Sketchbook Club: Cecilia Beaux’s Sita and Sarita

Wed · Oct 28·7 PM – 7:30 PM·National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Sketchbook Club: Cecilia Beaux’s Sita and Sarita (National Gallery of Art) — Hands‑on activities exploring the artwork.

Tue · Oct 27·9 AM – 7 PM·Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library · Washington

Pumpkin Decorating Contest (Parklands‑Turner Neighborhood Library) — participants receive pumpkins to paint and craft into favorite book characters, displayed for community voting, ages 5+.

Tue · Oct 27·10 AM – 9 PM·Georgetown Cupcake (3301 M St NW), DC · Washington

Georgetown Cupcake offers Halloween-themed cupcakes in multiple dozen assortments, each decorated with spooky fondant and sprinkles, $45 per dozen, available for pick‑up or delivery.

Tue · Oct 27·10:30 AM – 11:30 AM·Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library · Washington

Spooky-season storytime with Halloween costumes and a haunted craft at Lamond‑Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, ages 5 and under.

Tue · Oct 27·6:30 PM – 8:30 PM·Galería, 1280 4th Street NE, Washington, DC

Handmade Dumplings Cooking Class (Galería, 1280 4th Street NE, Washington, DC) — Hands‑on dumpling preparation.

Tue · Oct 27·6 PM – 7 PM·Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library · Washington

Paint and decorate a pumpkin with supplied paints, decorations and snacks, pumpkins handed out first‑come, first‑served at Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library, for ages 5–12.

Tue · Oct 27·6:30 PM – 8 PM·Hill Center DC, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC

Four‑session adult drawing course at Hill Center DC, guiding participants through basic techniques and completing a personal image‑based drawing, for ages 18 and up.

Fri · Oct 23·12 PM – 1 PM·West Building, Main Floor, Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Guided tours explore Italian Renaissance works in the West Building’s Rotunda at the National Gallery of Art.

Fri · Oct 23·1 PM – 2 PM·West Building, Main Floor, Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Guided tours explore 17th‑century Dutch art scenes in the Rotunda of the National Gallery’s West Building.

Fri · Oct 23·2 PM – 2:45 PM·West Building, Main Floor, Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Guided tours explore the Back and Forth exhibition featuring works by Rozeal, Titian, and Cezanne in the West Building Rotunda.