Talk of the Hill with Bill Press: Neil King, Former Wall Street Journal Political Reporter & Editor, Author of American Ramble SOLD OUT!

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Talk of the Hill with Bill Press: Featuring Neil King, Former Wall Street Journal Political Reporter & Editor, Author of American Ramble Veteran journalist Bill Press sits down for an in-depth conversation with Neil King, former Wall Street Journal reporter and editor and author of American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal on the…

$10.00

Profs & Pints: Latin America’s Indigenous Movements

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Latin America’s Indigenous Movements,” an examination of the leadership, impact, and challenges of native activists in Central and South America, with Kevin Healy, adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Latin American Studies and former representative of the Inter-American Foundation supporting local indigenous projects. Recent decades have witnessed a political awakening…

Take a Tour of Hill Center with David Bell, Award-Winning DC Architect

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

The Capitol Hill Restoration Society will present their annual Home & Garden Tour on Saturday, May 13th and Sunday, May 14th. While this sought-after event is happening, Hill Center’s building will serve as a will-call station, be open for the public to come and view our gallery spaces, and will host two FREE tours with…

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Take a Tour of Hill Center with David Bell, Award-Winning DC Architect

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

The Capitol Hill Restoration Society will present their annual Home & Garden Tour on Saturday, May 13th and Sunday, May 14th. While this sought-after event is happening, Hill Center’s building will serve as a will-call station, be open for the public to come and view our gallery spaces, and will host two FREE tours with…

Free

Profs & Pints DC: The World of Norse Gods

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The World of Norse Gods,” with Lilla Kopár a professor of medieval literature and culture at Catholic University who teaches courses on Norse mythology. Norse gods and heroes seem to be popping up everywhere these days. The hit film The Northman, Marvel movies, Netflix series, video games, and Neil Gaiman’s critically acclaimed books all…

Overbeck Lecture – The Last Lincoln Conspirator SOLD OUT!

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Lecture By: Andrew Jampoler The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater on the evening of April 14, 1865, is a well-known and pivotal event in American history. What may be less well known is the local character of part of the story and the fate of John Surratt, the last Lincoln Conspirator. Join…

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THE SOLDIER’S TRUTH: Ernie Pyle and The Story of World War II

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

THE SOLDIER’S TRUTH: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II: Acclaimed writer David Chrisinger discusses his new book.   “Ernie Pyle was the poet laureate of World War II, the most widely read and revered correspondent of the greatest conflict in human history. Finally, at long last, David Chrisinger's The Soldier's Truth does…

$10.00

The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church

921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Sponsored by National Capital Bank New York Times Writer Rachel Swarns Discusses Her New Book The 272, in Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian Marcia Chatelain. In 1838, a group of America’s most prominent Jesuit priests sold 272 enslaved people to save their largest mission project, what is now Georgetown University. The 272: The Families Who Were…

$10.00

Profs & Pints: District of Coyotes

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “District of Coyotes,” with Megan Draheim, visiting associate professor at Virginia Tech’s Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability and founding director of the District Coyote Project. When you hear the word “coyote,” do you envision howls through the darkness of Western landscapes? While coyotes likely evolved in the Western part of…

Profs & Pints DC: What the Bill of Rights Got Wrong

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “What the Bill of Rights Got Wrong,” with Marvin Overby, professor of political science and director of Penn State’s School of Public Affairs. Most Americans are familiar with the Bill of Rights, but few understand the complicated and fascinating history of those amendments to the U.S. Constitution or how they…

Profs & Pints DC: Dream Interpretation

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Dream Interpretation,” with Richard Bargdill, associate professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, teacher of courses on dream interpretation and the psychology of creativity, and author of An Artist’s Thought Book. Get ready to for the talk of your dreams. Come to Washinton D.C.' s Hill Center to learn about dreams and techniques…

Writing for Their Lives: America’s Pioneering Female Science Journalists

921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Historian Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette discusses her new book in conversation with Elizabeth Quill, Science News Executive Editor Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette’s Writing for Their Lives (The MIT Press) is a breathtaking history of America's trail-blazing female science journalists—and the timely lessons they can teach us about equity, access, collaboration, and persistence. Writing for Their Lives tells the stories of women…

$10.00

The Emancipation Memorial: Contested Memory, Historical Responsibility, and Their Convergence with Art — Part One

Lincoln Park East Capitol & 11th St NE, Washington, DC, United States

Part One: The Monument: History, Controversy, Strategy  (For Part Two: Race, Memory, and Forgetting, on 9/12 please visit here.) This event will take place outdoors in Lincoln Park at The Emancipation Memorial, on East Capitol and 11th Streets, NE. Registration is required for this event. Registrants will be issued headsets in order to participate. Attendance limited…

$10.00 – $20.00

The Emancipation Memorial: Contested Memory, Historical Responsibility, and Their Convergence with Art — Part Two

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Part Two: Race, Memory, Monuments, and Forgetting (For Part One: The Monument: History, Controversy, Strategy, please visit here.) An Exploratory Conversation in Two Parts presented in Collaboration with Mosaic Theatre Company’s Production of Monumental Travesties by Award-Winning Playwright Psalmayene 24 Presented under the auspices of the Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Celebration sponsored by National Capital Bank In…

$10.00 – $20.00

The Life of a Poet Featuring Distinguished Writer Elizabeth Alexander in Conversation with Poet Kyle Dargan

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Hill Center is thrilled to announce the return of one of its flagship programs, The Life of a Poet, a quarterly series originally launched in 2013 which offers a rare opportunity to consider a writer’s entire career and explore the major events that have shaped their work. Elizabeth Alexander inaugurated the series in April of 2013 in conversation…

$10.00

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, and works of non-fiction. In 2006 she received the inaugural Melbourne Prize for Literature, and in 2016 she won the prestigious Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for…

$10.00

Overbeck Lecture: The DC Row House – A Capitol Hill Perspective SOLD OUT!

