Events Calendar

The Story Collider returns to Bier Baron Tavern on Wednesday, December 11th with a night of true, personal stories about the gifts that science brings—from the gifts that power our geekery to those that help us cope with our relationships.

Stories by

Natalie Amini, DC Regional Producer of the Moth

Ian Anthony, Public defender

Tori Ball, Storyteller and math teacher

Phill Branch, Storyteller and filmmaker

Taylor Winkleman, Veterinarian and global health security policy expert

About the Story Collider

The Story Collider is a nonprofit organization dedicated to true, personal stories about science. Since 2010, we have been working with storytellers from both inside and outside science to develop these stories, and we share them through our weekly podcast and our live shows around the world.

Experience the sparkle of the season at GLOW in Georgetown, the region’s only free, curated outdoor public light art experience! Join us for the 6th edition, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 – SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020, with works lit nightly from 5 – 10 pm.

Follow along at #GeorgetownGLOW and visit our dedicated GLOW website, georgetownglowdc.com, for information (coming soon!) on this year’s 11 installations from local, regional and international artists, an exhibition map, and information on additional GLOW programming — including more than 30 walking tours, a late-night shopping and dining event, and holiday family fun on Book Hill.

For more holiday happenings in Georgetown, visit georgetowndc.com/events.

Photo by Sam Kittner for the Georgetown BID

Profs and Pints presents: “Understanding Therapy,” a guide to how to find psychological help and get the most from it, with Jeremy Steglitz, clinical psychologist in Washington DC and former teaching fellow at Northwestern and Yale.

‘Tis the season to wonder if therapy might be a good idea. With the holidays and winter approaching, it’s not uncommon for people to feel especially “off”. On the whole, anxiety and depression have been on the rise—especially among millennials in urban areas like DC—with burnout, financial stress, social media, loneliness, and even noise pollution being just a few contributing factors.

But finding a therapist in a place like metro Washington DC can be challenging. The process often brings up questions and concerns that aren’t widely discussed outside a therapist’s office, creating a catch-22 for those who have not found a therapist already. Regardless of whether you think you might benefit from therapy or you are just trying to guide someone you know who might need help, you’ll benefit from this introductory talk about therapists and the therapy process.

Drawing from the research literature and his own experiences, Jeremy Steglitz will tackle many of the common questions that patients have, such as: Is my therapist right for me? What am I supposed to share in therapy? How do I know if therapy is working? He will suggest ways to decide if a therapist is good fit, and demystify the types of psychotherapies out there, discussing whether it matters what type a patient chooses. He’ll also talk about what a “typical” session looks like, and how to think about “therapy success” and when and how therapy should end.

You’ll walk out a better-informed consumer, and better able to seek help for yourself or advise others on how to get it. (Advance tickets: $12. Doors: $15, save $2 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please allow yourself time to place any orders and get seated and settled in.)

If not in fame, then in infamy…

Genius and jealousy collide in the opulent salons and opera houses of 18th-century Vienna in Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning “Best Play,” Amadeus. Directed by Richard Clifford (Folger’s Mary Stuart), the production features Helen Hayes Award-winner Ian Merrill Peakes (Macbeth and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Folger) as the tortured composer Salieri, who does everything in his power to destroy his musical rival—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Samuel Adams).

Visit the Folger website for special related events.

The HeavyWeights Comedy Show is back with another hilarious lineup! This month’s lineup includes amazing comics such as Steven Chen [Church Night], Andrew Cook [Kennedy Center], Michael Summers [Kennedy Center], and Rahmein Mostafavi [FOX, Sirius XM, TEDX]. Don’t miss out on this night of hilarities on December 12th. Support Live Entertainment!

The show had a sold out run at the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival and it was voted as ‘Best Solo Performance’ and ‘Best of Fringe’. It was also reviewed by NPR, DCist and Broadway World as one of the “must see” shows. The show was also a finalist at the Yes, And… Laughter Lab in partnership with Comedy Central.

Experience the sparkle of the season at GLOW in Georgetown, the region’s only free, curated outdoor public light art experience! Join us for the 6th edition, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 – SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020, with works lit nightly from 5 – 10 pm.

Follow along at #GeorgetownGLOW and visit our dedicated GLOW website, georgetownglowdc.com, for information (coming soon!) on this year’s 11 installations from local, regional and international artists, an exhibition map, and information on additional GLOW programming — including more than 30 walking tours, a late-night shopping and dining event, and holiday family fun on Book Hill.

For more holiday happenings in Georgetown, visit georgetowndc.com/events.

