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9 events,
Family Day 2023!
Family Day 2023!
Hill Center's annual Family Day returns again for 2023! Come enjoy a completely FREE day of crafts, shows, carriage rides, balloon animals, and more! Reserve your tickets now! Tickets need…
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Sing Shalom
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Sing Shalom
Music Together Sing Shalom is a program developed in collaboration between The Jewish Education Project and local Music Together centers through a grant from the UJA. The weekly parent-child music classes…
Super Soccer Stars (Ages 1-5)
Super Soccer Stars (Ages 1-5)
At Super Soccer Stars, dynamic coaches work with every student to develop skills, self-confidence, and teamwork in a fun, non-competitive environment. Positive reinforcement and low child-to-coach ratios ensure that each…
7 events,
Spanish Language Course: Beginner (Fall 2023)
Spanish Language Course: Beginner (Fall 2023)
Hill Center has partnered with Go Spanish Now to provide this Spanish course. The purpose of this course is not simply to teach you about Spanish, but rather to develop…
Contemporary Watercolors Course
Contemporary Watercolors Course
Join us for a contemporary approach to painting with watercolors with Christine Vineyard. Students will learn how to use several different types of watercolor paints (tube, liquid and pencils) and…
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Mixed Ages – Indoors
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Mixed Ages – Indoors
Each week in Music Together® Mixed-Age Classes at While They're Little, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grownups who love them gather for 45 minutes of fun-filled family music time. Your teacher…
7 events,
Basic Drawing Techniques: Drawing From an Image
Basic Drawing Techniques: Drawing From an Image
This course is designed for adults who wish to start drawing, but aren't sure where to begin! We will be working on basic drawing skills and techniques over the course…
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Longtime Capitol Hill Resident (30+ years), Gordon Tenney, is an accomplished player and teacher of piano music in all styles. Classical, jazz, rock/pop, blues, you name it! He has 10+…
Tippi Toes: Baby Ballet (Ages 2.5-3.5)
Tippi Toes: Baby Ballet (Ages 2.5-3.5)
This class is a wonderful transition between Toddler & Me and Ballet, Tap & Jazz class. Music, movement, balance and the basic dance steps are introduced in a fun, friendly…
10 events,
Yoga for Seniors with District Flow Yoga
Yoga for Seniors with District Flow Yoga
Join District Flow Yoga and Hill Center for a yoga class catered to older students! A yoga practice can contribute to your overall sense of well-being, contentment, ability to relax,…
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Mixed Ages – Indoors
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Mixed Ages – Indoors
Each week in Music Together® Mixed-Age Classes at While They're Little, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grownups who love them gather for 45 minutes of fun-filled family music time. Your teacher…
Tippi Toes: Toddler and Me (Ages 18 months – 3 years)
Tippi Toes: Toddler and Me (Ages 18 months – 3 years)
Toddler & Me dance classes are for children 18 months up to the age of 3 years. Music, movement, balance and the basic steps are introduced in a fun, friendly,…
4 events,
French Language Course: Intermediate II/III+ (Fall 2023)
French Language Course: Intermediate II/III+ (Fall 2023)
The Intermediate II/III+ class is for intermediate and advanced French language speakers who have the skills of the language and wish to focus more on conversations. Topics may include the…
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Longtime Capitol Hill Resident (30+ years), Gordon Tenney, is an accomplished player and teacher of piano music in all styles. Classical, jazz, rock/pop, blues, you name it! He has 10+…
Warrior Fusion
Warrior Fusion
Warrior Fusion is a health and fitness collaborative that helps people of all ages and abilities train for life through martial arts, personal training, and self-defense instruction. Based in Washington, D.C. Warrior…
0 events,
10 events,
Master Chef: Essential Fall Baking Featuring Award-Winning Pastry Chef Lisa Ruland
Master Chef: Essential Fall Baking Featuring Award-Winning Pastry Chef Lisa Ruland
Hill Center is delighted to welcome Chef Lisa Ruland to our roster of Master Chefs. Lisa is the editor of the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) Award-winning food and cooking website Unpeeled Journal, and a professional food writer and pastry chef. Participants will learn some essential baking techniques and whip up some fall delicacies: Individual…
