https://meditation-dc.org/freedom-from-anger-and-frustration-jun-6-2/ Stress, irritation, frustration and anger are common experiences in modern life. These painful states of mind can easily arise when we encounter ​challenging situations and difficult people.​ If anger is not recognized early on it becomes a poison that destroys our happiness and ​interferes with our relationships. This class will introduce several ​methods for​ […]

STEM + Art = STEAM! Glen Echo Park brings you a series of short and fun experiments at home, using simple ingredients. Join us on our virtual journey as we explore various STEAM experiments where art meets science! Explore our NEW Online Gallery Experience, Frontline Arts: Transforming Voices, opening Friday, May 22.

Live Streamed Online Summer Camps through Zoom! Your kids don't have to miss out on camp this summer! At Glen Echo Park, we are happy -- virtual -- campers! Spark your children's creativity all summer long with virtual Summer Camps presented by Glen Echo Park's trusted instructors. From visual art to mixed media projects to […]

Pressenda Chamber Players, the Washington Conservatory Ensemble in Residence, will be performing three free summer Facebook Live Concerts at 8pm on June 20th, July 18th, and August 15th. Concerts will be performed on Washington Conservatory of Music Facebook Page. Program and performers can be found below: June 20, 2020 at 8pm Beethoven: Piano Trio Op. […]

Remember that warm and fuzzy feeling on your first date? Recreate that feeling with nature. June 23rd is Outdoor Office Day! Enjoy the beauties of our planet as your office and join us for our Outdoor Office Day

Interested in helping to save our pollinators? Please join the DC Pollinator Porch Parade on June 26-27 to help everyone learn more about the many pollinators we have in our area and how planting native plants can help save them. To help, you can: 1) create a display for the parade. This can be simply […]

Enthusiastically received in Ireland and Germany, as well as the US, “Lilt” -- a duo consisting of Tina Eck on flute and whistle and Keith Carr on bouzouki and banjo -  play the traditional dance music from Ireland:  jigs and reels, polkas and hornpipes, the occasional slow air or vocal number.  Lilt loves and tries to […]

Kidsave is having a big free, nationwide virtual Miracles Gala on Thursday, July 23, 6:00 pm ET, repeated at 6 PM PT! We hope you will join us as this event is open to the public. The 1-hour gala will include visits from Hollywood celebrities including Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Molly Sims, Miss Ukraine, some […]

Listen Up!, a listening series guided by Jeffrey Mumford, examines recorded performances by black classical composers through time. Classes are at 7 pm, Thursdays, on July 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th. 5 sessions are $73. Individual classes are not available. Email info@washingtonconservatory.org for more information.

https://meditation-dc.org/resolving-conflicts-friday-night-lecture-july-10/ Disharmony, disagreements and conflicts can be a major source of stress and anxiety. If we want to be truly happy and free from problems we must learn the inner causes of such problems and discover inner methods to control our own mind. In this Friday Night Lecture we will explore practical methods found in […]

https://meditation-dc.org/healing-power-of-meditation-july-11th/ The practice of taking and giving is one of the most powerful methods for opening our hearts and healing our mental and physical illness.This ancient practice brings mental peace and happiness, and is especially helpful in situations where we may otherwise feel powerless to directly helping others or overcoming adversity. Taking and giving is […]

Wolf Trap Field Trip Fridays are performed and recorded by Wolf Trap Teaching Artists to provide children and their parents/caregivers the opportunity to experience stimulating live arts experiences from the comfort of their home. These interactive performances are accompanied by a handout that has been created to serve as an educational tool to enhance the […]

This performance, by Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Mary Gresock, is a mini-opera about a special day in the life of Miss Muffet. Through song, acting, dance, costumes, and scenery, Miss Muffet meets someone who loves curds and whey as much as she does. Through Miss Muffet’s dilemma and choices, children will learn about the […]

Kofi Dennis, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist, performs several songs, including the “Birthday Song” and “Agoo Amee.” Kofi’s interactive songs encourage the use of musical instruments such as triangles, bells, drums, and rhythm sticks. Children will learn about the months of the year, as well as sequential patterns, while singing and dancing along to the […]

Performed by Penny Russell, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist, Billy’s Bridge is a short puppetry piece about Bill, Nan, and The Kid – three young goats. On this particular afternoon, The Kid builds towers from the rocks on the hillside, and Bill and Nan decide to find a way across the stream to get to […]

Terry Leonino and Greg Artzner, Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artists, perform two original songs, “Deep Earth” and “Deep Oceans,” that are a study of contrasts in nature. One is a rollicking good time song about the living ecosystem of deep, dark caves, the other a soaring meditation on the beauty and mystery of oceans and […]

This performance, by Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Deborah “Spice” Kleinmann”, is a story that emerges from an original myth about how the moon found its place in the sky. Grandmother Moon is a nurturing, kind keeper of the story and weaves music and myth together. She brings her audience on a journey where nocturnal animals […]

https://meditation-dc.org/learning-to-meditate-2/ Please register with the above link Do you keep hearing about all the benefits of meditation, but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you just want some pointers for improving your practice. This class is designed to help you learn meditation tips, improve the quality of your life, and gain an experience of […]

An evening of opera highlights curated by you and sung by Wolf Trap Opera artists.

