As the city tries to dig itself out from mountains of snow, and the DC Tweeter snowball people try to make sense of what that mean old officer did, what’s important is that everyone’s favorite holiday when Baby Jesus came into the world is just DAYS away. The city’s all frozen, Obama’s going to get health care for Christmas, and no one has killed Robert Byrd yet — all good reasons to celebrate the season with last-minute shopping, fancy (and empty!) restaurants, and Handel’s opera about the president’s fabled birth in the Persian town of Kenya, Hawaii. MORE »

Today through Sunday, December 20: Get ready for legs, legs, legs. Legs that extend higher than is humanly possible. It can only mean that the Rockettes are in DC for Christmas. MORE »

Monday, December 14: Obama now has his very own Doctrine! Hooray! And it’s here just in time for Christmas! But that’s not good enough for the New America Foundation. They want to know where it came from, if it will succeed, and if it makes any sense at all. [New America Foundation] MORE »

Saturday, December 12 through Sunday, December 13: Dance as if you just got rejected and are stuck to the floor because there’s beer all over it. That’s what the Jane Franklin Dance company will be doing in their show The Floor is Sticky, which combines poetry, spoken word and theater. Modern dance is fascinating. MORE »

Monday, December 7: A never before seen event: a Democrat will say mean things about Republicans, today, in real life. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer will explain why he thinks Conservatives are to blame for every single problem in America. [Center for American Progress Action Fund] MORE »

Tonight through Sunday, December 20: As You Like It starts out as a great production of a Shakespeare classic, but then becomes a slow journey through time in which the characters all adopt Southern twists to their British accents. Don’t miss it. MORE »

Tuesday, December 1: Contemplating large expenditures after they’ve been implemented — it’s the American way. The Urban Institute considers if the government is actually capable of stimulating economic mobility, $750 billion dollars later. [The Urban Institute] MORE »

Some 400 years ago the Pilgrims and Indians dined together to celebrate a bountiful harvest, and then the nice Pilgrims gave the Indians smallpox blankets and killed just about all of them. To commemorate this glorious occurrence in our nation’s history, we get the Thanksgiving holiday, and if you’re sticking around and braving a visit from your family, don’t worry, there will be plenty of things to do in the District. MORE »

Tuesday, November 24: Two days before we all sit down to indulge in the largest, heaviest meal of the year, the Brookings Institution is taking the time to inform us that the world is RUNNING OUT OF FOOD. Enjoy your turkey. [Brookings Institution] MORE »

Today, November 20 through Thursday, January 3: If you’ve ever fallen victim to being set up on a blind date by your father, you’ll love the play The Fantasticks. Its got meddlesome parents, singing, dancing, and Christmas lights! [Arena Stage] MORE »

Wednesday, November 18: AEI is worried that there are no female scientists.  Oh wait, they don’t really care, they’re just worried that the government may intervene and do something about this. You know, because government intervention in ANYTHING brings about dire “socioeconomic repercussions.” [AEI] MORE »

Sunday, November 15: Fact: No city can call itself a hipster haven unless it hosts a Tweed Ride.  So, find your tweed jacket, wool vest, knickers, pipe, and bell, all of which you obviously have, you hipster you, and get ready for DC’s first annual Tweed Ride: a leisurely jaunt through the H Street Corridor followed by drinks at Marvin. What a pointless afternoon of merry-making it will be! [Dandies and Quaintrelles] MORE »

Monday, November 9: It’s the JDate event of the century: a discussion at the Hudson Institute about why all Jews are liberals! Learn why the Jews worship Obama (hint: it’s not because he’s black). [Hudson Institute] MORE »