Frederick J. Fisher Lecture | Ann Lowe: American Couturier
Thursday, November 16, 2023, 5:30-8 p.m. (Lecture begins at 6:30 p.m.)
Elizabeth Way, associate curator of costume at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, will share story of fashion designer Ann Lowe, known as the creative mind and skilled hand who created gowns that graced some of America’s most influential women.
This program is the eleventh annual lecture honoring the legacy of Hillwood’s former executive director, Frederick J. Fisher.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
The Outrun Gravity Games are coming to The Boro on Black Friday, the perfect chance to work off the Thanksgiving feast with friends and family, and much more fun than a Turkey Trot!
The OG Coaches will lead teams through a series of challenges testing your knowledge, teamwork, balance and coordination skills.
No need to worry about forming a team beforehand – Outrun Gravity will handle all of the logistics. The challenges are inclusive and welcoming for participants of all levels; just bring a water bottle and get ready for 90 minutes of fun, camaraderie and friendly competition!
WHEN: Friday, November 24th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Boro Park (8350 Broad Street, Tysons, VA 22102)
CityCenterDC is thrilled to announce the return of its highly anticipated Annual Holiday Tree Lighting celebration, which coincides with the landmark project’s 10th anniversary, on Saturday, November 25th.
CityCenterDC is offering elevated moments and activities in honor of its 10th anniversary. In addition to its traditional tree-lighting festivities, CityCenterDC will expand the live performance by The Revels and offer an evening full of fun surprises for the whole family. The holiday and 10th-anniversary festivities begin at 5:00 p.m. and the Tree Lighting celebration begins at 6:00 p.m. in The Park at CityCenter, on the corner of New York Avenue NW and 11th Street NW.
In honor of its 10th anniversary, CityCenterDC has created a commemorative handmade, limited-edition ornament available for purchase throughout the holiday season. The brass beaded ornament features a festive version of the CityCenterDC logo on the center’s signature orange, and two prancing reindeer, which is a nod to the two 20-foot reindeer that grace the property each holiday season. All proceeds from the sale of the ornament, which retails for $50, will go to the Children’s National Hospital. Each purchase of an ornament will help ensure that every child receives the exceptional, compassionate care they deserve when it is needed the most.
“We are thrilled to kick off CityCenterDC’s year-long, 10th-anniversary celebration with our dazzling Holiday Tree Lighting. When CityCenterDC opened a decade ago, it transformed the face of downtown DC, creating not only an epicenter for luxury in the heart of the District but a community gathering spot where we’ve created beloved traditions and seasonal excitement throughout the years,” said Timothy Lowery, Vice President – Mixed-Use at Hines and General Manager of CityCenterDC. “It is our honor to spread joy to those in need by partnering once again with Children’s National Hospital. Your ornament purchase will not only add a little extra beauty to your own tree but provide critical funds for young patients at Children’s National.”
Emceed by NBC4 Anchor Eun Yang, this year’s 10th Annual Tree Lighting will feature an expanded and exciting program. In addition to the lighting of the 75-foot tree, The Revels will be back accompanied by a ten-piece band performing contemporary and classic renditions of holiday favorites, and the evening will wrap up with a sweet tooth lover’s surprise. Visitors can still enjoy crowd favorites such as a selfie station on CityCenter’s orange carpet, face painting and balloon animals, gourmet popcorn, cotton candy, and mini donuts.
To continue the holiday cheer throughout the season, CityCenterDC will debut Haute for The Holidays, a stunning tree installation in collaboration with Washington DC’s beloved artists Maggie O’Neill, Annie Broderick, and No Kings Collective. Each artist will create an interpretation of a festive holiday tree. Visitors can expect a mesmerizing display of 12-foot trees in various materials, textures, colors, and artistic styles. Each step will reveal a fresh artistic surprise and perspective, inviting visitors to go on a holiday journey. Visitors are welcome to explore enchanting displays starting the first week of December until January 7th.
Onsite Wreath Workshop
Thursday, November 30, 2023, 10 a.m.-Noon and 2:30-4:30 p.m.
In this hands-on workshop, craft a traditional, one-of-a-kind holiday decoration of hearty evergreens to enliven your home.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
The USTA Mid-Atlantic Foundation Centennial Gala
This black-tie affair will celebrate 100 years of promoting and developing the growth of tennis in the Mid-Atlantic, the barriers broken by visionaries rooted and cultivated in the region and will raise funds to bring the benefits of the lifelong sport of tennis to EVERY community in the region shaping the next generation of the sport.
The Gala will include a silent and live auction, as well as a paddle raise donation segment, the induction of the USTA Mid-Atlantic Centennial Hall of Fame and music and dancing from The Moonlighter’s, DC’s own renowned Motown dance band.
Where: National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th & G Streets NW, Washington, DC 20001
When: December 1, 2023
6 – 11 p.m.
Who: Pam Shriver, former professional tennis player and current tennis broadcaster, will serve as Emcee for the evening.
The USTA Mid-Atlantic 2023 Hall of Fame Class – Eight outstanding individuals,
Including professional tennis superstar Frances Tiafoe, who have made a significant
Impact growing the game of tennis in the Mid-Atlantic.
About USTA Mid-Atlantic Foundation:
USTA Mid-Atlantic Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to promoting tennis and its physical, social, and emotional health benefits. Learn about USTA’s impact in the Mid-Atlantic and how USTA Mid-Atlantic Foundation creates community, character, and well-being.
