First Snow of Winter Expected in DMV
It is going to be a cold one this weekend with temperatures right around freezing both Saturday and Sunday. The DMV could also see its first snowfall of the winter with a 60-70 percent chance both days and total accumulation of 1-4 inches between Saturday evening and Sunday night. Luckily, there are several things to do indoors this weekend, as long as your aren’t stuck inside your house.
The Pentagon, Pentagon City and Crystal City stations are closed this weekend. Buses replace trains between Rosslyn and Braddock Road on the Blue Line every 5-15 minutes with service from Largo Town Center to Arlington Cemetery until 7 p.m. both days and Yellow Line trains run between Huntington and Reagan National Airport ONLY. Red, Orange, Silver and Green Line trains run on regular weekend schedules.
Get tattooed or pierced by one of 400+ artists at the D.C. Tattoo Expo this Friday-Sunday at the Crystal Gateway Marriott.
(Photo: Mark Van Bergh)
D.C. Tattoo Expo
Get inked or pierced at the ninth annual D.C. Tattoo Expo. There will be more than 400 artists on hand, including reality stars from Ink Master (such as Christian Buckingham, Duffy Fortner and James Vaughn) and Tattoo Nightmares (Big Gus) as well as plenty of other local and national artists. Walk through the con and browse artists’ portfolios to get a sense of their work; some may be booked in advance, but many will have appointment times available for day-of, walk-up clients. Each day ends with tattoo-of-the-day contests, and Saturday night also features a Miss D.C. Pin-Up competition.
Jan. 11 from 1-11 p.m., Jan. 12 from noon-2 a.m. and Jan. 13 from noon-7 p.m. at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington. Tickets are $30 per day, $40 for Saturday and Sunday or $60 for a three-day pass at the door.
Cartography
Cartography, at the Kennedy Center this weekend, is about migration using dance, film, map-making and sound sensor technology.
(Photo: Kennedy Center)
The subject of migration is artistically rendered through dance, film, map-making and sound sensor technology in the world premiere of this groundbreaking production from author and illustrator Christopher Myers, director Kaneza Schaal and New York-based company Arktype. Cartography will take you from rafts on the Mediterranean to the dark holds of cargo trucks to border checkpoints, revealing the trials and tribulations of young refugees around the world who face uncertain futures while constantly in motion. From the effects of climate change to war and poverty, this powerful story examines the forces that send youth into unsure waters of their futures – and invites audiences to consider their own maps and journeys. Recommended for children 12 and older.
Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 12 and 13 at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $15-$20.
Taking Up Serpents
Taking Up Serpents is about snake-handling Pentacostals.
(Photo: Scott Suchman)
As part of the American Opera Initiative Festival, the Washington National Opera presents the debut of this new hour-long opera born from a collaboration between composer Kamala Sankaram and award-winning librettist Jerre Dye. Taking Up Serpents tells the story of Kayla, who has been estranged from her snake-handling Pentecostal preacher father. The opera traces Kayla’s journey after she learns her father is dying of a rattlesnake bite in a Birmingham, Ala., hospital. Her mother wants her to come home. As she travels there, Kayla reminisces over her childhood and frayed relationships with her family. She visits her father in the hospital and makes her way to his church. Inspired by Dye’s upbringing and the 1995 book Salvation on Sand Mount, which features serpent handlers in Alabama’s rural northeast, the story is a reflection on faith, family and destiny with shocking results. Soaring compositions weave the 25-year-old’s epic tale.
Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $35-$45.
Kings
This is the final weekend to see Kings at Studio Theatre.
(Photo: C. Stanley Photography)
This weekend is the final weekend to see Kings, a comedy about money, power and what democracy actually look like written by Alexandria native Sarah Burgess. Newly elected congresswoman Sydney Millsap arrives in D.C. armed with her ideals and sense of duty, and refuses to play by the rules of special interests or her own party. Kate is a lobbyist who backs winners. So when she crosses paths with Rep. Millsap, she dismisses her as a one-term neophyte…but ends up hearing a call to conscience she thought she had left outside of the Beltway.
Through Jan. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. Tickets are $20-$62.
WIT Road Show
The Fourth Estate premiers at the WIT Road Show now playing at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. (Photo: Washington Improv Theater)
The Atlas Performing Arts Center hosts the WIT Road Show from the Washington Improv Theater. WIT will perform company ensembles filled with improvised brilliance in the form of comedy and stirring musical numbers. The company will also debut a new production entitled, Fourth Estate, a comedy that centers on the much-maligned media. The line-up varies nightly.
