National Gallery Nights: Strike a Pose
• October 9, 2025

Lottery opens Monday, September 29, at 10:00 a.m. and closes Thursday, October 2, at noon. A limited number of walk-up tickets are available. Fashion. Photography. Self-expression. You can find all […]

E. Ethelbert Miller, Black Magic and the Black Arts Movement
• September 15, 2025

In honor of the exhibition Photography and the Black Arts Movement: 1955-1985, literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller presents on Amiri Baraka’s Black Magic Poetry 1961-1967 and the influence of the […]

The Art, Life, and Letters of Vincent van Gogh
• August 4, 2025

Join us for a lecture series about the bold transformation of modern art at the turn of the 20th century. Upending the traditional idea of art as a “mirror of […]

An Abstract Journey with Sarah Barzmehri – June 5 to June 26 – Weekly on Thursdays
• May 9, 2025

Thursdays: June 5, 12, 19, 26 – From 6 pm to 8 pm Description: This immersive journey invites participants to break from traditional boundaries and dive into the world of […]

Friday Afternoons with Elizabeth Catlett: Betty y Pancho
• April 9, 2025

A moving portrait of the 50-year marriage of renowned sculptor Elizabeth Catlett and Mexican painter Francisco Mora by their son, filmmaker Juan Mora Catlett. (Betty and Pancho, Juan Mora Catlett, […]

Warehouse Scavenger Hunt
• March 25, 2025

What better way to explore Community Forklift’s new store layout than with a scavenger hunt? The hunt is on during regular store hours and we’ll have live metal banjo music […]

Mondrian’s Dress
• September 20, 2023

Join an in-depth presentation on issues of authorship and (mistaken) identity raised by Yves Saint Laurent’s 1965 series of so-called Mondrian dresses. Nancy J. Troy, Kress-Beinecke Professor at the Center […]

A Talk on Christian Science: Giving Freely of Ourselves, and What We All Gain
• August 26, 2022

In discovering more of God’s universally loving nature, we naturally give more of ourselves. This unexpected way forward lifts everyone.

TEDxPearlStreet’s Mavericks & Moonshots.
• May 17, 2022

Something magical is about to happen in Washington D.C. Join us on June 09, 2022, for an extraordinary event featuring ideas worth spreading. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced […]

Profs & Pints DC: Reflecting on Narcissists
• January 2, 2022

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Reflecting on Narcissists,” a look at the myth, reality, and treatment of clinical narcissism, with Brian A. Sharpless, licensed clinical psychologist, visiting research fellow at […]