of mental health and healing. Assad is currently working on growing his music app, and his project Workin & Winnin was released in July 2020. Part of Washington Performing Arts’ Mars Arts DC: Virtual.
Christmas Eve Dessert & Tour
Reserve: omuseum.org/xmasevedessert
Tickets: $39/person
Where: O Museum in The Mansion, 2020 O Street NW
When: December 24th 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.
We’ve decked the halls and walls and filled The O with season’s greetings & holiday cheer — to create lasting memories for all.
Tour through our themed rooms and search for over 80 secret doors. Then take home an assortment of tortes, cakes, and sweets.
Includes hot coffee, hot tea, hot apple cider, and hot chocolate. Cash bar.
Get all of your last minute shopping done – unique gifts for everyone. Be sure to bring your own shopping bags, we are green.
Curative Collective Conversations
Join the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) for a new series of in-depth interviews with the Curative Collective, a group of partners working at the intersection of food, art and social change. From advocacy and social justice work to healing and restorative self-care, this diverse collective serves communities throughout the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area. The Curative Collective is working on NMWA’s upcoming exhibition, RECLAMATION: Recipes, Remedies, and Rituals to ensure that the exhibition incorporates local communities.
WHEN
Monday, November 16, 12–1 p.m.: Mutual Aid Apothecary
Monday, November 23, 12–1 p.m.: Black Magick Sisters
Monday, November 30, 12–1 p.m.: Care for Creatives
WHERE
Online, streaming on Facebook and nmwa.org
TICKETS
Free. No reservations required.
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