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Did someone say 60 degrees?! Yep, Storm Team4 did!
Sure, that warm weather comes with showers, but we’ll be getting our steps in with rain boots this weekend. How about a trip to the Glenstone Museum or a stroll on the Great Falls’ boardwalk? Thanks, January, for being nice to our New Year’s resolutions for once.
Weekend highlights
Winter Skate Spectacular
Dec. 27 to Feb. 9, National Building Museum, $20 (adult)
🔗 Details
A synthetic skating rink inside the National Building Museum lets you glide around without braving winter weather (but you can still get hot cocoa at the café)!
The museum promises “an even bigger, better, and brighter” skating experience for the second year. Catholic University students are building a dramatic, 180-by-55-foot art installation overhead called The Wave. It’s still under construction, but you can see the rendering above.
Daytime tickets include museum admission, or go after-hours and skate for two hours.
Free pick
Rock the Rink
Fri., 7 p.m., 1818 Discovery St., Reston
🔗 Details
Calling all Caps fans in Northern Virginia! Rock the Rink is headed to the Reston Town Center Ice Skating Pavilion. Wear your Capitals gear for $4 off skate rentals, then watch the game on a big screen (it starts at 8 p.m.). There will be fire pits, a live DJ and fan giveaways, too.
Free pick
Wreaths Out volunteer clean-up
Sat., 8 a.m., Arlington National Cemetery
🔗 Details
Every year, volunteers place tens of thousands of wreaths on gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery in a moving tribute to those who served this country.
Come January, it’s time to clean up the wreaths. And you can help during Wreaths Out starting at 8 a.m. Saturday.
Thousands of volunteers are expected, so we suggest taking transit (or a ride-share) to the Arlington Cemetery Metro station. However, the Welcome Center Parking Garage will open to the public at 8 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis.
Dress warmly and wear thick work gloves, but pack lightly.
Volunteers must show a photo ID and go through a security screening. You can’t bring large bags, backpacks or insulated beverage containers. You are allowed to bring a PVC pipe, rope or a broomstick to help pick up wreaths, but no sharp metal objects (for example, the metal parts of a shovel) are permitted.
Looking for something closer to your home in D.C. or Maryland? The Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery (SAHNC) in the Fort Totten area will also host a Wreaths Out volunteer event.
Dance classes at Glen Echo Park
🔗 Full schedule here
If your New Year’s resolution involves dancing more, trying something new or getting moving, Glen Echo Park has fun options several nights a week.
No experience is needed to join the contra dance on Friday night; tickets cost $15, and everyone is welcome, solo or with friends.
There’s also a line dancing workout class on Saturday mornings. For a Saturday date night, grab a partner at the Gottaswing swing dance workshop ($20 in advance or $30 at the door).
The 2nd Sunday Barn Dance is a great option if you have kids, including little ones or teens, and it’s free for the whole family. Just show up!
Booze Free Bingo for Dry January
Sun., 1 p.m., metrobar, $11
🔗 Details
Get your Sunday Funday on with Booze Free in DC’s bingo game at metrobar in Northeast D.C. The “sober conscious” are invited to enjoy zero-proof drink specials and win prizes.
Goat bingo and puppy yoga
Kid around at BINGOAT featuring a herd of Nigerian Dwarf goats from Walnut Creek Farm. The event at Faith Lutheran Church in Arlington starts at 6 p.m. Friday. Tickets cost $44.52, and children age 10 and up are allowed with an adult.
Inspire your downward dog with puppy yoga! Old Town Books in Alexandria is hosting on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Tickets cost $42.99, and the whole fee goes to Homeward Trails Animal Rescue.
Concerts this weekend
The Virgos, 7 p.m. Friday, Songbyrd, $15/$18
Self-proclaimed Pennsylvania’s heaviest band adheres well with the early heavy metal it emulates — that grimy, heavy psychedelic rock of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. The heavy metal side of Seattle grunge is prevalent here, too. Details.
Black Masala and Eastern Standard Time, 7 p.m. Saturday, Pearl Street Warehouse, $24
Black Masala, a jazzy, funky brass band, is one of the most energetic and entertaining live acts D.C. has to offer. They team with jazz, reggae and ska project Eastern Standard Time. Details.
More to do in D.C.
Washington Wizards: Fri., Capital One Arena
Asian Dumplings Cooking Class: Thurs., 7 p.m., GalerÃa, 1280 4th Street NE, $65
Theater – “Shen Yun”: Jan. 7-18, The Kennedy Center, $85+
Concert – Black Masala: Sat., Union Stage, $24
Home, History, Holidays – Celebrating White House Traditions: Through Jan. 10, The People’s House: A White House Experience, free
Booze Free Bingo for Dry January: Sun., 1 p.m., metrobar, $11
Last chance – “Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750”: Through Jan. 11, National Museum of Women in the Arts, $16
More to do in Maryland
Gottaswing swing dance workshop: Sat., 8 p.m., Glen Echo Park, $20 (advance)/$30 (door)
Trivia with CapCity Trivia: Weds., BabyCat Brewery in Kensington, free
Super MAGFest: Thurs. to Sun., National Harbor, $125+
More to do in Virginia
Soar Together Family Day: Sat., Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, free (parking $15)
Art in the Attic pop-up market: Sat., 6 p.m., 1012 Madison St. in Alexandria, free entry
BINGOAT: Goats + Bingo: Sat., 6 p.m., Faith Lutheran Church in Arlington, $44.52
Puppy Yoga: Sun., 8:30 a.m., Old Town Books, $42.99
Polymer Clay Earring Class: Sun., 3 p.m., Shop Made in VA – Old Town, $65.24
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