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.

Creativists In Dialogue Podcast

Creativists in Dialogue is a podcast embracing the creative life, with hosts Elizabeth Bruce and Michael Oliver. In this weekly podcast, the hosts interview people from all walks of life […]

Free

ISM II by Visionaries of the Creative Arts (VOCA)

Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

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 […]

$25 – $35

Atlas Presents: Keng Siong Sim – Peace for Ukraine

Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, Washington, DC, United States

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, […]

$22

DC Oral History Collaborative 101+ Workshop

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

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 […]

Free

Fresh Beginnings: January Reading

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

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 […]

Free

Effervescence Collective

Dance Place 3225 8th St NE, Washington, DC, United States

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 […]

$10 – $30

Culture Series: Creative AI – Threat or Opportunity

Busboys and Poets 2021 14th St NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

As artificial intelligence continues to change every aspect of how we work, the creative fields are seeing a seismic shift in the former ways of doing business. From avatar influencers […]

Free

What is Oral History and Why is it Important?

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

This introductory workshop will help participants define oral history in relationship to the history of the practice and other forms of interviewing and storytelling. Participants will learn what motivates oral […]

Free

The Inner Loop February Reading

This February, we're transforming the top floor of Shaw's Tavern into a storytelling sanctuary! This month's reading will feature the incredible novelist, Nadeem Zaman, and nine local writers of fiction, […]

Free

HumanitiesDC Community Showcase

Anacostia Arts Center 1231 Marion Barry Ave SE, Washington, DC, MD, United States

Get ready to immerse yourselves in an unforgettable celebration of bold ideas, big questions, and unique experiences! On February 22, 2024, at 6 PM, join us at the Anacostia Arts […]

Free

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