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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: […]
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, […]
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
Lecture and book signing by author Douglas Smith. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/russian-job-forgotten-story-how-america-saved-soviet-union-ruin
Alice Deal theater presents the 8th-grade musical, Beauty and the Beast. Learn more and buy tickets at https://squareup.com/store/alice-deal-theater
The 2019 D.C. History Conference explores the theme “Communities and Characters.” Through panel sessions, posters, workshops, tours, and films, presenters will examine some of the major figures and interesting personalities who have shaped Washington, for better or worse, throughout its history. Some will discuss the complex ways communities have responded to changes in their neighborhoods […]
Participants will learn how to identify and control species of non-native, invasive plants found in the Washington, D.C. area including porcelainberry (Ampelopsis glandulosa), English ivy (Hedera helix), Burning bush (Euonymus alatus) among others. Early detection, rapid response plants, and native alternatives will also be discussed. This two-part course will be divided as follows: a 2.5 […]
As part of the Embassy Series, the Embassy of Slovakia presents their Holiday Gala Concert With the New York Virtuosi Strings. Enjoy great music, cuisine and celebration with many fine […]
Help beautify Forest Hills Park and protect Rock Creek by cleaning up trash and invasive plants around the park and on the playground at 32nd and Chesapeake Streets, NW. Plan […]
Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service will reschedule this event for removing invasive plants from the Broad Branch section of Rock Creek Park. This section of the Broad […]
Lecture and book signing by author Francesca Cartier Brickell. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/cartiers