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Thursday, Jan. 25
6:00 – 9:00 PM, Ultimate Megafort at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. Join your friends or form new alliances for an exciting, after-hours, 21 and over event celebrating forts, fun, food and battle! Design and construct a cardboard fort, then engage your opponents in a foam ball battle. First-come, first-served. $45, info.
6:30 – 8:00 PM, New Year New Artists on display at Long View Gallery, 1234 Ninth St. NW. Featuring work by new gallery artists Sarah Gee Miller, Kaori Takamura and Chris Robb. info.
6:30 – 9:30 PM, Book of Lists Celebration at Arena Stage Mead Center for American Theater, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Includes giveaways, networking, refreshing cocktails, delicious food and great entertainment. Join many top executives to kick off the new year. $195/person, info.
7:30 – 10:30 PM, "On Your Feet!" performing at The Kennedy Center, 2700 F St. NW. Based on the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan, enjoy this Broadway musical! $59-$149, info.
8:00 PM, Diva to Diva: From Ella to Adele at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Enjoy music by multiplatinum-selling Broadway star Ann Hampton Callaway, with her unique blend of jazz and pop, along with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. $35, info.
Friday, Jan. 26
Noon – 10:00 PM, The Washington Auto Show at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. Join more than 600 new models from over 35 manufacturers, the 2018 show will feature VIP tours led by award-winning automotive writers and a special exhibit area for live painting of “art” cars. $12, info.
5:30 PM, Murder at Midnight at The Renwick Gallery, 1661 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. The museum will stay open until midnight giving you the chance to explore the Murder is her Hobby and The Final Stop exhibits before they close, plus a scavenger hunt! Snacks and drinks available for purchase. Free, info.
6:00 – 8:00 PM, Triplets: The Enigmatic Egos Opening Reception at Honfleur Gallery, 1241 Good Hope Road SE. Enjoy the multimedia installation by Jenna North conceptualizing her experience of working with two alter egos. Free, info.
9:00 PM, DMX performs at The Howard Theatre. Music from the only hip-hop artist to have five consecutive albums reach No. 1! $40-$75, info.
Saturday, Jan. 27
8:00 PM, Dancing After Dark at Dock 5 at Union Market, 1309 Fifth St. NE. Celebrate with the Junior Council of Children’s National Health System and 500 young professionals, emerging leaders and children’s health advocates to raise money for local children. $100+, info.
4:00 PM, An Affinity for Minimalism exhibit on display at the National Gallery of Art, East Building, 440 Constitution Ave. NW. Each of the four films assembled in this program could be characterized by reduction, achieving maximum effect through seemingly simple means. Free, info.
2:00 - 5:00 PM, Kendra Scott Grand Opening Party hosted by Junior League of Washington at Kendra Scott, 1249 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Free, with 20% of proceeds donated, info.
Sunday, Jan. 28
3:30 – 4:30 PM, Piffaro, the Renaissance Band exhibit at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Celebrating Vermeer and the masters of genre painting: inspiration and rivalry. Free, info.
3:30 – 4:30 PM, Sybarite5 Outliers on display at the National Gallery of Art, Fourth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free, info.
4:00 PM, The Apollo Orchestra with WNO Young Artists at Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle. Enjoy a performance by Washington National Opera’s Domingo Cafritz Young Artist Program in selections from American operas. Free, info.
Monday, Jan. 29
7:00 PM, SOVEREIGNTY by Mary Kathryn Nagle playing at Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. Part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, featuring more than two dozen plays by female writers, $40-$111, info.
Tuesday, Jan. 30
7:00 – 9:00 PM, Banff Mountain Film Festival at National Geographic Campus, Gilbert H. Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M St. NW. You don’t have to travel to Canada’s Banff National Park to take in this annual presentation of new outdoor-focused films, arriving here as part of an international tour. $26, info.
Wednesday. Jan. 31
10:00 AM – 5:30 PM, Final day of the Americans exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW. Explore a trove of artifacts, film clips and still images to focus attention on how widespread Indian references are in American culture. Free, info.
