Events Calendar

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 Inner Loop’s 10th Anniversary Reading

Sonny's Pizza 3120 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details:   Alice McDermott returns to The Inner Loop to read from the new novel Absolution, after which Inner Loop board, staff, and veteran readers read flash pieces of 2 minutes or less in rapid succession. We'll have tarot readings, interactive sculpture tables, Inner Loop merch, and plenty of time to party at this […]

Free

The Struggle to Realize Enlightenment Ideals

NYU Washington DC 1307 L Street NW, Washington DC, DC, United States

Event Details: Theater and Policy Salon presents, “The Struggle to Realize Enlightenment Ideals: From the Early Days of the American Republic to the Present” Last fall's HumanitiesDC supported event featured teasers for Jamie Stiehm's theatrical work "Across The River." Now join us for a free reading of the entire play, followed by a dialogue about […]

Free

Culture Series: Decoding DC Language

Busboys and Poets 450 K St NW 450 K St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details: HumanitiesDC invites you to an engaging interactive discussion on African American Language and its speakers in the DMV area. The event, which will include special appearances from local spoken word artists will be held from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM, Thursday, April 18, at Busboys and Poets, 450 K Street, NW. Throughout the […]

Free

William Beckett Project: Conversation and Reception

Picnic Grove #1 Picnic Grove #1, near the intersection of Shoemaker and Tilden Streets NW, Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, DC, United States

Event Details: Come learn about William Beckett, who was once the enslaved manager of Joshua Peirce's nursery business on Linnaean Hill, now Rock Creek Park headquarters. With funding from HumanitiesDC, the Friends of Peirce Mill recently researched Beckett's remarkable life, and will share his story. The event begins at 1PM, Saturday, April 20, with a […]

Free

¿Qué es la historia oral y por qué es importante?

Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library 3160 16th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details Este taller introductorio explorará qué es la historia oral, cómo esta herramienta se ha utilizado para la preservación de historias comunitarias y su relación con las entrevistas y los cuentos cotidianos. Los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de aprender qué factores y eventos motivan a historiadores orales a documentar historias comunitarias utilizando esta forma […]

Free

Art of Resilience: Celebrating DC’s Black Arts Community

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details: Join us for this exciting opportunity to hear the stories of some of DC's most iconic Black visual artists. The speakers will talk about their lives and their work and will share archived oral histories they've given as part of the DC Oral History Collaborative collection in the People's Archive. While they share […]

Free

Free Concert: Musical Journey Around the Globe

F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville, MD, United States

Event Details: Summer is just around the corner! Join Washington Metro Oasis to kick off the new term with a bang! Join Seth Kibel and Friends for a whirlwind tour of music from Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and beyond. This musical journey will set your toes tapping and your spirits flying! The […]

Free

Culture Series: Narratives of Black Resilience

Busboys and Poets, Brookland 625 Monroe Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details:   Join HumanitiesDC and guest curator Jermaine Jones to explore how Black literature produced from the 20th century up to today offers quasi essential history of a resilient cultural movement, investigates the power of Black pliability under Jim Crow and systemic racism, and celebrates the rebellious power of Black imagination. Black Literature is […]

Free

Keep the Mic Close – Audio Techniques for Oral History

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details: This core workshop in the DC Oral History Collaborative Training Series will take an in-depth look at some of the techniques that oral historians use to get high-quality audio from their recording equipment. While the workshop will focus on the Zoom H4n audio recorder, many of the skills and practices introduced can be […]

Free

Culture Series: The Other Significant Others

Busboys and Poets 450 K St NW 450 K St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Event Details: Our need for stronger social ties could hardly be clearer at a time when so many Americans are feeling the effects of the loneliness epidemic and a decline in platonic relationships that has been dubbed a “friendship recession.” A panel will discuss what we can learn from past and present approaches to friendship, […]

Free

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