Thursday, Jan. 3

Jump Start Family Fun Night Out! with Bruce Hutton and Molly Hickman, El Golfo Restaurant, 8739 Flower Ave., $5, 5:45 and 6:45 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 5

B&O Railroad Station Open House, 8100 Georgia Ave., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Workshop: Creating More Resilience, Meditation Museum, 9525 Georgia Avenue, Suite 101, donations accepted, 1:30-3 p.m.

Lighthouse Art Installation, Rhizome DC, 6950 Maple St. N.W., 6-10 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 6

Greyhound Welfare Meet & Greet, Big Bad Woof, 6960 Maple St. N.W., 9-11 a.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 9

A Look Behind the Curtain—Toward a Deeper Appreciation of Live Theatre with Actor Rick Foucheux, Silver Spring Civic Building 2-3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 10

“The Beauty of Decay,” opening reception, Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., 7-8:30 p.m.

Carpe Diem—Washington Revels Second Thursday Contra Dance, Silver Spring Civic Building, $5-$10, 7-10 p.m.

Illustration from FiveStone Church