#things to do in february

[wonderlesch]

Can’t Miss February 2024 Events

Can't Miss February 2024 Events shares a travel destination guide to fill your February with concerts, festivals, cruises and more. Get your calendar ready and start planning all of your February adventures. #wednesdaywonders #wonderlesch #blogpostalert

Hello and welcome to my latest travel destination guide sharing Can’t Miss February 2024 Events. Start filling your February calendar with events like Alaska Craft Brew & Barley Wine Festival. They had me at craft beer. Aggie Con, it’s the oldest student run convention in the United States. Texas A&M sure knows how to throw a party, convention. I meant convention. ShipRocked is a music festival…

[realtorjamier]

Things to Do in the DMV in February!

Love and patriotism are alive and well in the DMV this February, with events and festivities that warm the heart and feed the soul. 

Feb. 1 – 26

George Washington Birthday Celebration

Alexandria, VA

As the adopted hometown of George Washington, the City of Alexandria celebrates his birthday every year throughout the month of February with events like the Cherry Challenge Restaurant Contest where each participating restaurant creates its own cherry cocktail, appetizer, entree and/or dessert. Washington-themed tours, ceremonies, balls, and galas educate and entertain guests. The George Washington Birthday Parade marches a mile-long route through the streets of Alexandria on Monday, February 20 beginning at 1 p.m.

Feb. 1 – 11

Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience

Morven Park 41580 Sunday Morning Lane Leesburg, VA

Set in the beautiful woodland on the Morven Park grounds, this nighttime woodland trail experience is filled with wizarding wonders – all brought to life by award-winning theatrical designers. This 60-90 minute interactive walk through the woods allows guests of all ages to cast spells, meet magical creatures, and enjoy a selection of Harry Potter-inspired food and drinks.

Feb. 1 (ongoing exhibit)

Powerful Partnerships: Civil War-Era Couples

National Portrait Gallery 8th and G Streets, NW Washington, DC

This exhibit features five dynamic duos who made their mark on U.S. history during tumultuous times. Also on display and similarly themed, is “Family Ties: Daguerreotype Portraits,” which reflects familial relations documented by early cameras.

Feb. 3 – 5

Chocolate Lovers Festival

City of Fairfax, VA Check the event schedule for exact locations.

Search for the GOLDEN TICKET in historic downtown Fairfax City during the Chocolate Lovers Festival! Three of the limited-edition chocolate bars that are scattered throughout the city will include golden tickets for chocolate lovers gift baskets. But everyone who attends the festival will be a winner as they will be surrounded by the finest chocolate confections in the region: cakes, candies, brownies, fudge — so much sweetness!

Feb. 3 – 5

Spring Home Show

Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center 2371 Carl D. Silver Parkway Fredericksburg, VA

Get inspired for your upcoming landscaping projects, home improvements, updated decor, and more.

Feb. 4

Black Homesteaders of the South

National Museum of African American History & Culture Concourse, Oprah Winfrey Theater (and online streaming) 1400 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC

Genealogist Bernice A. Bennett tells the stories of African American families who became landowners through the Homestead Act of 1862. She explores how these families navigated the process and what this legacy means for their descendents. Make sure to catch the NMAAHC’s many February exhibitions including “Spirit in the Dark,” the story of religion in Black America, and “A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond,” which explores contemporary Black life.

Feb. 4

Fire in Ice

Downtown Frederick, MD

Experience a winter wonderland in Downtown Frederick. The city will be transformed by  hundreds of unique ice sculptures.  

Feb. 10

I Dream a World Selections from Brian Lander’s Portraits of Remarkable Black Women: Part II

National Portrait Gallery 8th and G Streets, NW Washington, DC

Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer Brian Lanker’s subjects include women who have made significant contributions to the arts, activism, literature, politics, sports, and more. This installation includes Althea Gibson, Odetta, Cicely Tyson, and Oprah Winfrey.

Feb. 15 – 19

Romeo and Juliet

American Ballet Theatre John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St. NW Washington, DC

Enjoy the beauty of Renaissance Italy as you experience the most iconic story of star-crossed lovers. The American Ballet Theatre’s and The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra present this lavish production through Sergei Prokofiev’s music, Kenneth MacMillan’s choreography and Nicholas Georgiadis’ colossal sets and lavish costumes. 

Feb. 17 – 19

Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival

Hilton Hotel and Executive Meeting Center 1750 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD  

Enjoy three days of jazz on four different stages including concerts, master classes, interviews with artists, dancing, and jam sessions. 

Feb. 24 – 25

Virginia Black History Month Association Events

Hilton Alexandria Mark Center 5000 Seminary Road Alexandria, VA

Attend the free Black Health Fair and Relationship Seminar on Friday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. The Black Health Fair includes dozens of health organizations who will provide lifesaving information, perform on-the-spot prescreening, and/or set up health appointments. The Relationship Seminar features professional relationship experts to empower guests with information on how to keep their relationships healthy and positive.

