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Name: Annual Van Ness Holiday PopUP
Start: 2019-12-13T17-17-30-00
End: 2019-12-15T16-16-00-00
Location: Van Ness Main Street

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BYT at largeDecember 2, 2019

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13dec(dec 13)5:30 pm154:00 pmAnnual Van Ness Holiday PopUP18 Local Makers Free Holiday Card Making!5:30 pm (13) - 4:00 pm (15) Van Ness Main Street

15dec1:00 pm4:00 pm“Light Up The Season” Holiday Fundraiser to Benefit Children’s National HospitalFour Seasons Hotel Washington DC1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC

Event Details

Light Up The Season, the annual community fundraising event benefiting Children’s National Hospital, will be held on Sunday, December 15, 2019 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. It is co-hosted by the Children’s Health Board and Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C.

This event highlights creative collaborations between Children’s National patients and notable area artists. Their designed holiday trees, mantelpieces, menorah and dollhouse are available for purchase, with proceeds directly supporting programs that improve the health and well-being of children across the Washington, D.C., region. Activities for all ages include holiday arts and crafts, ornament making, musical performances, pop-up shops and visits from Santa and Dr. Bear.

The event will include holiday décor by: Allie Mann & Alexandria Hubbard, Case Design/Remodeling, Inc., Christopher Boutlier, Christopher Boutlier, Claire Niermann & Eleanor Niermann, Niermann Weeks, Erica Burns, Erica Burns Interiors, Jessica Parker Wachtel, Molly Heffner, Kade Sheridan, Mary D’Errico, and Megan Milawski, GTM Architects, Laura Fox, Laura Fox Interior Design, Kathryn Russell, Kathryn Russell Tablescapes, Nancy Harper & Cameron Land, Studio Miel, Pamela Harvey, Pamela Harvey Interiors, Quintece Hill-Mattauszek, Studio Q Designs, Sandra Meyer, Ella Scott Design, Sharon Kleinman, Transitions, Zoe Feldman, Zoe Feldman Design.

Tickets are $50 per child 16 and under, $85 per adult and $250 per family of four (two adults and two children 16 and under). Sponsorships range from $500 to $25,000.

Time

(Sunday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC

2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007

Cost

$50.00 – $250.00

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15dec2:00 pm4:00 pmProfs & Pints Matinee: Meet the Snow Maiden2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Bier Baron Tavern

15dec2:00 pm4:30 pmAMADEUS2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Folger Theatre

15dec5:00 pm10:00 pmGeorgetown GLOW Light Art ExperiencePresented by Georgetown5:00 pm - 10:00 pm Georgetown

15dec6:00 pm8:30 pmThe Naughty Nut: A Christmas Burlesque Revue6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Bier Baron Tavern

15dec7:00 pm9:30 pmAMADEUS7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Folger Theatre

16dec5:00 pm10:00 pmGeorgetown GLOW Light Art ExperiencePresented by Georgetown5:00 pm - 10:00 pm Georgetown

16dec6:00 pm8:30 pmProfs & Pints: Robert Frost's Winter6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Bier Baron Tavern

Event Details

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.)

Time

(Monday) 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Location

Bier Baron Tavern

1523 22nd St NW Washington DC 20037

Cost

Advance ticket: $12. Door: $15, save $2 with a student ID.

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