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The Ward 3 Democrats Task Force on Education is sponsoring a community COVID19 free event on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 7 pm. TOPIC: Will Current and Future COVID-19 Tests Get Us Through the Reopening of Schools? COVID19 Tests Are Being Hotly Debated on CNN, MSNBC, the Atlantic, and Medical School Grand Rounds across the […]
This talk, presented by Hillwood, will explore the rise and fall of the artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s popularity in the United States, including the fickle critics and the faithful amateurs. Learn […]
To celebrate National Public Lands Day and Rock Creek Park's 130th birthday, Friends of Peirce Mill created a scavenger hunt at Peirce Mill just for kids. Peirce Mill is temporarily closed because of the COVID-19 restrictions, so this activity is entirely outside, and a great way to explore Rock Creek Park. Click here for information […]
The National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy are hosting virtual and socially-distanced in-person activities in celebration of National Public Lands Day and Rock Creek Park Day. https://rockcreekconservancy.org/what-we-do/upcoming-events/national-public-lands-day In-person events include an all-ages scavenger hunt, trash cleanups and "puppy plogging." Virtual programming will be offered through Facebook Premiere. https://www.facebook.com/events/610643326484018
Celebrate the launch of the 2020-21 Levine Presents performance season, entitled Beyond Imagined Boundaries: Merging Cultures and Modernization, with a lively evening of music featuring samples from the season's offerings. […]
Forest Hills Connection is hosting a virtual ANC 3F candidates forum with Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh serving as the moderator. Thursday, October 1 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. […]
Calvert Woodley hosts a virtual wine tasting with Steve Lohr, Chairman and CEO of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines and the son of the pioneer winemaker. Learn more at https://www.calvertwoodley.com/topics/J-Lohr-Virtual-Wine-Tasting-g20764536u
Spend an autumn evening exploring the orchard at Peirce Mill and a local cidery—all from the comfort of home. Learn about the heirloom apple varieties once grown in DC from […]
Join the National Park Service, Rock Creek Conservancy, and Weed Warrior Rena Subotnik for a socially-distant outdoor invasive removal event. They will be removing English ivy from the Melvin Hazen […]
Join National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy for a habitat restoration service event. Volunteers will be restoring a section of Melvin Hazen West, one of the Conservancy's five mini-oases. […]
Join National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy for a habitat restoration service event. Volunteers will be restoring a section of Melvin Hazen West, one of the Conservancy's five mini-oases. […]
Prospective parents can learn more about Murch Elementary School from current parents and members of the HSA. Learn more at https://murchschool.org/join-our-virtual-open-house-tour-2/
During Friendship Place's Annual Symposium, panelists will discuss the journey a family may take from short-term housing to voucher-supported housing programs, and to low-cost options in the area. Discuss will […]
Volunteers will join National Park Service and Rock Creek Conservancy at the Conservancy's Melvin Hazen mini-oasis restoration site to plant native species. Native plants are important to native wildlife and […]
The mill will be running, and Peirce Mill volunteers will be demonstrating a corn sheller, making rope, pressing apple cider, and taking visitors on a tour of the heirloom orchard. […]