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
Black Women on the Move: JOURNEY(S): addis to dc Screening & Discussion
Eaton DC 1201 K St. NW, WashingtonJoin Eaton DC for an evening of storytelling and conversation centering the diverse origins and migration experiences of Black women. We're screening JOURNEY(S): addis to dc, an experimental "docupoem" anthology, made possible with grant funding from HumanitiesDC. Director/producer Saaret E. Yoseph will be in-person for a post-screening discussion, following presentations of relevant performances and visual […]
The Inner Loop March Reading
Shaw's Tavern 520 Florida Avenue Northwest, WashingtonMark your calendar, grab your friends, and head to Shaw's Tavern on March 19th at 7:30pm to hear the amazing Helena Andrews with Author's Corner Spotlight Len Kruger and eight more writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Whether you're a bookworm, an inspiring writer, or just enjoy listening to stories, The Inner Loop readings have […]
The H Street Oral History Project Festival
The multi-year arc of Mosaic Theater Company?s H Street Oral History Project, spearheaded by the Andrew W. Mellon Playwright-in-Residence Psalmayene 24, culminates with the H Street Oral History Project Festival. Using Washington, DC?s H Street corridor as a source of inspiration and preservation, local playwrights Dane Figueroa Edidi, Gethsemane Herron-Coward, and James J. Johnson have […]
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