Axios D.C. Weekender

January 02, 2025
Hey, hey. Alexa and Analis here with your first Weekender edition of 2025!
ποΈ Situational awareness: The Capitals will host the Rangers at noon on Saturday.
- The Commanders are heading to Texas to play the Cowboys at 1pm on Sunday.
Today's newsletter is 649 words, a 2.5-minute read.
1 big thing: β¨ Last chance for festive fun
The holidays are behind us, but D.C. is still merry and bright.
Why it matters: There are plenty of ways to keep the festive spirit alive this week.
Here's how:
π¦ Zoo Lights: The National Zoo will be aglow in dazzling holiday illuminations for just a few days longer. Check out the lanterns, musical performances and seasonal treats through Saturday. Tickets: $6
βΈοΈ Holiday Skate Spectacular: The National Building Museum's new indoor ice rink is open through Saturday, with themed skate nights. Free; skate rentals are $5
π Tingle Bells: Immerse yourself in the magic of Artechouse's ASMR-inspired holiday experience, which runs through Sunday. Tickets: $26 for ages 16+; $16 for kids 4-15
π‘ Festival of Lights: Enjoy the final days of holiday twinkling lights at Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville this weekend. Tickets: $30
π "Season's Greenings": Now's your choo-choo-chance to catch model trains wind through the U.S. Botanic Garden before the popular holiday display ends on Sunday. Free
βοΈ Winter Wonderland Festival: Enjoy a family festival with ice skating, face painting, dancing, food, and more 1-5pm Saturday at Francis A. Gregory Library in Hillcrest. Free.
More things to do this weekend
π» Inconceivable! You can experience "The Princess Bride" with a live orchestra at the Strathmore in Bethesda this weekend. Tickets: $22+
π Sheryl Underwood & Friends: Watch a comedy show featuring Emmy Award winner and co-host of "The Talk" with shows Friday through Sunday at the DC Improv Comedy Club and Restaurant in Dupont. Tickets: $42+
π It's the final weekend to see "Life of Pi" and "& Juliet" at The Kennedy Center. Tickets: $69+
π΅ The 9:30 Club walked in and dream-came-trued it for ya: They're hosting a Sabrina Carpenter dance party Saturday night. Tickets: $20
πΌοΈ Visit the National Museum of Women in the Arts for their free Community Day Sunday, 10am-5pm. Pick a time slot here.
π Take a salsa and bachata class, with social dancing to follow, at Franklin Hall in Columbia Heights on Sunday. Tickets: $10+
2. πΏ What we're watching
Here's what's new on Netflix, Peacock, Paramount+ and Max.
What we're watching: The "Selling" reality series, a new series based on true tragic events, and a new movie in the iconic "Wallace and Gromit" film franchise.
π "Selling the City," available Friday on Netflix
- The intrigue: This new addition to the "Selling" franchise follows a group of NYC real estate agents at the Douglas Elliman brokerage led by Eleonora Srugo.
- Driving the news: Netflix's other Big Apple-based real estate series, "Owning Manhattan," was renewed for a second season.
π "Lockerbie: A Search for Truth," available now on Peacock
- Zoom in: This series starring Colin Firth and Catherine McCormack is inspired by the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, in which 270 people were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, 38 minutes after take-off from London.
- State of play: In the wake of the disaster and his daughter's death, Jim Swire (played by Firth) becomes a spokesperson for U.K. victims' families.
π§ "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl," available Friday on Netflix
- Behind the scenes: Actor Ben Whitehead, who voiced Wallace, recorded 22.5 hours of takes for the character's dialogue.
- By the numbers: 432 lines of dialogue were recorded to create the film, and directors took 216 hours to select the final versions.
- On average, that's 15 minutes to select each line of dialogue.
π«£ "The Front Room," available Friday on Max
- Singer and actress Brandy Norwood stars in this film from A24 about a pregnant woman who's tormented after her mother-in-law (played by Kathryn Hunter) moves in.
π§ "Avicii: I'm Tim," available now on Netflix
- Through home movies and his private archive, Tim Bergling, the late Grammy-nominated DJ, narrates his life story in this new documentary.
- Worthy of your time: Netflix is also premiering the final show Avicii performed before his death in 2018.
π Alexa is starting a new book: "The Covenant of Water."
π§πΎββοΈ Analis is starting the new year with rest and relaxation.
Thanks to our editor Kristen Hinman.
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