Photo by Sam Kittner for the Georgetown BID

If not in fame, then in infamy…

Genius and jealousy collide in the opulent salons and opera houses of 18th-century Vienna in Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning “Best Play,” Amadeus. Directed by Richard Clifford (Folger’s Mary Stuart), the production features Helen Hayes Award-winner Ian Merrill Peakes (Macbeth and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Folger) as the tortured composer Salieri, who does everything in his power to destroy his musical rival—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Samuel Adams).

Visit the Folger website for special related events.

If not in fame, then in infamy…

Genius and jealousy collide in the opulent salons and opera houses of 18th-century Vienna in Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning “Best Play,” Amadeus. Directed by Richard Clifford (Folger’s Mary Stuart), the production features Helen Hayes Award-winner Ian Merrill Peakes (Macbeth and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Folger) as the tortured composer Salieri, who does everything in his power to destroy his musical rival—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Samuel Adams).

Visit the Folger website for special related events.

Experience the holiday season with festive activities and fare at historic sites throughout Alexandria!

• Discover Alexandria’s holiday traditions through the centuries

• Dance in the ballroom at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum

• Warm yourself by the fire at Carlyle House

• Make a Victorian keepsake at Lee-Fendall House

Enjoy seasonal decorations, refreshments, and take advantage of a 10% discount at the participating Museum Shops! A cash bar for adult beverages will be located at Gadby’s Tavern Museum.

Ticket includes admission to Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, Carlyle House Historic Park, Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden, and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum.

A free shuttle will run between all participating sites throughout the event!

Experience the sparkle of the season at GLOW in Georgetown, the region’s only free, curated outdoor public light art experience! Join us for the 6th edition, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 – SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020, with works lit nightly from 5 – 10 pm.

Follow along at #GeorgetownGLOW and visit our dedicated GLOW website, georgetownglowdc.com, for information (coming soon!) on this year’s 11 installations from local, regional and international artists, an exhibition map, and information on additional GLOW programming — including more than 30 walking tours, a late-night shopping and dining event, and holiday family fun on Book Hill.

For more holiday happenings in Georgetown, visit georgetowndc.com/events.

Photo by Sam Kittner for the Georgetown BID

Freedom Party® NYC is the longest running, most legendary old-school dance party in NYC history! Since 2003, Freedom’s brought people together from all over the world to dance to classic party hits from yesterday thru today, be it hip-hop, R&B, pop, rock, reggae, disco or house. 16 yrs, 800 parties…and counting!

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WINNER: “Best Party (Peoples Choice)” — Papermag
WINNER: “Best Party Nationwide (Runner Up)” — URB Mag

On Saturday, December 14th, the Freedom Party NYC takes over DC’s #1 dance destination, U Street Music Hall! From 6pm to 10pm, Herbert Holler spins all your favorite hip-hop, R&B, reggae, house, rock, disco and pop hits from the 70s through today. Come down, bring your friends, make new ones, sing along, and we’ll see you on the dance floor!

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SEE YOU ON THE DANCE FLOOR!!!

Please join us for the NCE Holiday Concert which brings the finest classical masterpieces and holiday favorites together in one fun program for the whole family. The concert will be followed by a (free!) wine and cheese reception with the artists.

The festivities begin with Leroy Anderson’s classic “Sleigh Ride” and “Chanukkah Festival” in a setting by Daniel Leavitt. Outstanding Young Artist Award — piano competition winners Michael Chen (13), Tucker Stone(16) an Daniel Kim (15) will join the ensemble to perform music by Mozart, Granados, Gershwin and more.

A group of young violinists ages 11 to 17 will perform festive film music by Shostakovich. Audience favorite, tenor Patrick D. McCoy returns to sing “Comfort Ye and the aria “Every Valley” from Handel’s Messiah and of course to lead the Carols Sing-Along, which concludes the program. Start warming up your voices!

Find out more about NCE and the 2019-2020 Season at www.NationalChamberEnsemble.org.

If not in fame, then in infamy…

Genius and jealousy collide in the opulent salons and opera houses of 18th-century Vienna in Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning “Best Play,” Amadeus. Directed by Richard Clifford (Folger’s Mary Stuart), the production features Helen Hayes Award-winner Ian Merrill Peakes (Macbeth and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Folger) as the tortured composer Salieri, who does everything in his power to destroy his musical rival—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Samuel Adams).

Visit the Folger website for special related events.