The keynote speaker for the 2023 Virginia Black History Month Gala is veteran actor, singer, and producer Leon Robinson who played the lead role in the 2000 film “Little Richard.”

[saurotitan]

February: The Slump Month

February's upon us, and I'm about to try and make it fun. Wish me luck!

Every part of the year has its own stereotypes attached to it, even if they aren’t always completely accurate. July’s known for being face-meltingly warm, April’s known for rain, May is known for using that rain to nourish the growth of flowers, and December is obviously known for winter holidays. Not every month-related stereotype is positive, however; I could list more examples, but it’s kind…

[gunpowder-arti]

sad cat poem - spencer madsen

[cheatingtime]

[steddieas-shegoes]

The shampoo in the shower is wrong.

So is the conditioner.

And the body wash.

None of it is familiar, none of it feels like home, none of it feels like Eddie.

And why would it? Eddie’s not here, he’s with the band recording another album, far away from Hawkins and Steve.

They agreed to this, they both did. Eddie said he couldn’t wait for Steve, Steve didn’t want him to have to. Steve couldn’t leave the kids, Eddie didn’t want him to.

But that left them here, in this weird limbo where neither of them could acknowledge that they’d “broken up” and Steve was left staring at a body wash that wasn’t theirs.

It was stupid, really. Eddie always had his own body wash anyway.

But it was always right next to Steve’s. And sometimes they accidentally used each others’ when they were too tired to pay attention to the bottle they grabbed. And sometimes they’d run out of one and forget to pick up a new one at the store, so they’d smell like each other for a few days, weeks even.

And somehow Steve was expected to just use his own body wash, with no other bottle sitting on the shelf as an option.

Because Eddie wasn’t an option right now.

Or maybe ever if things kept going well for him and the guys.

Six months is a long time to not have Eddie as a comfort, as a safe place to rest, as a home.

But six months wasn’t that long when he thought about forever like this. Forever without Eddie.

Something he couldn’t have imagined the moment Eddie held a broken bottle to his neck.

He got out of the shower without washing his hair or his body; He could do it tomorrow.

He could be braver tomorrow.

He could survive another day without Eddie. Tomorrow.

Or maybe tomorrow he could finally be the one to break. He could call him and ask how things are. He could offer to come to a show. He could tell him that he loves him and he wants to follow him anywhere he goes.

But tomorrow wasn’t today and today, Steve had to accept his decision, their decision.

So today, Steve curled up in his bed, and he thought about what Eddie would sound like over the phone when he was brave. Tomorrow.

[royalarchivist]

Tubbo: Dude, I'll tell you what- it'd be a pain in the ass to drain an Ocean Monument these days.

Fit: Oh, yeah.

Tubbo: Maybe that could be my project when I unlock Create, maybe I try to drain an Ocean Monument?

Fit: Yeah, once was enough for me!

Tubbo: What, you done that sht before?

Fit: Yeah, on 2B2T of all places!

Tubbo: I feel like you've done everything on 2B2T.

Fit: Well, I haven't done- I haven't been in a homosexual relationship on 2B2T, so... I haven't done everything.

Tubbo: Hmm. That is... Hmm. I guess valid?

[vanweezer]

from february 💘

[febuwhump]

stickers would potentially be:

yearly stickers (febuwhump 2025/revenge of the sixth; febuwhump 2022/tokyo drift) with the official year's designs

completionist or participant stickers in each year's official designs

gag stickers - i.e. febuclown/febubees, use the joke poster designs rather than the official ones

sentence stickers - i.e. "i committed voter fraud in the 2025 prompt poll"

whump stickers - i.e. "i <3 waterboarding", "man i love gunshot wounds", "no. 1 phantom limb pain fan" etc.

either sold individually (if using a provider like redbubble) or in batches (if having the stickers made, sent to me, and then me posting them out)

[moonshynecybin]

U can’t just drop a banger like “Marc Marquez cryptic pregnancy” and disappear.. I need to to know more

i was thinking about ways to babytrap him where he doesnt just mabort that thang for career reasons, and i think this could get the job done. i also think if its vale's (WHO ELSEEEE) that theres no way he believes that marc didnt know the entire time AND he is. as many other scholars have discussed borderline insane about marc presumably racing pregnant. i mean lbr the offseason is NOT long so he had to have been, and this is in many ways one of the keenest sharpest daggers you could drive into the soft wound of vale's injury issues wrt to marc's particular brand of psycho recklessness. like what if you had TRAUMA and you were ESTRANGED from the love of your life and he was RACING while PREGNANT with your BABY for MONTHS without TELLING YOU... okay saying that. i do realize that this is somewhat the plot of one those f1 heterosexual romance fiction novels but i stand by it!!!!!!! these guys are that level of insane anyways!!!! IDK! maybe marc gets knocked up like halfway through 2015 and has the baby at testing in february. truly maximum drama maximum soap opera marc has NO idea what is happening. its the first time loitering around the same hotel since sepang 2015, and it IS the trauma track, and marc truly thinks it is indigestion (at no point does begging off bike time happen however lol) until UH OH and the baby is there. and alex walks in on marc like on the bathroom floor with a BABY wrapped in a towel and baby goo truly more freaked out than hes ever been in his life its very soap opera. and honda is very smoke and mirrors about everything until genuinely six months later a pic of the baby leaks and its a tiny valentino rossi clone with brown intelligent eyes lol. and then vale puts the (confusing i think) dots together and the shit hits the fan

