DC Metro Area Modern Home Tour
WashingtonThese self-guided tours offer a remarkable look at amazing architecture, and a chance to learn directly from the architects, designers and homeowners who create, build and live in these incredible […]
$40
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Lecture: Smithsonian Gems
Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Avenue, Washington, DC, United StatesThis beautifully illustrated talk by Hillwood's curator-in-charge, Jeffrey E. Post, will explore the rich, fascinating stories behind some of the famous gems and jewels in the National Collection. Part of […]
Tour of the Civil War Defenses of Washington
WashingtonMel Elfin writes in the Introduction to Forest Hills, a history of our neighborhood published by Arcadia Press, “the most important role of Forest Hills during the Civil War was to keep open the lines of communication between Fort Reno and Stevens.” This bus tour by the Alliance to Preserve the Civil War Defenses of […]
Heritage Day celebration @ Peirce Mill
Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesStep back in time for the Heritage Day festival at historic Peirce Mill in Rock Creek Park. Headlining will be Master Weaver Chapuchi Bobbo Ahiagble from Ghana, who will demonstrate West African Kente strip cloth weaving. Chapuchi grew up among the Ewe weavers near the town of Agbozume, the largest market for Ewe Kente cloth in […]
Murch Fall Fair
UDC Dennard PlazaThe Murch Elementary School Fall Fair features live music, a bouncy house, spin art, hair coloring, body art, dunk booth, used book sale, food, prizes. Proceeds go to the Murch […]
Community meeting on enlivening 4250 Connecticut plaza
Soapstone Market 4465 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United StatesVan Ness Main Street is seeking your input about improving the 4250 Connecticut Avenue plaza at a community meeting on Monday, October 16th, 7 to 8 p.m., at Soapstone Market (4455 Connecticut Avenue). Artists will collect your ideas and comments and include them in their planning for the culminating event: Create Van Ness Day on […]
Northwest Neighbors Village meetup @ Soapstone Market
Soapstone Market 4465 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United StatesNorthwest Neighbors Village is a community based nonprofit whose goal is to build connections between neighbors, and help our older residents remain in their homes to maintain their ties with […]
Lecture: Hollywood Glamour: Jewelry from the Silver Screen
Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Avenue, Washington, DC, United StatesCombining glamorous images and film clips, Dr. Emily Stoehrer will share tales about the jewelry worn on- and off-screen by America’s most famous movie stars. Part of the Spectacular lecture […]
Hearst E-Cycle
WashingtonFree yourselves of obsolete electronics and more at Hearst Elementary's annual e-cycle: - Drop off your unused or broken electronics or metal objects for recycling (free, except $20 for all TVs, $10 for computer monitors, and $10 for hard drives data destruction) - Document Shred: shred sensitive documents ($5 donation per box to shred) - […]
Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween Celebration
Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Avenue, Washington, DC, United StatesExplore Hillwood's twenty-five acres of landscaped gardens and lush natural woodlands with your four-legged friend and enjoy activities on the Lunar Lawn. $13 Adult (with 1-2 dogs) / $8 Member […]
Stargazing in Rock Creek Park
WashingtonExploring the Sky is an informal program that for over sixty years has offered monthly opportunities for anyone in the Washington area to see the stars and planets through telescopes from a location within the District of Columbia. Sessions are held in Rock Creek Park, in the field just south of the intersection of Military […]
Artist’s reception: Deborah LaCroix
LaCroix Studio Gallery 4625 30th St NW, WashingtonDeborah CC LaCroix is pleased to announce her 2017 exhibition, “Life is in the Details, Works on Paper: Archived and Recent.” The exhibition opens with a reception on Sunday, October 22, 2017, from 1-5pm, and continues through November 22, 2017 at the LaCroix Studio Gallery located at 4625 30th St NW, Washington, DC, near the […]
Jazz Concert: Allyn Johnson Ensemble
UDC Recital Hall - Performing Arts Bldg. 46-WestPianist Allyn Johnson serves up one of the highlights of UDC's JAZZAlive Fall season. Learn more at http://lrdudc.wrlc.org//jazz/events.php/?utm_source=FREE+JAZZAlive+Events+-FALL+2017&utm_campaign=FALL+2015+JAZZAlive+Events
UDC Community-Campus Task Force meeting
WashingtonThe University of the District of Columbia Community-Campus Task Force will meet on Wednesday, October 25th, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., in Building 39, room 301-F (map). All are encouraged to […]
Lecture: Contemporary Interest in Gems and Jewelry
Hillwood Museum 4155 Linnean Avenue, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin Aja Raden, author of the New York Times best-selling book Stoned, for a stimulating conversation with Hillwood's Executive Director Kate Markert about contemporary interest in jewelry and gemstones and an exploration of topics such as why pearls were once worth more than diamonds, why diamonds are now the engagement stone of choice, and why […]