HumanitiesDC

HumanitiesDC Event: Dancing With Myself - A Conversation on Music, Mood, and Our Mental Health
2022-12-08 | Lydia on H, 1427 H St NE, Washington, DC, 20002
Join HumanitiesDC and Dr. Patrise Holden for a discussion that invites audience members to explore their feelings, attitudes, identity, and mood when listening to music and reflect on the short-term or long-term effect that music has had on their lives, person, and mental health.
Event Details
Type: Panel Discussion
Host: HumanitiesDC, featuring Dr. Patrise Holden
Date: December 8, 2022
Location: Lydia on H, 1427 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002
Event Fee: FREE, Registration information coming soon

For More Information
Contact: Dr. Patrise Holden
Email: thelanguagekey@aol.com
Phone: 202.770.3077 ext. 806

HumanitiesDC Event: Porchtales Podcast – The Disappearance of Sister Koko with Prof. D. Boose, Episode 3
2022-12-07
Porchtales is HumanitiesDC’s new podcast, where every season embarks on a deep-dive exploration of a subject that helps listeners get to experience the District through the eyes of those who make up the fabric of our nation’s capital. “The Disappearing of Sister Koko with Prof. D. Boose” is a five-episode season where we meet Sister Koko and listen as she details her interactions and relationships with people like Stokely Carmichael, Miriam Makeba, Cleveland Sellers, Afeni and Tupac Shakur, and as she shares harrowing stories of fighting racism, existing COINTELPRO, and nuances of Black living in twentieth-century America. Time and circumstance have tried to disappear Sister Koko, yet she still rises through our collective listening. Tune in and be a witness to stories of Black freedom activism in America you haven’t heard.
Event Details
Type: Podcast Episode
Host: HumanitiesDC, featuring Prof. D. Boose
Date: December 7, 2022
Location: Listen here or anywhere podcasts are available.
Event Fee: FREE
For More Information
Contact: Jimmy Watkins, Public Programs Coordinator
Website: humanitiesdc.org
Email: jwatkins@humanitiesdc.org
Phone: 202.770.3077 ext. 806

Grantee Event: Axé Fest
2022-12-03 13:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax) | The Capoeira Spot, 2008 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC, MD, 20018, United States
Axé Fest is a community day of free movement classes hosted by The Capoeira Spot, featuring the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira, yoga, and Afro-Brazilian dance. Attendees can immerse themselves in art, culture, movement, music, and good vibrations all afternoon! This event is free and family friendly – open to kids and adults! Axé Fest attendees will start by getting warm with yoga taught by Darnell aka D Yoga Dude, who has 20+ years of experience teaching yoga as a certified instructor. The event then flows into Intro to Capoeira classes for kids and adults taught by Mestre Morcego. In these interactive classes, attendees will learn about the history and culture of Capoeira while learning the martial art’s five basic movements. Then, attendees will get to put what they learned in action with a Capoeira Roda (circle) along with The Capoeira Spot’s teachers and students. The event culminates in a celebratory mood with an Afro-Brazilian Dance class to live batucada drumming.
Event Details
Type: Festival
Host: CapoeiraDC, featuring Mestre Morcego, D Yoga Dude and Professora Borboleta
Date: December 3, 2022 @ 1-6pm
Location: The Capoeira Spot, 2008 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC 20018
Event Fee: FREE, Register HERE.

For More Information
Contact: Renford Powell, Executive Director
Website: capoeiradc.com
Email: admin@capoeiradc.com
Phone: 202.813.3960

Grantee Event: The PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story
2022-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 | American University School of International Service, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC, MD, 20016, United States
The PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story is among the nation’s most illustrious literary prizes for the short story. This year, PEN/Faulkner will honor Yiyun Li in a ceremony that will feature a reading, a conversation with American University Professor Patricia Park, and remarks by Janna Malamud Smith. The ceremony will be followed by a book signing and a reception with light refreshments.
Event Details
Type: Celebration
Host: The PEN/Faulkner Foundation, featuring author and honoree Yiyun Li, Patricia Park, American University Professor, and author, Janna Malamud Smith.
Date: December 2, 2022 @ 7-9pm
Location: American University School of International Service, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016
Event Fee: $30, Register HERE.
For More Information
Contact: Caroline Schreiber, Director of Development
Website: penfaulkner.org
Email: caroline@penfaulkner.org
Phone: 202.898.9063