Warrior Fusion
Warrior Fusion
Warrior Fusion is a health and fitness collaborative that helps people of all ages and abilities train for life through martial arts, personal training, and self-defense instruction. Based in Washington, D.C. Warrior…
Tai Chi Chuan
Tai Chi Chuan
Tai Chi Chuan is a formulated set of movements designed for body and mind. This discipline for health and serenity is also a complete system of self-defense and a martial…
9 events,
American Roots Concert Series: Shamarr Allen
American Roots Concert Series: Shamarr Allen
The Quicksilver Productions Foundation and Hill Center are thrilled to welcome Shamarr Allen as part of our free outdoor American Roots Music Series made possible with the generous support of our…
Super Soccer Stars (Ages 1-5)
Super Soccer Stars (Ages 1-5)
At Super Soccer Stars, dynamic coaches work with every student to develop skills, self-confidence, and teamwork in a fun, non-competitive environment. Positive reinforcement and low child-to-coach ratios ensure that each…
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Sing Shalom
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Sing Shalom
Music Together Sing Shalom is a program developed in collaboration between The Jewish Education Project and local Music Together centers through a grant from the UJA. The weekly parent-child music classes…
0 events,
7 events,
Basic Drawing Techniques: Drawing From an Image
Basic Drawing Techniques: Drawing From an Image
This course is designed for adults who wish to start drawing, but aren't sure where to begin! We will be working on basic drawing skills and techniques over the course…
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Longtime Capitol Hill Resident (30+ years), Gordon Tenney, is an accomplished player and teacher of piano music in all styles. Classical, jazz, rock/pop, blues, you name it! He has 10+…
Tippi Toes: Baby Ballet (Ages 2.5-3.5)
Tippi Toes: Baby Ballet (Ages 2.5-3.5)
This class is a wonderful transition between Toddler & Me and Ballet, Tap & Jazz class. Music, movement, balance and the basic dance steps are introduced in a fun, friendly…
10 events,
Yoga for Seniors with District Flow Yoga
Yoga for Seniors with District Flow Yoga
Join District Flow Yoga and Hill Center for a yoga class catered to older students! A yoga practice can contribute to your overall sense of well-being, contentment, ability to relax,…
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Mixed Ages – Indoors
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Mixed Ages – Indoors
Each week in Music Together® Mixed-Age Classes at While They're Little, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grownups who love them gather for 45 minutes of fun-filled family music time. Your teacher…
Tippi Toes: Toddler and Me (Ages 18 months – 3 years)
Tippi Toes: Toddler and Me (Ages 18 months – 3 years)
Toddler & Me dance classes are for children 18 months up to the age of 3 years. Music, movement, balance and the basic steps are introduced in a fun, friendly,…
5 events,
Global Sounds on the Hill: Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band in Concert
Global Sounds on the Hill: Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band in Concert
Curated and hosted by iconic DC impresario and musician Jim Thomson. This engagement is made possible through the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. …
Congo Cravings: Chicken Mwamba, Sweet Plantains, & Fufu
Congo Cravings: Chicken Mwamba, Sweet Plantains, & Fufu
In this interactive cooking class, Marianne Tshihamba serves up dishes inspired by her travels. Take a trip to Chef Tshihamba's home country, the Congo! Chicken Mwamba is a savory dish native…
French Language Course: Intermediate II/III+ (Fall 2023)
French Language Course: Intermediate II/III+ (Fall 2023)
The Intermediate II/III+ class is for intermediate and advanced French language speakers who have the skills of the language and wish to focus more on conversations. Topics may include the…
0 events,
13 events,
Mapping Segregation: A Walking Tour of DC
Mapping Segregation: A Walking Tour of DC
Sponsored by National Capital Bank Historian Sarah Jane Shoenfeld, co-director of the public history project Mapping Segregation in Washington DC, will lead a walking tour of DC’s Bloomingdale neighborhood. This tour highlights key sites…
Pera Eats: Live Fire Grilling – Authentic Kurdish Kebabs
Pera Eats: Live Fire Grilling – Authentic Kurdish Kebabs
With a Kurdish chef and food expert, you'll learn the craft of grilling methods and take-home techniques that will take your kebabs to a gourmet level. Fikri will also share…
