The Heurich House Museum welcomes the public to celebrate the winter season during its annual Holiday Open House and Christkindlmarkt on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7 from 12-6 pm. The museum will honor the Heurich family’s German heritage by recreating a traditional German public Christmas market in its garden. This holiday shopping event, Dupont Circle’s only holiday market, will feature goods from local artisans, including jewelers, ceramicists, chocolatiers, coffee roasters, and makers of housewares, baby clothes, and more. Visitors who enter the Open House may stroll through the festively decorated historic mansion on a self-guided tour, enjoy the sounds of live holiday musical performances in the Conservatory, and bid on traditional Nutcrackers during a silent auction. The museum will be collecting new and gently used children’s books for a local children’s charity book drive, and guests will have the opportunity to create ornaments to adorn the museum’s holiday tree. Café Berlin will sell Glühwein, sausages, strudel, and other authentic German treats.
Advance and At-The-Door tickets for the Open House are $15 for adults, $5 for children, and include access to the Christkindlmarkt. Tickets for the Christkindlmarkt are $5 and will only be available at the door.
For additional information including a full market vendor list, musical performance schedule, and tickets, please visit: http://www.heurichhouse.org/christkindlmarkt.
WHO:Drink the District presents HOPPY HOLIDAYS Beer Festival
Unlimited pours, 50+ different brews, live music and access to food trucks. All-you-can-drink indoor winter beer fest with hand-selected beers.
Giant Jenga, Cornhole, beer pong and other games.
WHERE: Dock 5 Union Market
1309 5th Street, NE, Washington, DC
WHEN:
Saturday, December 6, 2014
Three sessions:
12 – 3 pm
4:30 – 7:30 pm
9 – 12 am
PRICE: General admission: $40
Ticket price includes admission, unlimited samples, games and live music. Additional cost for Food Trucks. For more informationhttp://drinkthedistrict.com/
Among the featured brews:
Shock Top Chocolate
Devils Backbone Schwartz Bier
Devils Backbone Gold Leaf
Victory Headwaters
Victory Winters Cheers
Troegs Blizzard of Hops
Troegs Java Head Stout
Bold Rock Apple
Bold Rock Draft
Bud Light
Twin Lakes Pale Ale
Twin Lakes Route 52
Goose Island Goose IPA
Goose Island Festivity
Blue Point Winter Lager
Blue Point Toasted Lager
Natty Greenes Red Nose
Natty Greenes Buckshot
Sweetwater Festive
Sweetwater SW 420
Fordham Gypsy Lager
Fordham Oyster Stout
Dominion Baltic Porter
Dominion Morning Glowry
Lonerider Shotgun
Lonerider Sweet Josie
Smuttynose
Rouge Santa’s Private Reserve
Rogue Yellow Snow
Stouts Pils
Stouts Fourplay
Atwater Dirty Blonde
Atwater Decadent Dark
Please join in on Saturday December 6 from 2-6pm at the Embassy of Latvia located at 2306 Massachusetts Ave NW at Sheridan Circle for an open house with light refreshments and an opportunity to purchase gorgeous gifts for your friends for the holidays, all hand-made and designed in Latvia.
While you are there, make sure to walk next door to see the exhibit: Art is Art: a Latvian Voice in Glass which showcases the work of Artis Nimanis and his company An&Angel. Featuring a combination of one-offs, limited edition and pieces in production, this elegant exhibition of hand-blown glass spotlights the city of Riga, Latvia who the European Union chose as the EU capital of culture for 2014. Watch for upcoming events in music, art, design, architecture and history throughout the year in DC as well as Riga, Latvia.
Please rsvp to: rsvp.embassy.usa@mfa.gov.lv
For more information, please visit http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/usa
Kick off the holiday season at Wolf Trap’s 2014 Holiday Sing-A-Long! The free community event will take place Saturday, December 6 at 4:00 p.m. at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.
This annual celebration features “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band on stage with hundreds of local choristers, plus a community sing-a-long of holiday favorites. “Special guests” for the performance include Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman and Santa Claus.
Following Wolf Trap tradition, patrons bring bells to participate in “Jingle Bells,” and candles for an elegant candlelight procession set to a traditional performance of “Silent Night.” Other holiday favorites on this year’s program include “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “Let it Snow,” “Hanukkah Dance” and “Dreidel.”
Prior to the Holiday Sing-A-Long, Wolf Trap will host a Toys for Tots collection at the entrance of the Filene Center. Patrons are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys, which will be donated to children in the greater Washington area. Toy donations are voluntary and are not required for admission.
The Holiday Sing-A-Long began in 1968 when Wolf Trap’s founder, Catherine Filene Shouse (1896-1994), invited local church choirs to her home to sing Christmas carols and share in holiday cheer. Since then, it has grown into a Washington-area holiday tradition. Each year, thousands of families and a multitude of volunteer singers from community churches and choral groups fill the house at the Filene Center to share in the holiday spirit.
Wolf Trap president and CEO Arvind Manocha stated, “The Wolf Trap Holiday Sing-A-Long is a tradition that celebrates everything that’s great about our community: generosity, through the Toys for Tots collection; service and volunteerism, with performances by the Marine Corps Band and local choirs; and the spirit of togetherness that is made possible by live music. It’s a free event – just one of many ways Wolf Trap gives back to our community – so bring your family, a candle, your singing voice, and your jingle bells. What better way to kick off the holiday season?”
DC’s largest cocktail party celebrates the passage of the 21st amendment ending the prohibition of alcohol in December 1933. The DC Craft Bartenders Guild honors this anniversary in grand fashion with a black tie event to be held this year at the Carnegie Library on Saturday December 6. VIP entry will begin an hour early at 8:00pm and general admission begins at 9:00. Ticket prices are $120 for VIP and $80 for General Admission. The event features 29 local mixologists and seven renowned out-of-towners.
