The DMV is in the midst of a winter freeze. With snow forecast for Saturday and sub-freezing temperatures forecast for all weekend, we’ve put together a list of events you can do indoors while keeping warm. There are film festivals, plays, music and all kinds of events.

This weekend, Orange, Silver, Blue, Yellow and Green line trains will operate every 16 minutes. Red Line trains will run every 20 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont and every 10 minutes between Shady Grove and Dupont Circle and between Glenmont and Judiciary Square every 10 minutes between 9 a.m.-9 p.m. The Bethesda station will be closed with shuttle bus service every 5-10 minutes between Bethesda and Medical Center stations. Red Line travelers should allow an extra 15 minutes.

Hector Noguerra and Nestro Guzzini star in Mr. Kaplan, the closing night film at the D.C. Jewish Film Festival. (Photo: Memento Films)

Washington Jewish Film Festival

The Washington Jewish Film Festival is celebrating its 25th year this year. The lineup for this year’s festival, which opened Thursday and runs through Mar. 1, blends new movies with some of the past festivals’ most memorable films like 1975’s Hester Street and Francois Truffaut’s 1890 The Last Metro. The goal is the represent the best in Jewish film – a movie that changes, alters, educates or otherwise concerns the Jewish experience regardless of the nationality/religion of directors, producers or actors. The closing feature is Mr. Kaplan, a Uruguayan film in Spanish with English subtitles from director Álvaro Brechner. After fleeing Europe for Uruguay during World Ware II, Jacob Kaplan built a quiet life. Now 76, he begins to question his worth. After learning of a mysterious German prowling the shores of a nearby beach, he becomes convinced that he’s found a Nazi in hiding and plans to expose him. Click http://www.wjff.org/schedule/ here to see the full schedule.

Through Mar.1 at various times and venues including the D.C. Jewish Community Center, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington in Rockville, the Goethe-Institut and AFI Silver Theatre along with some smaller venues. An all-access VIP festival pass good for every screening is $225, a 25th WJFF festival pass for all films except opening and closing nights, film centerpiece evenings, spotlight evening and silent films with live music is $125, and regular screenings are $12. Opening/closing/centerpiece evenings cost $30, spotlight evening is $40 and slilent films with live music is $18. Tickets are available online and at the box office.

Atlas Intersections Festival

Pinot & Augustine will perform Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. at the Atlas Intersections Festival. (Photo: Happenstance Theater)

The Atlas Intersections Festival brings cutting-edge collaborations, intriguing new works, community celebrations, family-friendly shows and fresh new ways of making art to the H Street corridor. There are more than 100 concerts, plays, dance, plays, clowns, workshops, trivia and more featuring artists from D.C. and beyond. This weekend’s performances include several free events. See the full schedule http://www.atlasarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/INTERSECTIONS-2015-Festival-Schedule.pdf here.

Weekends through Mar. 7 at various times at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Prices range from free to $27.50. Tickets are available online or at the box office.

Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick Jr. performs at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at Strathmore. (Photo: Strathmore)

Harry Connick, Jr. will perform two shows in the Music Center at Strathmore this weekend. The shows will feature music from Connick’s vast musical catalog, including songs from his most recent releases Smokey Mary and Every Man Should Know. Connick has released 29 albums, won three Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards, and garnered sales of 28 million.

Feb. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Tickets range from $65-$225 online or at the box office.
 
 
 

24-Hour Best Picture Marathon

AMC Loews Georgetown 14 will show all eight Best Picture nominees starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. (Photo: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science)

Only the bravest of cinema buffs can handle the endurance test that is AMC’s 24-Hour Best Picture Marathon during which you watch every film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars in one sitting. The AMC in Georgetown is hosting this year’s event locally, with the eight-film slate beginning Saturday at 10 a.m. with Boyhood followed by The Theory of Everything at 1:05 p.m. Bridman at 3:30 p.m., Selma at 5:50 p.m., American Sniper at 9 p.m., The Imitation Game at 11:30 p.m. and Whiplash at 1:45 a.m. Things wrap up just before dawn after the 3:45 a.m. screening of The Grand Budapest Hotel. It’s probably best that you hade home for a nap. After all, coverage of the Academy Awards starts a few hours later at 7 p.m.

Feb. 21 starting at 10 a.m. at AMC Loews Georgetown 14, 3111 K St. NW. Tickets are $65 for all eight movies.