Family Style: Cheb ou Jen, the National Dish of Senegal, with Marianne Tshihamba
Family Style: Cheb ou Jen, the National Dish of Senegal, with Marianne Tshihamba
In this interactive cooking class, Marianne Tshihamba serves up dishes inspired by her travels. Thiebou Dienn (pronounced CHEB-oo jen) or Cheb, is Senegal’s national dish, whose cuisine is finally being recognized as…
10 events,
Frontlines: Infant and Child CPR
Frontlines: Infant and Child CPR
It takes two hours of your time to learn the skills that could save your child’s life. During this class you will learn Infant and Child CPR, AED and what…
Australian Literary Legend Helen Garner Discusses her Life & Work in Conversation with Publishing Giant Lisa Lucas
Australian Literary Legend Helen Garner Discusses her Life & Work in Conversation with Publishing Giant Lisa Lucas
Presented in partnership with East City Bookshop Considered a literary institution in Australia, Helen Garner’s incisive writing evokes the keen eye of the New Journalists. Garner writes novels, stories, screenplays,…
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Sing Shalom
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Sing Shalom
Music Together Sing Shalom is a program developed in collaboration between The Jewish Education Project and local Music Together centers through a grant from the UJA. The weekly parent-child music classes…
9 events,
Spanish Language Course: Beginner (Fall 2023)
Spanish Language Course: Beginner (Fall 2023)
Hill Center has partnered with Go Spanish Now to provide this Spanish course. The purpose of this course is not simply to teach you about Spanish, but rather to develop…
Kitchen 101: Knife Skills
Kitchen 101: Knife Skills
Learning how to properly yield a knife is key to cooking great meals safely. Do you want to learn how to chop vegetables like a pro or learn the proper…
Contemporary Watercolors Course
Contemporary Watercolors Course
Join us for a contemporary approach to painting with watercolors with Christine Vineyard. Students will learn how to use several different types of watercolor paints (tube, liquid and pencils) and…
8 events,
Talk of the Hill with Bill Press Featuring Heather Booth, Longtime Civil Rights Activist and Political Strategist
Talk of the Hill with Bill Press Featuring Heather Booth, Longtime Civil Rights Activist and Political Strategist
Veteran journalist Bill Press sits down for an in-depth conversation with progressive organizer, feminist, and political strategist Heather Booth. Heather Booth is one of the country's leading strategists about progressive…
Basic Drawing Techniques: Drawing From an Image
Basic Drawing Techniques: Drawing From an Image
This course is designed for adults who wish to start drawing, but aren't sure where to begin! We will be working on basic drawing skills and techniques over the course…
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Longtime Capitol Hill Resident (30+ years), Gordon Tenney, is an accomplished player and teacher of piano music in all styles. Classical, jazz, rock/pop, blues, you name it! He has 10+…
10 events,
Yoga for Seniors with District Flow Yoga
Yoga for Seniors with District Flow Yoga
Join District Flow Yoga and Hill Center for a yoga class catered to older students! A yoga practice can contribute to your overall sense of well-being, contentment, ability to relax,…
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Mixed Ages – Indoors
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Mixed Ages – Indoors
Each week in Music Together® Mixed-Age Classes at While They're Little, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grownups who love them gather for 45 minutes of fun-filled family music time. Your teacher…
Tippi Toes: Toddler and Me (Ages 18 months – 3 years)
Tippi Toes: Toddler and Me (Ages 18 months – 3 years)
Toddler & Me dance classes are for children 18 months up to the age of 3 years. Music, movement, balance and the basic steps are introduced in a fun, friendly,…
5 events,
French Language Course: Intermediate II/III+ (Fall 2023)
French Language Course: Intermediate II/III+ (Fall 2023)
The Intermediate II/III+ class is for intermediate and advanced French language speakers who have the skills of the language and wish to focus more on conversations. Topics may include the…
Busy Bees: Music & Art Day Off Camp (Ages 2 to 9)
Busy Bees: Music & Art Day Off Camp (Ages 2 to 9)
Busy Bees Music & Art Playgroup will be holding a Day Off camps for children ages 2-years-old to nine-years-old during the 2022-2023 DCPS school year. There will be 3 programs:…
