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Tanabata, the Japanese Star Festival, celebrates the legend of Orihime, the weaver princess, and Hikoboshi, the herder, lovers separated by the Milky Way who are allowed to meet just once a year, on the seventh day of the seventh month. Enjoy a summer evening relaxing in Hillwood’s spectacular gardens, and take part in festive outdoor […]
Join Rock Creek Park and Rock Creek Conservancy for a morning of fun and activities on Beach Drive! Music and themed activities will bring the Rock Creek community together to celebrate our urban oasis and #RecreateResponsibly in our parks. Register here to receive updates and reminders.
Freshen up the Deal campus for the SY 21/22 return to school. Volunteer to help pickup trash, prune greenery, decorate bulletin boards and ready the school for the first day back. Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040449a8ac23a2fd0-beautification
Incoming Murch pre-K and Kindergarten students and their grownups are invited to these get-to-know-you playdates before classes begin. They'll take place at the early childhood playground outside the school's main […]
An NSO chamber quintet will perform outdoors, in front of the Rock Creek Nature Center, accompanied by the quiet bustling sounds of nature.
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Stream Team Leader Jonas Furberg of Blue Planet Scuba for a socially-distant trash cleanup at Peirce Mill. This event is part […]
Van Ness Main Street's Art All Night 2021 will be an evening filled with local music, dance, performance, art and community all along Connecticut Ave in Van Ness, Forest Hills and Wakefield. Details: https://www.vannessmainstreet.org/art-all-night-2021.html
Art All Night celebrates the visual and performing arts, showcasing the diverse talents of our city’s creative community. Public and private spaces throughout the Tenleytown business district transform into pop-up galleries and performance stages for an evening of art in all its forms. Details: https://tenleytownmainstreet.org/event/art-all-night/
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 • […]
Learn more at https://www.burkeschool.org/admissions/visiting-burke?utm_source=aup&utm_medium=list&utm_campaign=fall22&utm_id=fall22
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
To help us celebrate Forest Hills Connection's tenth anniversary, Steve Saari, who led the Broad Branch Stream daylighting project for the DC Department of Energy and the Environment, will lead us on a tour of the site. The project was one of FHC's news subjects, and is an ongoing obsession... er... interest. We’ll meet just […]
Find details here on a kid-friendly volunteer activity that will make Connecticut Avenue friendlier to birds and pollinating insects. Community service hours are available for teens. Sundays through August from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Find details here on a kid-friendly volunteer activity that will make Connecticut Avenue friendlier to birds and pollinating insects. Community service hours are available for teens. Sundays through August from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Find details here on a kid-friendly volunteer activity that will make Connecticut Avenue friendlier to birds and pollinating insects. Community service hours are available for teens. Sundays through August from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.