42 Things to Do in the DC Area This December

"Happy December, DC! It's the most wonderful time of the year. You can check out a sparkling holiday boat parade at the Wharf, visit a Ruth Orkin photography exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, or catch a round of local outdoor music concerts during Georgetown Jingle for a bit of wintertime joy. 9 Best Things to Do in DC by Pat Padua"

"Books Russ and Daughters: 100 Years of Appetizing The Lower East Side Jewish-food institution has served up some of New York's best-loved smoked fish for four generations. Co-owner cousins Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper will discuss their new cookbook and provide a tasting menu of family staples. Theater Rules for Living British playwright Sam Holcroft's London hit gets its across-the-pond debut, depicting a Christmas dinner that spins all those awkward family moments into a seasonal meltdown you won't soon forget."

"Music Bridge to Beethoven Violinist Jennifer Koh-who runs the Kennedy Center's Fortas Chamber Music Concerts-draws a line from the classics to the modern era, performing a pair of Beethoven sonatas along with jazz composer Vijay Iyer's "Bridgetower Fantasy," written about the little-known Afro-European violinist who inspired the Kreutzer Sonata. Theater Created and performed by Pakistani American theater director Adil Mansoor, this play adapts Antigone, the Sophocles classic of generational tension, to address a personal journey that started when Mansoor came out to his mother."

Washington, D.C. offers holiday programming including a sparkling boat parade at the Wharf, a Ruth Orkin photography exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and outdoor Georgetown Jingle concerts. Local events span books, theater, and music, featuring a Russ and Daughters cookbook event with a tasting menu, the British play Rules for Living, and Jennifer Koh's Bridge to Beethoven program pairing Beethoven sonatas with Vijay Iyer's "Bridgetower Fantasy." Additional highlights include Adil Mansoor's Antigone adaptation addressing generational tension, Jay Som's new album Belong, and a New Zealand jangle-pop band promoting a new record.

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