 |  |  | | | U.S. Botanic Garden Season's Greenings See the holiday display of model trains, DC landmarks made of plant materials and recreations of botanical gardens from across the United States at this year's display of Season's Greenings. Visit the U.S. Botanic Gardens through January 5, to experience a flora-filled holiday, including a showcase of heirloom and newly developed poinsettias. In addition, shop for ornaments, post cards, chocolates, books, and other educational and botanical gifts through December 23 and purchase cups of coffee, tea, and hot chocolate on the front terrace. |    | |   |  | |  |  | | We love the word, "linger." We like the way it sounds when we say it and we adore the inaction of it. It's an old/mature person's word. This is not the time of year to linger. It's time to challenge your smart watch and learn something that will make you smarter. Visit a museum to give it a workout. Visiting a museum exercises your body—try walking up three or four flights of stairs to the exhibits—as well as your brain when you make a "Wow, I didn't know that," discovery. Right now, the streets are filled with holiday shoppers, pop-up retailers, restaurateurs . . . and museums . . . waiting for your arrival. It's a great time to be in a great city. Join us! | | | |  |  | |
New and Renewed Affiliates - Chamber Dance Project
- The Choral Arts Society of Washington
- Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America
- International Spy Museum
- Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, DC
| - Smithsonian National Postal Museum
- The Octagon Museum
- Shaw Main Street, Inc
- Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
- Washington DC Charter Bus Company
- Yanus Emre Institute
- Zenith Gallery
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Friday, December 13 Exhibit - Songs of Christmas Past
DAR Museum Exhibit - Recollection: Reinterpreting Tradition and Heritage
Korean Cultural Center Exhibit - Oman: A Vision of Modernity
Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Tour - National Mall
DC by Foot Saturday, December 14 Event - Yoga in the Great Hall
Folger Shakespeare Library Event - Wreath Workshop: Historic Greenery
Tudor Place Exhibit - None Swifter Than These: 100 Years of Diplomatic Couriers
Smithsonian National Postal Museum Exhibit - Small Treasures
Zenith Gallery at 1429 Iris Street, NW Sunday, December 15 Tour - Open House
Old Korean Legation Museum Exhibit - The Prize-Winning Cartoons of Darrin Bell
Newseum Concert - Bluegrass Jam
The Mansion on O Street Concert - Songs of the Season
The Choral Arts Society of Washington Event - 15th Annual Downtown Holiday Market
Downtown DC BID Monday, December 16 Theater - A Christmas Carol
Ford's Theatre
Exhibit - Betsabeé Romero
National Museum of Women in the Arts Exhibit - In Mid-Sentence
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Tour - Halls of the Senate
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Tuesday, December 17 Concert - Holiday Music in the Garden: 40 Thieves
U.S. Botanic Gardens Theater - Amadeus
Folger Theatre Exhibit - First Ladies
Madame Tussauds Exhibit - Objects of Wonder
Smithsoian National Museum of Natural History Wednesday, December 18 Film - The Night I Swam
Japan Information & Culture Center Exhibit - Judy Chicago: The End, A Meditation on Death and Extinction
National Museum of Women in the Arts Event - Jazz Mix and Mingle
DC Jazz Festival Event - Red Cross Christmas Parcels: Holiday Cheer for the Troops
Smithsonian National Postal Museum Thursday, December 19 Exhibit - A Monument to Shakespeare
Folger Shakespeare Library Exhibit - Patrick Dougherty's O Say Can You See
U.S. Botanic Garden
Exhibit - Nativities of the World
Franciscan Monastery Event - Wine & Design
Smithsonian National Postal Museum Newsletter for December 13 to December 19, 2019. Find more events on our calendar, which presents the latest information on the District's most exciting cultural activities. It's all at your fingertips. To view our full calendar, visit our website. |  | | | |
Lecture: The Battle of Dranesville On Saturday, December 14 at 4:00 pm, hear a presentation by historian Ryan Quint at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum. Learn about the Battle of Dranesville, which was fought outside Washington, DC, in Fairfax County. This early battle of the Civil War was a Union victory on the eastern front. The two-hour clash also was many soldiers' first combat experience. Quint will share the actions that led to this battle. |  | | | | |
Fall Performance Festival and Improv Night Join Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) for a full day of festive fun this Saturday, December 14. From 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, CHAW's Fall Performance Festival will feature acts by young artists and a ceramics holiday sale. Then, at 7:30 pm, enjoy the creative comedy of Improv Night at CHAW, a fundraising event to benefit the organization. Proceeds of the Improv Night ticket sales will support tuition assistance for CHAW students.
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Human in the Teaching of Mawlana Rumi On Tuesday December 17, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, learn about 13th century Sufi poet Mawlana Rumi at the Yunus Emre Institute. Professor Bilal Kuspinar, an expert in Islamic philosophy, will discuss Mawlana Rumi's views on human nature, followed by a Q-&-A session with the audience. Professor Kuspinar is President of the Diyanet Center of America. The event will begin with networking and Turkish snacks. Admission is free, RSVP here!
|  | | | | Gloria!: A Baroque Italian Christmas The Folger Consort presents seven performances of Gloria!: A Baroque Italian Christmas at St. Mark's Church, from December 13 to December 18. Continuing the season's focus on music from Italy, Folger Consort brings a Baroque orchestra, vocal soloists, and a women's choir for a festive concert of Italian Baroque music. The program features holiday favorites including Antonio Vivaldi's Gloria in D, RV 589. Other seasonal music from the Italian High Baroque includes Alessandro Scarlatti's Christmas Cantata, and Corelli's Christmas Concerto. Get your tickets here. |  | | |  |  | December 20
Holiday Trains and Planes
College Park Aviation Museum |  | December 29
Big Stage Magic Show
The Mansion on O Street | | January 5
Fierce Women 2.0
National Museum of Women in the Arts |  | January 7
Cork Wars
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Newsletter for December 13 to December 19, 2019 
