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Happy Monday! The following is a list of featured events for the upcoming week, as submitted to our event calendar.

Fast Foward Series: The Future of Hospitality featuring Sheila Johnson
Thursday, December 13 from 6:30-8 p.m.
@ Halcyon (3400 Prospect Street NW)

The Fall 2018 Fast Forward series kicks off with this conversation between Bluemercury CEO and Founder Marla Beck and Sheila Johnson, CEO and founder of Salamander Hotels & Resorts. Ms. Beck and Ms. Johnson will discuss the future of hospitality.

Pop Georgetown
Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
1631 Wisconsin Avenue NW

Shop Local in Georgetown! Pop Georgetown is a retail pop-up store featuring art, accessories, apparel, home decor, personal care and packaged food products from local makers and entrepreneurs. Pop Georgetown activates unused retail space to compliment existing retail by creating a unique destination and will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from December 15-January 21.

AF Pop-Up Returns to Washington, DC
Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
@ Union Market (1309 5th Street NE)

AF is the pop-up that combines the best of a food and beverage smorgasbord with a fashion and lifestyle flea market. AF puts a spotlight on authentic, high quality products and experiences and connects makers and startups within the fashion, food, lifestyle and home industries directly with consumers, creating a fun and engaging marketplace.

Let’s face it: for many people, the most annoying thing about owning a car is the time and effort it takes to keep it looking good and running smoothly.

All too often, getting your car serviced, cleaned or repaired means either taking time away from work or sacrificing your weekend to bring it into the dealership, car wash or body shop. Carvoodoo provides a simple alternative: they pick your car up, bring it in to be serviced and return it to you when the work is done.

Launched in 2017 by three Vanderbilt graduates who know first-hand how much of a pain it is to waste time in a dealership waiting room or line at a car wash, Carvoodoo was built to make your life easier. Whether you need your car cleaned, repaired, inspected or just serviced at your preferred dealership, Carvoodoo has you covered.

With Carvoodoo, getting your car serviced, repaired or cleaned is as quick and easy as ordering groceries from Instacart or dinner from Postmates. Once you’ve created an account on carvoodoo.com on your desktop or mobile device, you can schedule a service with a few taps or clicks, and Carvoodoo will handle the rest.

Their crew members will make the arrangements with a trusted service provider, pick up your vehicle, take it to be serviced and ensure the work is completed satisfactorily, keeping you updated on your vehicle’s status throughout the process.

When your car is ready, a crew member will return it to your home or office, or any other location of your choosing.

In addition to saving you time and effort, Carvoodoo takes the guess work out of car ownership by negotiating parts & labor costs on your behalf and providing a layer of quality control, so you can be confident that the work done on your car is priced fairly and completed properly.

Book now and get 15% off your first order with promo code POPVILLE15.

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From now through January of 2019, Washington Improv Theater is offering a record number of free improv workshops to the public. Twelve “Improv for All” workshops are currently on the books (in seven out of eight wards in DC), with more being added every week.

What’s an Improv for All workshop?

• It’s a high-fun, low-stress class designed to show you how improvisers create spontaneous, off-the-cuff theater.
• It’s for everyone: You don’t need theater experience. You don’t need to be a “funny person.” Just come in ready to have a good time.
• It’s a way to learn about yourself: Whether you’re a nonprofit employee, a corporate lawyer, a software engineer or a teacher, you’ve got something to gain from taking improv. Trying something new that makes you laugh is good for your brain and for your soul.

You can find workshops at places like Anacostia Arts Center (Ward 8), Deanwood Library (Ward 7), Petworth Neighborhood Library (Ward 4), Source Theater (Ward 1) and more! For a full list of locations and times, check out the calendar.

If you like it and can’t wait for more, you can sign up for an eight-week Foundations of Improv class starting in the new year!

Want to catch WIT on stage as well? Use the code TICKETSFORTWO to get two tickets to the winter improv spectacular Seasonal Disorder for just $25.

It’s been said that the 7 most expensive words in business are “this is how we’ve always done it.” Yet, remarkably, there are still a handful of billion-dollar industries plagued by an unwillingness to change.

For decades, residential real estate brokerages have enjoyed enormous profits while providing a poor customer experience, simply because consumers lacked options.

Not anymore.

Houwzer, a modern real estate agency, is offering consumers a better alternative by saving home sellers an average of $15,000 and providing home buyers a pressure-free experience with their top rated, salaried agents.

Here’s how they do it.

They slash the cost of selling a home in half.

In a typical real estate transaction, the seller pays a steep 6% of their home’s selling price in commissions — 3% to their listing agent and 3% to the buyer’s agent.

When you sell with Houwzer, you only pay their full service listing agents a flat $5,000 fee plus 2.5% to the buyer’s agent at closing. That’s a savings of $16,000 on a $600,000 home.

Many sellers are so happy with Houwzer’s service they decide to buy their next home with Houwzer and refer their friends. This is where Houwzer makes the bulk of their money.

They train salaried agents to improve the customer experience. (more…)

Searching for a unique and wholesome way to bond with your family this holiday season? The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum’s Annual Holiday Card Workshop may be just what you’re looking for! Perfect for visitors of all ages, this open-house event will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on both Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9.

The museum provides a bountiful spread of patterned papers, postage and rubber stamps, gems and other 3-D embellishments, special cut-out scissors, washi tape, stickers, markers of every color and more!

Following their own creative instincts, kids can choose whichever supplies they would like to design one-of-a-kind greetings for any holiday, or even just a wintery “Hello!”

Once finished, cards can then be placed in envelopes, addressed and adorned with a distinctive National Postal Museum postmark at the museum’s stamp store. In keeping with educating children about the postal service and how mail works, kids can pop their own cards in an official USPS mailbox that is decorated to exactly resemble — none other than — SpongeBob SquarePants!

Of course, visitors are also welcome to explore the whole museum and everything else it has to offer!

The workshop takes place in the museum’s lower-level Atrium, which, for those new to the National Postal Museum, is full of various postal transports from over the years, including a real train car, semi-truck (yes, kids can climb in and pretend to drive!), a horse-drawn carriage and airplanes hanging from the ceiling. Thanks to Smithsonian Gardens, the Atrium will be decked out in festive foliage, as well!

The layout of the card-making stations and supply tables encourages sharing, friendliness and a sense of community, which is particularly important in this day and age. And the museum’s pleasant staff and volunteers are always available to answer questions, provide examples of completed cards, or help in any other way!

Remind children of the real reason for the season: giving! And impart in them the tried and true lesson: It’s the thought that counts. Sometimes a handmade gesture can mean so much more to a friend or a loved one than any store-bought gift.

What better way to get into the holiday spirit than taking the time to express your love and gratitude for the important people in your life with a heartfelt greeting? The Annual Holiday Day Card Workshop is free and requires no advance registration. Learn more at https://postalmuseum.si.edu/visit/Holiday-Card-Workshop.html.