These 91 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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November 6 +16
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Sip a custom cocktail while a National Geographic Explorer shares tales from the field after hours at the museum. It's part happy hour, part live documentary, and entirely unforgettable.
November 5 at 6:30pm
Arts Club of Washington · Northwest Washington • Free
New books, translated verses, and discussions unfold at the Arts Club of Washington as Yvette Neisser, Patricia Fisher, and Francisco Aragón read from prize-winning works by María Teresa Ogliastri and Gerardo Diego.
November 6 at 12pm +13
Independence Avenue Southwest & 7th Street Southwest · Southwest Washington
Peer through filtered telescopes and catch sunspots, solar flares, and the Sun's churning surface in vivid detail. Knowledgeable guides are on hand to point out what's happening on our nearest star, no reservations needed.
November 6 at 7pm
Politics and Prose at The Wharf · Southwest Waterfront
Ninety-nine percent of global data travels through undersea cables on the ocean floor, hidden infrastructure that security expert Elisabeth Braw examines at Politics and Prose at The Wharf in conversation with journalist Amy Mackinnon.
November 7 at 6pm (This weekend)
Politics and Prose at Union Market · Northeast Washington
Frances Park unpacks Ahn Love, her sweeping novel jumping from a father's 90th birthday to a fateful 1969 Pacific cruise. Washington Post writer Sean Collins steers the conversation.
November 7 at 1pm (This weekend)
Politics and Prose Bookstore · Northwest Washington
From a 1904 hospital admission in Chicago to the advent of CRISPR therapy, Kevin Davies chronicles the history of sickle cell anemia in Curved Air. Author Kevin Davies appears in conversation with Swee Lay Thein and LaRae Morning at Politics and Prose Bookstore.
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Fri, Nov 6 · 12:00 PM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Fri, Nov 6 · 12:00 PM
Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Fri, Nov 6 · 11:00 AM
Folger Shakespeare Library · Capitol Hill
Fri, Nov 6 · 9:30 AM
Museum of the Bible · Southwest Washington
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM
Lockheed Martin IMAX Theater · Southwest Washington
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center · Northeast Washington
Sat, Nov 7 · 6:00 PM
Howard Theatre · Northwest Washington
Sun, Nov 8 · 5:00 PM
Politics and Prose · Northwest Washington
Sun, Nov 8 · 10:30 AM
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Free
Sun, Nov 8 · 10:30 AM
Politics and Prose · Northwest Washington
Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM
Politics and Prose Bookstore · Northwest Washington
Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington
$20.99
Sun, Nov 8 · 12:00 PM
Songbyrd Music House · Northeast Washington
Advance $15 / Door $20
Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM
Politics and Prose at Union Market · Northeast Washington
Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM
Planet Word Museum · Northwest Washington
Free
Sun, Nov 8 · 5:00 PM
Lisner Auditorium · Northwest Washington
Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM
Politics and Prose · Northwest Washington
Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM
Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum · Southwest Washington
Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM
Sixth & I · Northwest Washington
Mon, Nov 9 · 2:00 PM
Museum of the Bible · Southwest Washington
Free
Mon, Nov 9 · 2:00 PM
Washington · Washington
Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM
Politics and Prose at the Wharf · Southwest Waterfront
Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 PM
Politics and Prose · Northwest Washington
Tue, Nov 10 · 6:30 PM
Hill Center DC · Capitol Hill
$12
Tue, Nov 10 · 5:30 PM
International Spy Museum · Southwest Washington
FREE
Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
Busboys and Poets · Northwest Washington
$0
Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM
Politics and Prose at Union Market · Northeast Washington
Tue, Nov 10 · 10:00 AM
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Tue, Nov 10 · 5:30 PM
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
$22
Tue, Nov 10 · 6:30 PM
Penn Social · Northwest Washington
$17
Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
$20
Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center · Northwest Washington
Tue, Nov 10 · 4:00 PM
University of Southern California Capital Campus · Northwest Washington
$0
Tue, Nov 10 · 10:00 AM
National Geographic Museum of Exploration · Northwest Washington
Tue, Nov 10 · 7:00 PM
Politics and Prose · Northwest Washington
Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
Southwest Waterfront
Wed, Nov 11 · 7:30 PM
Lisner Auditorium · Northwest Washington
Wed, Nov 11 · 1:30 PM
United States Navy Memorial · Northwest Washington
Free
Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
Sixth & I · Northwest Washington
Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM
Politics and Prose · Northwest Washington
Thu, Nov 12 · 9:00 AM
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center · Northwest Washington
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Politics and Prose at Union Market · Northeast Washington
Thu, Nov 12 · 8:00 PM
Warner Theatre · Northwest Washington
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Hill Center DC · Capitol Hill
$12
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Politics and Prose Bookstore · Northwest Washington
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Capital Jewish Museum · Northwest Washington
$10
Thu, Nov 12 · 7:00 PM
Northwest Washington
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
Hard Rock Cafe · Northwest Washington
$50
Sat, Nov 14 · 2:30 PM
The Kreeger Museum · Northwest Washington
Sun, Nov 15 · 5:30 PM
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens · Northwest Washington
$0-$10
Mon, Nov 16 · 7:00 PM
Hill Center DC · Capitol Hill
Free
Mon, Nov 16 · 6:00 PM
Penn Social · Northwest Washington
Advance tickets: $13.50. Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID.
Look at author conversations at Politics and Prose Bookstore, or the productions at Shakespeare Theatre Company: Harman Hall. A writer discussing their work or a play you’re still arguing about afterwards can give you plenty to build an evening around.
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