Events/Things To Do : K Street Magazine

January 2020

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			1 My Fair Lady 7:30 PM My Fair Lady @ Kennedy Center Opera House Jan 1 @ 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM Tickets 7:30 p.m. Opera House My Fair Lady From Lincoln Center Theater comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Director Bartlett Sher’s glowing production is “thrilling, glorious and better than it ever was”… Read More	2	3 Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club 7:30 PM Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club @ Gala Hispanic Theatre Jan 3 @ 7:30 PM – 11:59 PM Tickets 2020 marks the 10th year of one of DC and Baltimore’s most bizarre and exciting traditions: celebrating Elvis Presley’s birthday with a show of back alley fisticuffs and burlesque. The 10th Annual Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club takes place at DC’s Gala Hispanic Theatre (3333 14th… Read More	4 Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club 7:30 PM Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club @ Gala Hispanic Theatre Jan 4 @ 7:30 PM – 11:59 PM Tickets 2020 marks the 10th year of one of DC and Baltimore’s most bizarre and exciting traditions: celebrating Elvis Presley’s birthday with a show of back alley fisticuffs and burlesque. The 10th Annual Elvis’ Birthday Fight Club takes place at DC’s Gala Hispanic Theatre (3333 14th… Read More
5 NMWA Free Community Day 12:00 PM NMWA Free Community Day @ National Museum of Women in the Arts Jan 5 @ 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tickets WHAT: Free Community Day The first Sunday of the month is Community Day at NMWA! Visit us on Community Day for free admission to the museum—take this opportunity to explore our collection and special exhibitions before they close. Exhibitions include: Judy Chicago—The End: A Meditation on… Read More	6	7	8 Marjorie Post and Marie Antoinette: A Story of American Taste 5:30 PM Marjorie Post and Marie Antoinette: A Story of American Taste @ Hillwood Museum and Gardens Jan 8 @ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Tickets Marjorie Post and Marie Antoinette: A Story of American Taste Wednesday, January 8, 2020, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Chief Curator Wilfried Zeisler will explore the lesser known early collecting period of Marjorie Merriweather Post in the context of American taste, shedding new light on several works from… Read More Veuve Cliquot Tasting at The Graham Georgetown 6:00 PM Veuve Cliquot Tasting at The Graham Georgetown @ The Graham Jan 8 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Join The Graham on the tented and heated Rooftop for a very special evening tasting with our friends from Vueve Cliquot. About this Event The Graham’s last event with Veuve Clicout was a sell out. They’d love to welcome you and your friends to the… Read More	9	10	11 Bite Your Tongue: The Unhospitable Edition 7:00 PM Bite Your Tongue: The Unhospitable Edition @ Hook Hall Jan 11 @ 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM Tickets How hard is it for women food entrepreneurs to start and run some of DC’s top bakeries, breweries and food companies? Find out on January 11, at Hook Hall, when eight of the region’s most talented female food creators dish it out at an epic… Read More
12 STEP AFRIKA! STEP XPLOSION 5:00 PM STEP AFRIKA! STEP XPLOSION @ Strathmore Jan 12 @ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Tickets STEP AFRIKA! STEP XPLOSION Sunday, January 12, 2020 5PM Tickets: $35–$75 Strathmore is proud to welcome back Step Afrika!, the first professional organization dedicated to the African American tradition of stepping. This performance begins with a showcase of the region’s finest step squads featuring lightning-fast… Read More	13 Damp January at The Royal 8:00 PM Damp January at The Royal @ Royal Jan 13 @ 8:00 PM – Jan 14 @ 1:00 AM Tickets For those trying to get healthy in the New Year without cutting booze cold-turkey, the Royal is hosting a low-ABV cocktail pop-up called “Damp January” on Monday, January 13 from 8pm to 1am. Eschewing “Dry January” for something a bit more moderate, the LeDroit Park cocktail bar will spotlight locally-made aperitifs,… Read More	14	15	16	17	18 NMWA Free Community Weekend: Women’s March 10:00 AM NMWA Free Community Weekend: Women’s March @ National Museum of Women in the Arts Jan 18 @ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tickets Free Community Weekend: Women’s March From Saturday, Jan. 18 through Monday, Jan. 20, visit the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) for free in honor of the Women’s March and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Take this opportunity to join us as we… Read More
19 NMWA Free Community Weekend: Women’s March 10:00 AM NMWA Free Community Weekend: Women’s March @ National Museum of Women in the Arts Jan 19 @ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tickets Free Community Weekend: Women’s March From Saturday, Jan. 18 through Monday, Jan. 20, visit the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) for free in honor of the Women’s March and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Take this opportunity to join us as we… Read More Jazz and Freedom Festival 3:00 PM Jazz and Freedom Festival @ The Eaton Jan 19 @ 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM Tickets On Sunday, Jan. 19 — the day before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — CapitalBop will be hosting this year’s Jazz and Freedom Festival, an all-day musical celebration and benefit, to help raise awareness and funds on behalf of organizations fighting for immigrant rights… Read More	20 NMWA Free Community Weekend: Women’s March 10:00 AM NMWA Free Community Weekend: Women’s March @ National Museum of Women in the Arts Jan 20 @ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tickets Free Community Weekend: Women’s March From Saturday, Jan. 18 through Monday, Jan. 20, visit the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) for free in honor of the Women’s March and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Take this opportunity to join us as we… Read More	21 Fairmont Limitless Happy Hour 5:00 PM Fairmont Limitless Happy Hour @ Fairmont Washington, DC Jan 21 @ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Tickets 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~… Read More Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Swan Lake 7:30 PM Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures: Swan Lake @ Kennedy Center Opera House Jan 21 @ 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM Tickets 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… Read More	22 Q & A Café 12:00 PM Q & A Café @ Georgetown Club Jan 22 @ 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tickets Jeh Johnson is the former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in the Obama Administration, a former general counsel for the Defense Department, a former Georgetowner, too, and a friend. He’s also the first guest for the next Q&A Cafe on Wednesday January 22. This makes him also… Read More	23	24 No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks 8:00 PM No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks @ Strathmore Jan 24 @ 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Tickets 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… Read More	25 Winter Blast: A Family Day of Native Games 10:30 AM Winter Blast: A Family Day of Native Games @ Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Jan 25 @ 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM Tickets 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… Read More
26 Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: Nelly’s Harpsichord: Music from Mount Vernon 2:00 PM Fortas Chamber Music Concerts: Nelly’s Harpsichord: Music from Mount Vernon @ Kennedy Center Terrace Theatre Jan 26 @ 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tickets 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… Read More	27	28 The National Ballet of Canada: Forsythe, Ratmansky & More/Sleeping Beauty 7:30 PM The National Ballet of Canada: Forsythe, Ratmansky & More/Sleeping Beauty @ Kennedy Center Opera House Jan 28 @ 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM Tickets 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… Read More	29	30 WORLD STAGES—Sundance Institute: Grey Rock 7:30 PM WORLD STAGES—Sundance Institute: Grey Rock @ Kennedy Center Jan 30 @ 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM Tickets 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	31 JUAN DE MARCOS & THE AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS 8:00 PM JUAN DE MARCOS & THE AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS @ Strathmore Jan 31 @ 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM Tickets JUAN DE MARCOS & THE AFRO-CUBAN ALL STARS Friday, January 31, 2020 8PM Tickets: $24–$64 Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars are devoted to promoting the complete story of Cuban music. De Marcos first gained notoriety in the US as founder of the… Read More

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