Lunchtime Lecture, Historical D.C. Black School - Canceled
Director of the D.C. Summer School Kimberly Springer will share the Black history of D.C. public education.
Ticket Price: free
Activities & Events Calendar
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Heart Smart Cooking Demonstration
Explore new recipes that are smart for your heart health!
Ticket Price: Free
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Split Session: Scholarship Power Hour (Seniors) + HBCU Pre-College Summer Program Exploration (9th-11th grades)
Two paths. One goal: College paid and planned for. This session splits into two focused working groups so every student walks away with real progress, whether it’s a scholarship submission today or a pre-college experience that pays off later.
Ticket Price: Free
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Fit & Strong
Are you looking for a class to improve exercise frequency, increase strength, and help with goal setting to promote overall health? Join us for the Fit & Strong! program that combines aerobics, stretching, balance, strength, endurance exercises, and health education to promote healthy behavior changes.
Ticket Price: Free
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Uhuru Quilters Guild Black History Month Exhibition
The Uhuru Quilters are back with their yearly challenge quilts! Members take on different themes using any quilting style or technique, e.g., traditional, contemporary, improvisational, modern or fiber art.
Ticket Price: Free, donations are welcome.
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Glenn Dale Splash Park Redesign Community Meeting
Join us to review some preliminary design concepts for the NEW Glenn Dale Splash Park and find out about upcoming opportunities to give input on site features and amenities. Your participation helps ensure the design reflects community needs.
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Pocket Moxie: A Happenstance Vaudeville with Happenstance Theater
A light-hearted homage to the style and spirit of the Great Age of Vaudeville, an immensely popular theatre from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, comprised of specialty acts, song, and dance. Happenstance Theater’s five versatile...
Ticket Price: $25 / $20 Senior/Student
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Message Session VI- Community
Message is not your typical concert series. It is an oasis where local artists find their voice and share their stories. Here, music transcends mere entertainment – it becomes personal. Local talent takes center stage.
Ticket Price: $15
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I Heart Yoga
Stretch toward your fitness goals! Learn basic yoga to improve health and flexibility through deep breathing and controlled stretching.
Ticket Price: Free
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Dinosaur Park Open House
Dinosaur Park Open Houses are a free public program on the first and third Saturday of every month and the second Sunday in the summer. Join us and learn more about fossils, including the dinosaurs who used to call Maryland home.
Ticket Price: Free. No reservations required.
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Cooking with Cupid: Couples
Cooking with Cupid is a delightful couples cooking program designed for pairs to come together to create healthy, delicious meals perfect for a romantic date night. Space is limited.
Ticket Price: Free
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Alternative Income Streams for Artists
Explore diverse revenue opportunities beyond traditional sales, including licensing, commissions, teaching, digital platforms, and passive income strategies.
Ticket Price: free
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Black History Month with Brent Birckhead, Saxophone
Celebrate Black History Month with an unforgettable music matinee featuring award-winning saxophonist Brent Birckhead and his sextet. Hailed by The New York Times as “one of the most riveting young improvisers in New York,” Birckhead blends tradition...
Ticket Price: $20
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Film Screening: Amazing Grace
“Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin assembled a choir at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, Los Angeles, in 1972 to record her live album, Amazing Grace. Footage of this remarkable gospel concert was shelved for decades over technical and legal issues; it was finally edited and...
Ticket Price: free
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Pocket Moxie: A Happenstance Vaudeville with Happenstance Theater
A light-hearted homage to the style and spirit of the Great Age of Vaudeville, an immensely popular theatre from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, comprised of specialty acts, song, and dance. Happenstance Theater’s five versatile...
Ticket Price: $25 / $20 Senior/Student
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Tribute to the Ladies of Soul - Stephanie Mills, Aretha Franklin, Teena Marie, and More
Join us for an unforgettable evening as the BRENCORE Allstars, featuring the incredible Tia Lydawn and Ameya Taylor, honor the legendary ladies of soul. If you’re a fan of Stephanie Mills, Aretha Franklin, Teena Marie, and other...
Ticket Price: $30 / $25 Senior/Student
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Fit & Strong
Are you looking for a class to improve exercise frequency, increase strength, and help with goal setting to promote overall health? Join us for the Fit & Strong! program that combines aerobics, stretching, balance, strength, endurance exercises, and health education to promote healthy behavior changes.
Ticket Price: Free
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George Washington Carver & Friends with Bright Star Touring Theatre
This performance is part of our Education on Stage Series and is recommended for Grades K-5. Black History heroes laid the groundwork for some of the most amazing discoveries of the modern era, especially regarding Science, Technology,...
Ticket Price: $8 Adult / $6 Child
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George Washington Carver & Friends with Bright Star Touring Theatre
This performance is part of our Education on Stage Series and is recommended for Grades K-5. Black History heroes laid the groundwork for some of the most amazing discoveries of the modern era, especially regarding Science, Technology,...
Ticket Price: $8 Adult / $6 Child
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Black History Month Book and Film Discussion: Erasure and American Fiction - Part 2
Join us for a two-part book discussion and film screening featuring Percival Everett’s satirical 2001 novel Erasure and its 2023 film adaptation, the Best Picture-nominated dark comedy American Fiction, starring Jeffrey Wright. The book and film examine (and skewer) the use of Black stereotypes in fiction and the anti-Black stance of the publishing industry.
Ticket Price: free
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Daryl Davis Trio
In honor of Black History Month, musician, author, and lecturer Daryl Davis will present a concert of the Roots of American Popular Music consisting of Blues, Boogie Woogie, Jazz, and Rock’n’Roll composed by Black musicians as performed by The Daryl Davis Trio.
Ticket Price: $22
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A Conversation with a Purpose: Understanding How Go-Go Music Shaped the Culture of the DMV
Join us for a “Conversation with a Purpose,” an engaging and interactive discussion exploring the powerful influence of go-go music on the culture, identity, and community of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Ticket Price: Free
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Fit & Strong
Are you looking for a class to improve exercise frequency, increase strength, and help with goal setting to promote overall health? Join us for the Fit & Strong! program that combines aerobics, stretching, balance, strength, endurance exercises, and health education to promote healthy behavior changes.
Ticket Price: Free
