D.C. community calendar, Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, 2012

Thursday, NOV. 29

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 on 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.

Renwick “Sit ’n’ Stitch,” for all abilities, specialists teach different types of stitching. 12:30 p.m., Renwick Gallery, Palm Court, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Free. 202-633-1000 or http://americanart.si.edu/ http://americanart.si.edu/calendar/event.cfm?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D99790084.

Takoma Park Library job clinic, get help in creating an e-mail account, filling out online applications and revising résumés. 1-2:30 p.m., Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. Free. 202-576-7252.

Lamond-Riggs youth games, for ages 12-19, play video and board games. 4-6 p.m., Lamond-Riggs Library, Meeting Room 1, 5401 South Dakota Ave. NE. Free. 202-541-6255.

Renwick museum craft “happy hour,” for age 21 and older, a seasonal craft “Handi-Hour” with live music, seasonal brews, knitting, making a craft and going on a scavenger hunt through the galleries for prizes. 5:30 p.m., Renwick Gallery, 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. $20, includes two drinks and snacks. 202-633-1000 or http://americanart.si.edu/calendar/event.cfm?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D101145442

Art workshop, join artists Shanti Norris and Darien Reece as they paint, collage and experiment with other art techniques; equipment supplied or bring your own. 6-8:30 p.m., Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, 1632 U St. NW. $25. 202-483-8600 or www.smithcenter.org.

Classical guitar recital, Chilean guitarists Romilio Orellana and Luis Orlandini perform. 6 p.m., Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. Free. 202-467-4600.

Molly Brown’s Titanic Journey, a National Park Service ranger discusses the life of the woman who survived the 1912 sinking of the Titanic . 6-7 p.m., Titanic Memorial, Fourth and P streets SW. Free. Kathy Kagle or Rui Fernandes, 202-438-5377.

“Minimalism: Live a Meaningful Life,” 30-year-old authors Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus discuss their book about how they left their six-figure corporate salaries and refocused to a simpler life. 7-9 p.m., Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Free. 202-549-4172 or www.hillcenterdc.org.

Chopin at the opera, classical vocalist Laura Bass and pianist Alex Peh perform an all-Chopin program. 7 p.m., Washington D.C. Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. Name your own price tickets. 202-777-3251 or www.washingtondcjcc.org/music.

Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, the internationally known company performs “North Star,” set to music by Philip Glass; “The Legend of Ten,” set to Brahms’s Quintet in F minor; and “Crisis Variations.” 8 p.m. Nov. 29-30, Kennedy Center, Eisenhower Theater, 2700 F St. NW. $22-$108. 202-467-4600.

Art exhibit reception, students from the Corcoran College of Art + Design respond to the documentary photography of Taryn Simon, whose work is on view in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. 7-9 p.m., Gallery 31, 500 17th St. NW. Free. 202-639-1700.