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.
Events
Remembering John Lewis: Good Trouble and the Black-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance – Mosaic Theater’s Young John Lewis Reflection Series
Mozelle & Donald Saltz Building 2850 Quebec St. NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJanuary 16-18 | Ward 3 | Adas Israel Congregation Mosaic partners with Adas Israel Congregation and its church and gospel partners for the yearly Martin Luther King weekend days of inspiration. From shabbat to the Sunday community day of service, Mosaic and Adas will share stories, challenges and musical inspirations from Lewis' exemplary life of […]
Visions – Projects + Events Grant Workshop
Join for an in-depth look at the Visions - Projects & Events grant application and program requirements. This online session will provide a detailed look at the Visions grant requirements, eligibility information, and application questions. Attendees will also get to hear from a current Visions grantee who will share insights into their project as well […]
Not Just Another Day Off Poetry Reading – Mosaic Theater’s Young John Lewis Reflection Series
Folger Theatre 201 East Capitol St SE, Washington, DC, United StatesJanuary 17, 206 | Ward 6 | Folger Theatre Each year, the Folger celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with inspiring poetry readings and rousing historical speeches delivered by contemporary poets and actors. Mosaic will amplify their work and the significant relationship between Dr. King and Congressman Lewis, which is featured heavily in the […]
HumanitiesDC Community Grants General Info Session
Join this virtual overview session to learn about all of HumanitiesDC's 2026 grant offerings. HumanitiesDC's 2026 community grants cycle opens December 8, 2025 with three grant opportunities, including: Community Culture & Heritage grant - $10,000 for DC-based individuals and non-profit organizations to create public humanities projects Visions grant - $25,000 for DC-based non-profit organizations to […]
Pride Poetry Workshop: “Weird Way to Protest…but, Yes!”
Arts Club of Washington 2017 I St. NW, Washington DC, MD, United States2026 PRIDE POETRY WORKSHOPS AT THE ARTS CLUB The Arts Club of Washington announces a slate of free community writing workshops for 2026, led by five Pride Poets-in-Residence. Workshops are designed to be generative, so participants will leave each session with a new poem-in-progress, and are open to writers of all levels of experience and […]
The Fox & the Panther Play Reading – Mosaic Theater’s Young John Lewis Reflection Series
Busboys and Poets Takoma 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DCJanuary 22, 2026 | 7:30 pm | Ward 4 | Busboys and Poets Takoma The Fox & the Panther by Tariq Hamami takes us to the 1960s when Algeria established itself as the anti-colonial capital of the world and hosted multiple revolutionaries including the Black Panther Party. Presented in collaboration with California?s Golden Thread Productions, […]
DC: A Home for New Musicals – Mosaic Theater’s Young John Lewis Reflection Series
January 26, 2026 | Location TBD A panel conversation led by Washington Post theater critic Naveen Kumar highlighting local theater companies producing new musicals. Produced in partnership with Olney Theatre Company and Signature Theatre Company, the event will feature performances from Young John Lewis and upcoming productions at the peer theaters. Learn more here.
Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida: Ya no son pilares
VisArts 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville, MDDiego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida's exhibition, Ya no son pilares, is opening Friday, January 30th from 7-9pm. Experience this fusion of material, ethnographic research, and visual art surrounding the infrastructure of the Chilean dictatorship at VisArts in Rockville, MD. About the artist Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida is an experimental ethnographic researcher and textile artist based between Los Angeles […]
FreeThe Light Looks Like Me Book Event
Frederick Book Arts Center 127 S Carroll St., Frederick, MDJoin Shout Mouse Press youth authors to discuss their new book - The Light Looks Like Me. Learn more here.
DC Oral History Collaborative Meetup
DC History Center 801 K St NW, Washington, United StatesCalling all local oral historians: HumanitiesDC and the DC History Center are offering their next oral history meetup in Washington, DC! Join us at the DC History Center on Monday, February 9 at 6 pm to be in community with other oral historians. During the meetup we’ll share ideas, talk through challenges and obstacles, and […]
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