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FRIDAy, MARCH 27, 2020Best Bets Fun things to do — without leaving your house
editor’s note: The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted
everyday life around the D.C. area and beyond. events have
been canceled, and museums, music venues, theaters and
multiplexes have closed. Restaurants in the region have
switched to carryout or delivery, if they’re open at all. The
situation is changing quickly, so if you venture out, be sure to
check the websites and social media accounts of any location
you plan to visit. You should take proper precautions by
thoroughly washing your hands and keeping an appropriate
social distance. You will find the latest developments at
washingtonpost.com/coronavirus and updates on the local
entertainment scene at goingoutguide.com.
Trivia nights
Gathering your friends for beers
and grub while flexing your
smarts can be a great weekly
ritual — until the coronavirus
shuts down your favorite pub
and its quiz. Well, leave it to
smart-alecky trivia organizers to
find creative ways for the games
to go on. Columbia Heights’
lou’s City Bar, which usually
holds in-person trivia nights on
Tuesdays, has made the move to
Zoom, hosting trivia on both
mondays and Thursdays at
8 p.m. Te ams discuss potential
responses among themselves
before a designated captain
sends their final answer to the
host via text. For anyone whose
gifts lie specifically in naming
that tune, Adams morgan’s
songbyrd has migrated its twice-
monthly monday night music
trivia to Facebook live. music
aficionados can tune in at 7 p.m.
on the first and third mondays of
the month and submit answers
through the platform’s
messenger system. Given our
foreseeable future indoors, the
venue has tentative plans to
make trivia a weekly occurrence.
when: lou’s: mondays and
Thursdays at 8 p.m. songbyrd:
First and third monday of the
month at 7 p.m.
where: facebook.com/
louscitybar and facebook.com/
songbyrddc
Busboys and Poets
OnLive
Busboys and Poets is a vital
outlet for the Washington area’s
poetry scene, with open mics and
slams taking place five or six
nights each week. And even
though the physical restaurants
are closed, poets are bringing
their art to Busboys’ instagram
live. The romance-focused
Pajama Jammie Jam, usually held
in Takoma on the fourth Fr iday of
the month, is going virtual this
week. Watch four poets go head-
to-head with original works in
themed rounds, including “Freak
me, Baby!,” before casting a vote
for the winner.when: Friday at 8 p.m.where: instagram.com/
busboysandpoetsd.C. Library at home
Now that you’ve cleaned your
closet or reorganized your
kitchen for the umpteenth time,
it’s probably time to pick up that
book you’ve been meaning to
finish. if you’re more of a social
reader, the D.C. Public library is
offering a few online resources to
make sure you have someone to
talk with about whatever you’re
reading. The library’s Twitter feed
has a bevy of hashtags to follow
along with daily: Fans of
audiobooks use
#audiobookafternoon on
mondays at noon, while those
who want to keep up with what
the local community is writing
about join #DCwriterschat on
Thursdays at 8 p.m. even younger
readers can stay engaged with a
virtual story time on Facebook
( facebook.com/dclibrary ) with a
D.C. librarian at 10:30 a.m.
monday through Fr iday.when: Daily programming.where: dclibrary.org/
libraryathome
— Hau Chu and Fr itz Hahn‘Lunch doodles’ with Mo willems
mo Willems is a gift for parents stuck at home with children, and not just because “Don’t let
the Pigeon Drive the Bus” is the kind of book a preschooler wants to read again and again.
since march 16, Willems, the Kennedy Center’s education artist in residence, has hosted an
online series for children called “lunch Doodle,” with a new half-hour clip posted on the
Kennedy Center’s website each weekday at 1 p.m. in the charming and engaging videos,
Willems comes across as an affable mix of mr. Rogers and Bob Ross. He ignores the fourth
wall to compliment viewers on their outfits and drawings. He takes email questions from the
audience — “Did you ever get in trouble at school for doodling?” asked Katie, 7 — while
encouraging them to draw and create and go with the flow. “Here’s the thing about doodles:
sometimes they don’t always work out,” he noted in a recent video. “A nd that’s okay.” His sly
wit means parents will welcome the visits as much as their little ones, and they’ll also
appreciate the downloadable activities that keep the fun going: Who wouldn’t want to make
Pigeon finger puppets or play “Pin the Clothes on Wilbur the Naked mole Rat”? All previous
shows are archived if you miss an episode or just want to watch again.when: Weekdays at 1 p.m.
where: kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willemsmo Willems
Mo Willems, the Kennedy Center’s education artist in residence, is hosting an online series for kids.l email: [email protected] l Telephone: 202-334-6808l Get listed: our listings include events in the following categories: pop music, classical music, museums,
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