Program Partners – Hill Center DC

Hill Center is grateful to partner with and host many wonderful groups and organizations throughout our community.

Click on each program to view more details and browse our offerings!

‌ Family Fun Friday Concert Series

‌ Family Fun Friday Concert Series

Enjoy Fun Fridays with the entire family. Unwind in our plaza with a slice of pizza and a cold beverage. Individual passes for all Summer Family Concerts are available for…

Our City. Our Music. Our Writers.

‌ Our City. Our Music. Our Writers

Our City. Our Music. Our Writers, is a series of unique in-person events that bring together local writers of noteworthy books across music genres.

‌ P.A.C.E. Mom Support Group

‌ P.A.C.E. Mom Support Group

P.A.C.E offers groups for new mothers as well as for the second time around moms. The groups are led by professional mental health educators trained in the fields of infant development, parenting…

‌ Profs and Pints

Do you love to learn? Would you enjoy hearing scholars discuss fascinating topics in a setting where you can ask questions and be around people who share your interests? Profs and…

‌ The Life of a Poet

‌ The Life of a Poet

The Life of a Poet is a quarterly series of in-depth literary conversations established in 2013. The series offers a rare opportunity to consider a writer’s entire career and explore…

‌‌American Roots Concert Series Presented by Quicksilver Productions Foundation

The Quicksilver Productions Foundation is proud to present our 13th season of American Roots music in partnership with Hill Center and with the generous support from our sponsors The Jeanne…

‌Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP)

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…

Baking with Doron Petersan

Baking with Doron Petersan

Petersan’s Sticky Fingers Bakery (and now H Street’s Sticky Fingers Diner) has been a beloved DC institution for over twenty years. Doron is the author of Sticky Fingers’ Vegan Sweets, packed with 100 of…

Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Day Celebration

Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Day Celebration

On April 16, 2015, Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital inaugurated its first annual Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Day Celebration. In commemorating the end of slavery in the nation’s capital,…

Breathing Space Yoga

Breathing Space Yoga

The mission of Breathing Space is to provide wellness services and education for children and families, offering classes for all ages from newborn to adult in Washington, DC. Breathing Space Family Yoga…

Brewing with James Shellhammer

Brewing with James Shellhammer

Dr. James Shellhammer is a brewer and the QA/QC Scientist at DC Brau Brewing Company, DC’s first production brewery since 1956. James began homebrewing in 2013 during graduate school where he…

Busy Bees

Busy Bees

Busy Bees Music & Art Playgroup is designed to introduce a formal group educational setting to toddlers and preschoolers. Such a playgroup will help kids learn to separate smoothly from…

CHAL - Capitol Hill Arts League

Capitol Hill Art League

Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL), a visual arts program of Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW), produces and promotes juried and non-juried exhibits throughout the year. Artists/members are 18 years- 80+ from the…

Chabad East DC

Chabad East DC

Looking for a place where Judaism thrives, spirituality is heartfelt, and creativity is part of the furniture? A place where the tradition, modernity and culture merge? A place where your…

Chess Wizards

Chess Wizards

Our Chess Wizards have inspired thousands of children across the United States and Canada to think logically, solve problems, win graciously, and learn from defeat. Our academy is so successful…

Cooking with Bonnie Benwick

Cooking with Bonnie Benwick

Bonnie Benwick is a freelance editor, writer, recipe developer and food stylist. She worked for 39 years as a journalist, spending the majority of her career at “The Washington Post.”…

Cooking with Chef Amy Brandwein

Cooking with Chef Amy Brandwein

“I take Italian food and keep it in its raw state but elevate it presentation-wise without complicating it or losing flavor,” Brandwein explains. “There is something inherently captivating about Italian flavors with an artistic and…

Cooking with Chef Danny Lee

Cooking with Chef Danny Lee

In 2006, Danny Lee and his mother, Yesoon, decided to open their own restaurant, one that played to their strengths and represented their culinary traditions and culture. They opened Mandu,…

Cooking with Chef Gérard Pangaud

Cooking with Chef Gérard Pangaud

Chef Gérard Pangaud is best known in the DC area for his innovative, yet elegant French cuisine at his acclaimed restaurant, Gérard’s Place. The Washington Post restaurant critic Phyllis Richman wrote,…

