Geek Out, Saddle Up and Strip Down
It is going to be a warm weekend in the DMV with high temperatures near 70. Although there won’t be anything “winter” about the weekend, the Washington Nationals are holding their Winterfest fan event this weekend at the park. If the warm weather has you thinking about summer, check out the Progressive International Motorcycle Show or take the kids to check out the Camp Arena Stage Open House. And it will be a warm day on Sunday to run Metro without any pants during the No Pants Subway Ride
Ballston, Virginia Square, Clarendon and Courthouse Metro stations are closed this weekend. Shuttle buses replace trains between East Falls Church and Rosslyn. As a result, Orange Line trains will operate on a regular weekend schedule between Vienna and East Falls Church and between National Airport and New Carrollton. Also, Silver Line trains run on a regular weekend schedule between Wiehle-Reston East and East Falls Church ONLY. Red Line trains single track between Twinbrook and Grosvenor with trains running every 18 minutes. Additional trains run every 9 minutes between Medical Center and Glenmont from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Blue, Yellow and Green lines will operate on normal weekend schedules.
Nationals Winterfest
In an event that always produces classic moments between players and fans, Nationals Winterfest leaves the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and moves to Nationals Park this Saturday and Sunday with indoor and outdoor programs. This will probably be the most celebratory yet, as the team is coming off of its first World Series title in franchise history and the first in D.C. since 1924. This annual family-friendly event turns Nationals Park into a wintry wonderland for two days. Explore parts of the stadium that are usually closed during the season, and snap photos with mascots, Nationals players and coaches. Many team members also will be on hand for Q&A sessions and autograph stations.
Jan. 11 from noon-4 p.m. at Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. Tickets are $23-$37.
Now Showing: Posters from African American Movies
Now Showing: Posters from African American Movies at the National Museum of African American History and Culture explores movie poster art for films by and featuring black filmmakers and performers. Movie posters double as art and advertising, so examining a set can provide both narrative and historical context for the films depicted. Some are simply fascinating visual spectacles. Visitors will become acquainted with icons of black cinema across the 400 original posters and lobby cards featured.
Daily through Nov. 20 from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE, but timed entry passes are required on Saturdays and Sundays.
D.C. Tattoo Expo
Get inked or pierced at the 10th annual D.C. Tattoo Expo this weekend. There will be more than 400 artists on hand, including Ink Master judge Chris Nunez and contestants Christian Buckingham, Duffy Fortner and Creepy Jason, as well as plenty of other local and national artists. Walk through 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. 10 from 1-11 p.m., Jan. 11 from noon-11 p.m. and Jan. 12 from noon-7 p.m. at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Richmond Highway, Arlington. Tickets are $30 per day, $40 for Saturday and Sunday or $60 for a three-day pass at the door.
Progressive International Motorcycle Show
Daredevils and all those with a need for speed, D.C. has a show just for you. Before the Washington Auto Show moves into the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the Progressive International Motorcycle Show will display the gems of the power sports world. Get ready for an onslaught of street bikes, dirt bikes, ATVs, cruisers and scooters, along with accessories, gear and informative sessions. The show kicks off on Friday afternoon and continues throughout the weekend.
Nov. 10 from 3-7 p.m., Nov. 11 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Nov. 12 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. Tickets are $17, kids younger than 12 are FREE!
Sheltered
It is 1939, and Hitler’s assault on Europe has begun. Though much of the world has turned its back on the Jews of Europe, Evelyn and Leonard Kirsch suspect that the menace is real. In Sheltered, this ordinary American couple makes a bold decision that could save the lives of many Jewish children and change the course of history. But first, they must convince their estranged friends to help. What begins as a night of cocktails and conversation becomes a tense negotiation of politics, morality and survival – and the stakes are life and death. Preview shows run Friday through Sunday with $34 tickets before opening night on Monday.
Jan. 9 through Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Saturdays and Jan. 10 and 24, 2 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 18 and Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. Sundays and Wednesdays, and noon Jan 22 and 29 at the Edlavitch DCJCC, 1529 16th St. NW. Tickets are $29-$69.
The Dead
Based on James Joyce’s Dubliners, Scena Theatre’s The Dead is a musical that reimagines the work of one of the 20th century’s greatest writers. Gretta and Gabriel attend an annual Christmas party, where Gretta is overcome with emotion while listening to a renowned tenor. Gabriel learns she is moved by the memory of a former lover, one who died obsessed with her. Gabriel realizes his marriage lacks passion and finds himself struck by the blandness of his existence.
Jan. 10 and 11 at 8 p.m. and Jan. 12 at 3 p.m. at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. Tickets are $32-$50.
