Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
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Join your neighbors on Saturday, December 1 and help keep Forest Hills Park beautiful! With rakes, brooms and shovels provided by DPW, spruce up the playground at 32nd and Chesapeake Streets, and if enough volunteers show up, they'll tackle the rain gardens and the tennis and basketball courts, too. Bring gloves and bring the kids. […]
Celebrate Sviatki, the festive winter season, in traditional Russian style at Hillwood. Learn more and purchase tickets at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/russian-winter-festival-0 $18 / $15 seniors / $12 members / $10 college students […]
Rock Creek Conservancy is organizing a trash cleanup at Peirce Mill. Registration is required.
Presentation and discussion with children's book author and illustrator Michelle Nelson-Schmidt. Learn more at https://www.whittleschool.org/event/whittle-readers-michelle-nelson-schmidt/
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service for this family-friendly event as we remove invasive plant species from the "mini-oasis" in the western section of Melvin C Hazen […]
The Rock Creek Morris Women will return to Peirce Mill for dancing in the Mill as they have done for 30 years. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to watch a […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the Mayor's Office of the Clean City for the Mayor's Annual Spring Cleanup in Rock Creek Park. This particular cleanup will focus on a "mini-oasis" […]
Nearly five years after the project's grand opening celebration, we're taking you on a tour with experts who can show us the progress made in restoring Broad Branch Stream, and […]
The Rock Creek Conservancy organizes trash cleanups at over 60 locations along the 33-mile length of Rock Creek. The goal is a total stream cleanup of Rock Creek and its […]
Peirce Mill demonstrates its 19th century grist mill every second and fourth Saturday of the month from April through October from 11am to 2pm. The mill and visitors' center are […]
I'm Eddie Cano is hosting an "Egg Coloring Extravaganza" on Sunday, April 14 from 9am-11am. Egg coloring is free. In addition, the restaurant is auctioning off three 12" chocolate bunnies […]
Complimentary egg coloring at I'm Eddie Cano. A raffle will benefit A Wider Circle. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/imeddiecano/
Friends of Forest Hills Playground is hosting Coffee & Cleanup at the park on Saturday, April 27 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. This is a kid-friendly community event. Your efforts will help beautify the park at 32nd and Chesapeake Streets and prevent trash from reaching the Rock Creek/Potomac/Chesapeake watershed. Students can earn community service credit. […]
Come see the world through the embassies of our global neighbors. Participants experience the food, art, dance, fashion, music, innovations, and manufactured goods from different countries. More than 50 embassies participated in 2018. The embassies that will host open houses during Around the World Tour 2019 include: Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service for this family-friendly event as we remove invasive plant species from the "mini-oasis" in the western section of Melvin C Hazen […]