Events Calendar

Profs and Pints presents, “Ancient Chinese Philosophy,” with Justin Jacobs, associate professor of history at American University and scholar of ancient China and the Silk Road.

Saturday, January 25th ushers in the Chinese New Year. Why not put yourself in the right mindset with a special matinee Profs and Pints talk on ancient Chinese philosophers, who left an enduring legacy still with us today?

Your guide to understanding these leading thinkers will be Justin Jacobs, who also has left Profs and Pints audiences spellbound with his talks on the Silk Road, “the real Indiana Jones,” and the history of Tibetan Buddhism.

He’ll introduce some of the most important thinkers from ancient China—including Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, Xunzi, Zhuangzi, and Han Feizi—and he’ll discuss how they tried to change the world they lived in. He’ll examine what they had to say about the meaning of life, the role of the state, the importance of civilization, relationships among people, and how to gain and maintain power.

His talk also will cover one of the most violent and innovative periods in Chinese history—the Warring States era of 475–221 B.C.—and how its conclusion ushered in the age of empires in East Asia.

You’ll enter the Year of the Rat with the insights of a great professor, starting it off right. (Advance tickets: $12. Doors: $15. Save $2 with student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please arrive in plenty of time to place any order and be seated and settled before the talk begins.)

Stay warm all winter long in our cozy Winter Igloos. These heated igloos are located on the patio of the Next Whisky Bar and Kingbird Restaurant terrace. You and up to eight of your friends will be spoiled with special food and drink menus.

Special Valentine’s Day Igloo packages available including Galentines & Bromance packages. Enjoy your private igloo, shared plates and your choice of large-format cocktails & chocolates or whiskey flights & cigars! 

—Fees vary based on day of the week and timing—

Monday – Saturday

90-minute seatings from 5pm – midnight
Rental fee waived for all seatings on Mondays
Rental fee waived for 5pm seatings Tuesday – Thursdays

Sunday

Whisky Bar 90-minute seatings from 4:30pm-9:30pm
Kingbird Terrace Sunday brunch and mimosa seatings from 11:30am-4:00pm

If you would like more information please visit here or call us at  (855) 868-3062.

Profs and Pints presents: “Dolphins of the Potomac,” with Janet Mann, professor of biology and psychology at Georgetown University and author of Deep Thinkers: Inside the Minds of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises.

Having spent 30 years studying wild bottlenose dolphins 13,000 miles away, in Western Australia, Janet Mann was overjoyed to encounter them in the Potomac River, literally in her backyard. She responded by launching the Potomac-Chesapeake Dolphin Project, a research project that has documented more than 1200 individuals, including one they watched being born in the Potomac River.

Come hear give a fascinating talk from one the world’s leading dolphin experts on dolphins and what the local research project has found.

You’ll learn how bottlenose dolphins, which have brains similar in size to ours and much larger than chimpanzees’, navigate the marine world using cognitive abilities strikingly different from our own. You’ll gain a deep understanding of how they maintain their own complex society, with long-term bonds, friends, allies, and enemies.

You’ll become familiar with the habits of our local dolphin population and find out why they are coming into the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River each year and where they travel on their journeys. You’ll also be introduced to local dolphin residents, who—this is Washington, after all—now bear names such as Frederick Douglass, Benjamin Franklin and Nancy Pelosi.

You’ll walk out eager for a chance to look out over local waters with a heightened sense of wonder, eager to spot our smart aquatic friends. (Advance tickets: $12. Doors: $15. Save $2 with student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please arrive in plenty of time to place any order and be seated and settled before the talk begins.)

Stay warm all winter long in our cozy Winter Igloos. These heated igloos are located on the patio of the Next Whisky Bar and Kingbird Restaurant terrace. You and up to eight of your friends will be spoiled with special food and drink menus.

Special Valentine’s Day Igloo packages available including Galentines & Bromance packages. Enjoy your private igloo, shared plates and your choice of large-format cocktails & chocolates or whiskey flights & cigars! 

