Friday nights are a little spooky this month. Van Ness Main Street and several local sponsors are hosting three Spooky Movie Nights at the UDC amphitheater (next to the Theater of the Arts and the UDC tennis courts). Tickets are free (and linked below) and carryout picnics are encouraged. October 3: Beetlejuice October 10: E.T. […]
Late September in the Neighborhood: Rock in Rock Creek Park, sing ‘Wicked’ at Levine, and more
A mini update to our monthly events roundup because there’s a lot of cool stuff happening this week. Carnegie Earth and Planets Lab’s Neighborhood Lecture Series We have neighbors who like to invite people over for lemonade, cookies, and conversation about the cosmos. The Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory (5241 Broad Branch Road NW) is […]
September in the Neighborhood: A big day out on our Main Street; Levine’s Community Sing; Picnic at Peirce Mill
Community spirit and solidarity: In the District, we have them in spades. And to maintain our energy for good works and good trouble, we need art. We need music. We need opportunities to relax, connect with friends and loved ones, and enjoy ourselves. Some suggestions for filling our cups in September: September 6: Children’s Day […]
What’s happening at the historic Peirce Mill: Children’s Day, restoration and repairs
Have you been to Peirce Mill? For two centuries, the stone structure has stood at what is now Tilden Street and Beach Drive. And its current caretakers, the National Park Service and Friends of Peirce Mill, are continuously working to bring its history to life. One pillar of that work is the Friends organization’s free […]
August in the Neighborhood: Go deeper than beach reads, try Hillwood’s trivia night, learn how to square dance
Cool down with ice cream at Peirce Mill: Friends of Peirce Mill demonstrates ice cream-making methods used 200 years ago. And when show-and-tell is over, kids get a free treat (August 2nd, rain date August 3). Go deeper than beach reads: Politics and Prose offers online classes on topics including writing, literature, and politics (of […]
July in the Neighborhood: Indie theater festival, Japanese star festival, and “Water Power Day”
Fringe festivals are celebrations of local, independent and often very DIY theater. And early this year, it looked like DC’s own Fringe tradition would be ending after almost 20 years. Enter District Fringe, an artists’ coalition that sprang up after Capital Fringe in January announced that its 2024 festival was its last. The inaugural District […]
June in the Neighborhood: Explore the stars and other planets, Create by the Creek, and tame your camera roll
Explore the stars and other planets. Stellar and planetary exploration opportunities are practically at our doorsteps, between the planetarium at the Rock Creek Nature Center, the National Capital Astronomers monthly “Exploring the Sky” event, and the neighborhood lectures at Carnegie Science’s Earth and Planets Laboratory on Broad Branch Road. The next Carnegie lecture is at […]
May in the Neighborhood: Celebrating Small Business Month, embassy tours, movies in pajamas, and more
It’s Small Business Month. Our suggestions for celebrating include: Trying out a new restaurant or dining out at a longtime fave. Shopping the microbusinesses selling wares at Van Ness Main Street’s Pop-Up Artisan Market on May 10th. Looking for plush bees at 15 businesses on the VNMS corridor and span their QR codes. The more […]
April in the neighborhood: Join a bee hunt; the most “Extreme” park cleanups; and a ribbon-cutting for a certain grocery store
Plus a couple of bonus end-of-March events that did not make it into our last roundup of local happenings. Tea time at Peirce Mill: In the early 20th century, Peirce Mill was a tea house. On Saturday, March 29th, Friends of Peirce Mill and the National Park Service are reopening the tea house for the […]
March in the Neighborhood: Spring dance, spring song, spring wildflower hikes, and spring cleaning
Welcome spring’s arrival with the Rock Creek Morris Women. This dance troupe, performing the traditional spring rites of England’s Morris dancers, returns to Peirce Mill at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 15th. Hike Rock Creek Park with knowledgeable guides. National Park Service rangers are leading two- to three-mile hikes Fridays and Sundays from the Rock […]