Cooking with Chef Isabel Coss

Cooking with Chef Isabel Coss

Hill Centers program partners that is known to be one of the top best chefs in America as Foods and Wines of 2023 describes her to be. She creates delicious…

Cooking with Chef Mark Haskell

Cooking with Chef Mark Haskell

Chef Mark Haskell’s career has taken him to kitchens in Europe, Asia, South America and the US. A native of the South Carolina Lowcountry, he has an affection for Southern…

Cooking with Chef Padua Player

Cooking with Chef Padua Player

Padua Player another one of Hill Centers program partners. Most know him as SugaChef where he has his own pastry company named SugaChef desserts. Padua inspires others as well allowing…

Cooking with Chef Peter Chang

Cooking with Chef Peter Chang

Chef Peter Chang is arguably the most celebrated Chinese chef in the United States. The recipient of numerous awards and accolades, Chang has long been lionized for serving up some of…

Cooking with Chef Pichet Ong

Cooking with Chef Pichet Ong

Eating and cooking are Pichet Ong’s hobby and heartbeat. As a chef, Pichet combines fond flavors of his childhood and travels with classic techniques to create sweet and savory foods…

Cooking with Chef Scott Drewno

Cooking with Chef Scott Drewno

Chef Drewno joined the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group in 1998. At Chinois, he learned to meld French cooking techniques with vibrant Asian flavors, and at Spago, he came to…

Cooking with Chef Wendi James

Cooking with Chef Wendi James

Wendi James received a Cuisine and Pastry Diplome from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris in 1997 and has completed advanced courses in chocolate and sugar from The French Pastry in…

Cooking with Chericia Easton

Cooking with Chericia Easton

Introducing the Well Nourished Kitchen Series – A three-part cooking experience designed to feed the body, mind, and soul. Join us this fall for the three-part cooking experience designed to…

Cooking with Erik Bruner-Yang

Cooking with Erik Bruner-Yang

Erik Bruner-Yang knows about community-building. And in arguably the worst moment for the restaurant industry, Erik did not focus on simply surviving the pandemic with his restaurants intact; he chose to…

Cooking with Jen Lin-Liu

Cooking with Jen Lin-Liu

Jen Lin-Liu was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California. She is the author of Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China, On the Noodle Road: From Beijing to Rome…

Cooking with Magpie and the Tiger

Cooking with Magpie and the Tiger

Roren Choi began her professional cooking career slinging ramen at Momofuku DC. After a year of working there, she moved on to become a cook at Tail Up Goat, where…

Marianne Tshihamba - Hill Center

Cooking with Marianne Tshihamba

Marianne Tshihamba has traveled the world pursing new flavors and demystifying unfamiliar ingredients. Here in the Washington area, she has scouted the countless international grocery stores that stock their shelves…

Cooking with Pichet Ong & Simon Lam

Cooking with Pichet Ong & Simon Lam

Pichet is a business partner and the pastry chef at Chang Chang. A pioneering and groundbreaking culinary artist, Pichet was born in Thailand to Chinese parents and grew up in…

Cooking with Rochelle Cooper

Cooking with Rochelle Cooper

One of Hill Centers program partners is Rochelle Cooper. She loves cooking and Inspiring many others here at hill center to indulge in the love for cooking as well. Rochelle…

Cooking with Susan Barocas

Cooking with Susan Barocas

Susan Barocas is passionate about family, friends, food and film. She helped launch the Jewish Food Experience® as its first project director following several years as director of the Washington…

Cooking with Varu Chilakamarri

Cooking with Varu Chilakamarri

Varu Chilakamarri is a second-generation Indian American who learned to cook traditional South Indian cuisine from her mother. Varu is a writer and attorney who loves creating easy recipes that are…

DC WAY

DC WAY

DC Way is a Capitol Hill-based, award-winning recreational soccer club that was created with a clear mission and aligned core values in order to teach more than just the fundamentals…

District Clay Center

District Flow Yoga

District Flow Yoga

Our mission at District Flow Yoga is to promote individual growth amidst the community through yoga education and practice. We value inclusivity, diversity and equity through our practices and strive…

‌Eastern Market Art Series & Teachings (EAST)

‌Eastern Market Art Series & Teachings (EAST)

Hill Center is pleased to host the Eastern Market Art Series & Teachings – EAST – an ongoing series that brings artists and children (between 6 and 10 years old)…

Eastern Market Pottery

Eastern Market Pottery

Elevated Tea Co.

