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
Campaign 72 The Chisholm Effect
THEARC: Town Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus 1901 Mississippi Ave SE, WashingtonA 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 […]
Culture Series: Intergenerational Oral Histories of DC’s Ethiopian Community
Busboys and Poets 2021 14th St NW, Washington, DCIn 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 […]
Playwrights of the Black Arts Movement
Studio Acting Conservatory 3423 Holmead Place NW, WashingtonArena 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 […]
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