Pressenda Chamber Players, the Washington Conservatory Ensemble in Residence, will be performing three free summer Facebook Live Concerts at 8pm on June 20th, July 18th, and August 15th. Concerts will be streamed on Washington Conservatory of Music Facebook Page. Program and performers can be found below: June 20, 2020 at 8pm Beethoven: Piano Trio Op. […]

Each season’s Filene Artist in Residence holds a public master class, offering Wolf Trap Opera’s singers guidance on style, performance enhancement, language, stagecraft, and more. Attendance at this class is open to the public—aspiring singers and opera aficionados welcome.

This performance, by Wolf Trap Master Teaching Artist Melissa Richardson, is a dramatization of an original story. Pernilla Gorilla loves to invent, but the other animals in the jungle don’t always appreciate her creations. Through Pernilla’s determination and creativity, children will learn about the value of learning from mistakes, being willing to try again, and […]

Join the National Archives Foundation and chocolate historian David Borghesani of AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate on July 30 at 5:00 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation on the history of the sweet treat.

ASPIRE HOUSE McLean 2020 will open on Friday, August 21, 2020 with a Virtual Preview Party and remain open until Sunday, September 14, 2020. Limited numbers of guests will be allowed to tour the home Wednesday through Sunday; face masks and temperature checks required. During this unprecedented time, the decision to change the dates was […]

Bring out the popcorn! We’re transforming the parking lot at Wolf Trap National Park into a drive-in movie theater and bringing family-friendly summer fun to the community.

Bring out the popcorn! We’re transforming the parking lot at Wolf Trap National Park into a drive-in movie theater and bringing family-friendly summer fun to the community.

Bring out the popcorn! We’re transforming the parking lot at Wolf Trap National Park into a drive-in movie theater and bringing family-friendly summer fun to the community.

Bring out the popcorn! We’re transforming the parking lot at Wolf Trap National Park into a drive-in movie theater and bringing family-friendly summer fun to the community.

Bring out the popcorn! We’re transforming the parking lot at Wolf Trap National Park into a drive-in movie theater and bringing family-friendly summer fun to the community.

Join guest curator Kelly Bresnowitz and Dumbarton House staff for an evening of virtual, historic fun! First, Kelly will talk about our current exhibition, Pick Your Poison, which explores drinking in the Federal period. After Kelly’s remarks and a Q&A about how our forebears imbibed, we will reimagine a classic colonial cocktail. This program will […]

The Marty Nau Trio will perform Music from the Great American Songbook during an online Facebook Live Concert on Friday, August 14, at 7:30 pm. Performers are Marty Nau, saxophone, Steve Novosel, bass, and Wade Beach, piano. Admission is free, and the concert will be accessible from WCM’s Facebook page. We encourage families with children […]

https://meditation-dc.org/overcoming-anxiety-aug-15/ Our worries, fears, and anxieties poison our happiness and sense of wellbeing. They are often the source of stress, anger and discouragement. In this Saturday morning meditation we will look at some of the underlying causes of anxiety within the mind, and some practical meditation techniques to find freedom from it. Registration will open […]

Pressenda Chamber Players, the Washington Conservatory Ensemble in Residence, will be performing three free summer Facebook Live Concerts at 8pm on June 20th, July 18th, and August 15th. Concerts will be streamed on Washington Conservatory of Music's Facebook Page. Program and performers can be found below: June 20, 2020 at 8pm Beethoven: Piano Trio Op. […]

ASPIRE DESIGN AND HOME magazine announced that ASPIRE HOUSE McLean 2020, located at 952 Mackall Farms Lane, McLean, Virginia, 22101, is rescheduled for Friday, August 21st to Sunday September 14th, 2020, offering limited onsite tours, plus virtual tours of all spaces. During this unprecedented time, the decision to change the dates was based on the […]

The National Archives Foundation and National Archives will host a virtual commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, in which many women won the right to vote. The virtual commemoration is part of our Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote exhibit and initiative. Programs will explore the complex story […]

Join a panel of thought leaders, academics, and descendants, for a conversation about race and racism in Georgetown. Much of residential and commercial Georgetown was built by free and enslaved African Americans and, for many years, Georgetown was an extremely diverse neighborhood. According to census data, in 1800 34% of Georgetown residents were free or […]

The marketplace will take place throughout the park outside several of our resident artist's studios. Presented by the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, this outdoor sale features the work of Glen Echo Park resident artists and includes works in a wide range of artistic media, including: • Ceramics • Blown Glass • […]

https://meditation-dc.org/online-live-streamed-classe/ Suitable for everyone, these meditation classes offer practical methods to improve the quality of our lives through meditation and Buddhist teachings. You can join in to either the entire series for the month or by individual class. Each class is self contained. Everyone is welcome.