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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 of): Aaron Leitko Bal Boheme Den-Mate Erin & Ryan Nelson Kill Lincoln Frass Green Lotion Princess Mark Cisneros Mystery Friends Noochie October 71 Spring Silver […]
Create by the Creek: A Socially-Distant Celebration of Art and Community in Rock Creek Park, June 13-21 Organized by the Friends of Peirce Mill, the National Park Service, the Rock Creek Conservancy, and the Washington Studio School. Any time between Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 21, find a safe, quiet spot in Rock Creek […]
As part of the Northwest Neighbors Village’s Virtual Speaker Series, professor and architect Milton Shinberg will discuss the intersection of neuroscience and architecture, with a particular focus on the relationship between cognition, understanding and designing architectural space. Learn more and register at https://nwnv.helpfulvillage.com/events/1190
As part of Northwest Neighbors Village's virtual speaker series, David Cohen presents "Bring the Wild Beauty In! How I Came to Photograph Birds from North America to Australia." Learn more and register at https://nwnv.helpfulvillage.com/events/1283
To celebrate National Public Lands Day and Rock Creek Park's 130th birthday, Friends of Peirce Mill created a scavenger hunt at Peirce Mill just for kids. Peirce Mill is temporarily […]
The National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy are hosting virtual and socially-distanced in-person activities in celebration of National Public Lands Day and Rock Creek Park Day. https://rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events/national-public-lands-day In-person events include an all-ages scavenger hunt, trash cleanups and "puppy plogging." Virtual programming will be offered through Facebook Premiere. https://www.facebook.com/events/610643326484018
The mill will be running, and Peirce Mill volunteers will be demonstrating a corn sheller, making rope, pressing apple cider, and taking visitors on a tour of the heirloom orchard. […]
For more than 100,000 years, human beings have been eating grass seeds, or grains. Two hundred years ago, Isaac Peirce built a mill along Rock Creek using a revolutionary system […]
ZooLights will not be held on-site at the Zoo this year. Instead, the 24-foot ZooLights Express truck, festively decorated with light displays and featuring “Panda Claws,” will hit the road […]
The Humane Rescue Alliance is joining with Van Ness Main Street for a pop-up Pet Pantry. The Pet Pantry program was created to support DC residents in caring for their pets by providing free pet food to those who indicate need. There is no income requirement to participate. The food distributed is intended to supplement […]
Join the talented faculty of Levine Music Theatre (LMT) for a night of famous Broadway works and the music that inspired them, including selections from Hamilton, Evita, and South Pacific. Invite your friends near and far – with the online format there’s a seat for everyone! This is a virtual event; the link to view […]
Register here to attend a virtual conversation on a part of Peirce Mill's history: In 1920, an African-American woman named Hattie Sewell applied for a concession to run the teahouse at Peirce Mill. She won the contract, paid a fee of $45 a month, and increased business at the teahouse. But a prominent neighbor, E.S. […]
Come and hear the people sing in the Levine Music Theatre’s production of Les Misérables. Students ranging in ages 9 to 80 years old, came together to tell this beautiful story based off of Victor Hugo’s novel. Les Misérables follows the story of Jean Valjean’s life after his 19 years of unjust imprisonment. After months […]
Van Ness Main Street and UDC present: Moonstruck on June 23 Moana on June 30 Jurassic Park on July 14 Mama Mia on July 21 Black Panther on August 11 […]
Milling demonstrations will be offered on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month through October. Learn more at https://www.friendsofpeircemill.org/