The snow was pretty for about an hour and now your ass is bruised from sledding on a cafeteria tray. You could retreat to your 80-degree dorm room and binge on all that fruit you sacked from Leo’s, or you could fight the winter blues with some hot cocoa and visual stimulation at one of D.C.’s warm spots.
“A Deeper Look” Leave it to the Germans to know the most efficient way to fight the cold: with a sentimental movie and a cup of hot chocolate. The Goethe-Institut rounds off its film series with Gigantic, a late 1990s flick set in Hamburg. The plot follows three friends in their early 20s as they spend their last night together before one departs for Singapore. Tickets are $4 and the heiße Schokolade (hot chocolate) is on the haus.
The Goethe-Institut is located at 812 7th St., N.W. The film screening is on Feb. 26 from 6-8 p.m.
“Refract, Reflect, Project: Light Works from the Collection” This exhibit at the Hirshhorn Collection focuses on the role of light in art, a pleasant escape from those sunless winter days. Works range from minimalist and conceptual art to experimental film.
The Hirshhorn Collection is located at 7th St. at Independence Ave., S.W. The exhibit runs Feb. 15-Apr. 8 and admission is free.
“Moving Pictures: American Art and Early Film” Before Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie graced reality television with their cow-milking inabilities, filmmakers like Thomas Edison and the Lumière Brothers pioneered “actualities.” These film shorts are projected alongside American realist paintings at the Phillips Collection, and for $3 you can get a “Warm-Up Special,” a hot chocolate and pastry, at the museum cafe.
The Phillips Collection is located at 1600 21st St., N.W. The exhibit runs Feb. 17-May 20 and student admission is $10.
