Weekend Round Up November 20, 2014

2014 Winter Contemporary Show Opening Reception

November 21st, 2014 at 05:00 PM | free | info@oldprintgallery.com | Tel: 2029651818 | Event Website

The Old Print Gallery’s 2014 Winter Contemporary Show will open on Friday, Nov. 21, with a celebratory nighttime reception from 5 to 8pm at the gallery. Works by 12 contemporary printmakers, were chosen for the show. The prints selected are an impressive display of the current eclecticism found in contemporary printmaking. Purposeful and inventive, the prints are successful experiments in medium, color, and scale. Come celebrate with gallery curators, local artists, and art lovers.

Address

The Old Print Gallery; 1220 31st Street, N.W.

Pike & Rose Holiday Tree Lighting

November 21st, 2014 at 06:30 PM | Free to attend | shelby@brandlinkdc.com | Tel: 202-733-5223 | Event Website

Pike & Rose invites the community to celebrate the grand opening of the development with its first-ever holiday tree lighting festival. The evening’s festivities will be emceed by beloved D.C. radio personality, Tommy McFly of The Tommy Show. Additionally, this free to attend event will include a kids crafting station, stilt walkers and live “reindeer” ponies available for photo ops. Live entertainment will be provided by acapella groups.

Address

Pike & Rose, 11580 Old Georgetown Road. North Bethesda, Md.

Quote-Along “A Christmas Story”

November 21st, 2014 at 07:30 PM | Free | evelyn.hill@fairfaxcounty.gov | Tel: 703-790-0123 | Event Website

Put your bunny pajamas on, get your secret decoder rings out, and experience this holiday movie in a totally different way. Go ahead, yell your favorite lines. We triple-dog-dare you! Rated PG, 94 minutes. Free. Reservations are not required.

Address

The Alden; 1234 Ingleside Ave; McLean, Va. 22101

Visitation Fall Play ‘The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940’

November 21st, 2014 at 07:30 PM | $10.00 | dnastal@vsi.org | Tel: 202-337-3350 | Event Website

Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School’s highly regarded theater program will showcase “The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940” November 21 and 22 at 7:30 and November 23 at 2 p.m.

Address

1524 35th Street, NW

Frédéric Yonnet Live at Blues Alley

November 21st, 2014 at 08:00 PM | 25 | info@fredyonnet.com | Tel: (202) 337-4141 | Event Website

Frédéric Yonnet performs at Georgetown’s Blues Alley delivering a high energy, urban jazz, funk-filled show that’s guaranteed to blow you away.

Yonnet and his band perform tracks from his current project, Reed My Lips: The Rough Cut, as well as a popular R&B, funk tunes you’d never expect to hear on a harmonica.

Order tickets online today at BluesAlley.com!

Friday, November 21 @ 8PM & 10 PM

Saturday, November 22 @ 8PM & 10 PM

Doors at 6:00PM

General Admission tickets are $25.00

Address

1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Speakeasy Shorts: Film Screening

November 22nd, 2014 at 07:30 PM | $20-30 | info@dcshorts.com | Tel: 202-681-1151 | Event Website

DC Shorts and SpeakeasyDC have combined forces for the Speakeasy Shorts competition. Ten teams of filmmakers will be assigned to ten storytellers to create short films based on original stories, all shot and produced in the District.

On November 22, the audience will return to watch the eight minute films and vote for their favorite. The top film team and storyteller will receive a $1,000 cash prize and additional prizes will be awarded to winners of the other categories.

Address

U.S. Navy Memorial’s Burke Theater; 701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Tudor Tots: Turkey and Thanks

November 22nd, 2014 at 10:30 AM | $5 | press@tudorplace.org | Tel: 202-965-0400 | Event Website

Though steeped in tradition, Thanksgiving is always fresh for children. Have fun learning about customs old and new in this program featuring an interactive story, songs, movement, and a craft centered on the holiday. Tots will take home a holiday craft they’ve made themselves. Parents/caregivers remain with children.

For ages 2-4 with accompanying adult(s).

Address

Tudor Place Historic House and Garden; 1644 31st Street NW

Come Write In!

November 24th, 2014 at 07:30 PM | julia.strusienski@dc.gov | Event Website

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

Thanksgiving Eve Dinner

November 26th, 2014 at 07:30 PM | Free | Tel: 202-337-9070

Thanksgiving Eve Dinner at Georgetown Lutheran Church

Address

1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW