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Witness an emotionally powerful documentary play by prize-winning playwright, Maxi Obexer. It examines the plight of the Illegal Helpers who provide aid and shelter to migrants flooding Europe, even though […]
Orchid 101: How to Get Your Orchid to Rebloom Beginner and intermediate-level orchid growers will learn the basics of growing healthy orchids. Saturday 4 March 2017 10:00am - 12:00pm Friday […]
Orchid 101: How to Get Your Orchid to Rebloom Beginner and intermediate-level orchid growers will learn the basics of growing healthy orchids. Saturday 4 March 2017 10:00am - 12:00pm Friday […]
Vocal Arts DC Committed to nurture and promote the classical voice recital, Vocal Arts DC presents an exceptional cadre of chanteurs. This stellar line-up of concerts features some exciting debuts and some very welcome returning artists. Single tickets for non-subscribers are $50 each. Contact Washington Performing Arts at 202-785-9727 or online at VocalArtsDC.org. Or, purchase […]
Washington Performing Arts Piano Masters The Piano Masters Series offers three recitals by some of the most prestigious keyboard artists performing today. Purchase single tickets (Click "Purchase tickets" below), buy the series for $148, or if you wish to see three or more Washington Performing Arts shows, create a custom series for savings of 10% off single […]
Live music during dinner at Terasol on weekend evenings. See the performance schedule at http://www.terasolartisans.com/Events.html
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 […]
"One of Us" tells the story of Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter (1907-1943), who as a conscientious objector refused to serve in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II and was sentenced to death and executed in 1943. The film deals with new findings on Jägerstätter, including the court room protocol and numerous original […]
The Carnegie Institution of Washington's Broad Branch Road Spring 2017 Neighborhood Lecture Series kicks off with Carnegie Science President, Dr. Matthew P. Scott. Scott will present "Jumping Genes: What They Mean for Evolution and Medicine" at 6:30 p.m on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in the Greenewalt Lecture Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. Lecture Hall […]
Do you think the Forest Hills Playground could use some sprucing up? Did you enjoy the 2015 and 2016 summer concerts and have great ideas for the 2017 series? Please join Friends of Forest Hills Playground's board members and neighbors in planning the playground's spring cleanup and the 2017 concerts! They are meeting Thursday, March […]
Join Kojo Nnamdi and Tom Sherwood for a special edition of The Politics Hour with D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Kojo and Tom will interview the mayor in front of an audience in WAMU 88.5’s black box theater and you’ll have a seat at the table. They’ll take questions from attendees, as well as listener calls, […]
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a potluck at Soapstone Market. Tickets are $12.99/pp for dine in or carry out. St. Patrick's Day Potluck Menu: House-Corned Beef Brisket Shepherd's Pie Guinness Beef Stew Carrots, Cabbage, and Boiled Potatoes Irish Soda Bread Tickets can be pre-purchased on Eventbrite (https://soapstonemarketpotluck.eventbrite.com/) or at the door during the event.
See the performance schedule at https://www.cometpingpong.com/shows
Celebrate the coming of spring with Friends of Peirce Mill and the The Rock Creek Morris Women dancers. Morris Dancing is tradition from the Cotswold region of England where the dances were originally intended to celebrate the passing of winter and to promote the growth of crops, beasts, and humans. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/events/180706492432226/
Three outstanding pioneers represent the achievements of women in the fields of science and technology: The double Nobel Price winner and discoverer of radioactivity Marie Curie (1867-1934), the Austrian-Swedish nuclear physicist Lise Meitner (1878-1968) and the Viennese Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) with the invention of frequency hopping. Incidents of their lives, achievements and impediments […]