Diana Ross — Music Book 2020
If you need a crash course in the last 60 years of pop and soul music, then take a look at — and a listen to — the career of Diana Ross. As the frontwoman for the Supremes, the Detroit-born singer dominated the charts and helped make the Motown Sound the sound of the ’60s. Striking out on her own, she proved she could be an R&B star without a group, and then became an indelible part of the disco revolution. Performing with the NSO Pops this weekend at Diana Ross – Music Book 2020, her songbook will get the grand orchestral treatment that it deserves.
Jan. 10 and 11 at 8 p.m. at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $39-$219.
Camp Arena Stage Open House
Each winter, Arena Stage gives little ones a taste of its extensive theater summer camp program at its Camp Arena Stage Open House for prospective campers. In this free mini camp, kids ages 8-15 can drop in on sessions covering sewing, dance, musical theater, improv, Disney, set design, and more. Classes are taught by camp staff.
Jan. 11 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Admission is FREE!
No Pants Subway Ride
It is the return of the annual No Pants Subway Ride. The goal is to act as if everything is the same as any other day; you just happen to be pants-free. Public transit enthusiasts across the country will be riding sans bottoms on Sunday. In D.C., participants will meet at Hancock Park near L’Enfant Plaza for a photo, and after the time in transit, gather for a happy hour at Sudhouse on U Street. Pants are optional there, too.
Jan. 12 from 3-7 p.m. starting at Hancock Park, 800 C St. SW. Admission is FREE (but not your Metro ride)!
Ongoing events
All Work, No Pay from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through February at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Alonso Berruguete: First Sculpture of Renaissance Spain from 10 a.m.-5 p.m Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 17 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
CLOSED UNTIL MARCH! Animals, Collected from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.6 p.m. Sunday through Spring 2020 at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Tickets are $7-$10.
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!
American’s First Veterans from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday through Apr. 5 at Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Becoming Jane from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through summer 2020 at the National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. Tickets are $10-$15.
Bonnard to Vuillard: The Intimate Poetry of Everyday Life from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon-6:30 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 26 at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors 62+, and children 18 and younger are FREE!
Elephants and Us: Considering Extinction from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Sept. 13 at the National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice across Asia from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 29 at the Freer|Sackler Galleries, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
The End: A Mediation on Death and Extinction from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 20 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and older and students older than 18, and FREE for children 18 and younger.
Feel the Sun in Your Mouth: Recent Acquisitions from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through February at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue and Seventh Street NW. Admission is FREE!
Game Change: Elephants from Prey to Preservation from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Feb. 1, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
Heroes: Principles of African Greatness, from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Dec. 31 at the National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Hokusai: Mad About Paintting from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Nov. 8 at the Freer Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
I Am . . . Contemporary Women Artists of Africa from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through July 5 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
In Mid-Sentence from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Mar. 8 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Intersections: Los Carpinteros from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon-6:30 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 12 at the Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors 62 and older. Children 18 and younger are FREE!
Live Dangerously from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 20 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 65 and older and students older than 18, and FREE for children 18 and younger.
Marcel Duchamp: The Barbara and Aaron Levine Collection from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Oct. 12 at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
My Fair Lady at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Jan. 19 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW. Tickets are $39-$159.
One Life: Marian Anderson from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through May 17 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
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!
The Outwin 2019: American Portraiture Today from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Aug. 30 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Pat Steir: Color Wheel from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Sept. 7 at the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Picture Books of the Past: Reading an Old Master Painting from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily through Sept. 30 at the Museum of the Bible, 400 Fourth St. SW. Advance tickets are $19.99 for adults, $9.99 for children 7-17 and children and younger are FREE. Tickets at the door at $24.99 for adults, $19.99 for seniors, military, first responders and students, $14.99 for children 7-17 and children 6 and younger are FREE!
Picturing the American Buffalo: George Catlin and Modern Native American Artists from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Apr. 12 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Recent Acquisitions from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Aug. 30 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Jan. 3, 2021, at the National Archives, 701 Constitution Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!
Sacred Dedication: A Korean Buddhist Masterpiece from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Mar. 22 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Sculpture Down to Scale: Models for Public Art at Federal Buildings, 1974-1985 from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. through June 6 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
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!
Section 14: The Other Palm Springs, California from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through Feb. 17 at the National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Ave. SW. Admission is FREE!
Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday through September at the Library of Congress’ Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Admission is FREE!
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!
The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 26 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
LAST CHANCE! Verrocchio: Sculptor and Painter of Renaissance Florence from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 12 at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Admission is FREE!
What Absence Is Made Of from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily through March at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Independence Avenue SW. Admission is FREE!
Women of Progress: Early Camera Portraits from 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through May 31 at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Admission is FREE!
Editor-in-Chief Mark Heckathorn is a journalist, movie buff and foodie. He oversees DC on Heels editorial operations as well as strategic planning and staff development. Reach him with story ideas or suggestions at dcoheditor (at) gmail (dot) com.