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Help beautify Forest Hills Park and protect Rock Creek by cleaning up trash and invasive plants around the park and on the playground at 32nd and Chesapeake Streets, NW. Plan […]
Van Ness Main Street brings holiday pop-up shopping to its Van Ness storefront for a fourth year. Shop from 20 local creative makers while enjoying other activities. Friday: An evening […]
Celebrate the festive winter season in traditional Russian style at Hillwood. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/russian-winter-festival
The Colonial English Handbell Ringers invite you to their 2019 holiday concert, “Let There Be Peace on Earth,” featuring holiday songs and special musical selections from across the globe. Let yourself be transported all over the world – from the Ukranian “Carol of the Bells” to a Hebrew “Hanukkah” trio, “Feliz Navidad” from Puerto Rico […]
Combine a shipwreck, cross-dressed Lady, lovelorn Lord, fickle Countess, drunken uncle, flamboyant fop, uptight servant, mischievous clown, protective pirate, an identical twin, and what do you get? Performed by Deal Middle School sixth, seventh and eighth graders. Get information and purchase tickets here.
The Upper Northwest Knitters meet at the Cleveland Park and Tenleytown Libraries. It's free to all comers - and the organizers bring supplies so people new to the craft can try it out. More information at maryknit.com and read more about the Upper Northwest Knitters here.
The Upper Northwest Knitters meetups at the Cleveland Park and Tenleytown Libraries are cancelled until the libraries reopen in April. It's free to all comers - and the organizers bring supplies so people new to the craft can try it out. More information at maryknit.com and read more about the Upper Northwest Knitters here.
The Upper Northwest Knitters meetups at the Cleveland Park and Tenleytown Libraries are cancelled until the libraries reopen in April. It's free to all comers - and the organizers bring supplies so people new to the craft can try it out. More information at maryknit.com and read more about the Upper Northwest Knitters here.
Create by the Creek: A Socially-Distant Celebration of Art and Community in Rock Creek Park, June 13-21 Organized by the Friends of Peirce Mill, the National Park Service, the Rock […]
To celebrate National Public Lands Day and Rock Creek Park's 130th birthday, Friends of Peirce Mill created a scavenger hunt at Peirce Mill just for kids. Peirce Mill is temporarily […]
The mill will be running, and Peirce Mill volunteers will be demonstrating a corn sheller, making rope, pressing apple cider, and taking visitors on a tour of the heirloom orchard. […]
Under the guidance of Van Ness Main Street, socially distanced volunteers are planting daffodils, tulips and other spring bulbs along Connecticut Avenue every Saturday and Sunday until Nov 8th. The three time slots (11am to noon, noon to 1pm, 1pm to 2pm) are limited to 10 people at a time. Sign up for one or […]
Explore the rainbow of colors at Hillwood through playful activities, fun games, and creative art-making. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/virtual-family-fun-night-rainbow-adventure
Neighbors are invited to help maintain the rain gardens at Forest Hills Park (by the tennis courts) under the guidance of the Department of Parks and Recreation and the DC […]
ZooLights will not be held on-site at the Zoo this year. Instead, the 24-foot ZooLights Express truck, festively decorated with light displays and featuring “Panda Claws,” will hit the road […]