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Longtime Capitol Hill Resident (30+ years), Gordon Tenney, is an accomplished player and teacher of piano music in all styles. Classical, jazz, rock/pop, blues, you name it! He has 10+…
2 events,
Los Day Trippers in Concert: Beatles Music Re-imagined with Afro-Cuban Beats
Los Day Trippers in Concert: Beatles Music Re-imagined with Afro-Cuban Beats
Something in the way they groove... Los Day Trippers presents their wildly popular fusion of the Beatles to Latin beats and fun arrangements: Cumbia, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Latin Rock,…
Busy Bees: Music & Art Day Off Camp (Ages 2 to 9)
Busy Bees: Music & Art Day Off Camp (Ages 2 to 9)
Busy Bees Music & Art Playgroup will be holding a Day Off camps for children ages 2-years-old to nine-years-old during the 2022-2023 DCPS school year. There will be 3 programs:…
11 events,
‘A Very Starry Halloween’ – Children’s Van Gogh Pumpkins (Ages 5-8)
‘A Very Starry Halloween’ – Children’s Van Gogh Pumpkins (Ages 5-8)
Join Joan for an exciting new art workshop, perfect for children ages 5-8 who love to try new art forms! This class will introduce students to the art and painting…
Warrior Fusion
Warrior Fusion
Warrior Fusion is a health and fitness collaborative that helps people of all ages and abilities train for life through martial arts, personal training, and self-defense instruction. Based in Washington, D.C. Warrior…
Tai Chi Chuan
Tai Chi Chuan
Tai Chi Chuan is a formulated set of movements designed for body and mind. This discipline for health and serenity is also a complete system of self-defense and a martial…
11 events,
House Concerts at Hill Center: Ft. Synae
House Concerts at Hill Center: Ft. Synae
HOUSE CONCERTS AT HILL CENTER (HC@HC) Synae (She/They) is a DMV-based singer/songwriter and music producer. Growing up, if they weren’t playing video games, they were writing songs in their room.…
Local Makers Workshop: Needle Felted Pumpkin Workshop w/ Rock Paper Plant
Local Makers Workshop: Needle Felted Pumpkin Workshop w/ Rock Paper Plant
Join Hill Center & Rock Paper Plant for our series focused on local businesses and makers! It’s decorative gourd season! In this 90-minute class, you’ll learn the basics of how…
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Sing Shalom
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Sing Shalom
Music Together Sing Shalom is a program developed in collaboration between The Jewish Education Project and local Music Together centers through a grant from the UJA. The weekly parent-child music classes…
7 events,
Spanish Language Course: Beginner (Fall 2023)
Spanish Language Course: Beginner (Fall 2023)
Hill Center has partnered with Go Spanish Now to provide this Spanish course. The purpose of this course is not simply to teach you about Spanish, but rather to develop…
A Writer’s Craft Featuring Elliot Ackerman: A Literary Hill Salon hosted by Dr. Michelle LaFrance
A Writer’s Craft Featuring Elliot Ackerman: A Literary Hill Salon hosted by Dr. Michelle LaFrance
Hill Center is thrilled to launch a new literary series this fall in partnership with Hill Rag and East City Bookshop that will explore the practice of writing with some…
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Mixed Ages – Indoors
Mister Mike’s Music Together® Mixed Ages – Indoors
Each week in Music Together® Mixed-Age Classes at While They're Little, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grownups who love them gather for 45 minutes of fun-filled family music time. Your teacher…
7 events,
Basic Drawing Techniques: Drawing From an Image
Basic Drawing Techniques: Drawing From an Image
This course is designed for adults who wish to start drawing, but aren't sure where to begin! We will be working on basic drawing skills and techniques over the course…
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Piano Lessons With Gordon Tenney – Tues and Thurs 3:30pm-9:00pm
Longtime Capitol Hill Resident (30+ years), Gordon Tenney, is an accomplished player and teacher of piano music in all styles. Classical, jazz, rock/pop, blues, you name it! He has 10+…
Tippi Toes: Baby Ballet (Ages 2.5-3.5)
Tippi Toes: Baby Ballet (Ages 2.5-3.5)
This class is a wonderful transition between Toddler & Me and Ballet, Tap & Jazz class. Music, movement, balance and the basic dance steps are introduced in a fun, friendly…
11 events,
Meditation in Capitol Hill
Meditation in Capitol Hill
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON CLASS Suitable for everyone, these meditation classes offer practical methods to improve the quality of our lives through meditation and Buddhist teachings. Each class is available by…