Jan. 10-27 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday (the 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 show is sold out) and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets are $15-$18.
Oh, God
God discusses his problemes with psychotherapist Ella in Mosaic Theater Co.’s Oh, God. (Photo: Stan Barouh)
God needs therapy in Oh, God written by the late Anat Gov and produced by Mosaic Theater Co. Ella is a psychotherapist and a single mother of an autistic child. She gets an unexpected visit from God, who is in desperate need of psychiatric treatment due to the overwhelming responsibility of his power. Meanwhile, Ella stopped believing in God a long time ago. Witness these two square off in this biblical tale that will address faith, hubris and humility with loads of wit.
Through Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. Tuesday (except Jan. 15) through Saturday and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 11 a.m. Jan. 17 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Tickets are $20-$65.
Judy Garland: A Star Is Born
Judy Garland: A Star Is Born at Signature Theatre is a cabert of her song. (Photo: Signature Theatre)
In Judy Garland: A Star Is Born, one of the biggest Hollywood stars in history receives a musical tribute at Signature Theatre. Judy Garland was a queen of the Golden Age in Hollywood, known for her beautiful voice and unforgettable roles in The Wizard of Oz and A Star is Born. Signature Theatre favorites will sing some of her most famous songs, including Get Happy and Over the Rainbow, during this cabaret.
Through Jan. 26 at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday (except Jan. 23) and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. Tickets are $38.
NSO in Your Neighborhood
The National Symophony Orchestra performs across the city this weekend. (Photo: Kennedy Center)
For too many people, classical music has been experienced only when they have dressed up and attended an expensive performance in a concert hall. The NSO in Your Neighborhood series brings members of the National Symphony Orchestra outside the confines of the Kennedy Center for a week of performances throughout the Shaw, Columbia Heights and U Street neighborhoods. While the concerts began earlier in the week, Saturday marks the biggest day of programming. You have a few chances to catch an afternoon performance, at venues ranging from the sanctuary at St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church to the Wonderland Ballroom, where you can have a beer while listening to chamber music. The night ends with a full orchestral performance at the Lincoln Theatre at 9 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 p.m. on a first come, first serve basis).
Jan. 12 from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. at various locations including the Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW; St. Stephen & the Incarntion Episcopl Church, 1525 Newton St. NW; Colony Club, 3118 Georgia Ave. NW; the Wonderland Ballroom, 1101 Kenyon St. NW; and the Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. Admission is FREE!
Paint, Build, Create
Arlington’s Fairlington Community Center hosts Paint, Build, Create, a day of S.T.E.A.M. activities on Saturday.
(Photo: Arlington County Parks & Recreation Department)
The annual Paint, Build, Create kid-oriented event tries to get the little ones engaged with science, technology, art, engineering and math (S.T.E.A.M.) activities for all ages and abilities. There will be a construction play lab and hands-on demonstrations covering simple leavers, vison boarding, cup-and-string telephones, slime, mirror boxes, bubble painting, button making, kaleidoscopes. There will also be pickling and dehydrating demonstrations and paint and sip (fruit infused water) classes for children 13 and older. If you need a quick snack break, food trucks will be parked outside.
Jan. 12 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Fairlington Community Center, 3308 S. Stfford St., Arlington. Admission is FREE!
Three New 20-Minute Operas
The Washington National Opera presents Three 20-Minute Operas on Saturday as part of the American Opera Initiative Festival.
(Photo: Kennedy Center)
As part of the American Opera Initiative Festival, the Washington National Opera will present the world premier of Three New 20-Minutes Operas including 75 Miles, Relapse and Pepito staged in a concert performance with a small chamber orchestra. You will be able to glimpse the future of opera through these short but endearing compositions from rising stars. Each is performed in English and highlight a very different aspect of American life and culture. A Q&A with the artists and creative teams of each piece will follow the performances.
Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $19-$35.
No Pants Metro Ride
Join subway riders around the world for the No Pants Metro Ride this Sunday at 3 p.m. (Photo: bossi/Flickr)
There is snow in the forecast for Sunday, but that won’t stop the 11th annual No Pants Metro Ride, which kicks off at Hancock Park at the L’Enfant Metro at 3 p.m. The idea is simple: the group will head underground, hop on the metro and drop trou. Bring a backpack or other bag to stow your pants, and remember to wear clean, family-friendly underwear – there will be photographers around, and you are still in public. If you would prefer to keep your pants on, join the after-party happy hour at the Big Hunt at 5 p.m. or so.
