Virtual Talk: From Pre-History to Peirce Mill

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 […]

Is It Safe To Touch the Water In DC?

Join Audubon Naturalist Society, Anacostia Riverkeeper, Potomac Riverkeeper Network, and Rock Creek Conservancy for a virtual presentation and learn about the DC Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program.

Hillwood’s Virtual Holiday Décor Tour

Hear about the inspiration for Hillwood’s elaborate Christmas trees and soak in their layered details with Ami Wilber, floral and event décor designer. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/virtual-holiday-decor-tour

Mighty Justice

DC Public Library and Politics and Prose are teaming up to present Mighty Justice: A Virtual Family Event About Civil Rights Lawyer Dovey Johnson Roundtree. Learn more at https://www.dclibrary.org/mightyjustice

2021 Rauh Lecture with Karl Racine

Washington, DC

The UDC David A. Clarke School of Law presents The 28th Annual Joseph L. Rauh Jr. Lecture featuring Attorney General of the District of Columbia Karl Racine. Register at https://universityofdc.webex.com/mw3300/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=universityofdc&service=6&rnd=0.8385794890034217&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Funiversityofdc.webex.com%2Fec3300%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26%26%26EMK%3D4832534b0000000486d85fb66ab28edf226075be6ca1c0b2ef10674aa8b7a8f4ace5cdf16ae2c2d5%26siteurl%3Duniversityofdc%26confViewID%3D186701833069180578%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAAS_-TG7TNQmGGrbzf2fpQe0bdZy3olDKbKdkBrWgrIPWw2%26

The Harlem Renaissance: Yesterday and Today

Washington, DC

A virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-harlem-renaissance-yesterday-and-today

The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s

Washington, DC

A virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-jazz-age-american-style-1920s

Paris Fashion in the 1920s

Washington, DC

A virtual lecture presented by Hillwood. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/livestream-lecture-paris-fashion-1920s

A Virtual Conversation with Astronomer Alycia Weinberger

Washington, DC

Learn from Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory astronomer Dr. Alycia Weinberger about an exciting new instrument in development for the telescopes of Carnegie's Las Campanas Observatory in Chile. Learn more […]

Before Hillwood: A History of this Land

Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Avenue, Washington, DC, United States

This lecture will be presented in Hillwood’s visitor center theater with an in-person audience and livestreamed via Zoom. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/hillwood-history-land

Presidents in Unexpected Places in DC and Nearby

Washington, DC

Washington DC is synonymous with the federal government — with the White House and its occupant at the center of it all. But you can find past presidents — at […]

Recurring

Great Homes and Gardens Livestream Lecture Series

Washington, DC

Hillwood hosts a virtual lecture series that brings stories of extraordinary homes, lush gardens, and the people who brought them to life. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/great-homes-and-gardens-lecture-series Tuesday, February 8: Wild […]

Recurring

Lilienstein @ Levine: Verdi — The Operas

Washington, DC

In this lecture series, Saul Lilienstein traces the development of the most popular opera composer in the genre’s 400+ year history, Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901). Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/event/lilienstein-2022-02-09/ February 9: […]