Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
Learn about making old-fashioned ice cream, made famous by Dolly Madison, Quaker friend of Betsy Peirce. Watch the ingredients being poured into the dasher, learn about the brine that freezes […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and Summer Fellow Ruth Wielgosz to learn about the frogs and toads of Rock Creek and their significance for the health of its ecosystem. A brief talk will be followed by a walk along Broad Branch Creek listening to, and maybe spotting, some of these interesting animals. […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy, the National Park Service, and native plant gardening expert Kathy Sykes for an informational session at Broad Branch Road and Linnean Avenue. They will be discussing the role that your home garden plays in providing habitat for wildlife and supporting the Rock Creek ecosystem. Kathy and RCC staff will be present […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy for a tree identification and nature walk at our Broad Branch restoration site in Rock Creek Park. Learn about the natural and mythic importance of trees, and how to identify local tree species. Register here.
Exploring the Sky is a joint public observing program between the National Capital Astronomers and the National Park Service. They supply the telescopes and you supply the eyes! Meet in […]
Join UDC and Van Ness Main Street for an outdoor presentation of Disney's SOUL. Space is limited. Find more information and register here.
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 Tenleytown Main Street as it celebrates the visual and performing arts, showcasing the diverse talents of the city’s creative community. Public and private spaces throughout Tenleytown will transform into pop-up galleries and performance stages to welcome more than 150 visual and performing artists from across the DC Metro Area. Experience art, music, dance, and […]
Exploring the Sky is a joint public observing program between the National Capital Astronomers and the National Park Service. They supply the telescopes and you supply the eyes! Meet in […]
Friends of Peirce Mill is hosting its popular fall festival for the first time since 2019. Activities will include a blacksmithing demonstration and a visit from Dr. Stonestreet, who will […]
Van Ness Main Street + Friends of Forest Hills Playground present: The Return of the Spooktacular! Everyone's favorite kid-friendly Halloween event is returning to Forest Hills Playground on Sunday, October […]
The Metropolitan Police Department (Second District) hosts a Community Fall Festival with music, food, popcorn/cotton candy, arts & crafts, pumpkin decorating, face painting, police cars, a fire truck, and more.
Celebrate Councilmember Mary Cheh's service to the Ward 3 community for the past 16 years. Learn more at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebration-for-councilmember-mary-cheh-tickets-430552252377?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Exploring the Sky is a joint public observing program between the National Capital Astronomers and the National Park Service. They supply the telescopes and you supply the eyes! Meet in […]
Author Kurt Bednar discusses his book Transatlantic Relations and the Great War, which explores the relations between the Danube Monarchy of Austria-Hungary and the modern US democracy and how that relationship developed over decades until it ended in a final rupture. Learn more at https://www.austria.org/events/kurt-bednar-transatlantic-relations-and-the-great-war