| 10:00 am- 10:00 pm | Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday Special ArTecHouse. Step into a world of serenity and sensory wonder this holiday season with ARTECHOUSE's Tingle Bells: An ASMR-Inspired Holiday... |
| 12:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Wine Tastings Veramar Vienyard Veramar Vineyard, Berryville. Explore the grounds, see how wine is made at Veramar Vienyard. 540-955-5510 |
| 12:00 pm | A Christmas Carol Ford's Theatre. Charles Dickens' classic Christmas story is performed live on stage. 202-347-4833 |
| 7:30 pm | Stephen Carter-Hicks in "Chrsitmas Time Is Here" ArtSpace Falls Church. The evening will take you over the river and through the woods with both secular and sacred Christmas songs and will... |
| 10:00 am- 5:30 pm | Xu Bing: Monkeys Grasp for the Moon Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art. Composed of twenty-one laminated wood pieces, each of which forms the word "monkey"... |
| 10:00 am- 5:30 pm | Sculpture of South Asia and the Himalayas Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art. Dating from the 10th to the 18th century, sculptures of deities, enlightened beings... |
| 11:30 am- 7:00 pm | American Origins National Portrait Gallery. On view in a series of 17 galleries and alcoves chronologically arranged to take the visitor from the days of contact... |
| 11:30 am- 7:00 pm | Champions National Portrait Gallery. "Champions" salutes dynamic American sports figures whose impact beyond the athletic realm made them part of... |
| 12:00 pm- 12:15 pm | Spotlight Tours The Phillips Collection. Tours focus one painting each day. 202-387-2151 |
| 1:30 pm | Les Miserables Kennedy Center Opera House. A Boublil and Schonberg's musical inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo. Featured songs include I Dreamed... |
| 6:00 pm | Millennium Stage John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Different performing and visual artists are featured each night. Free... 202-467-4600 |
| 6:30 pm | Pigeons Playing Ping Pong The Atlantis. Pop / rock performance. |
| 7:00 pm | The Washington Ballet: The Nutcracker Warner Theatre. This production features the heroic George Washington as the Nutcracker, King George III as the Rat King and cherry blossoms... |
| 7:00 pm | Drunk Shakespeare The Sage. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Alison Crockett Blues Alley. Jazz / blues concert performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Saint Levant 9:30 Club. Rap / hip hop music performance. |
| 7:00 pm | Winchester Jazz Collective: The Nutcracker Bright Box Theater, Winchester. Jazz / blues concert performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Life of Pi Hippodrome Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Ryan Davis The Improvisation. Comedic performance live. |
| 7:30 pm | A Magical Cirque Christmas The National Theatre. Live theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | Micky Dolenz The Birchmere, Alexandria. Performance of music from the 50's / 60's era. |
| 7:30 pm | All The Devils Are Here - Open Captioned Performance Michael R. Klein Theatre. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:30 pm | A Hanukkah Carol Round House Theatre, Bethesda. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 7:45 pm | A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas Olney Theatre Center for the Arts. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Benny and Friends DC Comedy Loft and Bier Baron Tavern. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | Big Soto Howard Theatre. Latin music in concert. |
| 8:00 pm | Kem & National Symphony Orchestra John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. R&B / soul music performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Improvised Shakespeare Company Theatre Lab. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | Corey Holcomb The Theater at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill. Comedic performance live. |
| 8:00 pm | Data Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Death On the Nile Kreeger Theater. Musical theatrical performance. |
| 8:00 pm | Indigo Girls The Music Center at Strathmore, North Bethesda. Pop / rock performance. |
| 9:00 pm | Scythian Thursdays at Fado Fado Irish Pub. D.C.'s hottest Irish band called Scythian (sith-ee-yin) comes to Fado every Thursday. 202-789-0066 |
| 2:30 pm- 3:30 pm | Meet the Author Series Windows Lounge. Perry Hooks and Loretta Yenson, Co-Founders of Hooks Book Events, and Dr. E. Gail Anderson Holness, Director... 703-593-5503 |
| 5:00 pm | Capital Hockey Classic: Army Club Team vs. Navy Club Team & Penn State vs. Army Capital One Arena. College hockey (Div I-A and Div I-AA) game. |
