Thursday, JAN. 24
Woodridge chess club,instruction for children and teenagers. 10 a.m. Thursdays, Woodridge Library, 1801 Hamlin St. NE. Free. 202-541-6226.
Behind the scenes cathedral tour, for age 11 and older, see gargoyles, stained-glass windows and climb a lot of stairs to view the city from high; take a camera. 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. most weekdays, Washington National Cathedral, Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues NW. $15. 202-537-6200 or www.nationalcathedral.org.
The Afterlives of Specimens: Science and Mourning in Whitman’s America, a lecture by Kluge Fellow Lindsay Tuggle. Noon, Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Room 119, 10 First St. SE. Free. 202-707-3302.
Renwick Sit ’n’ Stitch,for all abilities, specialists teach different types of stitching. 12:30 p.m. Thursday through Jan. 31, Renwick Gallery, Palm Court, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000 or americanart.si.edu .
Library Scrabble,1 p.m. Thursdays, Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. Free. 202-282-0021.
Teen game night, for ages 12-19, participate in video games, board games, trading card games and more. 4-6 p.m. Thursdays, Lamond-Riggs Library, Meeting Room No. 1, 5401 South Dakota Ave. NE. Free. 202-541-6255.
Members of the NSO Youth Fellowship Program, an evening of chamber music featuring a woodwind quintet, a flute/harp duo, and a string quartet in a program with works by Luigi Boccherini, Gaetano Donizetti, John Deak and others. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.
“Lalla Essaydi: Revisions,” a collection of works that challenge stereotypes and perceptions about identity among Muslim women in art and in life. The Moroccan-born artist explores themes of gender, place and history through her experience as a liberal Arab, African and Muslim woman living across cultures. Through Feb. 24. 6:30 p.m., National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. $55; in advance, $50. 202-633-3030 or www.smithsonianassociates.org.
Hamilton v. Jefferson: How Should the Government Stimulate an Economy in Crisis? debate then deliberate the challenges facing America after independence, including the unpaid debt, a crippled economy and growing popular discontent. 6:45 p.m., S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. $42. 202-633-3030.
Poetry reading, Gerald Stern, winner of the Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, receives his award and reads from his work. 7 p.m., Library of Congress, Madison Building, Montpelier Room, 101 Independence Ave. SE. Free. 202-707-5394.
“Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861–1865,” Pulitzer prize-winning author Annette Gordon Reed leads a panel discussion including James McPherson, Edward Ayers, Eric Foner and James Oakes. 7 p.m., National Archives, McGowan Theater, Constitution Avenue and Ninth Street NW. Free. 202-357-5000.
Memorials evening tour, a National Park Service ranger leads a tour and discusses the history of the memorials; take water and a flashlight. 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday, National World War II Memorial, Survey Lodge, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Free. 202-426-6841.
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