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Row houses, Washington’s most dominant building type, line Capitol Hill’s streets and characterize the neighborhood. Alison K. Hoagland will present October’s Overbeck lecture with a look at the evolution of row houses, sorting them by types of floor plans, from the 18th century to the present. Reasons behind their distinctive appearance include the constraints imposed by building regulations…

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Talk of the Hill with Bill Press Featuring Heather Booth, Longtime Civil Rights Activist and Political Strategist

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

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 issue campaigns and driving issues in elections. She started organizing in the civil rights, anti-Vietnam war and women's movements of the 1960s. She founded JANE,…

$10.00

Profs & Pints DC: Understanding DC’s War Memorials

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding D.C.’s War Memorials,” a guide to the backstories and deeper meanings of iconic sites on the National Mall, with Christopher Hamner, associate professor of history at George Mason University and author of Enduring Battle: American Soldiers in Three Wars, 1776-1945. Most memorials offer a straightforward story about their subject. But there is another…

Overbeck Lecture: Capitol Hill’s Inhabited Alleys (SOLD OUT) SOLD OUT!

At the December 4 Overbeck lecture, Kim Williams, author of the recently released book Hidden Alleyways of Washington, DC: A History, will tell the story of Capitol Hill’s inhabited alleys from their development in the 19th century through government attempts in the early 1900s to eliminate thousands of alley dwellings where the poorest of the…

Free

The Life of a Poet Featuring Celebrated Poet and Editor of Poetry Magazine, Adrian Matejka in Conversation with Kyle Dargan

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

 The Life of a Poet Featuring Celebrated Poet and Editor of Poetry Magazine, Adrian Matejka in Conversation with Kyle Dargan Established in 2013, The Life of a Poet is a quarterly series of in-depth literary conversations. The series offers a rare opportunity to consider a writer’s entire career and explore the major events that have…

$5.00 – $10.00

Profs & Pints DC: Ukraine in Peril

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Ukraine in Peril,” a look at the status of Russia’s invasion of that nation and what Ukraine’s defeat would mean, with Michael Kimmage, professor of history at Catholic University, former U.S. State Department planner for Ukraine and Russia, and author of the upcoming book Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the…

Talk of the Hill with Bill Press Featuring Journalist and Author Martin Walker

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Veteran journalist Bill Press sits down for an in-depth conversation with Martin Walker, Former Foreign Correspondent and author of the popular Bruno: Chief of Police series Walker is a former foreign correspondent reporting from the USSR, USA, Europe and Africa for The Guardian. He is the author of the delightful, internationallyacclaimed mystery series featuring Bruno,…

$10.00

Overbeck Lecture: 200 Years of Botanic Garden’s Contributions SOLD OUT!

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Dr. Susan Pell The eye-catching conservatory and variety of plant displays of the US Botanic Garden at the base of Capitol Hill has long been a treasured destination for residents and tourists. At the Overbeck History Lecture on Monday, March 11, at Hill Center, Old Naval Hospital, Dr. Susan Pell will look back at the…

Free

The Life of a Poet Featuring Celebrated Poet Sandra Beasley in Conversation with Kyle Dargan

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Established in 2013, The Life of a Poet is a quarterly series of in-depth literary conversations. The series offers a rare opportunity to consider a writer’s entire career and explore the major events that have shaped their work. Readings from that work are interspersed throughout the conversation. Originally moderated by Washington Post book critic Ron…

$10.00

Beloved Scottish Writer Margot Livesey discusses her new novel, The Road from Belhaven, in Conversation with Novelist Alice McDermott

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Presented in Partnership with East City Bookshop This event will be in-person at Hill Center and streamed live on our Facebook page. "Powerful.... Livesey’s lyrical perfection comes at no expense to the plot, which barrels like a runaway train. This is a gem.” - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) New York Times best-selling author Margot Livesey…

$10.00

Eliza Scidmore: The Trailblazing Journalist Behind Washington’s Cherry Trees

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Celebrate Women's History Month and DC's beloved Cherry Blossoms as author and Capitol Hill resident Stephanie Deutsch moderates a conversation with Diana Parsell about her biography Eliza Scidmore: The Trailblazing Journalist Behind Washington’s Cherry Trees. Born just before the Civil War, Scidmore broke gender barriers as a prolific Washington correspondent, a globetrotting travel writer from…

$10.00

Talk of the Hill with Bill Press Featuring Alex Prud’homme

Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

Veteran journalist Bill Press sits down for an in-depth conversation with acclaimed writer Alex Prud’homme, author of DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at The White House. “Dinner with the President is a splendid and captivating book about the power of food in American politics. ‘Breaking bread’ around the…

$10.00
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