Events Calendar

This 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 […]

Join 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. […]

Dance 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, […]

Kindred 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 […]

ISM II, conceived and directed by Michelle Banks, is another episode of the original ISM created by the VOCA Ensemble. The new VOCA Ensemble of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) BIPOC individuals will share their true stories and experiences in American Sign Language (ASL) when exposed to societal ?isms?, discriminatory practices, and oppression. As […]

This 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 […]

Why are we not able to name any Ukrainian composers despite the existence of high-quality music? Pianist Keng Siong Sim tells stories and plays works of Mykola Lysenko, Sergei Bortkiewicz, Vasyl Barvinsky, and more. A celebration of solo piano music by Ukrainian composers! The artist is donating his portion of the proceeds to UNICEF Children […]

This course, led by oral historian Anna Kaplan, Ph.D, will introduce Washingtonians interested in becoming oral historians to the best practices of doing oral history, to empower them with the basic tools for developing their style and approach to preserving DC’s rich past through oral history interviews. This course is structured to follow the full […]

Start 2024 off on the right foot with a local literary reading featuring the amazing E.A. Aymar along with nine other local fiction, nonfiction & poetry writers. Grab a slice of Sonny's famous pizza and settle in for a night of incredible writing from the DC literary community. We can't wait to see you there […]

For our debut show, we explore our namesake in 3 one-act works, led by three different DC-based choreographers, featuring dancers from within our company: the Effervescence Collective. The goal is to capture the concept of collective effervescence in 3 vastly different ways, by featuring 3 works that explore community and connection in 3 different capacities […]