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.
Film Screening and Discussion: Kindred Spirits
Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, Washington, United StatesJoin filmmaker Cintia Cabib for a screening and discussion of her documentary, "Kindred Spirits: Artists Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell." The film explores the lives and work of two accomplished but unsung Black women artists - both native Washingtonians - and their special bond as aunt and niece. The screening is in conjunction […]
Ladies In The Day, The Musical
Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC, United StatesExperience a captivating soul and jazz musical production with Ladies In The Day. This fantastic stage performance will take you back to some of the greatest singers and entertainers, including Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, and many more. The talented cast of a solid and mind-blowing vocalist will mesmerize you with their […]
DC Museum of Sidewalk Stuff: Mutual Aid Stories
Gallery Y 1325 W St. NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThe DC Museum of Sidewalk Stuff is about the stories behind the free stuff we leave for each other on the street. Learn from local organizers who took to the sidewalk to share with their neighbors, and the relationships they cultivated as a result. In D.C. we?re surrounded by museums that celebrate famous moments in […]
The Theatre Lab: Titanic: The Musical
Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC, United StatesEvent Details: Titanic: The Musical Directed by Deb Gottesman and Lucia LaNave Choreographer Sarah Frances Williams Story and Book by Peter Stone Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston Winner of five Tony Awards in 1997 including Best Musical, Titanic by Maury Yeston is a thrilling historical drama with strikingly human and relatable characters. From the […]
City Cast DC and DC Office of Planning Live Podcast Taping
Metrobar 640 Rhode Island Ave, Washington, DC, United StatesEvent Details: Join us for a live taping of the City Cast DC podcast at metrobar on July 13th! Host Bridget Todd will be joined by DC Office of Planning Director Anita Cozart and Senior Planner Ebony Dumas to chat about the findings of their new podcast, District Crossroads. We'll dive into a project focused […]
Oral History Interviewing Workshop
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesEvent Details: This core workshop in the DC Oral History Collaborative workshop series will provide participants strategies to make the interview experience rewarding for the interviewer and the narrator. The workshop will begin by further exploring what comes before the interview – connecting research and planning with building trust and rapport with narrators. Participants […]
Culture Series: Fighting For Home
Busboys and Poets 450 K St NW 450 K St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesEvent Details: The 1970s was a period of intense gentrification in DC — but the decade was also marked by the most effective and creative tenant organizing in DC’s history to date. Join Amanda Huron, an Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and Political Science at the UDC, and a panel of three people who organized […]
DHH Dance Collaborative: “that’s how the light gets in”
Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC, United StatesEvent Details: The DHH dancers are back for a ninth season and are inspired to bring more excitement, cutting-edge choreography, and heartfelt passion to the Lang Theater stage. Witness the creativity come alive in their production of "that's how the light gets in," a showcase of all new works choreographed, staged, and performed by the […]
In Zora’s Footsteps: Narratives of DC
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesEVENT AT CAPACITY. Join a FREE 4-week writing workshop series: "In Zora's Footsteps: Narratives of DC" led by Tracy Chiles McGhee. Whether you're a budding writer or a seasoned scribe, this series promises to enrich your narrative skills and deepen your cultural connections. Special Guests: Dr. Minnie Quartey Annan, Marita Golden, Kimberly A. Collins, and […]
Culture Series: District of Cats
Busboys and Poets Monroe 625 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC, United StatesEvent Details: Every year, dozens of cyclists periodically meet up for “alleycats”: unsanctioned scavenger hunts-turned-races sprung by daring local bike couriers onto DC streets. They make for an eclectic, if temporary, community: male, female, nonbinary, queer; old and young; a jumble of races and ethnicities; athletes in spandex and those riding in street clothes. Careening […]
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