• Capitol Hill Art Walk

    Capitol Hill Art Walk
    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Films and Performances

    Honoring Service Through Creativity As a proud participant in the 2025 Capitol Hill ART WALK, Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital will host a special outdoor showcase highlighting the…

  • The Kitchen Cabinet Series – Canning (Preserving the Harvest)

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Cooking Classes & Tastings

    Preserving the Harvest We’re in the harvest season, with great bounty in every farm field and community garden plot. Learn how to preserve some of those flavors for next week…

    $84.00
  • American Roots Concert Series: The Pine Leaf Boys

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

    Louisiana's finest, four-time Grammy-Nominated, world-renown Pine Leaf Boys have made a name for presenting their own inimitable brand of Louisiana music with youthful exuberance. Hailing from southwest Louisiana, the Pine Leaf Boys,…

    Free
  • Knitting for Beginners

    Beginners Knitting Course
    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Studio Arts & Crafts

    If you have ever wanted to start knitting with a manageable project this is the class for you! With individualized instruction, students new to knitting will learn pattern & yarn…

    $325.00
  • Photography 2025 Opening Reception

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

    JUROR: PHILIP KENNICOTT, ART AND ARCHITECTURE CRITIC, WASHINGTON POST Philip Kennicott is the Pulitzer Prize-winning art and architecture critic of The Washington Post. He has been on staff at The Post since 1999, first as classical music critic, then as culture critic. In 2011, he combined art and architecture into a beat focused on visual culture…

    Free
  • Kitchen 101: Knife Skills w/ Chef Wendi James

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Cooking Classes & Tastings

    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…

    $49.00
  • Mindful Movement Yoga SOLD OUT!

    Mindful Movement Yoga
    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Mindful Motion & Health

    In this class, we will learn and practice foundational yoga poses i.e. the standing poses, twists, forward folds and seated postures as we connect the postures through a slow flow…

    $210.00
  • Contemporary Watercolors Workshop SOLD OUT!

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Studio Arts & Crafts

    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 approach them in a contemporary way. This class will give students the skills to create paintings on their own with a variety of materials, many…

    $52.00
  • Introduction to Linocut Printmaking Workshop

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Studio Arts & Crafts

    Learn a new technique and create your very own print in this workshop with Christine Vineyard! Students will walk away with basic knowledge and instructions for how to create a linoleum block print from start to finish. By the end of class, students will have a carved block and at least one final print to…

    $60.00
  • Frontlines: Infant and Child CPR

    Frontlines: Infant and Child CPR
    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Mindful Motion & Health

    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…

  • Master Chef Featuring The Duck & The Peach Executive Chef Katarina Petonito: Flavorful & Fresh Italian

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Cooking Classes & Tastings

    Named one of the “25 Best Restaurants in Washington, DC Right Now” – The New York Times One of the "best restaurants on Capitol Hill." - The Washington Post Executive Chef Katarina Petonito oversees the menus and kitchen teams at Eastern Point Collective’s restaurants, The Duck & The Peach (seasonal, new American), La Collina (neighborhood…

    $125.00
  • The Paper Architect Hack®

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Studio Arts & Crafts

    Create Iconic Structures from Paper Why wait decades to build a masterpiece? Learn to craft famous architectural wonders from simple sheets of paper in just two hours! With basic hand tools and precision folds, you’ll bring iconic landmarks to life like—the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge. This hands-on workshop will walk you through every step of…

  • Carnival in Every Bite- Best Brazilian Snacks!

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Cooking Classes & Tastings

    In this interactive cooking class, Marianne Tshihamba serves up dishes inspired by her travels. Cheese, chocolate, and cod? Yes, please! Master Gluten-Free Pão de Queijo, fudgy Brigadeiros, and Portugal’s gift to Brazil: Golden Salt Cod Fritters. Top it off with Caipirinhas, Brazil's national cocktail! Dishes that we will be preparing in class. Pão de Queijo Bolinho de Bacalhau Brigadeiros Caipirinha…

    $69.00
  • The Life of a Poet Featuring Marie Howe, Winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in Conversation with Poet/Editor Kyle Dargan

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Languages & Humanities

    "Marie Howe’s poetry is luminous, intense, and eloquent, rooted in an abundant inner life. ” —Stanley Kunitz, former Poet Laureate 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…

    $10.00
  • Family Day 2025!

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Children & Teens

    Hill Center’s annual Family Day returns again for 2025! Come enjoy a completely FREE day of magic, music, face painting, balloon animals, and more! ONGOING ACTIVITIES 2:00-6:00pm: Photo Booth Face Painting Balloons by Brenda Concessions & Popcorn Activities & demos from our program partners: Chess Wizards Warrior Fusion DC Way Tippi Toes Super Soccer Stars…

    Free – $10.00
  • Talk of the Hill with Bill Press Featuring Best Selling Author Lynne Olson SOLD OUT!

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Lectures & Conversations

    Veteran journalist Bill Press sits down for an in-depth conversation with New York Times bestselling author, Lynne Olson Lynne Olson is a New York Times bestselling author of ten books of history, most of which focus on World War II. Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has called her “our era’s foremost chronicler of World War…

    $10.00
  • Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP)

    Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP)
    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Languages & Humanities

    Our mission every day is to spark creativity and connection. We do this through the restorative power of comedy, storytelling and artistic expression. More than 650 veterans return home from…

  • Our City. Our Music. Our Writers.

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Lectures & Conversations

    On September 30th at 7.00 pm, two outstanding Smithsonian Museum curators will present and discuss their recent books and the key insights derived from archival research, field work, and material culture studies that increase our understanding of this quintessential American music and its global influence. Dwandalyn R. Reece will present Musical Crossroads: Stories Behind the…

    $10.00
  • John Franzen Terrace & Hill Center Galleries Outdoor Sculpture Garden Grand Opening

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

    Please join us at Hill Center on Wednesday, October 1st from 5:30pm-7:30pm for an Opening Reception to dedicate the John Franzén Terrace and to showcase new works from amazing local sculptors at Hill Center's first ever sculpture exhibition. During the Opening reception prizes will be awarded.  All pieces of art will be on display in…

    Free
  • Islamic Geometric Patterns: Art History Studio Arts Workshop with Dr. Joanne Allen

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States
    Studio Arts & Crafts

    In this combined art history and studio art workshop, you will learn about the origins of complex geometric patterns used to decorate medieval mosques in the Islamic world. Using a pair of compasses and a ruler you will create a repeating interlaced geometric design to better understand this amazing art form. This workshop is great…

    $70.00
  • American Roots Concert Series: Brennen Leigh

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

    Brennen Leigh was perhaps fated to “walk the line” from birth. Born in Fargo, North Dakota, she was raised just across the state border in Moorhead, Minnesota, in an environment where country music was all-encompassing. “My parents listened to country music, to the point where I didn’t realize there was other music,” she recalls.   …

    Free
  • Global Sounds on the Hill featuring Estonian Talharpa Duo Puuluup SOLD OUT!

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

    Talharpa is a two to four stringed bowed lyre from northern Europe. Historically, it has been played in the Estonian-Swedish areas and in Western Estonia, particularly among Estonian Swedes who came to Estonia around the 10th century from the Swedish part of Finland. Curated and hosted by iconic DC impresario and musician Jim Thomson Global…

    $20.00