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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Embark on an enriching linguistic adventure with our Advanced French Language Course. This class is crafted for confident learners that are eager to ascend to fluency. Delve into the intricate…
While fluency is developed over years, confidence is built in the classroom. In this blended Beginner level class, the instructor will introduce the alphabet and the basic tenets of the…
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…
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…
Embark on an enriching linguistic adventure with our Intermediate French Language Course. This class is crafted for confident learners that are eager to ascend to fluency. Delve into the intricate…
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. The New York Times recently…
DC Way is excited to start One Day Camps on short holidays and most teacher workdays during your child’s day off from school! DC Way’s camps provide a fun, positive,…
Every Day is A Learning Day! Busy Bees Music & Arts Playgroup is a child-centered introduction to a formal education setting. When DC Public Schools is out - We're IN.…
A Tippi Toes Day Off Camp is open on school-free days in a safe, welcoming space where curiosity and joy guide the experience. It’s a positive, nurturing environment where children…
Monthly on Fridays this fall - a part of the Wine Tasting Club with Michael Scaffidi Remember the fun of going “back to school” — but without the tests or…
A part of the newly launched, Wine and Dine Fridays on the Hill. Did someone say bread and charcuterie? Discover the timeless craft of bread making—kneading, shaping, and baking loaves…
“Personally driven, historically necessary, and politically salient.” —Kirkus Reviews Fatemeh Jamalpour will be in conversation with Holly Dagres, Senior Fellow The Washington Institute Fatemeh Jamalpour is a feminist journalist banned…
Chef Rochelle returns following her smash hit, sold-out Summer Tortes class to lead a part demo, part hands on, scrumptious fall cakes class. Menu features: Sweet potato toffee cake 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…
“Reginald Harris’s Autogeography is the winner of the Cave Canem Northwestern University Press Poetry Prize. The book has been praised for being great black poetry and great LGBT poetry, but it’s…
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…
Get ready for a fun-filled culinary adventure! Grab your favorite person and dive into three vibrant, squash-centric recipes. After you've cooked up a storm, you'll enjoy your spectacular feast with…
Featuring Spyros Koliavasilis, Hakan Keles, Nicholas Mitrone and Firat Alpergin DC Café Aman invites you on a journey where time dissolves and borders become meaningless. DC Café Aman transmits the…
A century of forgetfulness and erasure has led to diminished public awareness of the Black string band tradition - and similarly diminished numbers of Black string bands. As of 2023,…
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…
Cook with the Seasons What to do with your CSA when you’re lacking culinary inspiration or time? We will use produce from a local farmer with a CSA model and…
Burch Discusses his new Novel Meridian Rising about Country Music Legend Jimmie Rodgers and Sings a Few Songs Too! "Jimmie Rodgers comes a-yodelin' out of Paul Burch's novel as if…