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Free Light Energy Sessions – Open House Reception Saturday, August 3 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Centers for Spiritual Development (Sukyo Mahikari) 4479 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC Free pizza and refreshments. Experience the difference the light can make for you! RSVP: Call (202) 328 5903 ask for Kathy or email [email protected].
August 10, 8:30 p.m.: Jupiter and Saturn high; Andromeda rising Exploring the Sky is an informal program that for over sixty years has offered monthly opportunities for anyone in the Washington area to see the stars and planets through telescopes from a location within the District of Columbia. Sessions are held in Rock Creek Park […]
Neighbor David Cohen's bird photos are on display at the Glen Echo Labor Day Art Show. The show begins with a public opening reception on Friday, August 30, from 7:30 […]
UDC's College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) hosts an evening presentation with Thomas Woltz FASLA, CLARB, owner and principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBW). Learn more at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bridging-disciplines-landscape-architecture-at-the-intersection-tickets-69761132425
Calvert Woodley will host Château Donjon de Bruignac owners Louise-Aimée Dufour and Denis Collart for an in-store tasting of their 2015 and 2016 Premium Bordeaux Supérieur Saturday, Sept. 7 from […]
Christylez Bacon, a supremely talented DC local, is the headliner. Christylez has performed for audiences of all ages and is equally comfortable at schools and on concert stages. He will take the amphitheater "stage" at 6 p.m. Here is a video of his performance a few years ago at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpG4GCm6B8A The […]
September 7, 8 p.m.: Vega overhead; Moon, Jupiter and Saturn in a row! Exploring the Sky is an informal program that for over sixty years has offered monthly opportunities for […]
The annual Art All Night festival celebrates the visual and performing arts, showcasing the diverse talents of the city’s creative community. Public and private spaces along Wisconsin Avenue transform into pop-up galleries and performance stages for an evening of art in all its forms. And the best part? It’s all FREE! Information and schedule: https://tenleytownmainstreet.org/event/art-all-night/
Join CorePower Yoga at Hillwood Estate for a free 60-minute yoga class. Learn more and register at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/corepower-yoga-hillwood-3
Join Classical WETA host James Jacobs, Levine faculty artist Vasily Popov, and others in a broad-ranging lecture and conversation on the cello and the first Levine Presents presentation of 2019-20, Cello Stories. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1935
Come to Friends of Forest Hills Playground's next board meeting to plan the popular Halloween party and elect new officers. Thanks to incoming board members and new energy, we were treated to a concert by the extraordinary Christylez Bacon on Saturday, Sept. 7. More board members and helpers = more fun and a nicer park […]
Pianist and UDC Jazz Studies Director Allyn Johnson invites author and trumpeter Muneer Nasser for a session of conversation and performance. Muneer’s recording, A Soldier's Story, is the musical companion to the book he authored, Upright Bass: The Musical Life and Legacy of Jamil Nasser. The recording is a musical tribute to his father, the […]
The Institute of Politics Policy and History hosts a panel discussion, "A Nation Divided: Healing our Country by Bridging its Economic Gaps." One of the panelists, Stan Greenberg, will also be signing copies of his book, R.I.P G.O.P.: How the New America Is Dooming the Republicans." Learn more and register at https://www.udc.edu/2019/09/10/a-nation-divided-healing-our-country-by-bridging-its-economic-gaps-panel-sept-18-2019/
Maxine Gordon is an arts advocate, jazz historian, archivist, scholar, manager and producer with a lifetime career working with jazz musicians. Maxine will discuss her remarkable career and recently published book, Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon, with archivist, poet, writer and radio broadcaster Reuben Jackson who is the Jazz Archives Specialist […]
Join the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service to celebrate National Public Lands Day at Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC. The event will focus on connecting people to public lands in their community, inspiring environmental stewardship, and encouraging the use of public lands for education, recreation, and […]