Thursday

Presidential candidate Carol Moseley Braun will speak to the Elizabeth J. Somers Women’s Leadership Program
Free and open to the GW community
2 to 3 p.m.
Post Hall, the Mount Vernon Campus

National Christmas Tree Lighting
Featuring Voena Children’s Choir, Lonestar, Coast Guard Band and cast of show “Mamma Mia!” among others
5 p.m.
The Ellipse, south of the White House – 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.

Friday

Iranian Cultural Society’s Shabe Yalda celebration
$5 tickets
10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Marvin Center Continental Ballroom

Karaoke
9 p.m. to midnight
Hippodrome

Saturday

Afghan Student Organization charity event benefiting women and orphans of Afghanistan
Traditional Afghan dinner, movie “The Painted Truck,” speakers including Waheeda Tehseen, coordinator of the Help Orphans and Widows Foundation
$10 in advance, $15 at door – e-mail [email protected] for tickets
6:30 p.m.
Marvin Center Continental Ballroom

Black Student Union and NAACP present an Evening of Ebony semi-formal
10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Marvin Center Grand Ballroom

Sunday

Laser Tag
6 to 9 p.m.
Marvin Center Continental Ballroom

From Pearl Harbor to the Persian Gulf: Radio and the Presidency
Featuring CBS News veterans Richard C. Hottelet, Peter Maer, George Herman and Michael Freedman, GW vice president for communications
2 p.m.
Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs building