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
Culture Series: Narratives of Black Resilience
Busboys and Poets, Brookland 625 Monroe Street NE, WashingtonEvent Details: Join HumanitiesDC and guest curator Jermaine Jones to explore how Black literature produced from the 20th century up to today offers quasi essential history of a resilient cultural movement, investigates the power of Black pliability under Jim Crow and systemic racism, and celebrates the rebellious power of Black imagination. Black Literature is […]
Free Concert: Musical Journey Around the Globe
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre 603 Edmonston Drive, RockvilleEvent Details: Summer is just around the corner! Join Washington Metro Oasis to kick off the new term with a bang! Join Seth Kibel and Friends for a whirlwind tour of music from Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and beyond. This musical journey will set your toes tapping and your spirits flying! The […]
Art of Resilience: Celebrating DC’s Black Arts Community
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW, WashingtonEvent Details: Join us for this exciting opportunity to hear the stories of some of DC's most iconic Black visual artists. The speakers will talk about their lives and their work and will share archived oral histories they've given as part of the DC Oral History Collaborative collection in the People's Archive. While they share […]
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