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…
We all know it, we all love it, but do we actually know the right way to make it? Step away from the frozen pizza and kick off your weekend…
Featuring Wine Expert Leslie Frelow Join us on July 19th for an exceptional wine tasting experience celebrating the unique flavors and craftsmanship of local wines from Maryland and Virginia. The…
Author, cooking instructor, and culinary consultant Jen Lin-Liu has been teaching at the Hill Center and this will be her last class before she leaves Washington D.C. for a while…
In this three part cooking class series, learn the building blocks of classic French sauces to elevate your cooking to the next level. Through demonstration and hands on training, create…
Celebrate the best of summer produce, inspired in part by years of Top Tomato reader recipe contest winners published in The Washington Post's Food section. Bonnie makes just about all these recipes every year. We'll share top tomato kitchen tips and tales, too. Recipes include a terrific tomato pie, a kimchi-inspired relish, and cheesy, quick-grilled…
Chess Wizards is a fun way to have kids experience the excitement of chess. With half and full day classes, kids will play in mini tournaments, have interactive lessons with…
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…
In this interactive cooking class, Marianne Tshihamba serves up dishes inspired by her travels. Learn the secrets of balancing bold Moroccan flavors: succulent Chicken Tagine with Briny Preserved Lemons, a crunchy-sweet Carrot & Harissa Salad, and the art of pouring Mint Tea like a true Berber host. Your taste buds will dance to the rhythm of North Africa! Dishes that…
Hill Center has partnered with Go Spanish Now to provide this Spanish course with instructor Iya Suarez. Iya’s passion for teaching Spanish is complemented by her career as a professional flutist, having performed…
Hill Center has partnered with Go Spanish Now to provide this Spanish course with instructor Iya Suarez. Iya’s passion for teaching Spanish is complemented by her career as a professional flutist, having performed…
Hill Center has partnered with Go Spanish Now to provide this Spanish course with instructor Iya Suarez. Iya’s passion for teaching Spanish is complemented by her career as a professional flutist, having performed…
Curated and Hosted by Stone Room Concerts Founder David Holiday “Their unique combination of instruments “featuring cello as a utility infielder, at once filling in as the second “fiddle” role, then joining the rhythm section to add extra oomph,” gives them a very textured sound.” - AmericanaUK High Horse is a progressive-acoustic boy band featuring…
In this interactive cooking class, Marianne Tshihamba serves up dishes inspired by her travels. Channel you inner Bridgerton fantasies and learn the secrets of a luxurious English Tea service. Starting with the best scones you've ever had, followed by 3 kinds of tea sandwiches and ending with a berry-laden Victoria sponge cake. Dishes that we will…
In this interactive cooking class, Marianne Tshihamba serves up dishes inspired by her travels. From Barcelona bars to Madrid markets, recreate Spain’s most addictive snacks: Golden Patatas Bravas, a zingy Orange & Fennel Salad, rustic Chickpeas with Chorizo, and Scallops in Saffron Sauce that’ll make you feel like a seaside chef. Dishes that we will be preparing in class. Batatas Bravas…
Looking for an after-school program that’s more than just child care? Welcome to DC Way’s After-School Program at the Historic Hill Center, where we’ve partnered with the Hill Center to…
Ballet, Tap & Jazz combo classes are offered for children 3-6 years old. This high energy dance class is designed to keep boys and girls engaged in continual motion while…
The Music Together® Babies Class was created especially for families with infants under six months old. That’s right: It’s never too early to start our music classes! Maybe you’ve noticed that…
Toddler & Me dance classes are for children 18 months up to the age of 3 years. Music, movement, balance and the basic dance steps are introduced in a fun,…
Tippi Pro takes our Ballet Tap Jazz combo class to a whole new level - introducing more complex dance steps, combos, and steps across the floor in the same upbeat,…
The Foghorn Stringband is the present day gold standard for real-deal hard-hitting genuine old-time American string band music, with nine albums, thousands of shows, over 20 years of touring under their belts, and an entirely new generation of roots musicians following their lead. American roots music is a diverse and never-ending well of inspiration, and…
Interested in sake but don’t know where to start? Sake is incredibly diverse and goes far beyond just the hot shooters most people experience at their favorite sushi restaurant. Sake…
Curated and Hosted by Stone Room Concerts Founder David Holiday Kipyn Martin is an emerging Indie Folk singer-songwriter whose roots sink deep into the banks of the Shenandoah River. She has played festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, and house concerts from New England to Texas. She has earned multiple Gold Awards in the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest,…
Do you love to dance around the house listening to great music? Have you ever wanted to play freeze dance or do a line dance? Tippi Toes teachers will have…
🎨 Eastern Market Art Series & Teachings (EAST) COMIC BOOK CREATION WORKSHOP RESIDENCY Artist in Residence: Lindsay Johnson Dates: One Sunday per month – Sept 7, Oct 5, Nov 2,…
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…
Hill Center launched its new public affairs discussion series, At Issue in April. The series examines the many critical issues we are faced with today. Since taking office, President Trump has tried to reframe the country’s past involving racism and discrimination by de-emphasizing that history or at times denying that it happened. As historian Marcia…
In this interactive cooking class, Marianne Tshihamba serves up dishes inspired by her travels. From Sicily to Venice, explore Italy’s snack game: Crunchy Arancini, tangy Marinated Seafood Salad, and the ultra-luxurious Whipped Salt Cod Spread. Warning: May induce spontaneous Italian hand gestures. Dishes that we will be preparing in class. Aranchini Marinated Seafood Salad Baccalà Mantecato…
"As engaging as Sassoon renders the intricacies of business and religion, the book is at its best when the family’s supercharged ambitions take center stage....Rags-to-riches stories may all be the same, but it’s the way in which a fortune is lost that’s truly compelling. Sassoon’s detailed account of the decentralization of family power and the proliferation of descendants interested in spending but not…