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On sale now! Events in the ~ future ~ that you may want to buy tickets for before they sell out:

life-sized monopoly pop-up (1/10-12), Americas Workforce Rally (1/14), start reading so you can go to Lost City’s next bookclub, Jennette McCurdy at Sixth & I (1/22), book talk: Gov. Shapiro (1/29), application deadline: VisArts Emerging Curator Program (1/30), Mt. Plantry at Rhizome (1/31), tunes: bad bad hats anniversary tour (2/3), tunes: Electric Guest (2/9), Broke Royals (2/21), tunes: Blood Orange (3/3), tunes: Jordan Ward (4/19)

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Wednesday January 7

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This is the year I finally keep my sourdough starter alive!

Learn the basics of sourdough, including simple recipes, how to care for a starter, and more at this sourdough workshop. Try delicious bread and bring home a starter of your own at the end of the workshop. (6pm)

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Roll a Nat 20 all year long

Itching for adventure, dice, and friendship? Labyrinth hosts an introduction to Dungeons and Dragons for adults. (6pm)

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Also || book talk: Through the Gates of Hell, Japanese ghost stories in DC (sold out), powerpoint night, wordplay wednesday, coworking @ workbox (free)

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Thursday January 8

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Hoops, hopes, and dreams

Director Glenn Kaino will be showing his film “Hoops, Hopes, and Dreams.” The short documentary shows how basketball has been used as a tool for connection during the civil rights movement – and today. After the film, Kaino will stay for a panel to discuss the film. (6:35pm)

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Body-ody-ody

Working on your relationship to your body this year? Stop by the Bodily Autonomy Working Group’s 2026 Launch Party for contraceptives, an info zine, and celebration. (7pm)

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Also || comedy workshop: the womb, short films at Rhizome, Salt of the Earth: feminist labor film screening, seltzer comedy show, book talk: Tomorrow Is Yesterday, rap/singing open mic, Public Humanities Roundtable at Woodridge Library

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Friday January 9

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Awe-some

The National Gallery of Art is putting on their “finding awe” series, a 90-minute pause from your daily life where you’re invited to breathe deeply and look mindfully at a piece of art. Share your insights with the group and learn other ‘awe practices’ to bring into your daily life. This session will focus on “Portrait Of My Grandmother” by John Motley, Jr. (2:15pm)

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Snip, Sip, and Seize 2026

There’s no better way to step into the new year than by creating a vision board. Join collage artist Ray Orr for this reflective and playful workshop. (6:30pm)

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Also || book talk: Overcoming Information Chaos, rap at The Pocket, sungazing @ air and space museum, thank me later comedy show, tunes: Stephen Sol & the 7, film: It Was Just An Accident, techno, tunes: Nice Breeze / Rob Parrish / The Caribbean, tunes: Andrew Grossman & Friends

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Saturday January 10

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2 fast stew furious

Mount Pleasant perpetual stew returns to Lamont Plaza! You know what stew do. (12pm)

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Cinematic Musings

If you still haven’t seen Netflix’s most-watched film ever, KPop Demon Hunters, you’re in luck: the National Museum of Asian Art plays the film alongside its Korean Treasures exhibition. (7pm)
Keeping an eye on the forecast? The National Building Museum screens Weathering With You, an animated film about a girl who can control the rain and set in Tokyo. (6pm)

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Also || metal at The Pocket, mending 101 popup, tunes: Berra / Cause and Control, textile upcycling: block printing, vision board workshop, tunes: The Last Match / Jenny Jams Duo, opera and gospel, flashband showcase, violin: Kento Hong, techno show, life-sized monopoly pop-up (through 1/12)

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Sunday January 11

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Happy birthday, Jane!

Join Politics and Prose in celebrating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday. The celebration will include tea, scones, and Jane Austen trivia – all hosted by GW professor Maria Frawley. (9am)

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Ghost hunting

Winner of Best Documentary at the 2017 Berlinale Awards, Ghost Hunting follows a group of prisoners who rebuild the Israeli detention facility they were held in to confront the ghosts that haunt them. (8:30pm)

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Also || piano: Igor Levit, noise at Rhizome, talk: history of chicago R&B, tunes: Culp Rock @ Trinidad Farmers Market, book talk: Enemy of the Sun by Edmund Ghareeb, identify winter trees, clothing swap, sunrise dc open hub meeting, artist talk: Ming Smith, piano: Igor Levit (sold out), art exhibit: Faces of America

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Monday January 12

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This is what I’ve always been saying, country music IS gay!

That’s what lecturer Tanya Olson will be discussing at this week’s Profs and Pints. Queer Country, or the long, often-hidden presence of LGBTQ+ performers in country music. (6pm)

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Family tree or family tea?

You’ve known you’re the main character for a while now, but have you realized everyone in your community is too? DC Oral History Collaborative leads a class on how to conduct and process oral history interviews. (6pm)

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1/12: govt contractors networking soiree, tunes: Bex Burch & Friends / John-Francis Quiñonez, beginner’s guide to meditation, blues: Sing Steph

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Tuesday January 13

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Reality show romance novel? Sign me up.

DC-author Isabelle Engel is releasing her debut romance novel, “Most Eligible,” set on a dating show, where the main character has history with the host – who’s also a country star? Sure! Hear Engel discuss her book & get a signed copy at East City Bookshop. (7pm)

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Bottoms up and the devil laughs

You ever wonder why everyone was freaking out about Satanic cults in the 80s, only for it to fade from public consciousness just as fast? Historian Luxx Mishou digs deep into the factors behind the Satanic Panic. (6pm)

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Also || book talk: Saying Yes: My Adventures in Polyamory, talk: Can He Really Do That? The Presidency and the Constitution, book talk: Is This a Cry for Help?, tunes: LiButti/Leguía/Nadien / Jenny Moon Tucker & Sarah Hughes / Plutonian Burrito, community grants info session at Benning Library

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JANUARY

1/14: Silent Reading Night at Lost Gen, Mad About Malbec, Americas Workforce Rally, virtual panel: urban infrastructure, A People's Choir DC, blues poetry workshop

1/15: time by Luxmuralis at WNC, stories about change, book talk: The Starseekers, espionage stories at O Museum

1/16: music fundraiser for ayuda, funky night at The Pocket, MLK Shabbat, MLK Jr's birthday with Mosaic Theater

1/17: Rhizome Writers Retreat, rap, and R&B at The Pocket, Potomac River cleanup, art at NGA: Digital Waves, hill family bike ride, tunes: Lesson Zero at Beath Ridge Brewery, reading of Young John Lewis

1/18: tunes at Rhizome, Pretty Boi Drag celebrating 10 years

1/19: book talk: The Vanishing of Rose B., a practical guide to social change, screening and panel: The Last Battlefront, A Celebration of DC Home Rule

1/20: book talk: The Official We Do Not Care Club Handbook, Profs & Pints: How Africans Fought Slavery, screening at Suns: Debut

1/19-20: tunes: Del Water Gap