[idontmindifuforgetme]

Early morning study sessions, corepower gym classes at 5 am, unhurried walks under the sun w laidback rnb, extensive skincare bc I need time to myself even on booked & busy days, cute fits & nails, keeping track of my multivitamins, putting more effort into phone calls w relatives, engrossing myself in days at my orgo lab or the neuro clinic, volunteering more and more at the refugee center, holding myself accountable, being more in touch w my feelings, getting better at staying in touch w friends, soft & moisturized curls, reading for fun even when my brain tells me I could be doing something productive…. I will make this life beautiful even if it’s by the skin of my teeth etc etc

[scopophilic1997]

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1042 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new micro-messaging series: small, subtle, and often unintentional messages we send and receive verbally and non-verbally.

[desceros]

me: [looks at calendar, gets a wicked idea, looks into the camera] happy springtime, turtle fam! who's ready to celebrate the season?

...mating season, that is. hehe. [dodges the tomatoes]

so! i had the idea that it would be super fun to have a community-wide event where we all have a prompt and then everyone fills it in their own way.

...i then decided all the prompts i came up with were too good not to use, but also none of them were Good Enough to use exclusively, so i changed my mind and the prompt is now just MATING SEASON. with a few suggestions at the bottom of this post if you're looking for some.

since spring is coming upon us, i hereby invite everyone to join in the vernal festivities... which in turtle parlance, of course, means only one thing: write, draw, whatever your version of "mating season", then join me on march 1 to post it with the tag #TMNTSpringShellebration. we then shall browse the fine selection of our mutual artistic efforts, and basically just have a good time as a community.

here are the prompts i came up with as starters-slash-things-to-include if you're looking for a place to get started. feel free to use these at will, or use them to come up with something of your own:

“Please don’t make me explain this. It’s humiliating as is.”

Oops, Looks Like Mating Season Came A Week Early This Year

“…In all of my mating seasons, this has never happened before.”

“I told you not to come by! It’s mating season!”

Probably should have expected it to be different now that he’s not going through it alone.

Because of Shenanigans, you have to wait. Wait… Wait… ok now.

They’re not the right person for mating season… but they’re the one who’s here, so…

“Show me where it hurts."

so yeah! see you all on march 1 for the, uh, spring shellebration. party popper emoji

questions i imagine will be popping up and i hope will clear up here before my askbox swells beyond capacity under the cut to keep this post from being Way Too Long. also it's really not that serious it's just an excuse to write slash draw for everyone Please Don't Take This Thing Too Seriously It's Not That Serious:

"can i participate?" yes! it's literally just an invitation to do something. nothing fancier than that. no need to be following me or in my friend group or whatever.

"can i write (insert fic idea here)?" yep! so long as it's related to the idea of mating seasons, it flies. reader insert? hell yea. oc? hell yeah. solo turtle and his favorite pillow? go for it.

"can i draw (insert art idea here)?" yep! uh. i know tumblr has the cops watching for sin bin material, but you art people know how to deal with that. and if you don't, uh, ask the other art people. im just a feral cat in a trench coat

"how do i participate?" write/draw/collect songs for/whatever. then, on march 1, post it and tag it #TMNTSpringShellebration. also, for funsies, keep it hush hush what you're working on so we can all be super shocked when the day comes! except, y'know, that you're planning on joining in. totally do that.

"when do i post it?" march 1. whenever on that day. waves hands around in a vague gesture at time zones not mattering. seriously don't take this so seriously it's just me wanting to create cool shit with my friends with a little more structure to it

"does it have to be horny?" i mean. it's an event about mating season. so by definition it's going to be at least a little horny. but however you interpret it is cool. even if it's just. idk. leo sitting sweatily in a chair looking longingly at a glass of water bc he's thirstier than usual. be smart about things, people. i'm not your dad.

"which tmnt verse is this for?" whichever one you want it to be for!! rise! bayverse! 2007! your fan iteration! your friend's fan iteration! your mortal enemy's fan iteration! yes!

"will you be reblogging everything?" absolutely not, but this isn't an event About Me. i am incidental to the thing. it's about Us. coming together as a community. for horny turtles. puts my hands on your shoulders. do it for you. for your friends. for the community.

[crescentfool]

it's dangerous to go alone... take this with you!!!

[atthebell]

cellbit, cucurucho, & recognition: August 25 2023 vs. February 25 2024

[barbiedemonaco]

do you guys remember when i did fashion moodboards for girl drivers should I like do that again but better even if I have already done it once would you guys forgive me if I did