Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
Get ready for the 2019 Halloween Spooktacular/Fall Fest at Forest Hills Playground – 10am to noon on Saturday, November 2. Abracadabra Alex will add a touch of magic. The Spooktacular is also a Friends of Forest Hills Playground fundraiser. Proceeds from the Spooktacular bake sale go toward park events like this one and improvements like the […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service in removing invasive bamboo from the western section of Melvin Hazen. This is the second part of our two-part bamboo removal project. Details and register here: rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events#event=32172080
INOVA Blood Donor Services and Capitol Memorial Church are partnering on a blood drive on Saturday, November 2, from 10am to 2pm. The INOVA bloodmobile will be parked outside the church. The blood drive is open to everyone in the community. They do ask that you schedule an appointment in advance here. Questions? Contact the […]
November 2, 7 p.m.: Pleiades and winter constellations appear Exploring 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 once […]
A feature film is presented by the Czech Republic as part of Kids Euro Festival. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/kids-euro-festival-fairy-tales-emma
Taste the wines that the crew at Calvert Woodley have named their "CW Staff Selections." Learn more and buy tickets at https://www.calvertwoodley.com/events/i4288731a4
UDC's Institute of Politics Policy and History presents an insightful discussion with Roger Ferguson, former Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, along with Former D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt and UDC Assistant Professor of Law Etienne Toussaint. Learn more and register at https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egouqprca252e981&oseq=&c=&ch=
Wilson High School presents Matilda, the musical, on Nov. 8, 9, 15, & 16 at 7:30pm and a matinee on November 16 at 2:30pm. Learn more and buy tickets at https://sites.google.com/view/wilsondrama/home
Remove trash from an adopted section of Broad Branch Stream at 27th Street with Rock Creek Conservancy, the Alice Ferguson Foundation, District Department of Energy (DOEE) and the Environment, and the National Park Service. This cleanup is the first of many cleanups -and trash data monitoring events led by one of our Adopt-A-Stream Leaders, Jami […]
An afternoon tea tasting with Vintage Glam Tea Party at the new Nicole Crowder Furniture and Design Pop-Up in Van Ness. Enjoy specialty teas, petite sweets, conversation and discovering fabulous finds at the popup. The event is free and kid friendly. Vintage Glam Tea Party is located at 137 Kennedy Street, NW. Learn more: http://www.vintageglamteapartydc.com […]
Join Van Ness Main Street and local volunteer and Master Gardener Kathy Sykes in planting spring bulbs along the east and west side of Connecticut Ave. NW. Saturday, November 10: Volunteers will meet at the Van Ness Main Street office (4340 Connecticut). Sunday, November 17: Volunteers will meet outside Italian Pizza Kitchen. All planting supplies […]
UDC Law Dean Emerita Shelley Broderick, and DC School of Law Foundation Board Chair and Arent Fox Partner Jon Bouker, are opening their State and Local Government Law course to the public for a conversation with At-Large D.C. Councilmember David Grosso. In this interview-style conversation, Professors Broderick and Bouker will ask the Councilmember to discuss […]
Check hearstes.org for the most up-to-date information on Hearst Elementary's 2019 e-cycling event. In past years, participants could: *Drop off your unused or broken electronics or metal objects for recycling […]
Volunteers will join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service in the removal of invasive plants from the trees and the ground in the eastern section of Melvin Hazen, a tributary of Rock Creek. When: Saturday, November 16, 2019 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Where: 2801 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC, 20008. Volunteers […]
Join Classical WETA host James Jacobs and Levine faculty artists in a broad-ranging lecture, conversation and musical excerpts from the upcoming Levine Presents concert Transfigured Night: Stories of Love and Longing. Learn more at https://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1957