Events Calendar

11:30 am - Lunar New Year Family Celebration at the Smithsonian American Art Museum 12:00 am - Giant Lunar New Year Lantern The Washington DC Auto Show 2025 Animationland – National Children’s Museum The District 51 Art Show JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

2:00 pm - DC Chinese Lunar New Year Parade 2025 Giant Lunar New Year Lantern The Washington DC Auto Show 2025 Animationland – National Children’s Museum The District 51 Art Show JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Giant Lunar New Year Lantern The Washington DC Auto Show 2025 Animationland – National Children’s Museum The District 51 Art Show JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Giant Lunar New Year Lantern The Washington DC Auto Show 2025 Animationland – National Children’s Museum The District 51 Art Show JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Giant Lunar New Year Lantern The Washington DC Auto Show 2025 Animationland – National Children’s Museum The District 51 Art Show JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Giant Lunar New Year Lantern The Washington DC Auto Show 2025 Animationland – National Children’s Museum The District 51 Art Show JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

7:00 pm - Flowers By Alexes & Hard Rock Cafe’s Valentine’s Day Floral Making Class Giant Lunar New Year Lantern The Washington DC Auto Show 2025 Animationland – National Children’s Museum The District 51 Art Show JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

4:00 pm - Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE 12:00 pm - Sightlines Saturday Guided Tour and Activity: Love Letters 4:00 pm - Sightlines Saturday Dance Performance: “Seeds of Toil” Giant Lunar New Year Lantern The Washington DC Auto Show 2025 Animationland – National Children’s Museum The District 51 Art Show JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern The Washington DC Auto Show 2025 Animationland – National Children’s Museum The District 51 Art Show JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

5:00 pm - Wordplay Wednesday: Valentine’s Edition 12:00 am - DC Independent Film Forum 2025 7:00 pm - Valentine’s Cocktail Class at Urban Roast 12:00 am - D.C. Independent Film Forum 2025 Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

5:30 pm - Galentine’s Day Drag Bingo and Dinner DC Independent Film Forum 2025 D.C. Independent Film Forum 2025 Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

5:00 pm - Valentine’s Day Dinner & Truffle Making Workshop at Hotel Zena 6:30 pm - Tony Sands as Frank Sinatra: The Valentine’s Day Show at The Hamilton Live 6:45 pm - Valentine’s Day Sound Bath Experience for Couples 7:00 pm - “Pop the Balloon Live“ Pt. 4: Valentines Edition DC Independent Film Forum 2025 D.C. Independent Film Forum 2025 Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

5:00 pm - Valentine’s Day Candle Making Workshop 11:00 am - Black Love Vision Board Workshop at MLK Library 11:30 am - Presidential Family Fun Day at the National Portrait Gallery 6:30 pm - Love Songs; The Beatles Vol.12 at The Hamilton Live 12:00 am - Step Afrika! Step Classic 11:30 am - Love Reimagined Valentine’s Cocktail Class DC Independent Film Forum 2025 D.C. Independent Film Forum 2025 Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

6:00 pm - UNO Teams Tournament Hosted by Something Different DC Step Afrika! Step Classic DC Independent Film Forum 2025 D.C. Independent Film Forum 2025 Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

DC Independent Film Forum 2025 D.C. Independent Film Forum 2025 Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

5:30 pm - NMWA Nights Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

5:00 pm - Galentine’s & Headshots Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

1:00 pm - Omnium Circus Presents: I’mPossible Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” at National Portrait Gallery “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

3:00 pm - Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co. 8:00 pm - Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Exclusive Screening: TALKING BLACK in AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

6:00 pm - DMV Winter Fest at Capital One Arena Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co. Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Giant Lunar New Year Lantern Animationland – National Children’s Museum JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience at the Capital Jewish Museum Harry Benson: Washington DC “Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Always to Return” Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery Tuan Andrew Nguyen: The Island at the Smithsonian American Art Museum “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania” at National Building Museum ‘Brick City’ Exhibit Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples