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Dress in costume and bring a picnic for a screening of the film Marie Antoinette at Hillwood Estate. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/divas-outdoors-presents-marie-antoinette
Metro Invites Rider Comment on Proposed Metrobus Route L1 and L2 Changes. Learn more at https://www.wmata.com/service/bus/learn-more-about-mt-pleasant-connecticut-ave-lines.cfm
Friends of Forest Hills Playground + The Erich Cabe Team present: Crush Funk Brass! Forest Hills Park's Picnic in the Park summer concert series begins on Saturday, June 23, from […]
Van Ness Main Street is holding its annual fundraiser on Saturday, June 23, 2018, 7pm to 10pm at the beautiful Park Van Ness. They will be featuring an exclusive tasting of fine wines, cheeses and pâtés from award-winning Calvert Woodley Fine Wines & Spirits. Plus a souvenir wine glass, superb live jazz, and a few […]
Join Van Ness Main Street's Board of Directors for our Annual Meeting on July 13, 8:30am to 10:00am. Celebrate another successful year for Van Ness Main Street and the Van Ness neighborhood. We will have coffee and pastries along with special guests. The event is free and open to the public. We will be meeting […]
Indulge your inner Francophile with eighteenth-century French amusements in celebration of Bastille Day and Hillwood's French decorative arts collection. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/french-festival
The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) offers Propagation Clinics that cover the basic principles of vegetable plant propagation and serve as a general reference for herbaceous propagation. The hands-on clinics will also cover how to improve germination, potting mix/containers, watering, transplanting and […]
Don't know what tannins are? Wondering what it really means for a wine to be full-bodied? Generally feel like you're winging it when you order wine at a restaurant or buy wine from the store? You're not alone. And, now there's a solution. Join Ashwin, Founder of Personal Sommelier DC, in the Introduction to Wine […]
The College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES), of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), invites you to tour our green roof and hear more about sustainable agriculture from Sandy Farber Bandier, UDC GreenRoof/Greenhouse Coordinator and learn about green roof design from David Bell of BELL Architects. Our 20,000 square foot […]
The April cleanup at Forest Hills Park drew more than 50 amazing volunteers. Planning is now under way for another volunteer event in the fall. You're invited to join park stewards for an hour-long walkthrough to identify potential projects. In April, those included rain garden cleanup, removing invasive plants, and trash removal. When: Wednesday, July […]
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Tanabata, the Japanese Star Festival, celebrates the legend of Orihime, the weaver princess, and Hikoboshi, the herder, lovers separated by the Milky Way who are allowed to meet just once a year on one day during the summer months. Hillwood and the Japan-America Society of Washington DC invite you to celebrate this festive holiday at […]
The Friends of Forest Hills Playground + The Erich Cabe Team will bring you another fun, all-ages concert on Saturday, July 28th at the Forest Hills Park amphitheater (3200 block […]
The Friends of Peirce Mill & the DC Square Dance Collective are joining forces to bring you an evening of outdoor music and square dancing in Rock Creek Park! People […]
Come learn about making this hand cranked frozen treat brought over from France by Dolly Madison, watch the ingredients being poured into the dasher, and learn about the brine that […]