Forest Hills Connection | News and Life in Our DC Neighborhood
Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield
Gregorij H. von Leitis and Michael Lahr from the NY based non-profit organization Elysium - Between Two Continents, present the program "Nevertheless Say ‘Yes’ to Life," a literary collage from […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service in removing invasive plant species from the western section of Melvin Hazen Park. For info and to register: https://rockcreekconservancy.org/volunteer-in-your-oasis#event=18828259
A panel discussing the humanitarian crisis on the US-Mexico border and Legal Observer Training. Learn more at https://www.law.udc.edu/event/exodus
Friends of Peirce Mill is hosting a free tasting of local hard ciders and delicious, homemade treats for its members. This event includes a lecture by Kim Prothro Williams, who will talk about agricultural Washington and her new book, Lost Farms and Estates of Washington, D.C. Not a member? Annual memberships start at $25. To […]
Featuring Sarah Foard (violin), Gary Prince (guitar), Chris Brown (electric bass), Manny Arciniega (percussion). Learn more at http://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1700
UDC Law Acting Dean John Brittain will have a candid, interview-style conversation with Michael Fauntroy, Associate Professor of Political Science and Acting Director of the Ronald Walters Leadership and Public Policy Center at Howard University, on the issues of racist images and racial bias currently rocking the Virginia state political leadership and academic institutions nationwide. […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the National Park Service for this family-friendly event as we remove invasive plant species from the "mini-oasis" in the western section of Melvin C Hazen […]
Council member Brianne Nadeau, Chair of the Committee on Human Services, and Council member Mary Cheh will host a community forum on housing and homelessness in Ward 3. Members of […]
The Parks and Trails Committee meets monthly at 7 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC (4901 Connecticut, between Ellicott and Fessenden Streets). These meetings are open to the public and welcome neighbor participation. Andrew Oetman of the Department of Energy and the Environment will be talking about RiverSmart's permeable surface rebates program.
David Jonathan Cohen on Eighty Years of “Adult Development" Hosted by the Cleveland & Woodley Park Village (202-615-5853) at the Cleveland Park Library Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 2 p.m. In 1938, with the Great Depression still gripping much of the nation and Adolf Hitler named TIME's Man of the Year, Harvard University launched a […]
A staged reading of letters between Austrian-Swedish physicist Lise Meitner and Nobel Prize Otto Hahn, read by the local actors Jennifer Mendenhall and Michael Kramer. Learn more at http://acfdc.org/events-2019/lise-meitner
The Streets and Sidewalks Committee meets at 7 p.m. monthly at UDC Building 38, Room 201 (see the campus map). These meetings are open to the public and welcome neighbor participation. They will be discussing the DDOT Connecticut Avenue study, their meeting with the DC police on March 6th about traffic enforcement, and 311 infrastructure […]
CommuniKids now has a UDC branch. Visit this Spanish immersion preschool to learn more about its free PK3 and PK4 program, as well as a summer camp for kids ages 2 1/2 to 7. Find information and register here: https://communikids.com/events/communikids-award-winning-preschool-and-summer-camp-open-house-at-its-new-udc-van-ness-location/
Join Van Ness Main Street for a special event to launch its new series: aLIVE@VN. aLIVE@VN will feature live music, dance, lectures and much more every month. Enjoy St. Patrick's drink specials and a performance by After the Flood at Tesoro on Friday, March 15th, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
An in-store wine tasting with popular selections from Domaine Guillaman, Jean-Marc Crochet and Domaine Sauger. Learn more at https://www.calvertwoodley.com/events/i2295959cx
Murch School is celebrating Homecoming... its own... to the newly renovated school. Murch's annual auction raises money for the Home & School Association (HSA). Proceeds raised go towards the impressive […]
Register here to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mayor-muriel-bowsers-2019-state-of-the-district-address-tickets-55261443465
Learn more at https://www.law.udc.edu/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1157248&group=
The Rock Creek Morris Women will return to Peirce Mill for dancing in the Mill as they have done for 30 years. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to watch a […]
Hearst Elementary's spring auction proceeds support the PTA to fund academic enrichment programs, needed classroom technology, new library books, educational field trips, teacher professional development, and more! More information: http://www.hearstes.org/hearst_auction_2019
Book talk and signing by the editors of Tough Cases: Judges Tell the Stories of Some of the Hardest Decisions They’ve Ever Made. Learn more at https://www.law.udc.edu/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1201823&group=
An evening rich in the Old World traditional ways of Eastern and Central Europe with a buffet, bar, concert, film and a meet-and-greet with diplomats. Learn more at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evening-at-the-embassy-of-hungary-tickets-57836190603
Levine's rock program will be hosting an open mic. Bring your guitar if you have one, sing, and jam. Learn more at http://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1814
Observe a master class led by Artist in Residence, Lambert Orkis teaching Levine students. Learn more at http://www.levinemusic.org/performance/events-calendar/event/1709
Learn about the plan to improve Rock Creek Park’s Nature Center Complex When: Wednesday, April 3, 2019, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Where: Rock Creek Park Nature Center and […]
Labels Off presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at Wilson High School’s Black Box Theatre. Learn more and buy tickets at https://www.wilsonhs.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=561114&id=0
Hexagon, DC’s only, and America’s oldest continuously running, all-original political satirical musical comedy theater group presents Romp in the Swamp! a journey of pure fun and nonsense, where a group of archaeologists in the future rediscover the long-lost city of Washington, DC, now a literal swamp (as it once was originally). There, they find locals […]
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and the Mayor's Office of the Clean City for the Mayor's Annual Spring Cleanup in Rock Creek Park. This particular cleanup will focus on a "mini-oasis" […]