Lights-Out Hour DC

March 25, 2023

Lights-Out Hour DC, which coincides with international Earth Hour, is a voluntary event coordinated by the DC chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association. To participate, dim or extinguish non-essential lights for one hour beginning at 8:30 pm on Saturday, March 25. (more…)

Celebrating Eastern Market for 150 Years – Preservation Cafe

March 30, 2023

Eastern Market ca 1983

 Robert Pohl, local historian, author, and tour guide, will present “Celebrating Eastern Market for 150 Years” at an in-person Preservation Café, Thursday, March 30, 2023. The event will begin at 6:30 pm in the Eastern Market North Hall – operating continuously since it first opened in 1873. All are welcome.

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100 Years of Eastern HS – Exhibit & Performance

March 31, 2023

The Story of Our Schools and Eastern High School are proud to present “100 Years of Eastern High School” as part of the school’s 100th anniversary on East Capitol Street celebration. The public is encouraged to attend the exhibit reveal event, March 31, 2023, 5:30 – 6:30pm at Eastern High School (1700 East Capitol St, NE). (more…)

2023 Dick Wolf Lecture

September 29, 2023

On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 7 pm, the Society will present the 2023 Dick Wolf Lecture at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. The speaker will be Professor John Rennie Short, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Baltimore County. Additional details to be announced.

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