Ice Skating at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Price: $6 - $9
Finally! Winter's on the way, and it is once again time to usher in this D.C. holiday tradition. Starting Tuesday, head down to the National Mall and tie up your skates - or drop $3 to tie up a rented pair. For rink hours and information (including weather-related cancellations), call (202) 289-3360.
"Wide Angle: National Geographic Greatest Places" exhibit Price: Free
This exhibit at National Geographic Explorers Hall (near the Farragut North Metro station) features 35 photos from a recently published book of the same name, including cityscapes, landscapes, "familiar views and remote or unknown vistas" captured by leading National Geographic photographers. For gallery hours and directions, call (202) 857-7588.
"Age of Innocence" film screening Price: $6
On Monday, Nov. 14, head over to the Goethe-Institut (near Gallery Place/Chinatown on the red line) for this screening of Martin Scorsese's classic film version of Edith Wharton's novel, a tale of love and societal restriction in 19th century high society New York City starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. Call (202) 289-1200 for more information.
Pay-What-You-Can performances of "Starving" Price: Whatever your wallet can handle
On Monday, Nov. 14 and Tuesday, Nov. 15, catch the world premiere of S.M. Shephard-Massat's play about "one particular black community as it struggles over sex, shifting values and an uncertain future" in 1950s Atlanta. Call the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company at (202) 393-3939 for more information.
Lecture: "The Kennedy Assassination: Two Perspectives" Price: Free
Hit up the National Archives Wednesday, Nov. 16, at noon to hear from both Joan Mellon (author of "Farewell to Justice") and Max Holland (author of "The Kennedy Assassination Tapes") about New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison's historic investigation and the U.S. government's reaction to it. Call (202) 208-3281 for more information.
FRESHFARM Market at Penn Quarter Price: Free ... to browse, that is.
From 3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, venture downtown to the north end of Eighth Street NW, between D and E streets, to sample farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, cheeses, baked goods, soaps, plants, cut flowers and meat - in the same place where Washingtonians shopped for their fruits and vegetables for over 100 years.
Homegrown 2005's Music of America: Dineh Tah Navajo Dancers Price: Free
These young dancers from the Four Corners region of the U.S. (Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico) will perform customary dances like the Corn Grinding Act, Basket Dance, Bow and Arrow Dance and Social Song and Dance at the Library of Congress (located near the Capitol South Metro station) this Wednesday, Nov. 16, at noon. Call (202) 707-5510 for more infor mation.
Mousetrap: D.C.'s Biggest Britpop Dance Night Price: $8
Since you can't get tickets to Echo and the Bunnymen at the Black Cat on Friday (and they were $20 a piece, anyway), grab those dancin' shoes and settle for this entirely desirable alternative beginning Saturday, Nov. 19, at 9:30 p.m. and going until the wee hours of the morning.
Artists examining gender at the Warehouse Next Door Price: Free
Catch a set of readings on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m., featuring Dylan Scholinski, Michelle Sewell, Monica Hand and Jaime Grant. The event accompanies the WND's current exhibit, "Hey, is that a boy or a girl?" which runs through Novem ber.
"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" Price: $8
Student tickets at Loews Georgetown movie theatre are within 10 for $10's budget, so if you missed your chance to get free tickets to this Thursday's SG-sponsored AU-only sneak preview, hand over the cash and join in the fun sometime over the weekend instead.
