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The next Carnegie Planets Neighborhood Lecture is all about the moon. By the end of this decade, humans should once again walk on the lunar surface. Dr. Stephen Parman will review our current understanding of how the Moon formed and its evolutionary journey. We will hear about NASA’s visionary plans for lunar exploration in the […]
Every spring and fall since 2019, Master Gardener Kathy Sykes has partnered with the Main Street and volunteers to plant native flowers that attract and nourish birds, bees and butterflies. Sykes will be leading the plantings on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m., starting on March 30th: Saturday, March 30 - Outside of […]
April 20th 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Learn about the remarkable life of William Beckett, who was once the enslaved manager of Joshua Peirce’s nursery business on Linnaean Hill, now Rock Creek Park headquarters. New evidence reveals that Beckett was also Peirce’s son; his mother was an enslaved woman named Mary Beckett. Friends of Peirce Mill […]
ANC 3F meets virtually at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. The meeting link is https://bit.ly/anc3fmeet. Find agendas and other information at anc3f.com.
Enjoy spring evenings at Hillwood, complete with dinner at Merriweather Café and documentary films in the visitors center that highlight French history and culture at the turn of the century, inspired by the special exhibition Marjorie Merriweather Post's Paris. Registration links for the films are below. Reservations are required for dinner in Merriweather Café. Preview […]
City planners and developers who wanted to make Tenleytown a whites-only enclave displaced a Black middle-class community where Fort Reno Park stands today. "The Reno Community" is a program presented by Jackson-Reed High School students and Assistant Principal Marc Minsker in association with "Undesign the Redline." They will discuss how student engagement in local history […]
Shop fresh produce, prepared foods and handmade goods at the UDC Van Ness farmers market, a partnership with National Latino Farmers and Ranchers. When: Saturdays from April 27th through November 16th, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Outside of the UDC Student Center (4200 Connecticut Avenue)
One of the DC’s most fun bands is coming to Jazz@Wesley in April. Featuring vocalist Tiya Adé and well-known DC band leader Bobby Felder, these seasoned musicians will have you dancing in the aisles. Join Jazz@Wesley for its liveliest and grooviest show of the year. More information at nationalchurch.org/jazz. April 27, 2024 6:30-8:30 pm Tickets […]
Monday, April 29, 2024 • 8:00 p.m. The BIG BAND sound returns as the powerhouse jazz ensembles from the University of the District of Columbia (directed by Allyn Johnson), Howard University (directed by Fred Irby III), and the University of Maryland (directed by Mark Williams) celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month and Duke Ellington's birthday. Produced by […]
Race, History, and Rock Creek - The William Beckett Project Wednesday, May 1, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Join Rock Creek Conservancy and Rock Creek Park, in collaboration with Friends of Peirce Mill, for a presentation and panel discussion about William Beckett, an African American man born enslaved in Washington, D.C., and an integral part […]
The University of the District of Columbia will host its next Van Ness community-campus task force meeting on Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 6:30pm - 8:00pm via Webex. Sign in here: universityofdc.webex.com Meeting number: 2630 501 1926 Password: T66jmryPx3d Join by phone: +1-415-655-0003 Access code: 263 050 11926
Fruits, vegetables, herbs and more from New Morning Farm and other neighboring farms and orchards. Learn more at https://www.newmorningfarm.net/markets.
Shop fresh produce, prepared foods and handmade goods at the UDC Van Ness farmers market, a partnership with National Latino Farmers and Ranchers. When: Saturdays from April 27th through November 16th, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Outside of the UDC Student Center (4200 Connecticut Avenue)
Saturday, May 4th is Passport DC's Around the World tour of local embassies (10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). The neighborhood embassies hosting open houses on May 4th include Bangladesh, China and Pakistan. The embassies of Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia will be hosting events at UDC. And, you might want to make the […]
National Capital Astronomers and the National Park Service host their monthly Exploring the Sky gatherings in the field near the intersection of Glover and Military Roads, and Rock Creek Nature […]