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.
Culture Series: Snap City – The Art of Roller Skating
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 401c, Conference Center 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesWhat makes the DC-Maryland variation of Style roller skating deserving of official folk-art recognition? HumanitiesDC & Tasha Klusmann Present Culture Series: Snap City - The Art of Roller Skating. Join […]
FreeDeaf Way Film Festival
Gallaudet University, Eistad Auditorium 800 Florida Avenue NE, Washington, DC, United StatesGallaudet University proudly presents the Deaf Way Film Festival, a four-day celebration spotlighting the creativity, power, and stories of deaf* filmmakers and professionals in the film industry. October 16th-19th, 2025 […]
$65 – $200Striving to Belong: LGBTQ+ Jews in Orthodox Communities
Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThis roundtable discussion examines shifts in the Orthodox community towards greater inclusion of LGBTQ+ Jews. Panelists include Peninah Gershman and Rabbi Hyim Shafner, more panelists coming soon. Moderated by Miryam […]
Free – $18How We Be Free: A Virtual Kickback
How We Be Free is a Black Fugitive Study Kit that honors the legacy of freedom-seeking ancestors–those who built networks of solidarity, practiced mutual aid, fought for abolition and reparations, […]
Cello Concert with John Kaboff
Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesConcert Cellist John Kaboff will perform works by LGBTQ+ composer, Benjamin Britten, and Jewish composer, Ernst Bloch. Kaboff will discuss how both composers were inspired by the solo cello music […]
FreeVoices Series: Multigenerational Stories of Coming Out
Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesIn conjunction with our special exhibition, LGBTJews in the Federal City, hear from members of the LGBTQ+ Jewish Washington community as they reflect on their personal experiences with coming out. […]
Free – $18Stories in Motion at Mt. Pleasant Library
Mt. Pleasant Library 3160 16th St NW, Washington, DCThe DC Oral History Collaborative will be at popping up at the Mt. Pleasant Library to help library goers learn about oral history and record informal interviews with their friends […]
DC Zinefest 2025
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G St. NW, Washington, DCDC Zinfest is Saturday, November 1st from 11am–4pm at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown DC. DC Zinefest is an annual, one-day independent event designed to provide […]
What is Oral History and Why is it Important?
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 401c, Conference Center 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThis introductory workshop will help participants define oral history in relationship to the history of the practice and other forms of interviewing and storytelling. Participants will learn what motivates oral […]
A Bookish Night at the Museum
Capital Jewish Museum 575 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesHave you ever wanted to spend a cozy fall evening reading in a museum? Grab your book and join fellow bibliophiles for a relaxing and enlightening evening of reading and […]
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