Elevated Tea Co.

Elevated Tea Co. is a woman-owned business based in Washington, D.C. that offers hemp-derived CBD teas and wellness workshops. Committed to the healing benefits of tea and mindful living, the…

Fiona Lewis

Fiona Lewis

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…

FIT4MOM®

FIT4MOM®

FIT4MOM is the country’s largest fitness program for moms offering pre- and post-natal fitness classes for every stage of motherhood. FIT4MOM Capitol Hill classes give you a total body…

Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library

The Folger Shakespeare Library makes Shakespeare’s stories and the world in which he lived accessible to all. Anchored by the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, the Folger is a place where…

French Language with Liliane Weinrob

French Language with Liliane Weinrob

Liliane Weinrob is a native French speaker who moved to Washington, DC in the early 1980s from Paris, France. Due to her French roots, she has enjoyed teaching French culture…

Fresh Pear Jewelry

Fresh Pear Jewelry

Fresh Pear Jewelry creates whimsical, colorful, handmade jewelry designed to delight your inner child and celebrate playful self-expression. Founded by artist Alicia Goodwin, this woman‑owned, mixed‑race Asian‑owned small business uses…

Frontlines CPR

Frontlines CPR is dedicated to teaching people the skills required to save a life. The company offers both private and group classes, making it possible for anyone to get the…

Gerdan

Gerdan

Gerdan – Kaleidoscope of World Music is a professional music ensemble based in Washington DC metropolitan area. Founded by Ukrainian professional duo Solomia Gorokhivska and Andrei Pidkivka, musicians of Gerdan bring the fire…

Global Sounds on the Hill

Global Sounds on the Hill

This series of singular concerts, curated and hosted by Jim Thomson, features musicians at the forefront of the global music scene. Jim Thomson owns and operates the Brooklyn/Washington, DC-based boutique…

Gottaswing

Gottaswing

Did you know that Gottaswing is one of the longest running swing dance schools in the world? Swinging since 1994, Gottaswing has over 25 years of experience setting the bar…

House Concerts at Hill Center

House Concerts at Hill Center

House Concerts at Hill Center (HC@HC) is a new concert series premiering in 2023 that features diverse and local DMV singer-songwriters. HC@HC aims to create a cozy, mellow, intimate setting…

Janet Cam

Janet Cam

Janet Cam is a Culinary Strategist and wine expert, best known as the co-founder/proprietor of the first nouvelle cuisine restaurant in America: Washington, DC’s LePavillon, which was honored with Wine…

Jarrad Silver + Silver and Sons Barbecue

Jarrad Silver + Silver and Sons Barbecue

Silver and Sons Barbecue draws influences from Jarrad Silver’s Jewish heritage and long experience cooking with Mediterranean flavors for a unique take on traditional American barbecue. Beef, lamb and chicken…

Kadampa Meditation Center

Kadampa Meditation Center

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington DC is a non profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to sharing the practical wisdom of Buddha’s teachings with everyone in the DC area through teachings and meditation…

King Bullfrog

King Bullfrog

Featuring Mr. Jeremiah and Mr. Steve—both Capitol Hill-based dads and music teachers—the duo’s roots-and-blues tunes are carefully tailored to get children dancing while delighting grownups—an approach that successfully hooks audiences…

Knitting with Paula Lytle

Knitting with Paula Lytle

Learn. Create. Connect. Discover the joy of knitting in a welcoming and creative environment. Whether you’re picking up needles for the first time or looking to deepen your skills,…

Local Makers Workshop Series

Local Makers Workshop Series

Join us for our new series focused on local businesses, makers, and creators! These are all one-off workshops that explore different crafts, hobbies, cuisine, fashion, and more. What do they…

