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A fine, fragile thing shattered: ‘War and Pieces’ at Hillwood Estate

December 30, 2019 by FHC Leave a Comment

by Mark Moran Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens is a lot of things, but one thing I never thought of it as is a shrine to postmodern conceptual art. So I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it when I encountered Bouke De Vries’ art installation, War and Pieces, on the […]

Filed Under: Hillwood Museum, Neighbors Recommend, News, Things To Do

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At Hillwood, get reacquainted with the iconic images of “Mid-Century Master” photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt

August 5, 2019 by FHC Leave a Comment

by Mark Moran Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt straddled a porous boundary between art and journalism, while bridging the understated, black-and-white aesthetic of the pre- and post-World War II generations, and the super-heated, pop celebrity-photojournalism of the baby boomers. For those over the age of, say, 55, at least a few of the photographs on exhibit at […]

Filed Under: Around the Neighborhood, Featured, Hillwood Museum, Local Attractions, News, Things To Do

On May 25th, remember the ‘Art Barn’ and make some art at Peirce Mill

May 21, 2019 by FHC Leave a Comment

These days, the carriage house at Peirce Mill is home to the mill’s visitors center. But Washingtonians of the 1970s, 80s and 90s knew it as the Art Barn. Artists taught classes and showed their work here. And the tradition of painting Peirce Mill goes back further than that. In 1903, The Washington Times wrote: […]

Filed Under: Local Attractions, News, Peirce Mill, Things To Do

From Stacy Abrams to rosés for days: UDC provides event venues for local businesses

April 2, 2019 by FHC Leave a Comment

by Marlene Berlin Politics and Prose knew it would need a large venue for a popular speaker. And some Calvert Woodley beer and wine tastings needed more breathing room. Where did they turn? Event spaces just a walk away at UDC’s Van Ness campus. Politics and Prose is hosting its sold-out April 9th Stacy Abrams […]

Filed Under: Local Attractions, News, UDC

Hillwood’s renovated café reopens with a new look and menu

March 14, 2019 by FHC Leave a Comment

Bread Furst isn’t the only local lunch spot to undergo a recent renovation. The Hillwood Museum has spent the past few weeks renovating its café. And it officially opens Friday, March 15th as the Merriweather Café. The new space comes with a new menu – the details of which are reserved for the reopening. The […]

Filed Under: Hillwood Museum, Local Attractions, News, Out to eat, Things To Do

See Degas, Picasso, Rembrandt and Van Gogh on the big screen at the Avalon Theatre

October 29, 2018 by FHC Leave a Comment

The Avalon Theatre (5612 Connecticut Avenue), the District’s only nonprofit cinema, offers first-run films, Saturday activities for kids, and special series such as French Cinémathèque. Great artists are the subjects of the latest series to come to the Avalon. J.D. Gray, the Avalon’s marketing coordinator, fills us in: The Avalon Theatre is bringing some of […]

Filed Under: Local Attractions, News, Things To Do

Neighborhood in the News: Tesoro lives up to its name; I’m Eddie Cano’s name launches debate

October 18, 2018 by FHC Leave a Comment

Great pasta for less: The Washington Post lists Tesoro (4400 Connecticut) among four DC-area restaurants where Italian food won’t break the bank. It notes the “charms of chef-owner Ignazio Bonanni’s recipes” and says Tesoro’s Mediterranean fettuccine is “an absurd bargain at $18.50.” Tesoro, by the way, is Italian for treasure. Amore o odio? Speaking of […]

Filed Under: Local Attractions, Neighborhood in the News, News, Out to eat

It’s milling season again at the historic Peirce Mill – and other news and updates

April 9, 2018 by FHC

by Steve Dryden The Friends of Peirce Mill (FOPM) is pleased to report receiving a $40,000 final grant from a longtime funder, the Marpat Foundation, which is shutting down after many years of serving the DC area. This grant gives us a good start in assembling the funding necessary for completing rehabilitation of the Oliver […]

Filed Under: Featured, Local Attractions, News, Peirce Mill, Things To Do

Enjoy Bernstein with Forest Hills Connection, and other things to do in February

February 1, 2018 by FHC

February is a most musical month in this neighborhood, with concerts at Levine Music and UDC, and toward the end of the month, a chance for you to sing. We’re going to begin with our event with Levine Music – a February 10th performance of Leonard Bernstein compositions followed by a reception exclusively for Forest […]

Filed Under: Local Attractions, News, Things To Do

Photos: Frozen winter wonderland

January 8, 2018 by FHC

by Marlene Berlin Cold weather has never stopped me from my daily rounds, so on Saturday, your intrepid reporter braved the frigid temperatures to explore the Soapstone Valley and Rock Creek Parks in their frozen finery. Though these photos suggest I was alone in braving the cold, a few hardy souls were out on the […]

Filed Under: Around the Neighborhood, Featured Photos, Local Attractions, News

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