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The District’s now in Phase 2 of reopening, which means lots of changes to operations at businesses and institutions including libraries… and museums. The Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens reopened its gardens on June 2nd. The Phase 2 guidance allows the museum to invite visitors indoors, as long as it takes precautions including capacity limits […]
Friday is Juneteenth, the 155th anniversary of the day word of the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved people in Texas. And because of the ongoing protests of police brutality and racial injustice, participation in the 2020 commemorations could be like none other in living memory. At this writing we know of only one organized gathering […]
Covid-19 has prevented Rock Creek Park from inviting us over for Civil War history hikes, bird watching expeditions, milling demonstrations at Peirce Mill and other events. But it’s not stopping us from visiting and taking in the park’s history and natural beauty, and drawing creative inspiration from it. Friends of Peirce Mill, the National Park […]
Some neighbors are lighting candles at 8:30 each night. Some are marching this weekend. And we’re all invited to join them. The candlelight vigils may have started locally this week with middle schoolers in Chevy Chase DC. Just a few kids and their families, the email we received said, “Putting out candles to show, in […]
The Hillwood Museum gardens have begun opening up. Hillwood is admitting only members for now, and that welcome will be extended, for free, to frontline workers from Tuesday, June 9th through the end of the summer. “Throughout this crisis, people are searching for spaces to find respite, rejuvenation, and diversion,” Hillwood Executive Director Kate Markert […]
by Marlene Berlin International Migratory Bird Day is the second Saturday in May. And on that day, the Rock Creek Park Nature Center usually organizes a variety of activities for families, including bird walks. But not this year. There is, however, no reason we can’t walk the park (as long as we are ensuring safe […]
by Marlene Berlin I slept fitfully Sunday night. Downpours interrupted my sleep at times. When I awoke the next morning, I had one thing on my mind: to get into Rock Creek Park and hike along the Black Horse Trail before people arrived. I had given up walking this trail because it has become so […]
by Marlene Berlin We can’t walk the gardens of Hillwood or sink into a seat at the Avalon for now. But we can still engage with and enjoy their offerings, even if we have to do it from a distance. Avalon Theatre is trying something new: It’s making the feature films available for viewing online. […]
The talk scheduled for March 12th has been postponed to avoid a gathering that might put anyone at risk of coronavirus. A quarter century ago, David Cohen discovered a Harvard study that began in 1938 and continues to follow its participants and their descendants to this day. “With my lifelong interest in how people shape […]
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 today […]
