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Forest Hills Park updates: Nov. 2 Spooktacular, new officers and new, improved rain garden

October 22, 2019 by FHC Leave a Comment

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 […]

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October at Forest Hills Park: Flower planting, coffee & mini cleanup, Spooktacular planning

September 25, 2019 by FHC Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Forest Hills Park September events: Concert, board meeting and rain garden cleanup

September 4, 2019 by FHC Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Fall concert at Forest Hills Park on Sept. 7 featuring Christylez Bacon

August 29, 2019 by FHC

The concerts at Forest Hills Park went on hiatus this summer. But a new group of volunteers is preparing for an early September concert at the park. And it might become an annual tradition. Here’s what we know so far: The festivities begin at 5 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. Saturday, September 7th at […]

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Still need summer camp ideas? Some neighborhood camps have openings

June 12, 2019 by FHC

Some families are able to lock in summer plans early. They know what they’re going to do and when, months in advance. So when summer camps open for registration in January or February, they are ready. They sign the kids up in time to get the early bird discounts. This post is not for them. […]

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Forest Hills Playground nonprofit plans to call it quits – but there’s a way to keep it going

June 6, 2019 by FHC

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 […]

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Save the earth one park and tree at a time at these local cleanups and Earth Day events

March 29, 2019 by FHC

Led by Rock Creek Conservancy, a small army of volunteers cleans up the trash that collects in Rock Creek and its tributary parks. The Conservancy is now marshaling its forces for the year’s biggest cleanup event: The 11th Extreme Cleanup on Saturday, April 13. “Last year, more than 2,000 volunteers attended the Extreme Cleanup. Those […]

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Was the last Forest Hills Park concert of the summer the last one – ever?

August 30, 2018 by FHC

There’s a Forest Hills Park community meeting on Thursday, September 13th. It’s for planning a Halloween party, organizing a fall cleanup, and to determine whether there is enough community interest and help available for future park events. Friends of Forest Hills Playground’s last concert of the summer may have also been their last ever. The […]

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Forest Hills Park’s final summer concert is Aug. 25, ft. Jim and Gina

August 14, 2018 by FHC

Forest Hills Park’s last picnic in the park concert of the summer is on the last Saturday of this month. Details from Friends of Forest Hills Playground: Join Friends of Forest Hills Playground + The Erich Cabe Team for our last free, all-ages summer concert at the Forest Hills Park amphitheater (3200 block of Brandywine […]

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Forest Hills July 28 “Picnic in the Park” concert features Americana/pop duo Naked Blue

July 13, 2018 by FHC

From our friends at Friends of Forest Hills Playground: Friends of Forest Hills Playground and the Erich Cabe Team will bring you another free, fun, all-ages concert on Saturday, July 28th at the Forest Hills Park amphitheater (3200 block of Brandywine Street, by the tennis courts). This time we’re bringing you a duo who has […]

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