Play in a Day

Imagination Stage’s team performs their play last year. (Photo: Bethesda Urban Partnership_

Six professional theatre companies from the DMV – Adventure Theatre MTC, American Ensemble Theater, Flying V, Imagination Stage, Olney Theater and Round House Theater – will write, direct, rehearse and perform original plays based on similar themes in only 24 hours. The plays will be presented at the 10th annual Play in a Day, a one-of-a kind theatrical event. Play in a Day kicks off on Friday evening, when playwrights and directors come together to receive their assigned themes and props. Playwrights then work the night to create their 10-minute masterpieces. As the sun comes up, rehearsals begin as teams of directors and actors prepare anxiously to make the 8 p.m. performance deadline on Saturday.

Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. Tickets are $15 each online.

Oscar Viewing Parties

Neil Patrick Harris hosts the Oscars Sunday night beginning at 7 p.m. on ABC. (Photo: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science)

Washington Film Society hosts Live on the Big Screen at Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. for the red carpet. Local movie critics Bill Henry and Tim Gordon will host the night that includes trivia contests, giveaways, a “predict the winners” contest and a silent auction.

Feb. 22 starting at 7:30 p.m. at Arlington Cinema ‘N’ Drafthouse, 2903 Columbia Pike., Arlington. Tickets are $16 for members and $21 for non-members online until 11 a.m. or $1 less with cash at the door.

Kimpton Hotels’ Helix Lounge, 1 hosts its annual Oscars Happy Hour from 5-11 p.m. The awards ceremony will be shown on a 46-inch flat-screen television. There will be food and drink specials including cocktails dedicated to Oscar nominees such as “The Codebreaker” inspired by The Imitation Game with Broker’s Gin, Earl Grey tea and simple syrup; “Mendl’s Cocktail au Chocolat” inspired by The Grand Budapest Hotel; and a Red Carpet Cosmo. There will also be burger sliders throughout the evening.

Feb. 22 from 5-11 p.m. at Helix Lounge, 1430 Rhode Island Ave. NW. Admission is FREE!

Commissary’s 4th Annual Oscar Party features a wall-size projection screen, multiple televisions and kicks off with an extended Red Carpet Happy Hour from 4-8 p.m. with one free cocktail per person and free popcorn. Drink specials include the bourbon-based “Bullseye,” a nod to American Sniperand “A Simple Equation” made with George Dickel No. 1 white whiskey and inspired by The Theory of Everything. Special dishes include “magic bean and beef stew” inspired by Into the Woods and “Boy with Apple Turnovers” inspired by Grand Budapest Hotel.

Feb. 22 from 4-11 p.m. at Commissary, 1443 P St. NW. Admission is FREE! For your own Meryl Streep moment, reserve one of 25 “premium” tickets for $49, which includes a seat in front of the screen beginning at 6 p.m., a three-course prix-fixe dinner and two cocktails.

This weekend’s weather forecast is supposed to be good, so it will be the perfect time to get out and stretch your winter-weary legs. The Atlas Performing Arts Center’s Intersections Festival is back and Dino’s Italian restaurant in Cleveland Park says goodbye.

However, if you are traveling by Metrorail, you need to leave some extra time for travel since there will be major construction going on, and several stations will be closed. Trains on the Yellow and Green line will operate at regular weekend intervals, except at Greenbelt Station, where trains will arrive and depart every 20-25 minutes. Red Line trains will run every 16 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont, with additional trains between Van Ness and Silver Spring during daytime hours. Buses will replace Orange Line trains between Eastern Market and Cheverly. The last Orange train will leave New Carrollton for Cheverly 41 minutes earlier each night. Buses will replace Blue line trains between Eastern Market and Benning Road. The last Blue train will leave Largo Town Center for Benning Road 30 minutes early each night.

The Atlas Performing Arts Center (Photo: Wikipedia)

Atlas Intersections Festival

The Intersections Festival has dance, music and theater, like any other D.C. arts festival would. But it has one thing the others don’t: A dog circus. Mutts Gone Nuts, a canine thrill show in the Lang Theatre, is one of the 60 acts, many of which are free, that will be featured in the Atlas’ 16-day festival. If dog tricks aren’t your thing, catch performances from artists like the Jane Franklin Dance Company, UrbanArias, Christylez Bacon and Mary Alouette. Among the featured performances are a concert by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington telling true stories of life-changing experiences told though patter and pop songs at 7:30 p.m. today and 9:30 p.m. on March 8 in the Sprenger Theater. Also, Rewind, two programs featuring the best independent short films showcased during the 10 years of the DC Shorts Festival at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m Saturday and again on March 7 in the Lang Theatre.