Jan. 13 from 3-6 p.m. at Hancock Park, 800 C St. SW, and the Big Hunt, 1345 Connecticut Ave. NW. It is free to attend, but make sure your SmarTrip card is loaded.
Ongoing events
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Alexander Hamilton: Soldier, Secretary, Icon from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Mar. 3 at the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Admission is FREE!
The American Revolution: A World War from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through July 9 at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Ambreen Butt — Mark My Words from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Apr. 14 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. https://secure3.convio.net/nmwa/site/Ticketing?view=Tickets&id=101821 Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and older and students older than 18, and youth 18 and younger are FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Americans from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2022 at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Baseball Americana from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday through June at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Mar. 17 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Black Out: Silhouettes Then and Now from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through Mar. 10 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Charline Von Heyl: Snake Eyes from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 27 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Community Policing in the Nation’s Capital from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 15 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 and older, students with valid ID and youth ages 3-17 Children are FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Daguerreotypes: Five Decades of Collecting from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through June 2 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Mar. 17 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Diane Arbus: A Box of Ten Photographs from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Disrupting Craft from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through May 5 at the Renwick Gallery, 1661 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice across Asia from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 29, 2020 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Evicted from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through May 19 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Eye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Aug. 18 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Fabergé Rediscovered from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday through Jan. 13 at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. Tickets are $18 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for college student, $5 for children 6-18 and FREE for children younger than 6. Adults and seniors get $3 off weekdays and $1 off on weekends when purchased online.
Flickering Treasures from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 14 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors ages 60 and older, youth ages 3-17 and students. Children 2 and younger are FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Game Change: Elephants from Prey to Preservation from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Feb. 1, 2020, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. A Glimpse of Ancient Yemen from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Aug. 18 at the Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Sept. 29 at the National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940-1950 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 18 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Investigating Where We Live from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 15 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 and older, students with valid ID and youth ages 3-17 at the door. Children are FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Japan Modern: Photography from the Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck Collection from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Freer|Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Japan Modern: Prints in the Age of Photography from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Freer|Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Miss Saigon at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and Dec. 31 (except. Dec. 25 and Jan. 1) and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Jan. 13 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $49-$175.
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Nature’s Best Photography from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through September at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Nordic Impressions from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday and noon-6:30 on Sunday through Jan. 13 at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors 62 and older, and children 18 and younger are FREE!.
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. No Spectators: The Art of Burning Man from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Jan. 21 at the Renwick Gallery, Pennsylvania Avenue at 17th Street NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. One Year: 1968, An America Odyssey from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through May 19 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Outbreak from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2021 at the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Pictures of the Year: 75 Years of the World’s Best Photography from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 20 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets are $24.95 for adults, $19.95 for seniors 65 and older, $14.95 for your 7-18 and free for children 6 and younger.
Playball and the National Pastime from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday through Apr. 30 at the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Building 76, 736 Sicard St. SE. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Portraits of the World: Korea from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 17 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Postmen of the Skies: Celebrating 100 Years of Airmail Service from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through May 27 at the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Pulse from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Apr. 28 at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street & Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Recent Acquisitions from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Nov. 3 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Represent: Hip-Hop Photography from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through May 5 at the National Museum of African American History & Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE. Timed tickets are required on weekends and for groups of 10 or more.
A Revolution in Arms: Weapons in the War for Independence from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon-4 p.m. on Sunday through Mar. 24 at Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Rodarte from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 10 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors 65 and older. Children 18 and younger are FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Sea Monsters Unearthed, Life in Angola’s Ancient Seas from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through 2020 at the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Sean Scully: Landline from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Feb. 3 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Secret Cities from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Mar. 3 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 or older, students with ID and children 3-17. Children younger than 3 are FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Shaping Clay in Ancient Iran from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through September at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Subodh Gupta: Terminal from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through 2020 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Superheroes from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Sept. 2 at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through June at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE, but timed passes are required.
Welcome to the New World from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday through Spring 2019 at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets are $24.95 for adults, $19.95 for seniors 65 years and older, $14.95 for youth from 7-18 at the door with a 15 percent discount when purchased online. Children 6 and younger are FREE!.
CLOSED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. What Absence Is Made Of from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through the summer of 2019 at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
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