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The rain garden next to the outdoor amphitheater has been rendered almost completely ineffective by an invasive species takeover. Two Girl Scouts have volunteered to adopt it as their Silver […]
Maxine Gordon is an arts advocate, jazz historian, archivist, scholar, manager and producer with a lifetime career working with jazz musicians. Maxine will discuss her remarkable career and recently published book, Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon, with archivist, poet, writer and radio broadcaster Reuben Jackson who is the Jazz Archives Specialist […]
The meeting will include special guests for a discussion on DC statehood. Learn more at https://www.ward3democrats.org/get-involved
Join the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service to celebrate National Public Lands Day at Rock Creek Park in Washington, DC. The event […]
Celebrate the launch of the performance season with a lively evening of music featuring samples from the season's offerings. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1887
Acclaimed percussionist, composer and recording artist Joe Chambers will share his expertise as a master performer and educator. Chambers has worked with some of the most influential jazz figures of the last several decades and is a recognized performer and composer whose works have been performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. As a sideman […]
A series of four lectures at Hillwood Estate: October 3 | Women Looking at Women: Life Magazine’s Female Photographers and their Images of American Women in the Context of World War II with Alissa Schapiro October 10 | Mid-Century Muses: Looking at Fashion in the Photography of Alfred Eisenstaedt with Megan J. Martinelli October 16 […]
The Austrian Cultural Forum Washington presents concert by the pianist Maria Prinz and clarinetist Reinhard Wieser, who pay tribute to the recently deceased American music legend André Previn, as well as to the Austrian composer Alfred Prinz, who died in 2014. The program features works by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, two household names in […]
The final phase of a Girl Scout project: Planting colorful, flowering native plants at one of the two Forest Hills Park rain gardens. Student volunteers can earn SSL hours. Sign […]
Mark your calendars for one of the most fun events of the year -- the Murch Fall Fair on October 5 from 12 - 4 PM. Held on the Murch […]
Calvert Woodley will host best-selling author Allan Topol, for a book signing Saturday, October 5th from 12-4pm. They'll have copies of his new book, The Washington Operator, for sale, along with delicious snacks from La Cheeserie! Learn more at https://www.calvertwoodley.com/events/i853083769
An interactive afternoon of music at the Levine school with Wolf Trap teaching artist Mary Gresock. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1938
October 5, 7:30 p.m.: Summer triangle is directly overhead; First Quarter Moon Exploring the Sky is an informal program that for over sixty years has offered monthly opportunities for anyone […]
Pick up some of the trash that has accumulated in and around the playground, then reward yourself with coffee and treats provided by the new Friends of Forest Hills Playground […]
The legendary vibraphonist Lennie Cuje has been a fixture on the jazz scene for over 60 years. International Musician notes that he “has experienced life on a grand scale — in music, in war, and in two homelands.” A screening of the Washington Post’s award-winning documentary A Life in 4/4 Time will be followed by […]