Mad Science - Summer Camps

Mad Science – Summer Camps

Mad Science Camps offer hands-on discovery and exploration of scientific principles. Your child will be able to touch, see, hear, and smell what science is really all about! Campers create…

Mahjong On The Hill

Mahjong On The Hill

Ready to test your skills and have a blast? Mahjong on the Hill is the perfect in-person event for all the tile-shufflers out there! Whether you’re a casual player or just starting,…

Mapping Segregation in Washington, DC

Mapping Segregation in Washington, DC

Mapping Segregation in Washington, DC is a public history project that documents the role of race in shaping the nation’s capital during the first half of the 20th century. Through…

Mayor's Office of LGBTQ Affairs

Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs

The Mayor’s Office of LGBTW Affairs connects LGBTQ+ residents with the city services they may need, advocates on behalf of programs and policies that benefit the lives of LGBTQ+ residents,…

Mindful Movement Yoga with Anne Harrison

Mindful Movement Yoga with Anne Harrison

Mindful Movement Yoga with Anne Harrison I have been teaching yoga for approximately 18 years with 700+ hours of Yoga Alliance registered training and my personal practice spans 30 years. …

Mixology with Britt Fox

Mixology with Britt Fox

Britt fox one of Hill Centers creative mixologist. She specializes in delicate flavors to pair with a great deliverance of fine cocktails. Britt allows people to learn to enjoy deviously,…

Mixology with Pedro Tobar

Mixology with Pedro Tobar

Another one of Hill Centers elegant program partners who is also a Magnificent bartender not just an ordinary one but a seasoned bartender with a great amount of experience. He…

MORE, INC

MORE, INC

MORE, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering community engagement through arts, education, health, and cultural programs. They focus on creating inclusive opportunities that inspire creativity, promote well-being, and…

Mr. Mike's Music Together

Mr. Mike’s Music Together

Music-making is a joyful and communal act. At Music Together we strive to give families the opportunities to form a music-making habit early. This is not a class strictly for…

Ms. Niki’s Music Class

Ms. Niki’s Music Class

Nicole “Ms. Niki” Addison is a classically trained singer/songwriter from Washington, D.C. One of family music’s most compelling and talented new emerging artists, Ms. Niki is a member of the…

National Museum of the United States Navy

National Museum of the United States Navy

The Naval History and Heritage Command serves as the Navy’s institutional memory by preserving, acquiring, producing, and disseminating history and heritage products and resources through Navy historical, archival, museum, curatorial,…

Opera Starts with Oh! - Opera Lafayette

Opera Starts with Oh! – Opera Lafayette

Opera Starts with Oh! is a series of engaging lessons created by Opera Lafayette to introduce young audiences to the magic of opera! Led by teaching artists and joined by…

Pera Eats

Pera Eats

Pera Eats is a locally inspired culinary venture blending traditional Turkish flavors with modern techniques. Founded by chef-owner Deniz Alp, Pera Eats brings a rich heritage of Mediterranean cuisine to…

Piano and Voice Lessons with Ms. Alice

Piano and Voice Lessons with Ms. Alice

Alice was raised by a family of professional singers and began taking Suzuki piano lessons at age 4. In school, she joined concert bands playing the French horn and often…

Piano with Gordon Tenney

Piano with Gordon Tenney

Longtime Capitol Hill Resident (30+ years), Gordon Tenney, is an accomplished player and teacher of piano music in all styles. Classical, jazz, rock/pop, blues, you name it! He has 10+…

Pottery on the Hill

Pottery on the Hill

FREE SHOW AND SALE – NOVEMBER 14-16, 2025 Pottery on the Hill returns again for another great year of ceramics! This year, we welcome Catherine White, Larry Allen, Camilla…

‌Ruth Ann Overbeck Capitol Hill History Project

‌Ruth Ann Overbeck Capitol Hill History Project

In keeping with its goal of building a stronger, kinder, more thoughtful community, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation established the Ruth Ann Overbeck Capitol Hill History Project to give our neighborhood…

Sake

Sake District

Sake District was founded to further sake education and appreciation in Washington DC. We focus on equipping restaurants and individuals with the knowledge and experience they need to become familiar…