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2–3, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
National Mall
Make your holiday shopping special and support more than 30 award-winning Indigenous artists. Visit the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., and enjoy the museum’s annual Native Art Market.
This weekend event invites lovers of art and craftsmanship to meet Indigenous artists and learn about traditional arts and contemporary Native creativity. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to purchase handcrafted artworks, including beadwork, jewelry, paintings, photography, pottery, and sculpture.
Enjoy an electrifying performance by QVLN playing his own brand of dynamic world music on his blue violin. Throughout the day, DJ Sunny Z soundtracks your shopping spree.
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2–3, 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
National Mall
Make your holiday shopping special and support more than 30 award-winning Indigenous artists. Visit the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., and enjoy the museum’s annual Native Art Market.
This weekend event invites lovers of art and craftsmanship to meet Indigenous artists and learn about traditional arts and contemporary Native creativity. Visitors will have the unique opportunity to purchase handcrafted artworks, including beadwork, jewelry, paintings, photography, pottery, and sculpture.
Enjoy an electrifying performance by QVLN playing his own brand of dynamic world music on his blue violin. Throughout the day, DJ Sunny Z soundtracks your shopping spree.
Calico is welcoming the holiday season with its 3rd annual Winter Festival on Sunday, December 3, complete with ornament painting, a launch party for Port City Brewing Co.’s annual “Tidings” ale, an ugly sweater contest and seasonal food and drink. The party is free to attend and open to the public.
From 1 to 9 pm, the heated urban backyard in Blagden Alley will be decked out as a charming winter wonderland for the holidays.
Guests can get crafty by painting decorative ornaments (starting at $3/each) with complimentary communal painting supplies.
Local brewery Port City Brewing Co. from Alexandria, VA has chosen Calico as the official launch spot for its highly-anticipated holiday Tidings ale – a seasonal, wintry Belgian Strong Blonde brewed with ginger, Virginia-grown wheat, local honey and spices like cardamom and coriander. For the debut party, Port City will pour complimentary tastings for guests (21+) from 3-6pm.
Other wintry food and drink specials will include boozy cookie shots and hot cocktails from bar director Ian Fletcher, and seasonal tomato pies, comforting dips and topped tots from Chef Nathan Beauchamp.
And attendees are encouraged to wear their ugliest holiday sweater to the Blagden Alley bar, for a chance to win prizes.
Calico’s 3rd annual Winter Festival is free to attend and open to the public, with ornaments, food and drink sold a la carte. For more information, please visit https://www.calicodc.
WHO: Calico
WHEN: Sunday, December 3, 2023
1 pm – 9 pm
WHERE: Calico
50 Blagden Alley NW
Prohibition-era cocktails. Bottomless Champagne. Live Burlesque. Celebrate the abolition of the booze-prohibiting 18th amendment than a place with the largest selection of whiskey in the Western hemisphere. Jack Rose Dining Saloon is celebrating the day alcohol was made legal once again with its 10th Annual Repeal Day Celebration on Tuesday, December 5th complete with Prohibition-era cocktails, bottomless bubbles, live burlesque, food specials, and a special $19.33 priced Willett Happy Hour.
The free-to-attend, open-to-the-public celebration will start off with a special Willett Happy Hour from 5-7:30pm, featuring pours of seven extremely limited-release bourbons and ryes from Bardstown, KY’s famed Willett Distillery, priced at just $19.33 each (the year alcohol was made legal again).
Other drink specials will be available from 5-10pm, including $35 bottomless Champagne, and $13 classic Prohibition-era cocktails such as the Sidecar, Sazerac, Champagne Cocktail, Old Fashioned and Hemingway Daiquiri.
There will also be food specials ranging from $2 Oysters Rockefeller, to a shareable, snackable “Prohibition Plate” (Petite serves 1-2 for $38; Grande serves 3-4 for $86) featuring a spread of Lobster Deviled Eggs; Crab Rangoon, Jonah Crab Claws, and Snow Crab Legs served either “Maryland Style” with Natty Boh, Old Bay, celery & lemon; or “Cajun” with Zatarain’s, creole spices & garlic.
Burlesque dancers will perform for Saloon spectators starting at 8pm, and the regular Saloon dinner menu will be available a la carte.
And guests are of course encouraged to dress to the nines in flapper dresses and swanky suits, donning their most Prohibition-era attire, for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate (which can be used at either Jack Rose or sister bar The Imperial).
There is no admission fee to Jack Rose’s 10th Annual Repeal Day Party and it is open to the public.
WHO: Jack Rose Dining Saloon
WHEN: Tuesday, December 5, 2023
5-10pm
WHERE: Jack Rose Dining Saloon
2007 18th Street NW
HOLIDAY DISPLAY UNVEILING & LIGHTING EVENT
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5 FROM 6-7:30PM
Plaza in front of Truist Bank located at the corner of Columbia and Adams Mill Roads NW
Celebrate the holiday season in Adams Morgan! On Tuesday, December 5 from 6-7:30pm, the community is invited to join in on the festivities as AdMo unveils the neighborhood’s newest interactive holiday display underneath a snow-filled sky. It’s the perfect place to take selfies or pose for a holiday card! Attendees can also listen to live music by local cover band, Gotcha Covered. Complimentary hot chocolate and cider will also be available on a first come, first serve basis. Family Friendly. Free. Open to the public.
