It’s a new year and we are still serving up new cooking classes at Hill Center! Trying out a new recipe, or learning how to turn a unrecognizable ingredient into something delicious is a productive and fun way to kill…
Dear Friends of Hill Center, We want your recipes! Do you have a family dish that’s everyone’s favorite? Would Thanksgiving be disappointing without Aunt Betty’s sweet potatoes? Do you always cook black-eyed peas for good luck in the New Year?…
This year was...different. January 2020 feels like an entirely alternate universe at this point. With time being kind of a blur, we thought we’d take a look back at what you all helped make possible in 2020. Without your continued…
Need some gift ideas, but want to make a real difference with your purchase? Here’s a few ways to support Hill Center and arts and culture in DC! Virtual Cooking ClassesWe’ve got a wide variety of cooking classes for early…
Stacy Snyder is a regular participant at Pottery on the Hill, rarely missing a show. Her brightly colorful pots, often decorated with her trademark decal work, are among a crowd favorite year after year. And she's practically our neighbor, working…
Pottery on the Hill returns for the 9th year - albeit online for 2020 - and with it dozens of potters who have previously participated in the show return too. In the weeks leading up to the November 13-15 show,…
Pottery on the Hill, the annual pottery show and sale hosted by Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, will be held virtually from November 13-15, 2020. Beginning at 5 pm on November 13, 45 of the top master and…
Conversations about turning the derelict Old Naval Hospital into a new DC Public Library location brought Jennifer Cartland into the Hill Center family and Board of Directors over a decade ago. Now, she is our newly elected Board Vice President,…
An unknown disease, thought to come from Asia, has sickened U.S. citizens. With it have come questions about public health, distrust of science, fear of “outsiders,” quarantines and an unnerved citizenry. No, it’s not Covid-19. In her new book “Carville’s…
When stay at home orders first began, it seemed as if everyone and their mother began cooking and baking up a storm… and so have we! Having more free time on our hands has been both a blessing and a…