| 10:00 am- 3:00 pm | Decatur House Museum -- Tour The Stephen Decatur House. Tour of the house designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, America's first professional architect... 202-842-0920 |
| 10:00 am- 5:00 pm | Tour -- John F. Kennedy Center John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Meet at Level A Parking Plaza for tour led by members of Friends of the Kennedy... 202-4168340. |
| 10:15 am- 5:15 pm | Butterflies and Plants: Partners in Evolution National Museum of Natural History. Visitors will feel the flutter in one of the most educational, entertaining and experiential... 202-357-2700 |
| 10:15 am | Highlights Tour National Museum of American History. A friendly docent will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Meet at either Welcome desk. Tours... |
| 10:30 am- 12:00 pm | Hirshhorn Museum -- Permanent Collection Tour Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Tour begins at the Information Desk, at 7th and Independence Avenue SW... 202-357-2700 |
| 10:30 am- 3:00 pm | Spotlights Tours National Museum of American History. Docents offer a 15-minute overview of an exhibition or briefly discuss a favorite museum object... |
| 11:00 am | Slave Life at Mount Vernon Tour George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens. Half-hour guided walking tour focuses on contributions of African-American... 202-780-2000 |
| 11:00 am- 2:00 pm | Tour Sewall-Belmont House. Tour of the National Women's Party headquarters. 202-546-1210 |
| 11:00 am | Highlights Tour National Postal Museum. A friendly docent will give a 30-minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Subject to cancellation... 202-633-5534 |
| 11:30 am- 4:00 pm | Tour -- Library of Congress Library of Congress. Tour commences in the Great Hall of the Jefferson Building. 202-707-8000 |
| 12:10 pm- 1:00 pm | Dahn Yoga and Brain Education Classes Dahn Yoga Studio. Includes meridian stretching, breathing exercises, brain wave vibration and meditation. Sundays by appointment... 202-393-2440 |
| 12:30 pm | Highlights of the American Art Museum Tour Smithsonian American Art Museum. A friendly docent will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Meet in the F Street Lobby. No tours on... |
| 1:00 pm | Highlights Tour National Museum of American History. A friendly docent will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Meet at either Welcome desk. Tours... |
| 1:00 pm | Highlights Tour National Postal Museum. A friendly docent will give a 30-minute tour of the highlights of the museum. Subject to cancellation... 202-633-5534 |
| 2:00 pm- 5:00 pm | Permanent Exhibit Dumbarton Oaks. Tour the gardens designed by Beatrix Ferrand and honored by Stravinsky in his famous Concerto, and the galleries... 202-339-6410 |
| 2:00 pm | Highlights of the American Art Museum Tour Smithsonian American Art Museum. A friendly docent will give a tour of the highlights of the museum. Meet in the F Street Lobby. No tours on... |
| 5:45 pm- 6:45 pm | Dahn Yoga and Brain Education Classes Dahn Yoga Studio. Includes meridian stretching, breathing exercises, brain wave vibration and meditation. Sundays by appointment... 202-393-2440 |
| 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm | Learn a Middle Eastern Language with MESALI The United Church -- Die Vereinigte Kirche. DC Internationals announces the summer 2010 semester of its Middle East and... 202-250-6144 |
| 7:00 pm- 8:30 pm | Dance / Drumming Classes: Folkloric Afro Cuban, Salsa, Rueda, and More Alafia Professional Dance Studio, Mount Rainier. Taught by master Cuban dancer and instructor, Oscar Rousseaux. Class... 202-997-4344 |
| 7:00 pm- 9:30 pm | Ballroom Dance Lessons Ebenezers Coffeehouse. Lessons provided by an experienced ballroom dancer. No experience or dance partner required. Offered... 202-588-6900 |
| Parenting Workshops Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. Avoid power struggles and identify the four goals of misbehavior. This 2-hour workshop... 202-607-3370 | |
| America's Most Wanted Studio Productions National Museum of Crime & Punishment. John Walsh's America's Most Wanted Studio, a state of the art facility, is located... 202-393-1099 | |
| Self-Guided Tour: Let's Move! with Smithsonian Gardens Smithsonian Institution. Explore Smithsonian Gardens through this scavenger hunt. Discover garden treasures while learning how gardening... |
| 11:00 am- 3:00 pm | Brunch Urbana Restaurant. Popular breakfast and lunch items are offered for brunch throughout the week. 202-956-6650 |
| 11:00 am- 5:00 pm | Prix Fixe Lunch Bistro Francais. A 3-course meal with complimentary glass of wine is offered on weekdays. 202-338-3830 |
| 11:00 am- 2:30 pm | 3-Course Lunch Chef's American Bistro, California. A prix-fixe menu is offered during the week for lunch with different specials each day... 301-862-0380 |