Visiting craft bartenders include; Tony Abou-Ganim, the Modern Mixologist of Las Vegas, NV; Jackson Cannon of the Hawthorne and Eastern Standard in Boston, MA; Nicole Lebedevitch of Lincoln Tavern and Restaurant in Boston, MA; Kevin Diedrich of Kimpton Hotels in San Francisco, CA; Adam Segar, Corporate Mixologist for Ipic Entertainment in Chicago; Phoebe Esmon of The Yachtsman and Emmanuelle Philadelphia, PA and; Christian Gaal of Emmanuelle and Spirit Animal in Philadelphia, PA. These masters of mixing from around the country will be intermingled with DC favorites such as Dan Searing, Owen Thomson, JoJo Valenzuela, Todd Thrasher, Brian McBaine, Chantal Tseng, Duane Sylvestre and many others.
This is the largest Repeal Day celebration in the US and DC’s largest cocktail party each year. In its 7th year, the DC Repeal Day Ball will donate a portion of the proceeds to The Museum of the American Cocktail. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to education in Mixology and preserving the rich history of the American Cocktail. DCCBG Co-Founder, Gina Chersevani says “This event is a toast to the 81 years that this country has NOT been dry. We love to get dressed up and celebrate the craft to which we have dedicated our careers.”
The evening will feature catering by Occasions and live entertainment by Blue Crescent Syncopators, a brass jazz band, in the Library’s Map Room. Guests can take home a memento from the black & white photo booth featuring décor and props from the 1930s.
Tickets are available at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/
DC Craft Bartender’s Guild was established in 2008. Its tenants are Professionalism, Knowledge, Hospitality, Outreach and Civic Engagement. Each member holds themselves to a high standard with these in mind. More information and an interactive map can be found at http://www.dccraftbartendersguild.org
The Heurich House Museum welcomes the public to celebrate the winter season during its annual Holiday Open House and Christkindlmarkt on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7 from 12-6 pm. The museum will honor the Heurich family’s German heritage by recreating a traditional German public Christmas market in its garden. This holiday shopping event, Dupont Circle’s only holiday market, will feature goods from local artisans, including jewelers, ceramicists, chocolatiers, coffee roasters, and makers of housewares, baby clothes, and more. Visitors who enter the Open House may stroll through the festively decorated historic mansion on a self-guided tour, enjoy the sounds of live holiday musical performances in the Conservatory, and bid on traditional Nutcrackers during a silent auction. The museum will be collecting new and gently used children’s books for a local children’s charity book drive, and guests will have the opportunity to create ornaments to adorn the museum’s holiday tree. Café Berlin will sell Glühwein, sausages, strudel, and other authentic German treats.
Advance and At-The-Door tickets for the Open House are $15 for adults, $5 for children, and include access to the Christkindlmarkt. Tickets for the Christkindlmarkt are $5 and will only be available at the door.
For additional information including a full market vendor list, musical performance schedule, and tickets, please visit: http://www.heurichhouse.org/christkindlmarkt.
Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is pleased to announce their ninth annual gingerbread house making classes. Just in time for the holidays, Executive Pastry Chef D’Oyen Christie will provide festively expert instruction for the adult classes.
Adult’s Gingerbread Class
On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 6:00 p.m., Chef Christie will share his gingerbread decorating secrets, while guests create their own holiday gingerbread house. The class includes all materials, expert instruction and holiday hors d’oeuvres and libations. At the end of the class, each adult will take home their own completed gingerbread house. Adult gingerbread class is $85 per person.
To reserve a space for the class, please call at 202-457-5020.
Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is located at 2401 M Street, NW, convenient to the finest museums, theaters (including the Kennedy Center), shopping and dining. Close to two metro stations, the hotel is five miles from Reagan National Airport and 33 miles from Dulles International Airport. At 415 rooms and luxury suites, Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown offers a wealth of facilities while maintaining an air of tranquility insured through the design of intimate spaces, plenty of natural daylight, and a cascade of plants both inside and out.
Please join Media DC, Suspicious Package and friends for holiday revelry, tunes, drinks, treats and a TAPS benefit for families of veterans!
December 9, 2014
7pm
Teddy and the Bully Bar
1200 19th St NW
RSVP: EVENTS@MEDIADC.COM
The contents of Suspicious Package are:
Tim Burger * Bryan Greene * Josh Meyer * Christina Sevilla * Tom Toles
www.facebook.com/SusPackage @SusPackage
‘Get Money Stop Hatin’, the innovative national tour produced by DBBS Entertainment, is currently undergoing its 6th consecutive installment. This critically acclaimed annual tour is producing 57 concerts in 53 cities this year starring Jess J (www.JessJJones.com), Jayali (www.Jayalimusic.com), and some of the most talented artists in independent music.
This year is making history again as the premiere platform for showcasing independent artists in the United States. Since the official launch in 2009, this tour has produced over 325 concerts in 80+ cities with over 125,000 concert attendees.
The G.M.S.H. Tour was designed to provide opportunities for independent artists to be consistently seen and heard in cities all over the United States that would not normally be accessible to them. Whether it’s Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, New York, Las Vegas, etc, any artist can participate.
Go to www.GetMoneyStopHatinTour.com for more information.
EVENT INFO | G$SH Tour Washington DC Event Info
Date: December 9th in Washington DC
Venue: Tree House Lounge (DC)
Address: 1006 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
Time: 8pm – 2am
Age: 21+ (18+ for performers)
Advance Price: $10 /VIP $20
Door Price: $12 ($15 if under 21)
Starring: Jess J
DJ/Host: Jayali
Featuring: LOCAL ARTISTS & MUSICIANS
