Live at the Library! Free Concerts and Performances Every Thursday
Date: Thursday, November 3 - December 18, 2023. Times vary.
Location: Library of Congress. Coolidge Auditorium
Cost: FREE! Registration required.
Check out November performances. See their events calendar for details:
- Rising Star Alto Saxophonist - Lakecia Benjamin (11/2, 8:00-9:30 pm)
- Charly Lowry: Lumbee-Tuscarora Singer and Songwriter, in celebration of Native American Heritage Month (11/9, 12:00-1:00 pm)
- Live at the Library! Shakespeare Everywhere Festival Concert (11/9, 6:30-8:00 pm)
- Richard O'Neill, Viola and Jeremy Denk, Piano (11/20, 8:00-10:00 pm)
- Escher Quartet with Jason Vieaux, Guitar (11/29, 8:00-10:00)
Diwali
Date: Sunday, November 5, 2023. 3:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Location: National Museums of Asian Art
Cost: Free! Advance registration is recommended
Celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights at the National Museums of Asian Art. This is an after-hours event where they light up the museum in celebration of light overcoming darkness. Enjoy food and sweets, watch performances, create crafts, and more. Lights will turn on at sundown (around 5 p.m.) and will be preceded by a traditional blessing called an arti.
Silent Sky
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023. 7:30 pm (Additional performances: Friday 11/10, Saturday 11/11, Sunday 11/12 @ 2:00pm)
Location: Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre. 800 21st Street NW.
Cost: Tickets $10 Students/Seniors, $10 General Admission
This compelling production by Lauren Gunderson shines a light on 19th-century astronomer, Henrietta Leavitt. Immerse yourself in this luminous tale that blends history and entertainment.
Museum of Failure
Date: Through November, 2023 (closed Mondays). Duration: 1 hour
Location: Georgetown Park, 3270 M St. NW.
Cost: Student, Senior, Military: $16.50. Regular ticket prices start at $25.
Making mistakes is a fact of life—and that’s not a bad thing. Museum of Failure is here to celebrate that! The museum showcases a collection of failed products and services from around the world. Every item provides unique insight into the risky business of innovation. Let's face it, the majority of innovation projects fail at some point. But that's okay because embracing failure and taking meaningful risks paves the way for real innovation and progress. After all, as Confucius once said: "our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail."
Sandwich Saturdays - Feeding Homeless Veterans
Sponsored by: United Soldiers and Sailors of America (USASOA)
Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023. 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: 300 New Jersey Ave. NW.
Cost: FREE!
Volunteer to help homeless veterans this fall and winter. Join USASOA to make and distribute sandwiches on Saturday mornings as a part of their HOMELESS AND ELDERLY VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM for veterans living on the streets and in transitional housing units. During the winter months, they will also make soup along with sandwiches. USASOA also provides nonperishable food items, toiletries, and clothing to the DC Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Shelter and Resource Center and the US Vets Transitional Housing unit.
Zoo Lights
Date: Friday, November 24 - December 30, 2023. 5:00 pm- 9:00 pm Thursday – Saturday.
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Sundays
Location: Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW.
Cost: $6.00 per person.
Washington, D.C.’s beloved Smithsonian’s National Zoo holiday tradition is back and brighter than ever! Now in its 15th year, ZooLights will take thousands of visitors into a winter wonderland lit by more than half a million environmentally friendly LED lights and illuminations. Visitors can stroll through immersive lantern displays showing rainforest, grassland, desert, ocean, and polar habitats and the animals that call them home. Live musical performances, delicious treat offerings, and plenty of opportunities for holiday shopping make this special event a dazzling and immersive experience for families and nature aficionados.
