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.

Dear Mr. Duncan

Keegan Theatre 1742 Church St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Dear 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 […]

$15

Dear Mr. Duncan

Keegan Theatre 1742 Church St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Dear 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 […]

$15

Dear Mr. Duncan

Keegan Theatre 1742 Church St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Dear 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 […]

$15

Grants General Information Session (Virtual)

HumanitiesDC Lydia on H, 1427 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002, Washington, DC, MD, United States

This 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 […]

Free

DC Doo-Wop From The Street Corner to the Stage: A Musical Journey

Westminster Presbyterian Church 400 I (Eye) Street SW, Washington, DC, United States

The 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 […]

Free

Literary Conversations: Memoir

PEN/Faulkner Foundation 6218 Georgia Ave NW, Unit #1062, Washington, DC, United States

Memoir opens windows into lives, granting readers access to deeply personal narratives. Whether they reflect our own experiences or challenge us to engage with new ones, the best memoirs enhance and complicate our understanding of the world. Join three dazzling memoirists, Nicole Chung, Isaac Fitzgerald, and Margo Jefferson, in conversation with 2023 debut memoirist and […]

$50

A Rethinking Theater Criticism Conference

Join critics, editors, producers, actors, directors, funders, and the theater community for a conference, Rethinking Theater Criticism, Saturday, February 18 and Saturday, February 25, 2023 to understand and envision the future of theatrical criticism. All events are free; advance registration is required for some sessions Event Details Host: Day Eight Date: February 18, 2023 and February […]

Free

Playwrights of the Black Arts Movement

Studio Acting Conservatory 3423 Holmead Place NW, Washington, DC, United States

Arena Stage dramaturg and Yale lecturer Otis Cortez Ramsey-Zöe leads this one-day master class exploring the playwrights of the Black Arts Movement and their impact on today’s writers. The day begins with an exploration of the cultural moment of the 1970s and 80’s and spirit of protest that sparked this influential time in history. Participants […]

$125

Culture Series: Intergenerational Oral Histories of DC’s Ethiopian Community

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

In this inaugural event in HumanitiesDC’s Culture Series, writer, producer and cultural worker Saaret E. Yoseph presents her multi-faceted, intergenerational oral history project JOURNEY(S): Addis to DC. Combining documentary interviews with original poetry, the project takes audience members on a narrative trip between sister cities Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Yoseph sifts through her […]

Free

Campaign 72 The Chisholm Effect

THEARC: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus 1901 Mississippi Ave SE, Washington, DC, United States

A limited two-day performance panel and discussion on the life of Shirley Chisholm for Black History Month. All tickets are free for the 24th, limited free tickets for the performance at 2pm and 8pm on the 25th. The panel discussion will take place at 3:30pm on the 25th. Event Details Host: Dr. Zinga Fraser, Brooklyn […]

Free

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