Shakespeare Theatre Company

Shakespeare Theatre Company

Education puts STC’s mission into action, producing a variety of school, community, training, and audience programming to create and preserve classic theatre and to connect the universality of classic works…

Spanish Language with Go Spanish Now

Spanish Language with Go Spanish Now

Enrique Soros, director of Go Spanish Now, is a native Spanish speaker from Argentina. One of his secrets as a teacher and educator is not to consider his institution as…

Stone Room Concerts

Stone Room Concerts

About David Holiday: David Holiday — a lifelong music aficionado who in his youth performed with the Grammy-winning Texas Boys Choir and numerous youth orchestras and ensembles, founded Stone Room Concerts together with his wife in…

Studio Arts with Christine Vineyard

Studio Arts with Christine Vineyard

Christine Vineyard is a local DC artist and art teacher, working with all mediums and a concentration in photography, drawing and painting. She has her BFA in Art Education and…

Studio Arts with Dr. Joanne Allen

Studio Arts with Dr. Joanne Allen

Studio Arts with Dr. Joanne Allen offers engaging, hands-on workshops that blend art history with practical studio techniques. Participants explore the origins and cultural significance of complex geometric patterns, such…

studio one dance

Studio One Dance

Studio One Dance was founded in December 2016. The concept has blossomed from a series of small classes hosted at neighborhood venues into a thriving, director-owned studio. Our bespoke program…

Super Soccer Stars

At Super Soccer Stars, it is our goal to teach soccer skills in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment. Our philosophy is to use soccer to nurture, to build self-confidence, and…

Talk of the Hill with Bill Press

Talk of the Hill with Bill Press

Since 2012, Bill Press has proudly hosted Hill Center’s Talk of the Hill series, in which he sits down for one-on-one, thought-provoking conversations with newsmakers. Hill Center is honored by his…

Alan Cheuse

The Alan Cheuse International Writers Center

The Alan Cheuse International Writers Center, based at George Mason University, honors the spirit of the late NPR literary critic and dedicated professor Alan Cheuse. It fosters a global writing…

The George Washington University

The George Washington University

The George Washington University is a private federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by the United States Congress and…

The Kitchen Cabinet with Annette Nielsen

The Kitchen Cabinet with Annette Nielsen

Annette Nielsen has been cooking since before she started elementary school, learning from her mom, a home economics teacher. She has worked in every part of the food system from…

The Paper Architect Hack ™️

The Paper Architect Hack ™️

Vivasthu is a woman-owned startup providing art, design and architectural services in the Washington DC Metro area. Mandira Sareen is one of the three partners who is leading The Paper…

The Wine Concierge

Following her passion, Leslie Frelow’s beginnings with her wine focused business, Vino 301 Wine Concierge, started in January 2013 with Maryland regional wine tours and special events. Popularly known as…

The Wine Tasting Club with Michael Scaffidi

The Wine Tasting Club with Michael Scaffidi

Join the very first Hill Center Wine Tasting Club curated by Michael Scaffidi. Michael Scaffidi is an Advanced Sommelier who has had a long career as a Sommelier and Wine…

Tippi Toes

Tippi Toes

Since 1999, Tippi Toes Dance Company® has been bringing a unique program of dance and creative movement to community centers, childcare centers schools, play groups and various after school programs.…

Train Your Brain

Train Your Brain

Teach Our workshops are designed to extend student learning by providing exposure to STEAM rich experiences, led by specialized educators that combine action, reflection, and real-life application. Together this builds…

Warrior Fusion

Warrior Fusion

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. The Young Warriors Karate program…

Washington Improv Theater

Washington Improv Theater

Washington Improv Theater is the District’s premier destination for longform improv. For 25 years, our mission has been to unleash the creative power of improv in Washington, DC. We engage…

Wine & Dine Fridays on the Hill

Wine & Dine Fridays on the Hill

Wine and Dine Fridays on the Hill is the Hill Center’s newest fall tradition — an evening perfectly curated for those who love great wine, delicious food, and even better…

Tai chi illustration

Wu Style Academy

Tai Chi Chuan is a formulated set of movements designed for body and mind. This discipline for health and serenity is also a complete system of self-defense and a martial…