Don’t be the last one on your block to serve a feast of roots, berries and weeds. DC’s lawns, parks and alleys are full of good things to eat -- if you know how and where to look. Dr. Bill Schindler returns to Hill Center to lead class participants in a foraging hike around Capitol…
Hill Center is thrilled to welcome Oh He Dead as part of our free, outdoor American Roots Music Series! Oh He Dead hails from Washington, D.C., and is quickly garnering national attention. Lead singer CJ Johnson, “maneuvers her powerful voice — a combination of Stevie Nicks and Tracy Chapman” (NPR) in rhythm with the band’s “infectiously…
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 uses for certain knives? Join Chef Wendi James in Hill Center's kitchen as she teaches the essentials of knife skills for beginners! Learn the techniques…
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…
Join Hill Center and the popular public-radio kids' podcast Circle Round for a reading of their newly released picture book The Lion’s Whisker. The event will feature a reading by author Rebecca Sheir with live accompaniment by Eric Shimelonis on the mbira! Filled with vibrant folk art and thoughtful lessons, this picture book rooted in Ethiopian folktales reveals the power of patience,…
In this interactive cooking class, Marianne Tshihamba serves up dishes inspired by her travels. Persians have developed a deep love affair with rice that spans centuries. This rice dish, Tachin, combines some of the best flavors, ingredients, and techniques in Persian cooking in one delicious dish! Discover barberries, similar to cranberries, married with saffron-inflected chicken and pistachios…
Join Jared McCann in partnership with District Flow Yoga at the Hill Center for a series of yoga workshops from May 26 - May 28, 2023! Session Information: Grounded - Friday, May 26th from 6 pm -7:30 pm This vinyasa class will focus on hip opening poses and standing poses. This class will help connect…
Dust off those old blog posts or travel journals—preparing them for submission! Creative nonfiction is a broad genre that includes personal essays, memoir, humor, portraits/profiles, nature and travel writing, journalism (popular, long form, and literary), observational or descriptive reports, general-interest criticism, writing about, for, and with communities—and more. Pieces typically mix the factual and the…
EAST is wrapping the season with a new contributing artist, Monica Cohen Lenoff to share with students the art of large-scale florals! Students will create floral bouquets working on composition, style, shape, and design. Monica brings her skills as an artist and educator to inspire EAST kids to bring flower designs full of life, color, and vibrancy.…
Hill Center is thrilled to welcome Kaleta & Super Yamba Band as part of our free, outdoor American Roots Music Series! "…it doesn’t take the group long to take their sound from easy crowd-pleasing to an absolutely outrageous combination of Brooklyn and West Africa that’s ready to burn down the house." – PopMatters Brooklyn’s Kaleta…
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…
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 of three classes. Our first class will serve as an introduction - trying out techniques and becoming familiar with materials. In the second class, students…
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…
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 uses for certain knives? Join Chef Wendi James in Hill Center's kitchen as she teaches the essentials of knife skills for beginners! Learn the techniques…
Curated and hosted by iconic DC impressario and musician Jim Thomson. Larry & Joe were destined to make music together. Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and oldtime musician. Larry was forced into exile and is an…
Learn how to make dumplings from China to Italy along the Silk Road and find out how the flavors, shapes, and sizes change as we move west. Author Jen Lin-Liu (On the Noodle Road) will teach Chinese dumplings, Central Asian manta (steamed dumplings filled with lamb), Turkish manti (small dumplings filled with beef), and Italian tortellini…
Join author-illustrator and art instructor Joan Waites for a class using picture books as an introduction to famous artists and illustrators! Each class will include a picture book reading, brief introduction to the featured artist, and an art lesson incorporating basic art fundamentals and use of different art materials. This class will focus on the…
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…
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 one of the best in the world. With its rich, spicy, tomato-based rice and seafood combination, it’s like paella on steroids! Take your taste buds…
Join Hill Center for their first ever outdoor Dragathon Extrava-GAY-za! Think of it as a big, fat, gay festival. Cheer for your favorite DC drag performers with 2 hours straight of drag excellence, explore the stands of local queer businesses, grab a bite to eat, and of course do it all outside with a cold bevvy (boozy…
Join Chef Wendi James in Hill Center's kitchen! This class covers how to cook sushi rice, what ingredients you will need, techniques on rolling the different types of sushi and how to pair the sushi with different sauces. Chef Wendi James will teach you how to roll hand rolls (temaki) and in-side-out rolls (uramaki) with…
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 to Central Africa that has been deemed the national dish of the Congo. It is a simple, but delicious dish that serves as a great…
The Grateful Dead Reimagined: African, Jam Band Style, Afrobeat, Soukous & High-Life Hill Center presents Afro Dead + Guinean Singer/Songwriter Sia Tolno in Concert. Afro Dead is a musical collective from Africa, Europe, and the United States directed by Aaron Feder and featuring the multi-talented Guinean singer Sia Tolno and Diakanké guitarist Yaya Dambakate. Aaron…
Stress-Free Seafood Dinner Party Learn tricks of the trade so that you can relax and enjoy your next seafood dinner soiree. Fiona Lewis is the founder and co-owner of three businesses in DC’s Union Market: The District Fishwife, On Toast, and Son of a Fish. Fiona was DC’s first female fishmonger. She is a nationally recognized…
Influential D.C. chef and restaurateur Erik Bruner-Yang returns to Hill Center to lead a Cambodian inspired class celebrating Khmer New Year which is observed April 14-16. In Khmer, it is…
NEW SERIES 🎉: HOUSE CONCERTS AT HILL CENTER (HC@HC) Melan is a nomadic & multifaceted artist based in the dmv, bringing a distinct sense of vulnerability and sound curation to…
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. At Warrior Karate we believe…
Mad Science summer camps give kids the opportunity to learn about science through our interactive and hands-on science activities. These summer science programs let children become junior scientists for the…