1. This coming weekend, January 25-26, the National Museum of Asian Art is hosting an Art & Me program geared especially toward kids. Family Workshop: The Peacock Room invites guests to take a guided tour of the famous Peacock Room, which contains many precious art pieces, then learn how Smithsonian conservators handle large-scale works of art as they have fun creating and moving their own works. Two in-person sessions are being offered on Saturday at 11am – 12:30pm and 1:30-3pm, and there is a virtual session on Sunday 11am – 12pm. Admission is free, but be sure to reserve a spot in advance!
2. Monster Jam is thundering into town this weekend, and tickets are still available to see the behemoth vehicles rumble around Capital One Arena. See even more live entertainment coming to the area over the next couple of months. Catching a show is a great cold-weather family activity!
3. Nighttime activity: See the planets align! Starting tonight, January 21, and for the next month, six planets will line up in the night sky. To best see Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, go to a location away from lots of light shortly after sunset (or check here for best timing).
4. The #nobuy2025 trend — making a resolution not to buy new clothes for a year — seems to be popping up a lot. And while I think that is very extreme, it’s prompting me to be more mindful of how I shop; i.e., if I’m going to do it, I will start with secondhand. For anyone else interested in that, check out a round-up of online secondhand stores and one recommending consignment stores in Old Town.
5. I’ve been doing it all wrong, apparently.😉
