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Every spring and fall since 2019, Master Gardener Kathy Sykes has partnered with the Main Street and volunteers to plant native flowers that attract and nourish birds, bees and butterflies. Sykes will be leading the plantings on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m., starting on March 30th: Saturday, March 30 - Outside of […]
April 20th 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Learn about the remarkable life of William Beckett, who was once the enslaved manager of Joshua Peirce’s nursery business on Linnaean Hill, now Rock […]
ANC 3F meets virtually at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. The meeting link is https://bit.ly/anc3fmeet. Find agendas and other information at anc3f.com.
Enjoy spring evenings at Hillwood, complete with dinner at Merriweather Café and documentary films in the visitors center that highlight French history and culture at the turn of the century, […]
City planners and developers who wanted to make Tenleytown a whites-only enclave displaced a Black middle-class community where Fort Reno Park stands today. "The Reno Community" is a program presented […]
Shop fresh produce, prepared foods and handmade goods at the UDC Van Ness farmers market, a partnership with National Latino Farmers and Ranchers. When: Saturdays from April 27th through November 16th, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Outside of the UDC Student Center (4200 Connecticut Avenue)
One of the DC’s most fun bands is coming to Jazz@Wesley in April. Featuring vocalist Tiya Adé and well-known DC band leader Bobby Felder, these seasoned musicians will have you […]
Monday, April 29, 2024 • 8:00 p.m. The BIG BAND sound returns as the powerhouse jazz ensembles from the University of the District of Columbia (directed by Allyn Johnson), Howard […]
Race, History, and Rock Creek - The William Beckett Project Wednesday, May 1, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Join Rock Creek Conservancy and Rock Creek Park, in collaboration with Friends […]
The University of the District of Columbia will host its next Van Ness community-campus task force meeting on Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 6:30pm - 8:00pm via Webex. Sign in here: universityofdc.webex.com Meeting number: 2630 501 1926 Password: T66jmryPx3d Join by phone: +1-415-655-0003 Access code: 263 050 11926
Fruits, vegetables, herbs and more from New Morning Farm and other neighboring farms and orchards. Learn more at https://www.newmorningfarm.net/markets.
Shop fresh produce, prepared foods and handmade goods at the UDC Van Ness farmers market, a partnership with National Latino Farmers and Ranchers. When: Saturdays from April 27th through November 16th, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Outside of the UDC Student Center (4200 Connecticut Avenue)
Saturday, May 4th is Passport DC's Around the World tour of local embassies (10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). The neighborhood embassies hosting open houses on May 4th include Bangladesh, China and Pakistan. The embassies of Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia will be hosting events at UDC. And, you might want to make the […]
National Capital Astronomers and the National Park Service host their monthly Exploring the Sky gatherings in the field near the intersection of Glover and Military Roads, and Rock Creek Nature […]
Join Van Ness Main Street for its 2024 annual meeting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 9th. This meeting is open to the public. Learn about this year's Spirit of […]