Sleigh Belles Extravaganza: Grab your gal pals and expand your creativity with gingerbread decoration as well as creative spirits (cocktails) of the season. Festive hors d’oeuvres and wines round out the evening. Enter the raffle drawing for a chance to win an exquisite gift basket or a complimentary stay. Sleigh Belle attire encouraged.
WHO: The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City will feature Robert Taylor, Head Mixologist of fyve Restaurant Lounge, in his breakout holiday spirits demo
WHEN: Wednesday, December 11
5:00 – 8:00pm
Ambassador Room
$99 per adult.
Top off your holiday celebrations with a merry night of beer and good cheer to benefit conservation at Smithsonian’s National Zoo! Tickets are on sale now for BrewLights at ZooLights, powered by Pepco.
Join Friends of the National Zoo Thursday, December 12 from 6-9 p.m. to enjoy unlimited samples from 40 local breweries, all under the beautiful lights of Washington, D.C.’s favorite holiday tradition, ZooLights. For one night only, guests will have special access to animals at the Zoo’s exhibits and animal houses, which normally are closed during ZooLights hours.
Panda Claws will mingle and pose for photos with crowds, while performers, such as carolers and a capella singers, will entertain guests. With pint glasses brimming, guests will stroll around the Zoo, admiring new light installations, including luminescent animal lanterns and a dreamy art installation, Entre les rangs, from Montreal.
BrewLights attendees will warm up while feasting on chocolate creations at a custom s’mores station, sponsored by Carvana. Snacks like popcorn and pretzels will be offered to complement the region’s best brews.
Tickets are $55 for FONZ members, and $65 for non-members. In addition to enjoying access to exclusive spaces and unlimited beer tastings, guests can take home a souvenir light-up pint glass. Sober-driver tickets are also available for $40. Go to fonz.org/brewlights to purchase tickets now.
Saturday, December 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, December 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
An annual holiday favorite! Hillwood celebrates the holidays in Old Russian style. A fun play based on traditional Russian stories of Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden will be performed for the festival again this year. After each performance, families can meet Grandfather Frost, Russia’s Santa Claus, and take pictures with him. While lively Russian folk music enlivens the day, a hands-on art activity will allow visitors of all ages to create their own kokoshnik, a lady’s headdress, or traditional Russian gentleman’s hat. Shopping and festive dining from Merriweather To Go round out this day of family fun.
All of Hillwood’s 2019 festivals are supported by a grant from the Sally Foss and James Scott Hill Foundation. All exhibitions and programs are funded in part by the U.S. Commission of the Fine Arts through the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program.
$18, $15 seniors, $12 Hillwood members, $10 students, $5 children (ages 6-18), free for children under age 6.
Visit www.HillwoodMuseum.org to register or call 202.686.5807 for more information.
On Saturday, December 14, City Tap Penn Quarter will host a Holiday Themed Trivia Brunch with Port City Brewing Company from 11am to 3pm and provide holiday food options. The winning team will receive tickets to Enchant Christmas at Nationals Park.
Saturday, December 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, December 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
An annual holiday favorite! Hillwood celebrates the holidays in Old Russian style. A fun play based on traditional Russian stories of Grandfather Frost and the Snow Maiden will be performed for the festival again this year. After each performance, families can meet Grandfather Frost, Russia’s Santa Claus, and take pictures with him. While lively Russian folk music enlivens the day, a hands-on art activity will allow visitors of all ages to create their own kokoshnik, a lady’s headdress, or traditional Russian gentleman’s hat. Shopping and festive dining from Merriweather To Go round out this day of family fun.
All of Hillwood’s 2019 festivals are supported by a grant from the Sally Foss and James Scott Hill Foundation. All exhibitions and programs are funded in part by the U.S. Commission of the Fine Arts through the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program.
$18, $15 seniors, $12 Hillwood members, $10 students, $5 children (ages 6-18), free for children under age 6.
Visit www.HillwoodMuseum.org to register or call 202.686.5807 for more information.
On December 15th, La Famosa, the forthcoming Puerto Rican restaurant opening this coming spring in Navy Yard, will host a holiday pop-up coquito cocktail class in collaboration with Cotton & Reed at their Union Market distillery. The class, led by La Famosa’s chef and co-owner Joancarlo Parkhurst, will explore the history of coquito, a traditional Puerto Rican coconut-based Christmas cocktail. Parkhurst will demonstrate how to prepare three varieties of the popular drink: a classic version of coquito, a vegan variety of coquito, and a spicy calabaza coquito, a fun interpretation using spices and pumpkin. The $60 ticket include 3 cocktail tastes, an assortment of Puerto Rican holiday cookies and appetizers from La Famosa, one 750 ml bottle of Cotton & Reed Rum and a bottle of one of the three coquito bases.
Sunday, December 18, 10 a.m.-noon
Create a fresh and festive wreath featuring live air plants to adorn your home this holiday.
$75, $60 Hillwood member.
Boundary Stone’s Fifth Annual Toy Drive – Thursday, December 19 @ 5pm to 11pm
Join the Atlas Brew Works team at Boundary Stone (116 Rhode Island Ave NW) on Thursday, December 19, for the pub’s annual Toy Drive. Bring an unwrapped gift for the drive and receive a complimentary Atlas beer. All toys will be donated to St. Martin’s Catholic Church to be handed out to children in the neighborhood for the holidays. Rumor has it Santa will even make an appearance. For more information, visit here.
Photos with Santa at Atlas Brew Works – Saturday, December 21 @ 11am to 2pm
Photos with Santa returns to Atlas Brew Works (2052 West Virginia Ave NE) on Saturday, December 21. Take as many photos as you like with your own device for a minimum recommended donation of $25. Come out and support a good cause as all donations will go directly to St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Any guest that brings an unwrapped toy for the toy drive will receive a complimentary beer.
This year will mark the 33rd year that Jewish singles and their friends come together in one place for what is considered the nation’s #1 holiday party, the MATZOBALL. The MATZOBALL will be held in select cities around the country, making it the event of the year. This year, they have partnered with the organization Gift of Life Marrow Registry, providing attendees with the chance to save a life this Hanukkah. This is a fun annual bash that singles will not want to miss out on. Whether meeting up for a fun-filled night, or finding someone that turns out to be their soul mate, MATZOBALL has a long reputation of bringing Jewish singles together.
By partnering with Gift of Life Marrow Registry, MATZOBALL is giving people the option to help those who have blood cancer. The organization will have a table set up at the events and those who would like to be potential lifesavers can easily join the marrow registry with a simple cheek swab. At some point, they may be contacted regarding being a match for someone who needs a blood stem cell or marrow transplant.
