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.
Latest Past Events
DC Oral History Collaborative 101+ Workshop
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 401c, Conference Center 901 G Street NW, WashingtonThis 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 […]
Atlas Presents: Keng Siong Sim – Peace for Ukraine
Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street NE, WashingtonWhy 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, […]
Culture Series: DC Poetry Scene in the 90s
Busboys and Poets Monroe 625 Monroe St NE, WashingtonThis event will consist of a reading of poems by Kenny Carroll, Quique Aviles, Patrick Washington and Sami Miranda. Following the reading we will show clips from oral histories that […]
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