—Fees vary based on day of the week and timing—

Monday – Saturday

90-minute seatings from 5pm – midnight
Rental fee waived for all seatings on Mondays
Rental fee waived for 5pm seatings Tuesday – Thursdays

Sunday

Whisky Bar 90-minute seatings from 4:30pm-9:30pm
Kingbird Terrace Sunday brunch and mimosa seatings from 11:30am-4:00pm

If you would like more information please visit here or call us at  (855) 868-3062.

Profs and Pints presents: “Primates and Conflict,” a look at how monkey and ape behavior helps explain human tribalism and warfare, with primatologist Laura Martínez Íñigo, postdoctoral researcher at Howard University and former instructor at England’s University of Lincoln.

Human history is replete with wars and genocides that have decimated millions and devastated nations. On a daily basis, we see conflicts between sympathizers of different political parties, or even just between fans of rival sports teams. Our minds seem ready to categorize people into groups, and push people to join with “us” against those we often dehumanize as “them,” How did we get here?

Come hear that question tackled by Laura Martínez Íñigo, whose interest in primates has led her to follow monkeys and apes through jungles, swamps, and snowy mountains in Africa and Asia. She’ll show us how the study of monkeys and apes help us to understand where our tendency for warfare and tribalism may have come from, what factors contribute to peace and war in nature, and the curious link connecting within-group love and between-group hostility.

Like us, most other primates live in groups, and when they meet their neighbors things can get pretty ugly. While fights between monkey groups are common, they rarely end in fatalities. Nonetheless, one of our closest and smartest living relatives, the chimpanzee, seems to actively seek opportunities to kill members of other groups.

Is intelligence the evil in both of us? Well, Bonobos, as related to us as chimpanzees and similarly gifted, often mingle peacefully with other groups for days of play and sex. So what is it, then, that triggers violence?

In looking at the behavior of other primates, you’ll walk out with a better understanding of our place in nature. Maybe, the next time that you catch yourself acting tribal, you will choose not to be chimp-like, and instead tap into our ability to make peace. (Advance tickets: $12. Doors: $15, save $2 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please arrive in plenty of time to place any order and be seated and settled before the talk begins.)

Mission Collaborative has been helping DC professionals design careers they actually love for over two years.

In this special edition workshop with Green Drinks DC, you’ll:

• Learn our proven Career Design Process so you can figure out exactly what you want next
• Receive actionable advice, resources, and connections to help you towards your career goals
• Connect with other environmentally minded professionals in an organic and helpful way

This workshop is perfect for you if:

• You’re feeling bored, stuck, or unfulfilled in your current job
• You want to be proactive about figuring out what comes next for your career
• You enjoy meeting other environmental professionals in a more authentic way

We hope to meet you soon!

Questions? Reach out to [email protected]

Stay warm all winter long in our cozy Winter Igloos. These heated igloos are located on the patio of the Next Whisky Bar and Kingbird Restaurant terrace. You and up to eight of your friends will be spoiled with special food and drink menus.

Special Valentine’s Day Igloo packages available including Galentines & Bromance packages. Enjoy your private igloo, shared plates and your choice of large-format cocktails & chocolates or whiskey flights & cigars! 

—Fees vary based on day of the week and timing—

Monday – Saturday

90-minute seatings from 5pm – midnight
Rental fee waived for all seatings on Mondays
Rental fee waived for 5pm seatings Tuesday – Thursdays

Sunday

Whisky Bar 90-minute seatings from 4:30pm-9:30pm
Kingbird Terrace Sunday brunch and mimosa seatings from 11:30am-4:00pm

If you would like more information please visit here or call us at  (855) 868-3062.

The National Ballet of Canada

Canada’s esteemed ballet company returns with two programs to showcase its world-renowned talents in both the classical and contemporary realms.

Works by Forsythe, Kylián, and Ratmansky (Jan. 28 & 29)
For the first two evenings of its Kennedy Center engagement, the company performs William Forsythe’s fiercely demanding The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude danced to the final movement of Schubert’s Ninth Symphony and his more subdued Approximate Sonata 2016 set to a minimalist piano score by Thom Willems; Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, a poetic expression of ecstasy performed to selections from two Mozart piano concertos; and Alexei Ratmansky’s Piano Concerto #1, an homage to composer Shostakovich’s life and his transcendent spirit of creation.

