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Snowball coming this way…

1. Happy Groundhog Day!   And a recommendation to watch one of the most clever movies ever made…AGAIN.

2.  Tomorrow, February 3, celebrate the final day of skating at Color Burst Ice Rink in Columbia, MD, with a family-friendly event honoring the birthday of poet and Busboys and Poets namesake, Langston Hughes. Poetry on Ice will feature live music, spoken word performances, a pop-up bookstore, prizes and more. It starts at 4pm, and skating admission is $7.

3. February is Black History Month, and there’s a brand new post with all kinds of ways to celebrate through February — and beyond.

4. An all-new, (always) awesome 10 Happy Things for February from Darcy with recs for things to read, cook, do, and generally make you smile.

5.  Tips for today 🙂

1. The National Building Museum’s annual CANstruction program, a design competition to raise awareness about hunger, is today — and this year it’s taking place online. Check out an array of virtual designs all constructed from canned goods around the theme of Children’s Books. Vote for your favorite, too!

2. If you’re looking for activities inside on a foul weather day, there are some places around the area that are welcoming visitors — all of them with extra safety measure in place for Covid.  This post has a list of what’s open right now. (FYI:  ARTECHOUSE is the only DC spot open, but there are several in Maryland and Virginia.)

3. Misty Copeland’s 10 favorite children’s books.

4. New podcasts worth checking out, according to the NY Times.

5. LOL.