Events

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Virginia Wine Showcase

Saturday, Feb. 6 to Sunday, Feb. 7
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Featuring unlimited tastings of world-class wines from the local Virginia wineries, the Virginia Wine Showcase is a premier wine festival that appeals to experts and novices alike. Along with the tastings, visit this showcase at the Dulles Expo Center for culinary education seminars and food and fine art boutiques.

Virginia Wine Showcase
Dulles Expo Center
4368 Chantilly Shopping Center
Chantilly, VA 20153

Tickets are $35.

For more information, call 703.823.1868 or visit www.vawineshowcase.org.

Artist's Reception at Artwork by Ted Ramsey

Saturday, January 30
6 to 9 p.m.

Visit Applegate Gallery & Custom Framing for new works of Planet Joy by Ted Ramsey and an artist’s reception. Food and drinks will be served, and Ramsey’s work will be on display January 30th through March 3rd.

Applegate Gallery & Custom Framing
101 Church St., NW
Vienna, VA 22180

For more information, call 703.281.1364 or visit www.applegateframing.com.

Holiday Magic at the U.S. Botanic Gardens

Now through Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit the U.S. Botanic Garden for a holiday garden-train exhibit made of plant-based natural materials. This year’s landscape includes Snow White’s cottage and an exhibit of the National Mall. Also on view is one of Washington’s largest indoor holiday trees framed by poinsettias and holiday plants.

U.S. Botanic Garden
100 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20001

For more information, visit http://www.usbg.gov/education/events/Holiday-Magic.cfm.

5th Annual Downtown Holiday Market

Friday, Dec. 4 to Wednesday, Dec. 23
11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

For a unique, seasonal shopping experience in the heart of downtown DC, the Holiday Market features more than 150 local artisans and craftsmen with diverse gift items, including jewelry, pottery, paintings, and textiles. Enjoy seasonal entertainment and festive treats while you shop. And stop by often because exhibitors and the selection of goods will vary daily.

Downtown Holiday Market
On the F Street sidewalk in front of the Smithsonian American Art Museum & National Portrait Gallery, between 7th and 9th Streets, NW.

For more information, call 202.543.3370 or visit http://www.downtownholidaymarket.com/.

Christmas House Decorator’s Show House

Saturday, Dec. 5 to Sunday, Dec. 20
Tues. through Fri.: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sat. through Sun.: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays

Fifteen local designers will transform this show house, which presents interior decorating seminars, a “before and after” designer gallery, and boutiques for holiday shopping. To benefit the Springhill Center for Family Development.

Springhill Center for Family Development
1134 Bacon Ridge Rd.
Crownsville, MD 21032

Tickets are $15 before Dec. 5th and $30 after. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 410.923.8900 or visit http://www.springhillcfd.org/3.0/christmas2009.html.