Art All Night Tenleytown
Each year, Tenleytown Main Street joins neighborhoods across the city in hosting Art All Night, offering a platform for the diverse artistic talents of those who live and work in […]
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Each year, Tenleytown Main Street joins neighborhoods across the city in hosting Art All Night, offering a platform for the diverse artistic talents of those who live and work in […]
ADVANTAGES OF ACCESSORY APARTMENTS & HOW TO ADD ONE Thursday, October 11 6:30 - 8 p.m. Cleveland Park Library 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW Ward3Vision and the Coalition for Smarter Growth invite you to a panel discussion to learn more about accessory apartments, a term used to refer to English basements, granny flats, garage apartments, and […]
Step back in time for the Heritage Day festival at historic Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park. A blacksmith, carpenter, bluegrass music, cider press, and corn sheller will round out the demonstrations for Heritage Day. And we’ll have hands-on children’s crafts. A food truck will provide lunch options for hungry millers. The waterwheel will be […]
World percussionist, composer and educator Tom Teasley presents a program describing, combining and demonstrating a variety of rhythmic concepts from different cultures on his unique “hybrid kit,” which is a drumset adaptation with instruments from Africa, Brazil, Cuba, Peru and the Middle East. Learn more at http://lrdudc.wrlc.org/jazz/events.php
DC Jazz: Stories of Jazz Music in Washington, DC by editors Maurice Jackson and Blair A. Ruble presents a collection of original and fascinating stories about the DC Jazz scene throughout its history, including a chapter on the contributions of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Join UDC-TV’s Cheryl L. Hawkins, chapter contributor […]
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 vertical farming, Dr. Dickson Despommier, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. This casual lunch discussion will highlight the benefits of growing food […]
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 music and facepainting (thanks to some generous folks). This is Friends of Forest Hills Playground's biggest fundraiser of the year. 100% of bake sale proceeds […]
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 […]
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, […]