The Sleeping Beauty (Jan. 30–Feb. 2)
A colorful pageant danced to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous music, this production helped put The National Ballet of Canada on the international map when Nureyev brought it to the company in 1972 and chose current Artistic Director Karen Kain—then a principal dancer—for the title role. She has staged the production keeping Nureyev’s vision intact; his is considered one of the most richly entertaining and technically impressive versions there is.

It’s a great evening to get even! The irrepressible Falstaff hatches a dubious plan to woo the wealthy wives of Windsor, steal their fortunes, and make their husbands green with jealousy. The scheming plot is met with hilarious retaliation when the ladies devise their own plot to teach Falstaff a lesson he won’t soon forget. Aaron Posner directs Shakespeare’s delightful comedy on love, money, deception, and the power of women. The all-star cast features Regina Aquino, Ami Brabson, Eric Hissom, Cody Nickell, Kate Eastwood Norris, Todd Scofield, and more.

Stay warm all winter long in our cozy Winter Igloos. These heated igloos are located on the patio of the Next Whisky Bar and Kingbird Restaurant terrace. You and up to eight of your friends will be spoiled with special food and drink menus.

Special Valentine’s Day Igloo packages available including Galentines & Bromance packages. Enjoy your private igloo, shared plates and your choice of large-format cocktails & chocolates or whiskey flights & cigars! 

—Fees vary based on day of the week and timing—

Monday – Saturday

90-minute seatings from 5pm – midnight
Rental fee waived for all seatings on Mondays
Rental fee waived for 5pm seatings Tuesday – Thursdays

Sunday

Whisky Bar 90-minute seatings from 4:30pm-9:30pm
Kingbird Terrace Sunday brunch and mimosa seatings from 11:30am-4:00pm

If you would like more information please visit here or call us at  (855) 868-3062.

The National Ballet of Canada

Canada’s esteemed ballet company returns with two programs to showcase its world-renowned talents in both the classical and contemporary realms.

Works by Forsythe, Kylián, and Ratmansky (Jan. 28 & 29)
For the first two evenings of its Kennedy Center engagement, the company performs William Forsythe’s fiercely demanding The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude danced to the final movement of Schubert’s Ninth Symphony and his more subdued Approximate Sonata 2016 set to a minimalist piano score by Thom Willems; Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, a poetic expression of ecstasy performed to selections from two Mozart piano concertos; and Alexei Ratmansky’s Piano Concerto #1, an homage to composer Shostakovich’s life and his transcendent spirit of creation.

The Sleeping Beauty (Jan. 30–Feb. 2)
A colorful pageant danced to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous music, this production helped put The National Ballet of Canada on the international map when Nureyev brought it to the company in 1972 and chose current Artistic Director Karen Kain—then a principal dancer—for the title role. She has staged the production keeping Nureyev’s vision intact; his is considered one of the most richly entertaining and technically impressive versions there is.

It’s a great evening to get even! The irrepressible Falstaff hatches a dubious plan to woo the wealthy wives of Windsor, steal their fortunes, and make their husbands green with jealousy. The scheming plot is met with hilarious retaliation when the ladies devise their own plot to teach Falstaff a lesson he won’t soon forget. Aaron Posner directs Shakespeare’s delightful comedy on love, money, deception, and the power of women. The all-star cast features Regina Aquino, Ami Brabson, Eric Hissom, Cody Nickell, Kate Eastwood Norris, Todd Scofield, and more.

Stay warm all winter long in our cozy Winter Igloos. These heated igloos are located on the patio of the Next Whisky Bar and Kingbird Restaurant terrace. You and up to eight of your friends will be spoiled with special food and drink menus.

Special Valentine’s Day Igloo packages available including Galentines & Bromance packages. Enjoy your private igloo, shared plates and your choice of large-format cocktails & chocolates or whiskey flights & cigars! 

