Weekend Round Up November 11, 2014

Georgetown Visitation 44th Annual Esprit de Noel

November 7th, 2014 at 11:00 AM | Free | wardt@aol.com | [Event Website]http://www.visi.org/support/esprit-de-noel-christmas-bazaar/index.aspx

Please join us for holiday shopping with tons of vendors, festive decorations, tasty treats, community, and fun:

Unique Boutique Shops for Everyone on Your List • Free Admission & Parking •
Snackery, Bake Shop, Food Trucks and Holiday Snacks! • Open to the Public!

Friday, November 7th

11a.m. – 9 p.m.

Saturday, November 8th

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Address

1524 Thirty-Fifth St. NW • Washington DC 20007

Metro Cooking DC

November 8th, 2014 at 10:00 AM | $24.50-500 | kl.krause@ejkrause.com | Tel: 301-841-2400 | [Event Website](http://www.metrocookingdc.com/tickets/)

The 9th annual MetroCooking DC will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center November 8-9, 2014. The two-day consumer event will include cooking demos and book signings by Food Network stars, Bobby Flay and Guy Fieri, along with a host of star speakers offering hands-on workshops and tastings, cooking demos by local James Beard chefs, beer, wine and spirits tastings, a grand tasting pavilion, and more!

Buy your tickets today!

Address

801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC 20001

Fall Harvest Tea and Tour

November 8th, 2014 at 01:00 PM | 25.00-30.00 | info@tudorplace.org | Tel: 202-965-0400 | [Event Website](http://www.tudorplace.org/)

Location: Meet at 1670

Enjoy a traditional Victorian tea complete with tea sandwiches, scones, delicious desserts and historic tea blends in the beautiful 1870s Victorian Dower House. Then join docents to “stroll into the past,” on a guided tour through the 1816 National Historic Landmark mansion.

Members: $25

Nonmembers: $30

Address

1644 31st Street NW Washington, D.C. 20007

Yoga at Georgetown Library

November 9th, 2014 at 01:30 PM | Free | geoyogarsvp@gmail.com | Tel: 202-727-0232 | [Event Website](http://dclibrary.org/georgetown)

Take an Om Break at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library. Join the Georgetown Neighborhood Library for a variety of yoga classes taught by teachers from Yoga Activist.

To RSVP for any or all classes send an email with the class(es) you’re interested in registering for. The first 30 RSVPs will be registered and the remaining RSVPs will be placed on a waiting list. Please RSVP to Georgetown Yoga at the email below.

Address

3260 R Street NW

City Tap House And The Washington Capitals Rock the Red To Benefit Foundation 4 Heroes

November 9th, 2014 at 05:00 PM | $20 | heather@heatherfreeman.com | Tel: (202) 733-5333 | [Event Website](http://www.citytaphousedc.com/)

City Tap House is partnering with The Washington Capitals to host a fundraiser benefiting Foundation 4 Heroes. Hockey fans are encouraged to stop by to meet John Carlson, Karl Alzner and Troy Brouwer of The Washington Capitals who will be bartending throughout the two-hour event. There is a $20 entrance fee with entitles guests to a complimentary beverage with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Foundation 4 Heroes. Tickets can be purchased at: http://tap-house- dc.ticketleap.com/heroes-rock-red/

Address

City Tap House; 901 9th Street NW

Come Write In!

November 10th, 2014 at 07:30 PM | julia.strusienski@dc.gov | [Event Website](http://dclibrary.org/georgetown)

It’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and the library is supporting participants by hosting weekly Come Write In! sessions, during which we guarantee a quiet, encouraging space for writers to work.

The sessions will take place Monday evenings from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Second Floor Nonfiction Reading Room, where writers will find reserved tables, a small display of relevant books, and the free wifi and tabletop charging stations that are always available for use.
Address

Georgetown Neighborhood Library; 3260 R St. NW

US Navy Memorial Veterans Day Program

November 11th, 2014 at 12:00 PM | Free | mweber@navymemorial.org | Tel: 202-737-2300 | [Event Website](http://www.navymemorial.org/)

The United States Navy Memorial will honor Veterans Day with its special “Authors on Deck” book lecture series, followed by a commemorative wreath laying ceremony and a literary reading by the Veterans Writing Project. Author Patrick K. O’Donnell will present his latest work, First SEALs (Da Capo Press, 2014), in which he brings to light the untold story of World War II’s first special operations combat swimmers- precursors of today’s US Navy SEALs.

Address

United States Navy Memorial; Naval Heritage Center; 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Horton’s Kids “Give Thanks & Give Back”

November 11th, 2014 at 06:30 PM | $150 | sveta@hortonskids.org | Tel: 202-544-5033 | [Event Website](http://www.hortonskids.org/give-thanks-give-back/)

Enjoy entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails & a short film showcasing the children’s stories. All proceeds will help Horton’s Kids eliminate the wait list of children. Horton’s Kids mission is to empower at-risk children & prepare them for successful lives through educational opportunities & comprehensive programs. Horton’s Kids believes that every child can succeed & envisions a community in which all children graduate from high school ready for college, career & life.

Address

The Hamilton Live; 600 14th Street NW

John Cage’s “Theater Piece”

November 13th, 2014 at 07:30 PM | Free | [Event Website](http://www.arcturustheater.com/johncage.html)

It is a kaleidoscope of simultaneous performances capturing the playful indeterminacy Cage was so brilliant at conveying. Theatre Piece was John Cage’s 1960 reworking and variation of an untitled performance he organized at Black Mountain College in 1952, known in the annals of art history as being the first “Happening” and for challenging notions of the boundaries of theater.

Address

Georgetown Neighborhood Library; 3260 R Street, NW