#ReframeClimate Outdoor Photo Exhibit
Visit the four Georgetown locations to view eight large-scale photographs - each with an interactive prompt, allowing the viewer to hear the story behind the image from their phone.
Visit the four Georgetown locations to view eight large-scale photographs - each with an interactive prompt, allowing the viewer to hear the story behind the image from their phone.
More than 15 small businesses on upper Wisconsin Avenue are participating by decorating their storefronts with pink and cherry blossom-themed decorations and offering special promotions.
How does the brain work? A collegiate lecture on brainwaves and how neuroscientists believe the brain works, also how they will revolutionize our future by linking the human mind to computers.
Members of the Washington Printmakers Gallery are proud to present: Ritual and Relief. Woodblock prints and works by Amy Guadagnoli. The opening reception is April 9 from 3 – 5 pm.
If you are ready for a much needed break that will tone your body, clarify your mind, and create some much-needed positive forward momentum, then you have come to the right place!
Profs and Pints DC presents: “War in Ukraine,” a look at the origins and possible outcomes of the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, with Michael Kimmage, professor of history at Catholic University, fellow at the German Marshall Fund, and former U.S. State Department planner for Russia and Ukraine.
Dr. Ullman will present his latest and most important book yet, The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD: How Massive Attacks of Disruption Became the Looming Existential Danger to a Divided Nation and the World at Large
Please join us on select Saturday afternoons for live classical music concerts performed by the Friday Morning Music Club, a community of music lovers and musicians that has promoted classical music in the Washington area for over 130 years.
Steelpan and the Chinese Dulcimer of Parallel Intersections will grace the Strongin Collection in Georgetown with works by women composers on Monday, April 11th at 6 pm as part of our new Musical Mondays series
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Ukraine and Russia—The Long-Term View,” a look at centuries of volatile relations between two nations now at war, with Eric Lohr, professor history at American University and author of two books on the history of nationality and citizenship in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union.
Do you like to color within the lines? When baking, do you level your flour with a knife? Do you enjoy taking notes using all capital letters on graph paper? Do you arrive to meetings ten minutes early? If yes, then this might be the printmaking workshop for you.:
Join Isabel Thornton, Executive Director of Restoration Housing, and Alyssa Frystak of PlaceEconomics for a deep dive into historic preservation and affordable housing.
Explore what it means to be a “Federal period” site in the new capital city and imagine what it might have looked like with 8.5 acres of open land, multiple outbuildings, and an unobstructed of the Potomac River.
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Inside Pirates’ Taverns,” a look at the crucial role that bars catering to pirates and smugglers played in the Atlantic economy and the colonization of the New World, with Jamie L.H. Goodall, professor of history at Southern New Hampshire University and author of Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay.
Through hands-on programming at Dumbarton House, homeschool students ages 5-12 are invited to “travel back in time” 220 years and explore the early history of Washington D.C. Each program includes an interactive tour of the museum, snack, and an activity
Join your friends and neighbors as we listen to Taylor Carson, an Arlington-based folk singer, as he takes us on a musical journey. Connect with stories of America’s veterans through the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. Adults and children alike can take part in a storytelling craft.
We make high quality products for sweating in that make you feel strong, confident and ready for Doing Things... like plogging, in celebration of Earth Day!
Juniors will learn about the parts and uses of flowers during the Federal period, make their own paper flowers, and learn about “floriography” or the secret language of flowers.
Learn how Dumbarton House and the surrounding neighborhood of Georgetown changed over the past 200+ years while appreciating the beauty of the oldest neighborhood in DC during this fun and engaging program.
Profs and Pints DC presents: “Titanic Mistakes,” an in-depth analysis of what doomed the famous ship, with Vincent Brannigan, professor emeritus of the University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering.
Boat rides are available five days a week, offering one-hour guided historical tours along the first mile of the C&O Canal National Historical Park (NHP). Visitors will learn about the fascinating history, technology and culture of the Canal, and the surprising stories of the people who lived, worked and played here over the past two centuries.
Bring a picnic blanket and your favorite doll or teddy bear to enjoy individually packaged, tea boxes. Tea boxes include kid-friendly sandwiches, scones, fruit, and sweet treats. After tea, we will take a tour of the grounds and learn about the gardens before playing historic games.
Bring your seeds and plants to swap and prepare for a fun and educational afternoon.