September – Preservation Cafe
Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 6:30 pm at East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Topic to be announced. The event is free, no reservations required and the public is encouraged to attend.
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Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 6:30 pm at East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Topic to be announced. The event is free, no reservations required and the public is encouraged to attend.
View ArticleNovember – Preservation Cafe
Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 6:30 pm at East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Topic to be announced. The event is free, no reservations required and the public is encouraged to attend.
View ArticleUnwanted “Pets” in Our Gardens – CHGC
The Capitol Hill Garden Club presents: “Those Unwanted Pets in Our Gardens”, Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 7:15 pm, at the Northeast Library, 330 7th St. NE. Preceded by refreshments at 6:45 pm. Join them...
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House Expo 2019
On Saturday, October 26, 2019, CHRS will hold a free House Expo at the Eastern Market North Hall, featuring a wide variety of home service exhibitors. 2018 PhotosExperts will show ways to improve,...
View ArticleBarracks Row Festival 2019
On Saturday, September 28, 2019 we will staff a booth at the Barracks Row Fall Festival, an ideal opportunity to introduce ourselves to newcomers to The Hill and to those living outside the boundaries...
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Hilloween 2019
Hilloween is an annual free street party outside of Eastern Market. On Friday, October 25, 2019 , CHRS will again host a children’s activity table with beads to string, and an avalanche of CHRS swag...
View ArticleMembership Meeting & Community Forum
Matthew Gilmore will be the featured speaker, Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. The talk will be preceded by an organizational business meeting at 6:30 pm, at which...
View ArticleUrban Inequality: International Perspective – Village Voices
“Urban Inequality: An International Perspective” Monday, September 9, 7-8 pm at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh Street NE. John Rennie Short will explore the resurgence of cities...
View ArticleGreen Legacy of 19th Century Washingtonians
Capitol Hill History will present at Overbeck Lecture, The Green Legacy of 19th Century Washingtonians, Monday, May 13, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. While Washington,...
View ArticlePrehistory of Climate Change – Village Voices
Village Voices: “The Prehistory of Climate Change“, Monday, June 10, 2019, 7-8 pm at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh Street NE. Where do the stories we tell about the weather come from?...
View ArticleMothers Day House & Garden Tour
Mothers Day House & Garden Tour, Saturday, May 11, 4-7 pm, and Sunday, May 12, 1-5 pm. Walking Tours of Gessford Ct. both days. Entertainment by the Eastern HS band, the Blue & White Marching...
View ArticleA Boy’s Journey: From Nazi-Occupied Prague – Village Voices
“A Boy’s Journey: From Nazi-Occupied Prague to Freedom in America,” Monday, October 7, 7-8 pm at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh Street NE. Join us on Monday October 7 when Peter Stein...
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Disease and History – Village Voices
“Disease and History,” a lecture by Andrew Jampoler, Monday, October 7, 7-8 pm at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh Street NE. Until the age of modern medicine, lethal epidemics and...
View ArticleA WELL-READ WOMAN: The Life, Loves, and Legacy of Ruth Rappaport
A book talk with Kate Stewart, Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the Northeast Library, 330 7th St. NE.Kate Stewart, a 3rd generation librarian who worked at the Library of Congress, will be speaking about...
View ArticleMothers Day House & Garden Tour
Mothers Day House & Garden Tour, Saturday, May 11, 4-7 pm, and Sunday, May 12, 1-5 pm. Walking Tours of Gessford Ct. both days. Entertainment by the Eastern HS band, the Blue & White Marching...
View ArticleTools and Materials of DC’s Historic Masonry Buildings
Gary Barnhart will present Tools and Materials of DC’s Historic Masonry Buildings, Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 6:30 pm at East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE.
View ArticleThe Economist, the Playwright & Pierre L’Enfant – Village Voices
Monday, November 4, 7-8 pm, Anthony E. (Tony) Gallo will discuss his new play at the Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh Street NE.After a career as a nationally recognized food marketing...
View ArticleExposing Washington’s History with Archaeology’s New Tools- Overbeck Lecture
Capitol Hill History will present at Overbeck Lecture, Exposing Washington’s History with Archaeology’s New Tools, Monday, December 2, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE....
View ArticleRediscover Eastern Market
A celebration will be held on June 7, 8 and 9, 2019to mark the 10 year anniversary of the re-opening of Eastern Market following the 2007 fire. On Saturday, June 8, 2019, there will be food tours,...
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