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Hattie Sewell was an African American woman who ran the teahouse at Peirce Mill exactly 100 years ago. But a prominent neighbor, E.S. Newman, complained that Peirce Mill had become “a rendezvous for colored people, soon developing into a nuisance.” Her contract was terminated in October 1921. A 30-minute documentary about Sewell will premiere at […]
Carnegie Institution's Earth and Planets Laboratory on Broad Branch Road has long hosted a neighborhood lecture series. Those lectures are currently held on Zoom and its YouTube channel. The October 26th talk features physicist Anat Shahar discussing what makes a planet habitable. Register here for the Zoom link.
An evening of music influenced by folk instruments, melodies, rhythms, and stories. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/event/journey-across-the-world-and-back/
Free performance by the Reginald Cyntje Group – Brian Settles, tenor sax; Herman Burney, bass; Lenny Robinson, drums; & Reginald Cyntje, trombone & compositions. Learn more at https://lrdudc.wrlc.org/jazz/events.php
Levine’s JazzFest 2022 features live performances, workshops, master classes and a jam session. See the full schedule at https://www.levinemusic.org/performance/jazzfest/
Jazz ensembles under the direction of Allyn Johnson celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month. Learn more at https://lrdudc.wrlc.org/jazz/events.php.
To help us celebrate Forest Hills Connection's tenth anniversary, Steve Saari, who led the Broad Branch Stream daylighting project for the DC Department of Energy and the Environment, will lead us on a tour of the site. The project was one of FHC's news subjects, and is an ongoing obsession... er... interest. We’ll meet just […]
Allyn Johnson and the UDC JAZZtet, featuring the powerful saxophonist Bruce Williams, pay tribute to Howard “Kingfish” Franklin, Jr. — drummer, bandleader, educator and UDC Jazz Studies graduate. Learn more […]
Van Ness Main Street and UDC are joining forces this summer to host several movie screenings at the UDC Amphitheater. Follow VNMS on social media for details: https://www.facebook.com/VanNessMainSt and https://www.instagram.com/vannessmainst […]
Van Ness Main Street and UDC are joining forces this summer to host several movie screenings at the UDC Amphitheater. Follow VNMS on social media for details: https://www.facebook.com/VanNessMainSt and https://www.instagram.com/vannessmainst […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy for a full moon gathering and discussion at our Trail 9 mini-oasis in the heart of Rock Creek Park. We will be talking about the importance […]
Van Ness Main Street and UDC are joining forces this summer to host several movie screenings at the UDC Amphitheater. Follow VNMS on social media for details: https://www.facebook.com/VanNessMainSt and https://www.instagram.com/vannessmainst […]
Van Ness Main Street and UDC are joining forces this summer to host several movie screenings at the UDC Amphitheater. Follow VNMS on social media for details: https://www.facebook.com/VanNessMainSt and https://www.instagram.com/vannessmainst […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, National Park Service, and Rock Creek Fellow Isaac Wilson for an evening celebrating our public green spaces with an evening of freestyling and spoken word performances. […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy for a full moon gathering and discussion at its Trail 9 mini-oasis in the heart of Rock Creek Park. RCC will be talking about the importance […]