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.
Oral History Interviewing Workshop
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThis core workshop in the DC Oral History Collaborative workshop series will provide participants strategies to make the interview experience rewarding for the interviewer and the narrator. The workshop will […]
Thrilling Upcycled Celtic Folk Trio House of Hamill in Concert
Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, WashingtonA concert featuring House of Hamill. Register here
Educator’s Seminar: Oral History in the Classroom
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThis workshop is open to DC teachers and those leading out-of-school youth programs. Attendees must apply and be approved before attending this session. Click here for more information on the […]
CJM After Sunset: After Hours Pride Party
Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesCelebrate WorldPride DC 2025 at the Capital Jewish Museum after hours with the launch of our new special exhibition, LGBTJews in the Federal City. Discover stories of LGBTQ+ Jewish Washington […]
Conference on Public Archaeology
The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThis meeting will be hosted by Archaeology in the Community and is intended to provide a dedicated space for public-minded archaeologists and cultural heritage practitioners to share their experiences and […]
Lauri Willialmson Book Signing
O Museum in the Mansion 2020 O Street, NW, Washington, DCABOUT LAURI WILLIAMSON: Lauri is the Chief Experience Officer at DC Tours and Events. She wears many hats - author, tour guide, event planner, gifting company owner, & storyteller & […]
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: “It’s All About Palestine”
Alliance for Peacebuilding 1800 Massachusetts Ave NW # 401, Washington, DC, United States"It Is All About Palestine" documents the courage of student activists confronting repression and the moral clarity of a generation refusing silence. Please join the Museum of the Palestinian People […]
Echoes of Activism: Using Oral History Interviews to Craft a Lesson Plan
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS 200 Douglas Street NE, Washington, DCSari Leigh will present the Mind, Body and Justice Oral History project at the Social Justice Curriculum Fair. The workshop will help educators to design a lesson plan for health […]
The Light Looks Like Us: An Intergenerational Conversation
1827 Wiltberger Street Northwest Washington, DC 20001 1827 Wiltberger Street Northwest, Washington, DCProminent DC-based poet and author Tony Keith Jr. will be reading and in conversation with local LGBT+ youth authors Hakim Rose, Oliver Lin, and Lauryn Ciardullo, whose work has been […]
Lilac Peril Book Launch
Lost City Books 2467 18th St NW, Washington, DCCelebrate the launch of Lilac Peril's Issue 01, a collection of 30+ trans contributors writing on the topic TABOO. When the fact of our existence is taboo, what do trans […]
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