#GivingTuesday

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on holiday and end-of-year giving. Our signature events are made possible by people like you. Thousands participated in the 2018 Around the World Embassy Tour, Passport DC, WalkingTown DC, and PorchFest. Hundreds learned about a neighborhood from the DC Neighborhood Heritage Trail signs. Please consider donating this #GivingTuesday.

7th Annual Tenley Winterfest

The annual Tenley WinterFest returns on November 23 with a week of fun, seasonal events for all ages. Tenley WinterFest is an eight-day celebration of the holiday season to showcase local businesses and the neighborhood. More than 30 businesses and community groups join to host WinterFest events, including the signature Yeti Scavenger Hunt, WinterFeast restaurant week, and Winter Market. The event continues through December 1.

History After Hours: My Fellow Soldiers

On Wednesday, November 28, at the Sminthsonian National Postal Museum, join Andrew Carroll, director of the Center for American War Letters at Chapman University, for a discussion of his book, My Fellow Soldiers: General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War. The National Postal Museum features letters from the Chapman University's archives and Carroll's efforts to save letters from every war in U.S. history. Since 1998, he has traveled around the world to preserve the greatest war correspondences ever written. This event is free, but please make reservations here. Doors open to the public at 6:00 pm.

Korean Jazz Encounter

This Thursday, November 29, at the Freer|Sackler Museum, hear Korean court music and shaman ritual meet free jazz in a creative encounter convened by gamin, a multi-instrumentalist. She performs on traditional mouth organ and double-reed instruments along with New York improvisational stars Ned Rothenberg, Satoshi Takeishi, and Jeff Fairbanks. They blend folk, classical, and improvisational styles with contemporary jazz in a unique collaboration, which includes their original interpretation of Don Cherry's Mopti. The concert is at 7:30 pm. Click here for reserved seating.

Indecent

In 1923, the Broadway debut of Sholem Asch's Yiddish drama God of Vengeance set the stage for an explosive moment in its theatrical history. The evocative work of Jewish culture was praised and criticized for taboo themes of censorship, immigration and anti-Semitism. Inspired by these events and the controversy, Pulitzer Prize award-winner Paula Vogel tells the behind-the-scenes story of artists who risked their careers and lives to perform a work deemed "indecent." This Tony award-winning play filled with music and dance is a testament to the power of art. See this production at Arena Stage now through December 30.