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Friends of Forest Hills Playground makes sure the park’s amenities remain safe and in good shape. The nonprofit organizes popular events like the summer concerts and Halloween Spooktacular. And the small but mighty board needs more hands to do everything they would like to do for the park and the neighborhood. They are meeting Tuesday, […]
Help beautify Forest Hills Park and protect Rock Creek by cleaning up trash and invasive plants around the park and on the playground at 32nd and Chesapeake Streets, NW. Plan to join your hosts – Friends of Forest Hills Playground, DC Department of Parks and Recreation, Rock Creek Conservancy and the Erich Cabe Team – […]
Friends of Forest Hills Playground has new officers who are carrying on an old tradition: the decades-old Halloween bash at the park: Forest Hills Playground’s Halloween bash returns for another year! The 2019 Halloween Spooktacular/Fall Fest is from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 2. This party at the park just east of Connecticut […]
Get ready for the 2019 Halloween Spooktacular/Fall Fest at Forest Hills Playground – 10am to noon on Saturday, November 2. Abracadabra Alex will add a touch of magic. The Spooktacular is also a Friends of Forest Hills Playground fundraiser. Proceeds from the Spooktacular bake sale go toward park events like this one and improvements like the […]
Pick up some of the trash that has accumulated in and around the playground, then reward yourself with coffee and treats provided by the new Friends of Forest Hills Playground board members. Meet them, share your ideas and learn some of theirs.
Every year, for decades, there’s been a Halloween bash at Forest Hills Playground. Thanks to some fresh new faces on the Friends of Forest Hills Playground board, there’s going to be a party this year, too. They’re in the midst of planning it, and it looks like they could use some community help with this […]
Come to Friends of Forest Hills Playground’s next board meeting to plan the popular Halloween party and elect new officers. Thanks to incoming board members and new energy, we were treated to a concert by the extraordinary Christylez Bacon on Saturday, Sept. 7. More board members and helpers = more fun and a nicer park […]
Adding new rain garden cleanup and board meeting dates and details below. And the concert was fantastic. Has Forest Hills Park (at 3200 Chesapeake Street NW) ever had this much going on in one month? Saturday, September 7th, 5 to 7 p.m.: A concert at the park’s amphitheater near the Brandywine Street entrance. Progressive hip-hop […]
The nonprofit that has been organizing cleanups, concerts and other events at Forest Hills Park is preparing to dissolve unless more people join its board. Friends of Forest Hills Playground sent a letter to the community (see below) on Tuesday, June 4th stating that the board would begin winding down operations after June 30th, but […]
Friends of Forest Hills Playground is hosting Coffee & Cleanup at the park on Saturday, April 27 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. This is a kid-friendly community event. Your efforts will help beautify the park at 32nd and Chesapeake Streets and prevent trash from reaching the Rock Creek/Potomac/Chesapeake watershed. Students can earn community service credit. […]
