Viewfinder Virtual Film Series: Leslie Thornton on Surviving 

July 23, 2021

August 5, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. ET Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for an engaging virtual lecture with award-winning filmmaker Leslie Thornton. Learn how Thornton, with her decades-long episodic film […]

Sneak Peek at the Future National Museum of Women in the Arts

July 16, 2021

In addition, NMWA will present a virtual program, “Sneak Peek at the Future National Museum of Women in the Arts,” on Wednesday, August 4 from 6 to 7 p.m. This […]

Virtual Happy Hour: Judith Leyster

July 8, 2021

Join the staff of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) and special guest Frima Fox Hofrichter for a virtual happy hour to celebrate Judith Leyster’s birthday. Make a specialty […]

Holding Court: Eliminating the Filibuster to Protect our Rights


At every turn Republicans in the Senate have weaponized the filibuster to obstruct critical proposals to secure our right to vote, expand access to healthcare, protect workers, and defend civil […]

Carousel Story Time: Carousel by Donald Crews

June 17, 2021

Join us as we read Carousel by Donald Crews. Choose your horse. Hold on tight. The music’s starting and you’re on your way! As part of our Carousel 100th Anniversary […]

Free Screening of “Our Time Machine”

May 28, 2021

The Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter will hold a virtual Q&A discussion with the directors of Our Time Machine, along with a discussion on the warning signs of Alzheimer’s, […]

Brush Lettering with Good Letters Design

May 21, 2021

7-WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16th 2021 (VIRTUAL) – Brush Lettering – Good Letters Design : $55/person – 7-9PM SIGN UP HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brush-lettering-with-good-letters-design-tickets-142796244411 Looking to brush up on your lettering skills or pick up a […]

Megha Majumdar’s “A Burning” Virtual Event at Loyalty Books


An instant New York Times bestseller and a National Book Award longlist honoree, Megha’s debut was lauded by Parul Sehgal for The New York Times as “riveting…fate has rarely been so many-faced, so muscular, so […]

BLACK MALE POWER AND “THE TALK”: A TOWN HALL BASED ON BLACK PANTHER: TALES OF WAKANDA


BLACK MALE POWER AND “THE TALK”: A TOWN HALL BASED ON BLACK PANTHER: TALES OF WAKANDA WHAT: The recent police killings and harassment of unarmed Black men have shed light on […]

Black Wall Street: The Hidden Economy


After Reconstruction, the Black community built its own financial engine to give each other much-needed economic support and opportunity. This effort faced political and legal intimidation as well as violent […]