Happy holidays! Top picks for this weekend: Holiday Vaudeville at the Kennedy Center, Community Service at the DCJCC and Holiday Caroling at the National Gallery of Art.
Have you heard about anything else interesting going on this weekend? Comment below and let everyone know.
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FEATURED EVENT
Volunteer: The 20th Annual December 25th Community Service Day
Monday, December 25, 2006
6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center
1,500 volunteers from all faiths are needed for the largest interfaith project of the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Join Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Baha'i's working together to serve those in need on December 25th.
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FEATURED ARTICLES
o Explore DC in a Weekend
o Warm Escape from Winter Blues
o Discovering Treasures at Eastern Market
o Exhibit: Listening to Our Ancestors
o Exhibits: Meet Joseph & Josephine
o Exhibit: Green House
o Exhibit: Window to a Wild World
o Red Carpet to Live Music, Dance & More
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Millenium Stage, Kennedy Center
Free Performances Every Day, No Tickets Required
Performance Time: 6 p.m. Eastern, unless otherwise noted
Friday, December 22, 2006
Alexandria Kleztet
Sean Grissom
Holiday Vaudeville
Cajun cellist Sean Grissom hosts two evenings of holiday vaudeville, featuring Rod Ferrone, rhythmic tap dancer and physical comedian; and the Alexandria Kleztet, a modern-Klezmer quartet.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Holiday Vaudeville
Sean Grissom
Alexandria Kleztet
Cajun cellist Sean Grissom hosts two evenings of holiday vaudeville, featuring Rod Ferrone, rhythmic tap dancer and physical comedian; and the Alexandria Kleztet, a modern-Klezmer quartet.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
U.S. Air Force Trombone Ensemble
SPECIAL NOONTIME PERFORMANCE
Musicians from this world-class concert band perform a wide variety of repertoire, from holiday classics and popular favorites to instrumental selections.
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Cultural Tourism
See more events at:
http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/calendar2532/calendar.htm
Family: Holiday Caroling in the Rotunda
Saturday, December 23, 2006
1:30 PM
Location: National Gallery of Art
Caroling in the West Building Rotunda has become a favorite family activity at the Gallery during the holiday season. Guest choirs lead an afternoon sing-along caroling. Singers and listeners of all ages are welcome.
Service: Annual Christmas Pageant
Saturday, December 23, 2006
2:00 PM
Location: Washington National Cathedral
This special service for children will include a reenactment of the story of Jesus' birth including visits from the three magi, animals, and angels.
Music - 6th in the City: Jewltide
Saturday, December 23, 2006
9:00 PM
Location: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
JDub Records and Sixth & I, with Heeb Magazine, present Jewltide. There’s no better way to celebrate the holidays than by rocking out to the Eastern European folk punk musical styling of Golem and SoCalled’s hip hop klezmer.
Music: Candlelit Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 24, 2006
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Parish
Experience Traditional carol service, based on Kings College format, in the tranquility of Washington's oldest - and only colonial - church, set in the historic churchyard.
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What’s Doing
CHRISTMAS AT MOUNT VERNON Daily 9 to 4 through Jan. 6, tour the first president's last home, decorated for the holidays. $13, ages 11 and younger $6, younger free. At Mount Vernon, at the southern end of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, about eight miles south of Alexandria. 703-780-2000.
"A NORWEGIAN CHRISTMAS" Exhibits and model train displays open daily during station hours through Jan. 7. Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Ave. NE. 202-289-1908.
CHRISTMAS AT OATLANDS Tour the 19th-century Greek revival mansion decorated for the holidays, open Friday-Saturday and Tuesday-Thursday 10 to 4. $10, seniors $9, ages 6 to 16 $7, younger free. Evening tours, Friday and Saturday 5 to 8; $12, ages 6 to 16 $8. Oatlands Plantation, 20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg. 703-777-3174.
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT OF PEACE See the National Christmas Tree and decorated trees for every state and territory. Open daily through Jan. 1 from 11 to 11. Concerts by local bands and choruses Friday and Saturday at 6, 7 and 8. Free. On the Ellipse, south of the White House. 202-208-1631.
HOLIDAY MANSION TOURS Open Friday-Saturday and Tuesday-Thursday noon to 4, through Dec. 31. Tour the 1815 mansion decorated for the holidays. $3, seniors and students $2. Beall-Dawson House, 103 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville. 301-340-2825.
HOLIDAY MARKET Open Friday noon to 7. About 40 vendors sell crafts and gifts. Outdoors on F Street NW between Seventh and Eighth streets. 202-638-3232.
BZB HOLIDAY GIFT & ART SHOW Saturday 10 to 6. Shiloh Family Life Center, 1510 Ninth St. NW. 202-610-4188.
WATER-SKIING SANTA Sunday at 1, with his kneeboarding reindeer, flying elves and other entertainers on the Potomac. Free. Best view from Lady Bird Johnson Park on George Washington Memorial Parkway, Arlington. 703-280-1788.
CANDLELIGHT MANSION TOUR Thursday 7 to 9, with music and refreshments. $5, ages 12 and younger free. Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Rd., Riverdale Park. 301-864-0420.
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