| 11:30 am- 3:00 pm | Prix Fixe Weekday Lunch 2941, Falls Church. A special 3-course option is offered in addition to the regular menu. 703-270-1500 |
| 11:30 am- 2:00 pm | Prix Fixe Lunch Bastille DC, Alexandria. A 3-course menu is offered for lunch, in addition to the regular menu and specials... 703-519-3776 |
| 11:30 am- 4:00 pm | 30-Minute 3-Course Lunch Ici Urban Bistro. Enjoy a contemporary French prix-fixe lunch on weekdays. 202-730-8700 |
| 11:30 am- 2:30 pm | Buffet and Boxed Lunches Indique Heights, Chevy Chase. For those in a hurry on weekdays, a choice of several quick lunch options is featured... 301-656-4822 |
| 11:30 am- 2:30 pm | 3-Course Power Lunch Poste. A quick, prix fixe lunch menu is offered on weekdays, in addition to the regular menu. 202-783-6060 |
| 11:30 am- 2:30 pm | Lunch Box Teatro Goldoni. A quick, 4-course prix fixe menu including salads, pasta, entree, sides and dessert is featured on weekdays... 202-955-9494 |
| 12:00 pm- 2:30 pm | Express Lunch Degrees Bistro. A prix fixe 2-course soup or salad plus entree lunch is offered on weekdays. 202-912-4110 |
| 3:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Happy Hour McGinty's! McGinty's Public House, Silver Spring. $5 Food Menu; $3 Yuengling & Shocktop; $4 Margaritas & Martinis; $3.50 House Wine; $1 Off All Other... |
| 3:00 pm- 6:30 pm | Georgetown Tasting Food Tour A two-hour food tour not only feeds your mind in a step back in time but also your belly as we take time to taste food from some of the best... 800-560-1594 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Chadwick's Happy Hour Chadwick's. Enjoy $2 domestic bottles, $2 house wine, $2.50 rail drinks and margaritas and half price Buffalo Wings and Stuffed... 202-333-2565 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Pour House Happy Hour Pour House. Weekday happy hour featuring: $3 Bud Light drafts, Miller Lite drafts and Yuengling drafts; $4 Svedka, Svedka Flavors... 202-546-0779 |
| 4:00 pm | Pitcher Night Capitol Lounge. Choose pitchers for $12 including Bell's Beer, Yuengling, Brooklyn Lager, Bud Light, Dale's Pale Ale and Dogfish Head... |
| 4:00 pm | Belgian Invasion Capitol Lounge. Enjoy some Belgian food and drink, $10 bowls of mussels red, white or blue and $2 off selected Belgian and Belgian style brews... |
| 5:00 pm- 2:00 am | Karaoke Peyote Cafe. Happy Hour every night except Saturday. 202-462-8330 |
| 6:00 pm- 12:00 am | Thursday Night Specials Pour House. Thursday night specials include: $10 Bud Light & Miller Lite pitchers, $2.50 Bud Light drafts, $4 Svedka, Svedka... 202-546-0779 |
| 10:00 am- 3:00 pm | Glow Thursdays Lima Restaurant and Lounge. Highlighting the top talent in electronic dance music, featuring the biggest headlining DJs... 571-594-3246 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Tune Inn Happy Hour Tune Inn. At happy hour get $1 off all drinks. 202-543-2725 |
| 4:00 pm- 8:00 pm | Bedrock Billiards Happy Hour Bedrock Billiards. Specials include Rail drafts and Miller Lite $3. 202-667-7665 |
| 4:00 pm | Bud Special Sheisse Haus. Bud and Bud Light bottles on special. $1 from 4pm - 8pm, $2 from 8pm - 12am, $3 from 12am - close... 202-546-1001 |
| 4:00 pm- 7:00 pm | Happy Hour at Garrett's Garrett's Restaurant & Railroad Tavern. Monday through Friday Happy Hour is from 4pm to 7pm. Come in and join us for three full hours where... |
| 5:00 pm- 11:00 pm | Club Heaven & Hell Happy Hour Club Heaven and Hell. Extended happy hour including specially priced appetizers and entrees. Drink specials include all... 202-667-4355 |
| 5:30 pm- 8:00 pm | Wines by the Glass Top of the Hill. $1. off six red and five white wines, normally $5.50 - $7. per glass. 202-546-7782 |
| 6:00 pm | When It Rains... We Pour Toledo Lounge. When it rains, we pour $2 drafts. Some restrictions apply -- snow is not rain. |
| 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm | Toledo Lounge Happy Hour Toledo Lounge. Featuring $3 - Rail 6pm-8pm and $2 - Drafts 6pm-8pm. |
| 8:00 pm | Thursday Nights at Garrett's Garrett's Restaurant & Railroad Tavern. In the Club Bar relive the times, the music, and the excesses of the 80's along with weekly specials... |
| 9:00 pm | Earth Thursdays Dream. Dream features the latest in Hip Hop, Dance, Latin rhythms and international music. 202-636-9030 |
| 9:00 pm- 12:00 am | Karaoke Night McGinty's Public House and Restaurant, Arlington. Warm up those vocal cords, grab some friends and do-re-mi down to McGinty's... 703-414-3555 |
| 9:00 pm- 12:00 am | Covered with Jam & Ron Holloway Ragtime, Arlington. A sweet music collective with some of the the top funk / jazz / jam / blues / improv musicians in DC. CwJ performs... 703-243-4003 |
