Virtual Stream Team Leader Training

Join Rock Creek Conservancy for its virtual Stream Team Leader Training. This training will prepare volunteers to become Stream Team Leaders and provide tools to help individuals steward the Rock […]

Photo Safari: Mediterranean Food, Photos, and Fun

Acacia Bistro and Wine Bar 4340 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United States

Enjoy four chef-created dishes along with expert photo instruction, during a food photography workshop with professional food and restaurant photographer E. David Luria on the patio at Acacia Food & […]

Jazz Workshop

Levine faculty artist Paul Bratcher teaches interactive jazz techniques. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/2074

Class and Contest: Photograph Holiday Lights in Van Ness

Working in cooperation with Van Ness Main Street, Washington Photo Safari is pleased to offer a special opportunity to learn how to shoot holiday lights with a camera or phone in a two-hour workshop taught by professional architectural photographer and WPS Director E. David Luria. The participant who submits the best photograph of the evening […]

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Urban Adventure Squad (After School) at Peirce Mill

Washington, DC

Kids in grade 3-8 explore the natural world in Urban Adventure Squad's small group programs. All children and UAS staff are required to wear masks for the entire program, and to remain physically distanced from other children and UAS staff. Dropoff and pickup will be across the street from Peirce Mill, near the Rock Creek […]

Virtual Adopt-A-Stream Volunteer Training

Washington, DC

The workshop will equip volunteers with the necessary information to track trash in a selected District waterway. Attendees will also gain valuable tools as to how to successfully host trash […]

Learn to Photograph Christmas Decorations @ Hillwood Museum

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Avenue, Washington, DC, United States

Architectural photographer and Washington Photo Safari Director E. David Luria will lead clients from room to gaily decorated room, showing them how to capture designed interiors without flash or tripod, […]

$89

Virtual Horticulture How-To: Orchid 101

Washington, DC

Learn how to care for your orchid and get blooms year-after-year from Hillwood’s expert, Drew Asbury. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/virtual-horticulture-how-orchid-101

Demonstration: Creating a Pollinator Garden, One Plot at a Time

Politics & Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW

Forest Hills neighbor and master gardener Kathy Sykes hosts a hands-on planting demonstration outdoors in front of Politics & Prose, introducing planting techniques of native seeds, bulbs, bare roots and […]

Rock Creek-Friendly Gardening Talk @ Broad Branch

Washington, DC

Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and native plant gardening expert Kathy Sykes for an informational session at Broad Branch Road and Linnean Avenue. They will be discussing the role that your home garden plays in providing habitat for wildlife and supporting the Rock Creek ecosystem. Kathy and RCC staff will be present […]

Stream Team Leader Training

Washington, DC

Please join Rock Creek Conservancy for a virtual training about its Stream Team Leader program. Stream Team Leaders are dedicated volunteers that work with the Conservancy to host their own trash cleanups and stormwater engagement events, increasing stewardship actions within their communities and throughout DC, and Montgomery County, MD. The training will take place on […]

Traditional West African Dance Workshop @ Peirce Mill

Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington, DC, United States

On June 3, Assane Konte, the co-founder and Artistic Director of KanKouran West African Dance Company, will be sharing the rich cultures of West Africa through traditional dance and music. Come down to the mill yard prepared to learn, move, and listen.

Summer Square Dance @ Peirce Mill

Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Swing your partner like it’s 2018! For the first time in five years, the DC Square Dance collective is coming back to Peirce Mill. We’ll be dancing to live music under twinkling lights in the mill yard. Don’t know the dos and don’ts of do-si-dos? Don’t despair! A caller will teach all the dances and […]

Flip Books and Parlor Toys Workshop @ Peirce Mill

January Winter Workshop January 20, 2024 @ 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Before cellphones and computers, folks amused themselves in the cold winter months with parlor toys like flipbooks, stereopticons, and thaumatropes. DC artist Denaise Seals will show families how to make some old-fashioned fun. Free, and all ages are welcome.