Feb. 21-March 8 at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Times and ticket prices vary by performance.

Discover Engineering Family Day

A boy explores robotics at the annual Discover Engineering Family Day. (Photo: F.T. Eyre)

Every February, the National Building Museum and the National Engineers Week Foundation invite visitors to debunk the myths of engineering and discover how professional engineers turn an idea into reality. Celebrate National Engineers Week by participating in this free, hands-on, and fun-filled festival. The program and activities are recommended for children ages 6-12. At Discover Engineering Family Day visitors can meet astronaut Robert Crouch; see engineer Nate Ball, co-host of PBS’ Design Squad Nation, demonstrate the Atlas Power Ascender; make slime; control a robot; build a skyscraper; catapult a ping pong balls; test the strength of a building in a tsunami; and meet Curious George and Cat in the Hat from WETA and PBSKids.

Feb. 22 from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Admission is FREE!

Travel and Adventure Show

Visitors at the 2013 Travel & Adventure Show. (Photo: Unicomm LLC)

The two-day Travel and Adventure Show is your ticket to discover authentic travel experiences, snap up the deals and win trips and giveaways, and be entertained and delighted at this amazing travel extravaganza. You’ll hear travel tips from the experts including Rick Steves, Pauline Frommer, Samantha Brown and Andrew McCarthy. Experience climbing the rock wall and see cultural performances. Whether you want to escape to the Caribbean, discover the thrill and beauty of Africa or see America like never before, you’ll meet the experts who can help you plan and book your next trip. Bon Voyage!

Feb. 22 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Feb. 23 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. Admission is $12 online and $15 at the door. Children 16 and younger are free. Active military and up to four family members are free with ID.

Mardi Gras Family Day

The Anacostia Community Museum (Photo: Smithsonian Institution)

Join the Anacostia Community Museum for its annual Mardi Gras Family Day, which includes the celebratory traditions in South Africa this year. There will be storytelling, face painting, mask-making and other hands-on activities, live performances and more. Attendees can also participate in the Art of Adornment workshop with creative artist Januwa Moja-Nelson (workshop space is limited, sign up upon arrival).

Feb. 22 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Place SE. Admission is FREE!

Heart Ball

2013 Heart Ball (Photo: American Heart Association)

The Greater Washington Heart Ball will be held in the District again this year Heart Month activities are rounded out with this black-tie affair. Proceeds from the Heart Ball benefit lifesaving research and American Heart Association education and advocacy campaigns. Heart disease remains the Number 1 killer of people in the United States today. The Heart Ball is a premier society event and a celebration of the life-saving work of the American Heart Association. The event brings together more than 500 of the region’s most prominent physician, corporate, health care, and community leaders. The evening includes, live and silent auctions, dinner, dancing and special presentations to honor United States Military doctors (retired and active) through the Heart Heroes program. Also the official after-party, Heart After Dark returns to keep the festivities going until 1am.

Feb. 22 from 6:30 p.m.-1 a.m. at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 1331 Maryland Avenue, SW. Tickets range from $100 to $1,000 and are available .

A cardinal in winter (Photo: Jon Woolf)

Search for birds in several refuge habitats on this guided Bird Walk for all ages. Field guides and binoculars are recommended. During the Owl Prowl for those 10 and older, explore the refuge at night while looking and listening for owls. Registration is required for both programs.

Feb. 23 at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Patuxent Research Refuge North Tract, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, Md. The North Tract is located on Rt. 198 between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Rt. 32. The Bird Walk is from 8:15-10:30 a.m. and the Owl Prowl is from 5:30-7 p.m. Admission is FREE, but registration is required by calling 301-497-5887.

Dino’s Last Dance

Dino Restaurant (Photo: Dino)

This is Dino’s last night of full service off menu. But there will still have food in house, so why not throw a farewell party? Dino will just cook food until it’s all gone! There will be a cash bar for beer, booze and vino. One last night to have fun. There are no reservations, no assigned seating, no menus, no special requests. There will be a lot of pasta, sliced meats, prosciutto and cheeses, veggies, etc. Dino will just bring out food and serve you one last time!

Feb. 23 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at Dino’s, 3435 Connecticut Avenue NW. Cost is $30 and includes dinner and a cash bar. Tickets are available online. Admission at the door only if space is available..