Events & Happenings - January 7 - 13th

Self care events, cocktail classes, a comedy show, and some Oscars movies.

January 06, 2025

Events & Happenings Dates

Hello and Happy New Year!

I hope you’re having a great start to the New Year and are enjoying the snow! As a New Englander, I love snow and cold weather.

Arlington County is collecting feedback through January 8th that will inform the budget for Fiscal Year 2026. Share your feedback online and visit arlingtonva.us/fy2026 to learn more about the budget process. This is a great way to get engaged in your community! Some organizations have provided guidance on budget feedback, such as Arlington for Palestine and Sustainable Mobility for Arlington County.

My goals for the new year are to send at least 45 weekly newsletters and post a monthly “Upcoming Events” for each month. Cheers to a New Year and a great week!

Juliana

Tuesday, January 7th

Keep Calm & Yarn On (Aurora Hills)

  • 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm in the Eads Room at Aurora Hills Library

  • Whether you're curious about knitting, a beginner who wants to learn more, or are working at an intermediate / advanced level, this group is for you! Bring your desire to create with yarn along with your projects, questions, and problems.

  • No registration needed. Attendees should bring their own supplies, but we do have needles and yarn on hand for beginners to practice. For adult knitters and crocheters of all skill levels.

Wednesday, January 8th

  • 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm at El Rey (doors open at 7:00 pm)

  • Coordinated heckling from comics and audience, prizes given to best individuals in the crowd and on stage! Proceeds go to Standup2Cancer!

  • This show is free to attend, but tips and donations are appreciated. Two item minimum strongly suggested.

  • 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm at The Commentary

  • Join us for an unforgettable culinary experience as Executive Chef Francecil Ponte and our Sicilian kitchen supervisor, Rita Massa, the beloved "Pizza Queen" from Napoli, take you on a journey into the art of crafting crowd-pleasing pies. During this interactive class, Chef Fran and Rita will share their secrets, tips, and tricks for crafting authentic Italian pizzas. While your creations bake to perfection, step over to our Craft Cocktail station and immerse yourself in a mixology class led by our in-house experts. Come early to enjoy our delightful happy hour libations before your class kicks off. Afterward, you're invited to savor your culinary masterpieces on our newly renovated patio or within the lively ambiance of our bar and social house.

  • Tickets are $71.21, including taxes and fees.

  • Out & About Note: I attended one of these classes last February and loved it!

Thurday, January 9th

  • 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at Reinsch Library on Marymount’s campus

  • Celebrate the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Arlington House and the new Capital City area in 1825 with Elizabeth Reese, author of “Marquis de Lafayette Returns: A Tour of America’s National Capitol Region.” Against the backdrop of a tumultuous election, a beloved hero of the American Revolution returned to America for the first time in forty years. From August 1824 to September 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette traveled throughout the United States, welcomed by thousands of admirers at each stop along the way. Although the tour brought him to each state in the Union, the majority of his time was spent in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.

  • You can attend this event on Zoom or in-person.This event is one of the monthly series of free public programs sponsored by the Arlington Historical Society. This event is hosted courtesy of the Marymount University politics program’s American Heritage Initiative. For more information, please email: [email protected].

Friday, January 10th

  • 7:00 pm at Arlington Drafthouse

  • Mismatched cousins David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd-couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.

  • This showing is part of Arlington Drafthouse’s Oscars Watch Movie Series.

Saturday, January 11th

Camping 101 (Potomac Overlook)

  • 11:00 am - 12:30 pm at Potomac Overlook Regional Park

  • Join us for a class that’s your intro to camping! Never been before and want to learn some of the basics? Or just want to pick up some new tips and tricks? Come and pitch a tent, make some handy knots, and build a campfire with us while we enjoy some smores! 

  • This class is $12 per participant for ages 8 and up. All participants must preregister.

  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at at The Commentary

  • Join us for an exciting afternoon of cocktail crafting! Whether you're a seasoned at-home mixologist or a curious beginner, this class is designed to elevate your bartending skills. Our expert instructor will guide you through the art of mixing, shaking, and garnishing a variety of delicious cocktails using a wide range of spirits and fresh ingredients.

  • You'll create 2 signature tequila and 2 signature rum-based cocktails from The Commentary.

  • Tickets are $71.21, including taxes and fees.

  • 7:00 pm at Arlington Drafthouse

  • CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events -- selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.

  • This showing is part of Arlington Drafthouse’s Oscar Watch Movie Series.

Comedy Karaoke Trivia Funtime Show (National Landing/Crystal City)

  • 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm at HIGHLINE RxR

  • The Capital City Showcase, the company that produces some of the best events in the DMV, presents a unique blend of entertainment. Bring a team or fly solo and win prizes by dropping knowledge in a trivia competition, then duking it out in a karaoke battle!

  • Tickets are only $10 per person when you reserve a group of six to eight people. Individual tickets are $15 per person.

  • 9:30 pm at Arlington Drafthouse

  • With a comedic style that said to be for the strictly for the grown folks, the DMV native pairs his sharp material with a smooth delivery that engages your mind while making you bust out laughing. Personal observations, family life, strong opinions and life experiences: good, bad, and hilarious, all will be making their way from his notebooks to the stage. An award winning writer with multiple Emmy noms, as well as co-host of the ThreeGuysOn podcast, Randolph has appeared everywhere from local DC television to PBS, Bet, comedy clubs nationwide and Sirius/XM Radio. 

  • Tickets are $15.00.

Sunday, January 12th

  • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at Jamestown Park

  • Want to restore habitat and increase species diversity right here in Arlington? Work parties are held every month. We are making a real difference, with the return of ferns and wildflowers, and the animals that depend on them, in areas once covered in destructive invasive plants. Help make it happen! 

  • Training will be provided at the events. Ready to commit? Pre-register here so we know to expect you and can communicate with you if we need to cancel.

  • 7:00 pm at Arlington Drafthouse

  • Watch the Commanders on the BIG SCREEN!  Free Admission.  Arrive early for best seats.  

Monday, January 13th

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (National Landing/Crystal City)

  • 6:00 pm at Alamo Drafthouse

  • George Miller's uncompromising vision of an apocalyptic wasteland future CONTINUES! Society is in total decay and homicidal maniac gangs rule the barren Earth. Then, when hope seemed lost and anarchy prevailed, the fiery decaying soil opened up and gave birth to the hardest man to have ever walked the Earth, Max Rockatansky, a man who drinks gasoline and eats bullets. In this wasteland, he is the one who runs from both the living and the dead. A man reduced to a single instinct: survive.

  • Tickets are $11.00.