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 […]

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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 […]

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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: […]

Carnegie Institution Lecture

Washington, DC

As part of the Carnegie Institution for Science, Earth and Planets Laboratory's Neighborhood Lecture Series, speaker Dr. Peter Gao will present the virtual lecture "Hot Jupiters, Super Puffs, and Lava […]

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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: […]

Carnegie Institution Lecture

Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

As part of the Carnegie Institution for Science, Earth and Planets Laboratory's Neighborhood Lecture Series, speaker Dr. Michael L. Wong will present "The Science of Star Trek" Learn more at […]

In Pursuit of Light: Building the Giant Magellan Telescope

Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

Learn about the Giant Magellan Telescope from the project's Chief Scientist, Carnegie astronomer Rebecca Bernstein. Get more details at https://carnegiescience.edu/events/lectures/pursuit-light-building-giant-magellan-telescope

Cartier and Islamic Art: A Curatorial Perspective

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

In the tenth annual lecture honoring the legacy of Hillwood's former executive director, Frederick J. Fisher, hear from Sarah Schleuning, Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Dallas […]

Transatlantic Relations and the Great War

Austrian Cultural Forum 3524 International Court NW, Washington, DC, United States

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 […]

Neighborhood Lecture @ Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory

Washington, DC

The Carnegie Earth and Planets Laboratory (EPL) invites you to join astrobiologist, mineralogist, and author Dr. Robert M. Hazen, for a special presentation entitled, “Minerals: Earth’s Ultimate Time Capsules.” The […]

Lecture-Recital: Piano Music by Black Women Composers

UDC Recital Hall - Performing Arts Bldg. 46-West

UDC's music program celebrates Women’s History Month with a lecture-recital on the piano music by Black women composers. Dr. Leah Claiborne, coordinator of UDC Keyboard Studies and Music of the […]

Neighborhood Lecture @ Carnegie Science

Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

Join the Carnegie Science Earth and Planets Laboratory for a talk with Staff Scientist Dr. Conel Alexander titled "A new golden age for sample return missions." During the talk, attendees […]

Neighborhood Lecture @ Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory

Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory 5251 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington, DC, United States

On June 29, at 6:30pm, the Earth and Planets Laboratory will host a special Neighborhood Lecture honoring the late Carnegie astronomer Vera Rubin, the "Mother of Dark Matter." Guest speaker […]

Lecture-Performance @ UDC: Jazz and Classical Indian Music

UDC Recital Hall - Performing Arts Bldg. 46-West

Tom Teasley and John Wubbenhorst present a lecture-performance focusing on the intersection of jazz and classical Indian music. John Wubberhorst is among the foremost experts in explaining Indian musical concepts […]

Lecture: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting

The Northwest Neighbors Village virtual speaker series presents Kevin Blackistone, Washington Post sports columnist, panelist on ESPN’s “Around the Horn,” professor of journalism at the University of Maryland, and an […]