Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
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Help the Rock Creek Conservancy save trees and clean streams in the Rock Creek watershed. Volunteer activities include: - Cutting invasive English Ivy from trees to protect Rock Creek's tree canopy - Cutting invasive vines such as berry and Oriental bittersweet so natives can thrive - Cleaning up trash that has accumulated in and around […]
Outdoor/indoor Biergarten featuring Brats and Brews and the Leicester City/Chelsea game. Learn more at https://www.soapstonemarket.com/calendar/?view=calendar&month=January-2017
Soapstone Market hosts happy hours for tenants of local buildings. Serving $4 select drafts and glass wines from 7pm-9pm. Check below for your building: 1/17: The Saratoga and the Chesapeake 1/24: Connecticut Heights 1/25: WAMU
The University of the District of Columbia Art Department is having a one day art sale on Jan. 18 from 6:30-8pm in building 42, room A-12, Gallery 42. All works are $20.00 or less. Learn more at http://www.udc.edu/2017/01/09/udc-art-students-union-fundraiser/
Howard Human and Civil Rights Law Review presents the annual C. Clyde Ferguson lecture, which will focus on black economic empowerment. Kevin Judd, HUSL ’92, is the keynote speaker. Learn more at http://www.law.howard.edu/2080
Gather during the inauguration at Soapstone, and play Presidential Trivia. Learn more at https://www.soapstonemarket.com/calendar/?view=calendar&month=January-2017
Vocal Arts DC welcomes back to DC the New York Festival of Song, headed by co-artistic directors and pianists Steven Blier and Michael Barrett. They present a program entitled Pyotr […]
The National Park Service is accepting comments until February 8th on four concepts for renovating the Rock Creek Nature Center and Horse Center. Have questions? NPS is hosting an informational […]
The Ward 3 Democrat Committee presents a “Community Dialogue with the Honorable Mayor Muriel Bowser.” Mayor Bowser will discuss various current topics and will take questions from the audience. Learn […]
Soapstone's new story circle series begins with Lafayette Teacher Linda Ryden and her new book, ROSIE’S BRAIN. Learn more at https://www.soapstonemarket.com/calendar/?view=calendar&month=January-2017
Washington Performing Arts Virtuoso Series The five concerts of the Virtuoso Series present a platform for emerging and established artists, including soloists and ensembles. Purchase single tickets (Click "Purchase tickets" below), […]
This conference will bring together advocates, law students, and academics throughout the nation who have been fighting to end the detention of immigrant families. Learn more and register at http://www.law.udc.edu/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=879983&group=
La Chandeleur, also known as Crêpe Day, marks the halfway point between winter and spring. In France, families celebrate by eating crêpes, which are round and golden like the springtime sun. Hillwood invites families to celebrate this holiday in festive French fashion amidst its spectacular gardens, magnificent mansion, and exquisite French treasures. $18, $15 Senior, […]
Young Concert Artists of Washington UDC is one of four Washington, DC venues for the Young Concert Artists series featuring extraordinary young performers. Learn more at YCA.org. Purchase single tickets for $38 (see below), or purchase a subscription for all three UDC concerts and more for $30 apiece. If you have trouble purchasing tickets please […]
Ward 3 Community meeting with the Superintendent of OSSE (Office of the State Superintendent of Education). OSSE’s proposed new state plan for education will be up for discussion, with a special focus on how the plan proposes to rate our schools in order to hold them accountable. This is your chance to make sure the […]