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The mission of the Firebird Film Festival is to be innovative educationally and to encourage social, cultural, economic and political awareness among the UDC student body and D.C. community. The theme of the 3rd annual UDC Firebird Film Festival is "Wealth," and features: Wednesday, October 30th: Boss: The Black Business Experience, 5:30pm-7:30pm Thursday, October 31st: […]
Get ready for the 2019 Halloween Spooktacular/Fall Fest at Forest Hills Playground – 10am to noon on Saturday, November 2. Abracadabra Alex will add a touch of magic. The Spooktacular is also a Friends of Forest Hills Playground fundraiser. Proceeds from the Spooktacular bake sale go toward park events like this one and improvements like the […]
November 2, 7 p.m.: Pleiades and winter constellations appear 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 once […]
A feature film is presented by the Czech Republic as part of Kids Euro Festival. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/kids-euro-festival-fairy-tales-emma
An afternoon tea tasting with Vintage Glam Tea Party at the new Nicole Crowder Furniture and Design Pop-Up in Van Ness. Enjoy specialty teas, petite sweets, conversation and discovering fabulous finds at the popup. The event is free and kid friendly. Vintage Glam Tea Party is located at 137 Kennedy Street, NW. Learn more: http://www.vintageglamteapartydc.com […]
Join Classical WETA host James Jacobs and Levine faculty artists in a broad-ranging lecture, conversation and musical excerpts from the upcoming Levine Presents concert Transfigured Night: Stories of Love and Longing. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1957
The Colonial English Handbell Ringers invite you to their 2019 holiday concert, “Let There Be Peace on Earth,” featuring holiday songs and special musical selections from across the globe. Let yourself be transported all over the world – from the Ukranian “Carol of the Bells” to a Hebrew “Hanukkah” trio, “Feliz Navidad” from Puerto Rico […]
A performance by Capital City Voices at Levine, led by pianist Wayne Wilentz. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1847
Join the UDC-based Institute of Politics Policy and History and Mayor Bowser as she interviews David Rubenstein about his most recent published book, The American Story: Conversations With Master Historians. Rubenstein will sign copies of his book before the talk. Register here.
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 try it out. More information at maryknit.com and read more about the Upper Northwest Knitters here.
The Upper Northwest Knitters meetups at the Cleveland Park and Tenleytown Libraries are cancelled until the libraries reopen in April. It's free to all comers - and the organizers bring supplies so people new to the craft can try it out. More information at maryknit.com and read more about the Upper Northwest Knitters here.
The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES), at UDC hosts an online research seminars, Epigenomic Pathways and African American Emotional Emancipation: Cultural Strategies for Depression, with Dr. Benson Cooke, Professor of Counseling, College of Arts and Sciences. Learn more at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/causes-research-seminar-series-tickets-99246451809
The Upper Northwest Knitters meetups at the Cleveland Park and Tenleytown Libraries are cancelled until the libraries reopen in April. It's free to all comers - and the organizers bring supplies so people new to the craft can try it out. More information at maryknit.com and read more about the Upper Northwest Knitters here.
To keep the District’s tenants apprised of the ever-changing impact the Public Health Emergency has on tenant rights, the Office of the Tenant Advocate (OTA) is hosting a virtual Renter Rights 101 session on Thursday, May 28 at 4 p.m. This Renter Rights 101 presentation will cover the impact COVID-19 is having on DC tenants, […]
Comet Ping Pong's "Live From Home 2" concert will feature 15 all-local Washington, DC artists streaming live on Instagram. Follow @cometpingpong on IG and tune in. Featuring (or featuring members […]