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Levine School of Music presents a performance with violinist Brendan Shea, as part of the Loeffler Family Alumni Series. Learn more at http://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1706
Brazilian guitar virtuoso Fabio Zanon, one of the world's most prominent scholars on the music of Brazil, will present a lecture and demonstration on the guitar music of Heitor Villa-Lobos. Learn more at http://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1651
“Justice!” is the theme of the 2nd Annual UDC Firebird Film Festival beginning October 29 through November 4, 2018 at the University of the District of Columbia. This year’s line-up includes a remarkable collection of both fiction and documentary films, which tackle some of the most compelling human and civil rights concerns of our times. […]
As part of its Brown Bag Lecture Series, UDC's College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) will host a discussion with one of the nation's earliest proponents of […]
It’s Forest Hills Playground’s party of the year! The 2018 Spooktacular will have our favorite magician, Abracadabra Alex, who also excels at balloon-making! In addition, there's a bake sale, spooky […]
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 […]
Safely shred your confidential documents for free, sponsored by the Erich Cabe Team with Compass. They'll be at Forest Hills Park where 32nd Street meets Chesapeake.
Two young writers – Theodora Bauer and Sarah Wildman – will read from and discuss their books on Austrian-American border crossings and its impact on family history, especially from a female point of view. Learn more at http://acfdc.org/events-2018/reading-discussion-family-generations-migration
Young Austrian pianist Mitra Kotte will perform a potpourri of classical and romantic pieces, as well as contemporary compositions. Learn more at http://acfdc.org/events-2018/concert-mitra-kotte
This monthly hands-on workshop will teach people how to research the history of their DC house using primary sources in Washingtoniana. Researchers will learn to use building permits, historic maps, city directories, newspapers and other resources to find out about the building and the people associated with it. Class size is small to allow everyone […]
Die Wandervögel, a one-of-a-kind musical quartet of versatile instrumental and vocal performers, will play instrumental music from various cultures that geographically span from Scandinavia to Greece, creating a unique musical experience. Learn more at http://acfdc.org/events-2018/concert-die-wandervoegel
Are you interested in preserving family treasures? Special Collections staff will lead a workshop on preserving digital and physical personal archives, including photos, letters, newspapers and other material objects. Participants will receive information that will help them maintain their family records. [email protected] 202-727-1213
A concert by the young Austrian classical duo Marilies and Nikolaus Guschlbauer. Learn more at http://acfdc.org/events-2019/concert-duo-guschlbauer
Gregorij H. von Leitis and Michael Lahr from the NY based non-profit organization Elysium - Between Two Continents, present the program "Nevertheless Say ‘Yes’ to Life," a literary collage from the groundbreaking works of Viktor Frankl. Learn more at http://acfdc.org/events-2019/reading-viktor-frankl
A staged reading of letters between Austrian-Swedish physicist Lise Meitner and Nobel Prize Otto Hahn, read by the local actors Jennifer Mendenhall and Michael Kramer. Learn more at http://acfdc.org/events-2019/lise-meitner