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.

Grantee Event: The PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story

American University School of International Service 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, DC, MD, 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 […]

$30

Grantee Event: Axé Fest

The Capoeira Spot 2008 Rhode Island Ave NE, Washington, DC, MD, 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 […]

Free

HumanitiesDC Event: Dancing With Myself – A Conversation on Music, Mood, and Our Mental Health

Lydia on H 1427 H St NE, Washington, DC

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 […]

Free

HumanitiesDC Event: Beyond the Archives: Performing Oral History

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

Join us as John A Johnson and an amazing group of actors use Playback Theatre techniques to bring Washington, DC stories to life. Selected from both the DC Oral History Collaborative collection at the DC Public Library’s People’s Archive and Johnson’s Anacostia Unmapped project the stories each discuss pivotal moments in the lives of their […]

Free

Grantee Event: The Meaning Behind the Music

Arts Club of Washington 2017 I St. NW, Washington DC, MD, United States

The Washington Arts Ensemble is DC’s classical music community, offering classical chamber music concerts with an emphasis on connection between audience members and performers. In keeping with holiday celebrations around the globe, our December concert will explore how various composers found meaning in music, whether it be through tradition, worship, or simply gratitude and purpose. […]

Starts with $20

Grantee Event: Dance Institute of Washington Presents “The Spirit of Kwanzaa”

Cramton Auditorium 2455 6th St, NW, Washington, DC, MD, United States

The Spirit of Kwanzaa, the Dance Institute of Washington’s most popular and longest-running (since 1995) cultural arts and dance production affords the community an immersive and imaginative presentation that uniquely shows the African American winter holiday celebration, drawing on the agricultural ceremonies of Africa. The Dance Institute of Washington has adopted the seven principles of […]

$25

HumanitiesDC Event: Porchtales Podcast – The Disappearance of Sister Koko Episode 5

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 […]

Free

HumanitiesDC Event: LGBTQ Bars – Beyond Drinking, There is Community!

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

This gathering explores how community can be found in drinking establishments, how bars provide a social outlet for people, and how bars and clubs allow individuals in the LGBTQ community to be who they are without exploitation and/or prosecution. Event Details Type: Panel Discussion Host: Paul Marengo Date: January 12, 2023 Location: Busboys and Poets, […]

Free

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