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.
Grants General Information Session (In-Person)
Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood Library 3935 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC, United StatesThis session will provide an overview of all open grant opportunities to help you decide which is right for you. Bring all questions and concerns and a HumanitiesDC staff member will help prepare all participants to submit a successful application. Event Details Host: HumanitiesDC Date: January 30, 2023 @ 6:00 pm Eastern Location: Benning/Dorothy I. Height […]
Grants General Information Session (In-Person)
Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library 5401 South Dakota Ave NE, Washington, DC, United StatesThis session will provide an overview of all open grant opportunities to help you decide which is right for you. Bring all questions and concerns and a HumanitiesDC staff member will help prepare all participants to submit a successful application. Event Details Host: HumanitiesDC Date: January 31, 2023 @ 6:00 pm Location: Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff […]
Grants General Information Session (In-Person)
Dorothy I. Height/Benning Neighborhood Library 3935 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC, United StatesThis session will provide an overview of all open grant opportunities to help you decide which is right for you. Bring all questions and concerns and a HumanitiesDC staff member will help prepare all participants to submit a successful application. Event Details Host: HumanitiesDC Date: February 1, 2023 @ 12:00 pm Location: Martin Luther King, […]
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 about the role that creativity plays in shaping who they are. They explore creativity at both the practical level, and the process level. On occasion, […]
Barry Farm: Community, Land, and Justice
Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library 3160 16th St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesCome see an engaging story of DC residents who fought against racial segregation and resisted the plans of society to displace their families and communities during the 1860s through the 1980s. Event Details Host: Association for the Study of African American Life and History Date: February 4, 2023 @ 2-4pm Location: Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library Event fee: Free Registration […]
Dear Mr. Duncan
Keegan Theatre 1742 Church St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesDear Mr. Duncan is a program of music and poetry highlighting the life and contributions of Black baritone vocalist Todd Duncan. Todd Duncan was a DC-based vocalist who was the first Porgy in Porgy and Bess and the first Black vocalist to sing with a major opera company. Duncan was also instrumental in desegregating audiences […]
Dear Mr. Duncan
Keegan Theatre 1742 Church St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesDear Mr. Duncan is a program of music and poetry highlighting the life and contributions of Black baritone vocalist Todd Duncan. Todd Duncan was a DC-based vocalist who was the first Porgy in Porgy and Bess and the first Black vocalist to sing with a major opera company. Duncan was also instrumental in desegregating audiences […]
Dear Mr. Duncan
Keegan Theatre 1742 Church St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesDear Mr. Duncan is a program of music and poetry highlighting the life and contributions of Black baritone vocalist Todd Duncan. Todd Duncan was a DC-based vocalist who was the first Porgy in Porgy and Bess and the first Black vocalist to sing with a major opera company. Duncan was also instrumental in desegregating audiences […]
Grants General Information Session (Virtual)
HumanitiesDC Lydia on H, 1427 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002, Washington, DC, MD, United StatesThis session will provide an overview of all open grant opportunities to help you decide which is right for you. Bring all questions and concerns and a HumanitiesDC staff member will help prepare all participants to submit a successful application. Event Details Host: HumanitiesDC Date: February 7, 2023 @ 6:00 pm Event fee: Free For More […]
DC Doo-Wop From The Street Corner to the Stage: A Musical Journey
Westminster Presbyterian Church 400 I (Eye) Street SW, Washington, DC, United StatesThe African American Music Association in association with Westminster Presbyterian Church and the DC Legendary Musicians, Inc. presents a discussion with legendary singers and musicians from Washington, DC who were part of the Doo-Wop genre of African American popular music from 1948-1960, followed by a live vocal performance by the panelists (Ron "Poozie" Miles of […]
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