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Bring your Christmas tree to the Murch @ UDC service road (the paved asphalt access on Van Ness between the Murch campus and the stairs entrance to the UDC parking garage) from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Bartlett Tree Experts will be on hand pro bono with their “chipper” to […]
You are cordially invited to Peirce Mill for a cider tasting on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at 4:00 pm (hot cider and local hard cider) with delicious, home-made cakes. Besides […]
The Upper Northwest Knitters meet at the Tenleytown Library twice each month. Free to all comers - and the organizers bring supplies so people new to the craft can try […]
A community meeting on the Murch modernization will be held on Wednesday, January 10 at 6:30 PM in the Murch Bubble @ UDC (3373 Van Ness Street). Meeting will discuss […]
Monday, January 15th is the MLK Day of Service, and Rock Creek Conservancy is hosting several cleanups – including four at trails and tributaries right in our neighborhood. Learn more […]
A free monthly event that provides support for thriving on a healthy plant-based diet in the DMV area. Learn more at http://www.pcrm.org/veganthis
Rock Creek Conservancy is hosting a cleanup at the section of Melvin Hazen Park east of Connecticut Avenue on Saturday, January 20th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. More details can be found here.
ANC 3F Commissioner David Dickinson (contact) is hosting a public meeting on Bernstein Management's plans to renovate the office and retail spaces at 4250 Connecticut (See "No apartments, no UDC dorm at 4250 Connecticut. It’ll remain office and retail space.") Meeting details here.
UDC's College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) is thrilled to partner with Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) to host the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Regional CCL Conference, "Working Together: Healing Our Climate and Our Nation." The conference will discuss region and state specific strategies to mitigate climate change, and provide advanced training in lobbying, working […]
The Ward 3 Democrats' Task Force on Housing and Homelessness is hosting a discussion at their January meeting with panelists: - Councilmember Robert White, At Large Member of the City […]
A talk on the 1989 film Glory, and the movie's Euro-centric message in this story of former slaves fighting for the Union army.
Celebrate La Chandeleur, also known as Crêpe Day, in festive French fashion amidst Hillwood's spectacular gardens, magnificent mansion, and exquisite French treasures. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/celebrate-la-chandeleur
The Nature Center in Rock Creek Park (5200 Glover Road) is hosting a special planetarium program on Saturdays and Sundays in February called "Under African Skies." Description: Sure we know about the stars and constellations in the northern hemisphere, but below the horizon each night in the southern hemisphere, there's a different view of space. […]