Analog Nights

Tue · Dec 1·National Portrait Gallery, 800 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20001

Analog hobbyists gather in the Kogod Courtyard for screen‑free crafting sessions inspired by the Portrait Gallery’s collection, with rotating spotlight activities, free, for ages 18 and up.

Tue · Nov 17·11 AM – 12 PM·Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center · Washington

Bessie Coleman’s journey is narrated, then participants make banners celebrating hopes, at the Steven F. Udvar‑Hazy Center.

Tue · Nov 17·11 AM – 1 PM·Georgetown Neighborhood Library · Washington

Mixed-media art workshop at Georgetown Neighborhood Library explores textures, styles, and composition with instructor Lindsay, offering hands‑on creation from reference and abstract sources, ages 55 and up.

Tue · Nov 17·2 PM – 4 PM·G Street Lobby · Washington

Jill Galloway leads step‑by‑step sketching workshops in the G Street Lobby, using Portrait Gallery collection inspiration and providing all supplies, ages 18 and up, registration required.

Tue · Nov 17·4 PM – 5 PM·Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library · Washington

Crafty projects rotate weekly in the Children's Room at Martin Luther Jr. Memorial Library, offering hands‑on activities for ages 5–12.

Mon · Nov 16·6:30 PM – 7:30 PM·Northeast Neighborhood Library · Washington

Yarn Lovers at Northeast Neighborhood Library gathers knitters and crocheters to trade tips over tea while working on projects, for ages 13–19 and 55+.

Mon · Nov 16·6:30 PM – 8 PM·Hill Center DC, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC

Contemporary Watercolors Course with Christine Vineyard (Hill Center DC) — explores tube, liquid, pencil watercolors and household items, teaching basics on paints, paper, brushes; ages 18+.

Thu · Oct 29·9 AM·1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004

Downtown Defined showcases emerging mixed-use neighborhoods, exploring Washington’s present and future at 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW.

Thu · Oct 29·6 PM·National Building Museum, 401 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001

National Building Museum hosts haunted hall with live music, ghostly scavenger hunt, and screenings of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and The Phantom of the Opera, $20 admission.