It’s that time of year again… The Cheshires of Mischief are pleased to announce Naughty Snowball 11: The Nightmeow Before XXX-Mas.  DC’s favorite naughty holiday party will get a gothic, Burton-esque twist as we set about Making XXX-Mas! La! La! La! It will be the Strangest Thing in DC this holiday season and whether you’ve been naughty or nice, we invite you to a night of community, music, art, the Pumpkin King, and SANTA!  Since nobody does Halloween better than the burner community – we’ve decided to extend one holiday season right into the next!  Time to figure out if you live in Halloween Town, Christmas Town or the strangest combo of BOTH!  We invite all of our santas, skeletons, elves, devils, and angels to celebrate the holiday season and oogie-boogie with us at The DC Eagle.

https://www.facebook.com/events/424254951807941/

If not in fame, then in infamy…

Genius and jealousy collide in the opulent salons and opera houses of 18th-century Vienna in Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning “Best Play,” Amadeus. Directed by Richard Clifford (Folger’s Mary Stuart), the production features Helen Hayes Award-winner Ian Merrill Peakes (Macbeth and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Folger) as the tortured composer Salieri, who does everything in his power to destroy his musical rival—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Samuel Adams).

Visit the Folger website for special related events.

Profs and Pints presents: “Meet the Snow Maiden,” a discussion of Russia’s beloved winter folktale with folklorist Philippa Rappoport of George Washington University.

Having captivated Profs and Pints audiences with her talks on mermaids and netherworlds, folklorist Philippa Rappoport is back with the perfect talk for the approach of the winter solstice.

In winter Russians transfix their children with the folktale of Snegurochka–the Snow Maiden–a girl made out of snow. Her story has inspired a symphony, a ballet, and elaborate costumes, and is at the center of rituals through which Russian peasants ushered the long winter season in and out of their lives.

Duck into the cozy Bier Baron Tavern to hear Professor Rappoport, an expert on Slavic folklore and rituals, tell the tale of the Snow Maiden and of her emergence not just from snow, but traditional Russian culture. Her talk will draw connections between the beloved folktale and Christmas, Chanukah, and other winter solstice celebrations. (Advance tickets: $12. Doors: $15, save $2 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please allow yourself time to place any orders and get seated and settled in.)

Experience the sparkle of the season at GLOW in Georgetown, the region’s only free, curated outdoor public light art experience! Join us for the 6th edition, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 – SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020, with works lit nightly from 5 – 10 pm.

Follow along at #GeorgetownGLOW and visit our dedicated GLOW website, georgetownglowdc.com, for information (coming soon!) on this year’s 11 installations from local, regional and international artists, an exhibition map, and information on additional GLOW programming — including more than 30 walking tours, a late-night shopping and dining event, and holiday family fun on Book Hill.

For more holiday happenings in Georgetown, visit georgetowndc.com/events.

Photo by Sam Kittner for the Georgetown BID

If not in fame, then in infamy…

Genius and jealousy collide in the opulent salons and opera houses of 18th-century Vienna in Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning “Best Play,” Amadeus. Directed by Richard Clifford (Folger’s Mary Stuart), the production features Helen Hayes Award-winner Ian Merrill Peakes (Macbeth and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Folger) as the tortured composer Salieri, who does everything in his power to destroy his musical rival—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Samuel Adams).

Visit the Folger website for special related events.

Experience the sparkle of the season at GLOW in Georgetown, the region’s only free, curated outdoor public light art experience! Join us for the 6th edition, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 – SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020, with works lit nightly from 5 – 10 pm.

Follow along at #GeorgetownGLOW and visit our dedicated GLOW website, georgetownglowdc.com, for information (coming soon!) on this year’s 11 installations from local, regional and international artists, an exhibition map, and information on additional GLOW programming — including more than 30 walking tours, a late-night shopping and dining event, and holiday family fun on Book Hill.

For more holiday happenings in Georgetown, visit georgetowndc.com/events.

Photo by Sam Kittner for the Georgetown BID

Profs and Pints presents: “Robert Frost’s Winter,” with Michael Manson, former lecturer on literature at American University and past president of the Robert Frost Society.

“Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.”

Thus begins “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” which ranks as one of the most popular American poems of the 20th century and helped cement Robert Frost’s status as of one of our nation’s most beloved poets. As we approach the darkest evening of the year, come to the Bier Baron Tavern for a talk that will have you delighting in Frost and embracing winter, the subject of several of his poems.

Winter challenges modern urban Americans less immediately than it did Frost, who owned several New England farms. Yet the questions Frost raised through the metaphor of winter remain vital. Are humans meant to live and thrive on this planet, or is existence some cruel joke? How do we explain human resilience, the ability to keep pushing through despite the odds? Is there some force above us, in life itself, or some stubbornness at the heart of being human? What does it mean to thrive?

Frost raised questions like these in his poetry without answering them. For him, the answers are to be found in the process of making. Whether we’re making poems, keeping gardens, playing sports, building careers, or raising families, we are all turning chaos into order. “Strongly spent,” Frost says, “is synonymous with kept,” and he is inspired by those times when humans spend their lives strongly and thus keep them.

