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The Harlem Renaissance: Yesterday and Today
The Harlem Renaissance: Yesterday and Today
A virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-harlem-renaissance-yesterday-and-today
Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
A virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-harlem-renaissance-yesterday-and-today
Join Van Ness Main Street and Master Gardener Kathy Sykes for planting events in Van Ness and Forest Hills. All supplies will be provided. Please bring gardening gloves and your favorite gardening tools if you have them. Please email Kathy to let her know your available dates and times, along with your cell phone number […]
A virtual evening of vocal performance showcasing Spain’s musical tradition of Zarzuela, presented by Levine Music. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/event/voice-of-change-the-world-of-zarzuela-from-spain-to-latin-america/
A virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-jazz-age-american-style-1920s
Hattie Sewell was an African American woman who ran the teahouse at Peirce Mill exactly 100 years ago. But a prominent neighbor, E.S. Newman, complained that Peirce Mill had become “a rendezvous for colored people, soon developing into a nuisance.” Her contract was terminated in October 1921. A 30-minute documentary about Sewell will premiere at […]
The Van Ness Commercial Corridor Project team is hosting a public meeting to present the progress of the conceptual plans and collect community feedback and comments. The project will continue […]
Have fun and raise money for Murch Elementary at the Fall Fair! Games and Prizes • The Famous Used Book Sale • Snacks • Potomac Pizza • Ice Cream • Arts & Crafts • Ridiculously Fun Oversized Activities • Mini Putt-Putt • Photo Booth Information: https://murchschool.org/hsa/fall-fair-2021/
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and National Park Service for a socially-distant planting event at Melvin Hazen West. They will be planting native herbaceous and woody species. Native plants provide critical habitat and nutrient support for wildlife and humans. For information and to register: https://www.rockcreekconservancy.org/calendar#event=42584811
Explore Hillwood's twenty-five acres of landscaped gardens and lush natural woodlands with your pup, and enjoy the annual costume competition. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/spooky-pooch-howl-o-ween-celebration-0
Forest Hills neighbor and DC-local historian Scott Seligman presents his new book, A SECOND RECKONING, during a virtual book launch hosted by Politics and Prose. Learn more and register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pp-live-scott-seligman-a-second-reckoning-tickets-170352543042
A virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-paris-fashion-1920s
Carnegie Institution's Earth and Planets Laboratory on Broad Branch Road has long hosted a neighborhood lecture series. Those lectures are currently held on Zoom and its YouTube channel. The October […]
Learn from Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory astronomer Dr. Alycia Weinberger about an exciting new instrument in development for the telescopes of Carnegie's Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. Learn more […]
Experience autumn in the evening at Hillwood. Members will enjoy a reception of light hors d'oeuvres and libations, and see the current exhibitions on view. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/fall-garden-party
The University of the District of Columbia will be hosting its quarterly Community - Campus Task Force Meeting on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at 6:00pm via WebEx. Join the meeting […]
A UDC JazzAlive concert. Learn more at http://lrdudc.wrlc.org//jazz/events.php/
Learn more at https://www.burkeschool.org/admissions/visiting-burke?utm_source=aup&utm_medium=list&utm_campaign=fall22&utm_id=fall22
Forest Hills neighbor and photographer Max Hirshfeld will discuss his book Sweet Noise: Love in Wartime and share memories of being raised by parents who survived the Holocaust, during a virtual event sponsored by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. Learn more and register at https://mjhnyc.org/events/love-in-wartime/
Donations from Alice Deal Middle School's food drive will go to St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Learn more at https://www.alicedealmiddleschool.org/calendar
The Cleveland Park Library will host an outdoor storytelling event that will explore the stories of the Nacotchtank, and Piscataway peoples through the history of Rock Creek. Learn more at https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/5753900