Thursday
Nick Paumgarten and Evan Osnos at Politics and Prose
5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, 7 p.m., free
Beer hockey anyone? “The Intangibles” is both the title of Paumgarten’s memoir and the name of his hobbyist adult hockey team. He’ll discuss his life as a hockey fan, coach and player with Osnos, a fellow staff writer at The New Yorker, at Politics and Prose’s flagship store.
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“Teri Tobin’s Home For The Holidays Experience (DC Edition)” at Songbyrd
540 Penn St. NE, 7 p.m., $20-30
A pair of Howard University alumnae share a bill aimed at anyone who has already strung the lights and decked the boughs. Tobin is best known as a touring indie R&B and soul singer, while Imani-Grace Cooper is an increasingly popular local jazz singer.
More to explore: Sammy Rae & The Friends at 9:30 Club
Friday
921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., $45 advance, $50 day of
Hill Center D.C. hosts its 15th annual sale and exhibition of high-end functional ceramics. The first 100 guests to enter Friday night’s opening reception get a free cup from Fredericksburg potter Dan Finnegan, who curated the 17-artist exhibition. Admission is free Saturday and Sunday; check the schedule for talks and raku firing demonstrations.
“Love Isn’t Blind” at the National Union Building
918 F St. NW, 7 p.m., $35-40
Host and comedian Allison Goldberg welcomes four bachelors and one very eligible DMV bachelorette to the live dating show where the men are seen but not heard. Instead, Goldberg calls each guy’s mom, who has an opportunity to talk up her son. The dudes can also respond to questions via text and let the audience judge whether or not they are witty enough to deserve a date.
More to explore: Opera Lafayette opens “Les Surprises de L’Amour” at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Saturday
The BSO’s “Jazz It Up” kids’ concert at Black Rock Center for the Arts
12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, 10 a.m., $15
Members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra lead a participatory concert designed to introduce kids 6 and under to jazz. Arrive early so children get to know the instruments and are ready to make music with the pros.
“Giving Thanks” Family Day at the Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 1st St. SE, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., free, tickets required
What did Rosa Parks eat for Thanksgiving? Foodies of all ages are invited to find out at the Library of Congress’s November Family Day. The librarians have pulled recipes served by major figures in American history and will help kids create custom cookbooks. Current exhibitions are all open and the Asian Reading Room will feature a display about fall harvest festivals around the world.
More to explore: “Boots on the Boardwalk” at the Yards
Sunday
Opening Weekend for “Photographic Memory” at the National Portrait Gallery
8th and G Streets NW, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., free
History buffs and camera geeks will want to see the Portrait Gallery’s newest photography exhibit, which features 140 works from the museum’s permanent collection arranged chronologically. An 1843 daguerreotype of President John Quincy Adams opens the show, Ansel Adams and Alfred Stieglitz anchor the middle, and a closing portrait of poet Amanda Gorman represents the digital age. On display through Nov. 7, 2027
PUBLIQuartet plays “RhythmNation” at the Corcoran
500 17th St. NW, 3 p.m., $78
The National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera have (justifiably) received more press, but the Kennedy Center’s closure has also displaced the Fortas Chamber Music series. The final concert of the year features all-American music, from Duke Elligton to Janet Jackson. The Trump administration signed a contract that turned Kennedy Center sales over to Ticketmaster, so that’s how you’ll get tickets to see this concert at GW.
More to explore: Last chance to see “The Vanishing” at Rorschach Theatre.
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