Before finals scrooge you over

Get your Christmas on with a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past. From now until January 2, Ford’s Theater is putting on a production of Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. Head on over before your finals try to put a damper on your holiday spirit!

Beat that bludger

Disappointed that Georgetown doesn’t have a quidditch team? Instead of getting your robes all in a bunch, grab your broom and fly to the National Mall (7th Street between Madison Avenue and Jefferson Avenue) this Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to catch your very own golden snitch.

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This weekend there’s a lot happening on the performing-arts front, from Shakespearean classics and a reimagined Sabrina Fair to Pauly D of Jersey Shore fame. (His hair counts as performance art, right?)

Friends, Romans, Countrywomen

Never read the play? Maybe Mean Girls can jog your memory.

An all-female cast takes on Ancient Rome in a gender-driven spin of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Taffety Punk Theatre Company puts on a fierce interpretation of the tale of Rome’s most famous emperor, with actresses clad in all-black street clothes working amidst sparse décor, set to electro-punk background tunes.

Julius Caesar, which closes this weekend, is performed Wednesday through Saturday. $10.

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