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Forest Hills Connection Invites You to a Book Talk with Anthony Dobranski, Author of The Demon in Business Class Sunday, April 23, 2017 3 to 5 p.m. Soapstone Market - […]
Save the date and join us at our 16th Annual DC Fair Housing Symposium! We are honored to host keynote Professor Sheryll Cashin, who has worked in the White House as an adviser on urban and economic policy, particularly concerning community development in inner-city neighborhoods. Her book Place Not Race was nominated for an NAACP […]
The Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival celebrates 31 years of world-class jazz at the University of the District of Columbia. The Big Band sound returns to UDC as the powerhouse jazz ensembles from the University of the District of Columbia (directed by Allyn Johnson), Howard University (directed by Fred Irby III) and the University […]
Washington Performing Arts Piano Masters April 25, 2017: Virtuoso and seemingly fearless pianist Yefim Bronfman brings a recital program of Bartók’s Suite, Op. 14, Schumann’s Humoreske, Debussy’s Suite bergamasque, and Stravinsky’s Petrouchka. Purchase tickets - $65 May 21, 2017: Russian pianist Kirill Gerstein made his debut on Washington Performing Arts’ Hayes Piano Series 12 years ago; since that time he has […]
Bring your pet to the Patio at Acacia Bistro & Wine Bar. Enjoy a beautiful day with a glass of wine and meet other pet owners in the neighborhood. There […]
• How can DC become an easier place to age? • What matters to you? • What joys and concerns do you have in your neighborhood and community? Northwest Neighbors […]
Friends, please join us on Thursday, April 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.: The Future of National Health Insurance A Panel Discussion With Alice Rivlin and Stuart Butler On Thursday, […]
The Carnegie Institution of Washington's Broad Branch Road Spring 2017 Neighborhood Lecture Series continues with Conel M. O'D. Alexander, a staff scientist at DTM. Alexander will present "Rocks from Space: Be Grateful and a Little Afraid" at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, 2017, in the Greenewalt Lecture Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. Lecture […]
Join Van Ness Main Street at Acacia Bistro this Thursday, April 27 at 7:30pm for another Jazz@VN. Acacia Bistro is located at 4340 Connecticut Ave. in Van Ness. Music will […]
Join Levine Guitar Faculty member Josh Walker in a masterclass devoted to exploring the guitar's role in a variety of group settings through recorded examples and live demonstrations. Learn how to further contribute to the musicality and aesthetics of the groups in which you play. All ages and skill levels are welcome. All instruments and […]
Van Ness Main Street would like to invite you to our first Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 29 from 1pm to 3pm at Soapstone Market. Come meet our Board of […]
Washington Performing Arts Hayes Piano Series Rising keyboard talents are presented each year as part of the Hayes Piano Series, established in 1966 in honor of Washington Performing Arts founder Patrick Hayes and his wife, Evelyn Swarthout Hayes. From Pollini to Perahia, Brendel to Bronfman, virtually every notable pianist performing today made his or her Kennedy Center […]
A masterclass with Brazilian drummer Duduka Da Fonseca, in advance of his appearance with Levine Faculty at Saturday night's Levine Presents concert Samba: Joy and Saudade. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Duduka Da Fonseca is a renowned Grammy Award Nominated drummer, percussionist, and author. He has appeared on over 200 albums alongside American Jazz icons […]