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In Zora’s Footsteps: Narratives of DC
EVENT AT CAPACITY. Join a FREE 4-week writing workshop series: "In Zora's Footsteps: Narratives of DC" led by Tracy Chiles McGhee. Whether you're a budding writer or a seasoned scribe, this series promises to enrich your narrative skills and deepen your cultural connections. Special Guests: Dr. Minnie Quartey Annan, Marita Golden, Kimberly A. Collins, and […]
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Alliance for New Music-Theatre: The Man Ray Project: Caesar & The Mannequin
Inspired by the Man Ray painting "Shakespearean Equation: Julius Caesar," in the Phillips collection, Composer Andrew E. Simpson and Librettist Susan Galbraith have concocted a Dadaist fantastical story of a "Caesar," a character who is determined to cling to power at whatever cost and sings, "You can?t stick me in a closet; I will not […]
Culture Series: District of Cats
Culture Series: District of Cats
Event Details: Every year, dozens of cyclists periodically meet up for “alleycats”: unsanctioned scavenger hunts-turned-races sprung by daring local bike couriers onto DC streets. They make for an eclectic, if temporary, community: male, female, nonbinary, queer; old and young; a jumble of races and ethnicities; athletes in spandex and those riding in street clothes. Careening […]
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The Inner Loop September Reading
The Inner Loop September Reading
Celebrate the written word with us featuring Sarah McCammon and 9 local writers incl. September Author's Corner Spotlight, Mai Sennaar! Mark your calendar, grab your friends, and head to the back patio of Sonny's Pizza for our reading on September 17th at 7:30pm. Whether you're a bookworm, an inspiring writer, or just enjoy listening to […]
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Book Launch: What Jewish Looks Like with authors Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin Pritchard
Book Launch: What Jewish Looks Like with authors Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin Pritchard
Join us for the launch of new book (released on the same day), What Jewish Looks Like with local authors, Liz Kleinrock and Caroline Kusin Pritchard, in conversation with Joshua Maxey, Executive Director of Bet Mishpachah. What Jewish Looks Like is a powerful intersectional anthology celebrating thirty-six Jewish heroes? this book disrupts the narrative of […]
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LGBTQ History Walking Tour of East DuPont and 17th St
LGBTQ History Walking Tour of East DuPont and 17th St
RHP's Director of Archiving has created a walking tour of the east side of DuPont neighborhood and the 17th Street corridor. Do you know about the Gay Liberation Front in the 1970s? Do you miss Cobalt or Drag Kings at Chaos? Does your Lesbian History knowledge include both WomenSound and Sophie?s Parlor? How many LGBTQ […]
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Barkaeology Parade
Barkaeology Parade
It's the 20,000th anniversary of humans' domestication of the dog (give or take 5,000 years). Join Archaeology in the Community for a celebration of that historic event with a Barkaeology Parade on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Enjoy the beauty of Rock Creek Park in DC, learn more about the archaeology and history of dog domestication, […]
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