Explore our city’s upcoming humanities events from performances and lectures to celebrations and multi-media experiences. These public events are created and hosted by either HumanitiesDC, our grantees or local partners. To submit an event for consideration, please complete this form.
The Great Persons Series Community Experience Days
The Nicholson Project 2310 Nicholson St, Washington, DCLearn about history and social justice through the eyes of GREAT PEOPLE from our past! The Nicholson Project and local artist and educator, Chitra Subramanian will be curating The Great Persons Series Community Experience Days every Saturday in October from 12-4pm! Each Saturday will offer a hands-on, experiential exhibit series focused on the following luminaries: […]
Fiesta del Barrio w/ José and Kristy
Mount Pleasant 3166 Mount Pleasant St NW, Washington, DC, United States¿Alguna vez has pensado sobre cómo puedes preservar todas esas historias tan maravillosas en tu familia y comunidad? ¿Has pensado sobre qué uno debe hacer para grabar entrevistas con personas interesantes 🎙️? Visitanos en nuestro kiosko este sábado, 14 de Octobre en el festival del Barrio - donde puedes grabar mini-entrevistas con tus seres queridos […]
Gilded Lily Burlesque: Return to Glamour
Dance Place 3225 8th St NE, Washington, DC, United StatesThe sparkle of a rhinestone in the spotlight. The hypnotic shimmy of fringe across the hips. The caress of a silk stocking along the leg. This year's Return to Glamour is a celebration of returns: the return of live burlesque, the return of glitz and glamour, and the return of Gilded Lily to DC! Gilded […]
Rhizome Is Home: Documentary Screening + Musical Performance
Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library 3160 16th St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin LA-based filmmaker Tatev Sargsyan for a screening of the 40-min. documentary on the Takoma Park fixture for experimental arts programming. Plus Q&A and an appearance form the band Drawn. Ages 13+. Event Details Host: Mr. Pleasant Neighborhood Library, 3160 16th St NW Date: October 18, 2023 • 6-7:30PM Location: Mr. Pleasant Neighborhood Library, 3160 […]
CJM After Sunset: The Notorious RBG
Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesDiscover the exhibition Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg after hours at the Capital Jewish Museum. Dig deeper into exhibit stories with Spotlight Talks with CJM curators and Clare Cushman from the Supreme Court Historical Society, delve into why the Court matters to all of us, and craft your own dissent […]
AARON BURR, SIR: The Duel for Democracy
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThis Theater and Policy Salon tells a story of parallel turning points in America's troubled journey to a more perfect democracy - the 1804 Hamilton-Burr duel and the January 6 riot - then digs into the issues facing our democracy today. This free event (no rsvp required) kicks off with an exclusive sneak peak at […]
The Camouflage Kippa: 40th Anniversary of the 1983 Beirut Barracks Bombing
National Museum of American Jewish Military History 1811 R St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin us at the National Museum of American Jewish Military History as we remember the 40th anniversary of the tragic 1983 Beirut barracks bombing with Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff. On October 23, 1983, a suicide driver detonated two bombs at buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members. 241 U.S. military personnel were killed. […]
Family Spooky Disco
Dance Place 3225 8th St NE, Washington, DC, United StatesDance Place's Family Spooky Disco is a celebration of dance, costumes and families. This intergenerational dance party is for both the young and the young at heart. This event will feature a live DJ, snacks, and party games. Get your costume on and come get spooky with us! Event Details Host: Dance Place Date: October 28, […]
Culture Series: Kindred Spirits Film Showing
Busboys and Poets 450 K St NW 450 K St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesKindred Spirits: Artists Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell Join us at the intersection of art and local history as we screen and discuss filmmaker Cintia Cabib’s documentary, “Kindred Spirits: Artists Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell.” The film shines a spotlight on the lives and work of two accomplished but unsung Black […]
Culture Series: DC Poetry Scene in the 90s
Busboys and Poets Monroe 625 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC, United StatesThis event will consist of a reading of poems by Kenny Carroll, Quique Aviles, Patrick Washington and Sami Miranda. Following the reading we will show clips from oral histories that were done as part of a humanities grants project, where people involved in the 90s poetry as open mic host, writing programs managers shared their […]
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