—Fees vary based on day of the week and timing—

Monday – Saturday

90-minute seatings from 5pm – midnight
Rental fee waived for all seatings on Mondays
Rental fee waived for 5pm seatings Tuesday – Thursdays

Sunday

Whisky Bar 90-minute seatings from 4:30pm-9:30pm
Kingbird Terrace Sunday brunch and mimosa seatings from 11:30am-4:00pm

If you would like more information please visit here or call us at  (855) 868-3062.

The National Ballet of Canada

Canada’s esteemed ballet company returns with two programs to showcase its world-renowned talents in both the classical and contemporary realms.

The Sleeping Beauty (Jan. 30–Feb. 2)
A colorful pageant danced to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous music, this production helped put The National Ballet of Canada on the international map when Nureyev brought it to the company in 1972 and chose current Artistic Director Karen Kain—then a principal dancer—for the title role. She has staged the production keeping Nureyev’s vision intact; his is considered one of the most richly entertaining and technically impressive versions there is.

Works by Forsythe, Kylián, and Ratmansky (Jan. 28 & 29)
For the first two evenings of its Kennedy Center engagement, the company performs William Forsythe’s fiercely demanding The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude danced to the final movement of Schubert’s Ninth Symphony and his more subdued Approximate Sonata 2016 set to a minimalist piano score by Thom Willems; Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, a poetic expression of ecstasy performed to selections from two Mozart piano concertos; and Alexei Ratmansky’s Piano Concerto #1, an homage to composer Shostakovich’s life and his transcendent spirit of creation.

It’s a great evening to get even! The irrepressible Falstaff hatches a dubious plan to woo the wealthy wives of Windsor, steal their fortunes, and make their husbands green with jealousy. The scheming plot is met with hilarious retaliation when the ladies devise their own plot to teach Falstaff a lesson he won’t soon forget. Aaron Posner directs Shakespeare’s delightful comedy on love, money, deception, and the power of women. The all-star cast features Regina Aquino, Ami Brabson, Eric Hissom, Cody Nickell, Kate Eastwood Norris, Todd Scofield, and more.

Stay warm all winter long in our cozy Winter Igloos. These heated igloos are located on the patio of the Next Whisky Bar and Kingbird Restaurant terrace. You and up to eight of your friends will be spoiled with special food and drink menus.

Special Valentine’s Day Igloo packages available including Galentines & Bromance packages. Enjoy your private igloo, shared plates and your choice of large-format cocktails & chocolates or whiskey flights & cigars! 

—Fees vary based on day of the week and timing—

Monday – Saturday

90-minute seatings from 5pm – midnight
Rental fee waived for all seatings on Mondays
Rental fee waived for 5pm seatings Tuesday – Thursdays

Sunday

Whisky Bar 90-minute seatings from 4:30pm-9:30pm
Kingbird Terrace Sunday brunch and mimosa seatings from 11:30am-4:00pm

If you would like more information please visit here or call us at  (855) 868-3062.

The National Ballet of Canada

Canada’s esteemed ballet company returns with two programs to showcase its world-renowned talents in both the classical and contemporary realms.

The Sleeping Beauty (Jan. 30–Feb. 2)
A colorful pageant danced to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous music, this production helped put The National Ballet of Canada on the international map when Nureyev brought it to the company in 1972 and chose current Artistic Director Karen Kain—then a principal dancer—for the title role. She has staged the production keeping Nureyev’s vision intact; his is considered one of the most richly entertaining and technically impressive versions there is.

Works by Forsythe, Kylián, and Ratmansky (Jan. 28 & 29)
For the first two evenings of its Kennedy Center engagement, the company performs William Forsythe’s fiercely demanding The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude danced to the final movement of Schubert’s Ninth Symphony and his more subdued Approximate Sonata 2016 set to a minimalist piano score by Thom Willems; Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, a poetic expression of ecstasy performed to selections from two Mozart piano concertos; and Alexei Ratmansky’s Piano Concerto #1, an homage to composer Shostakovich’s life and his transcendent spirit of creation.