Come hear Michael Manson, a veteran scholar of Frost, read and discuss some of Frost’s poems on winter and other subjects. He’ll cover some of Frost’s best-known poems—“Stopping by Woods,” “Desert Places,” “The Wood-Pile”—as well as lesser-known works such as “Afterflakes,” “Questioning Faces,” and “Good-by and Keep Cold.” Whether you walk out with miles—or just a few blocks—to go before you sleep, you’ll leave with a different perspective on the season ahead. (Advance tickets: $12. Doors: $15, save $2 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please allow yourself time to place any orders and get seated and settled in.)

Experience the sparkle of the season at GLOW in Georgetown, the region’s only free, curated outdoor public light art experience! Join us for the 6th edition, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 – SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020, with works lit nightly from 5 – 10 pm.

Follow along at #GeorgetownGLOW and visit our dedicated GLOW website, georgetownglowdc.com, for information (coming soon!) on this year’s 11 installations from local, regional and international artists, an exhibition map, and information on additional GLOW programming — including more than 30 walking tours, a late-night shopping and dining event, and holiday family fun on Book Hill.

For more holiday happenings in Georgetown, visit georgetowndc.com/events.

Photo by Sam Kittner for the Georgetown BID

Profs and Pints presents: “You Better Watch Out,” a look at terrifying holiday folklore around the world, with Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman, former instructors at The Ohio State University and co-founders of the Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic.

Today, the December holidays are all about joyous magic, warm evenings curled by the fire, and celebrations of the good in the world. Traditionally, however, the winter season also ushers in the terrors of the dark and the cold, teaching us to bar doors, whisper warnings, and, above all, to be “good for goodness’ sake.”

While many are now familiar with the holiday terror of the Krampus, this talk will explore a few less familiar, but no less frightening, folkloric characters of the season.

You’ll hear tales of the Icelandic Jólakötturinn, a gigantic cat that devours naughty children, and learn how to best the Welsh Mari Lwyd, a skeletal horse with a taste for song and poetry. You’ll get to know the Eastern European Christmas witch Frau Perchta and trace the history of the sometimes mischievous, sometimes terrifying Yule Lads and their monstrous mother, Grýla.

Join Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman, who in October gave a sold out Profs and Pints talk on witches in the Grimms’ fairy tales, as they explore the scarier holiday traditions around the world. (Advance tickets: $12. Doors: $15, save $2 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please allow yourself time to place any orders and get seated and settled in.)

If not in fame, then in infamy…

Genius and jealousy collide in the opulent salons and opera houses of 18th-century Vienna in Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning “Best Play,” Amadeus. Directed by Richard Clifford (Folger’s Mary Stuart), the production features Helen Hayes Award-winner Ian Merrill Peakes (Macbeth and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Folger) as the tortured composer Salieri, who does everything in his power to destroy his musical rival—Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Samuel Adams).

Visit the Folger website for special related events.

Experience the sparkle of the season at GLOW in Georgetown, the region’s only free, curated outdoor public light art experience! Join us for the 6th edition, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 – SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 2020, with works lit nightly from 5 – 10 pm.

Follow along at #GeorgetownGLOW and visit our dedicated GLOW website, georgetownglowdc.com, for information (coming soon!) on this year’s 11 installations from local, regional and international artists, an exhibition map, and information on additional GLOW programming — including more than 30 walking tours, a late-night shopping and dining event, and holiday family fun on Book Hill.

For more holiday happenings in Georgetown, visit georgetowndc.com/events.

Photo by Sam Kittner for the Georgetown BID

Profs and Pints presents: “Wintery Fairy Tales,” an evening among ghosts, snow queens, and friendly bears, with Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman, former instructors at The Ohio State University and co-founders of the Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic.

As cold winds whip through your hair, and winter’s chill bites your skin, there is little more inviting than a warm cup of tea, a cozy blanket, and a good fairy tale.

Join two engaging folklorists for a magical evening of favorite winter tales. You’ll explore realms known only to the winds, search for a kingdom of ice, and ride a polar bear. You also might find strawberries in the snow, and perhaps encounter a ghost or two.

Winter folklore often serves the dual purpose of emphasizing the dangers of the season and offering hope and possibility in the midst of the darkness. In Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen,” a young girl survives fierce winter magic and rescues her best friend. Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe’s “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” features a romantic quest through ice and snow, while the Japanese stories of the Yuki Onna warn of the perils of wintery love.

Sara and Brittany will guide you through these tales and more, demonstrating the cultural power of these stories that teach hope and caution in a frozen landscape. (Advance tickets: $12. Doors: $15, save $2 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please allow yourself time to place any orders and get seated and settled in.)