The Hill’s Best-Kept Secret for Midday Peace
Midday Mindful Movement Yoga at the Hill Center
Jim Thomson and his “Global Sounds on the Hill” at Hill Center
After singing an upbeat verse in Portuguese over a funky rhythmic bottom from her band, vocalist Luciane Dom chanted in English “We’re in Brazil right now,” and reached out to grab the hands of audience members who were enthusiastically standing…
Summer Camps at Hill Center!
Summer camps at Hill Center are back & better than ever! Scroll to learn more about all our offerings and find which ones may be right for your child!
American Roots Concerts is back for the summer season!
Check out these upcoming concerts for the summer season
Las Guaracheras Concert at Hill Center (Tuesday, April 15 @ 7pm) Featured in the Washington City Paper
Global Sounds on the Hill featuring Latin Music Sextet Las Guaracheras happening Tuesday, April 15 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm was featured in the Washington City Paper this week.
Meet Jen Lin-Liu, Author and Chef
As of this post, just a few spots were left for “On the Noodle Road With Jen Lin-Liu: Mrs. Chao & the Stir-Fry” on March 22. Details here. Anyone who has taken one of Jen Lin-Liu’s dozen or so classes at…
Meet Chef Isabel Coss!
Meet Isabel Coss, executive chef at Pascual on Capitol Hill and pastry chef at Lutece in Georgetown, whose sold-out master class happens on Feb. 23.The Hill Center impressed chef Isabel Coss the very first time she visited, and long before she knew she’d be teaching there. Washington City Paper named her one of its Change Makers for the 2024 People Issue and had brought the group in for a photo shoot. “I fell in love with the place,” she says. “I thought it would be the perfect spot for building a sense of community—and then I saw all the activities listed!”It echoes how the ebullient, 33-year-old Mexico City native feels about opening Pascual on Capitol Hill, which is celebrating its 1-year anniversary in February.
Celebrated Poet and Librettist Janine Joseph Featured in The Life of a Poet Series
The Life of a Poet is a quarterly series of conversations that Hill Center launched in 2013. The series offers a rare opportunity to consider a writer’s entire career and explore the major events that have shaped their work. Featured poets have included Poet Laureate, Ada Limón, Elizabeth Alexander, Terrance Hayes, Adrian Matejka and Marilyn Chin, among many others. Accomplished poet and editor, Kyle Dargan, curates the series and expertly moderates each conversation. On Thursday, January 23rd, celebrated poet and librettist Janine Joseph is our guest.
American Roots Fall Lineup!
quicksilver production foundation's American Roots Concert Series returns for fall 2023 The Quicksilver Productions Foundation is proud to present our 11th season of American Roots music in partnership with Hill Center and with the generous support from our sponsors The Jeanne Phil…
Craft and Connection: Resources in the DMV for New Writers
Part 1: Writing Coaches Michelle LaFrance (our amazing writing teacher!) is guest writing on our blog about writing resources and building writing community. See more about Michelle and her Hill Center courses here. In the classes I teach at the…