Acclaimed jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut joins poets Kyle Dargan and Lenard D. Moore for an intimate improvisation on words and music. Together they explore the magic that materializes when artists collaborate. Part reading, part concert, […]
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Exhibit: The Colors and Forms of History ~ 4-26feb
The Colors and Forms of History Featuring works by Doba Afolabi, Sheryll Cashin, Bernie Houston, and Chris Malone Opening Receptions: Friday, February 4, 6-8PM & Saturday, February 5, 2-6PM ZENITH SALON/UPPER NORTHWEST GALLERY:1429 Iris Street, […]

Restoration stage
“Live From the Whitelaw Hotel” Virtual Reading Part One – Three About “Live From the Whitelaw Hotel” Welcome to the plush lobby of the fabulous and segregated Black owned and operated Whitelaw Hotel located just […]
6feb – In Focus: Come Let Us Build a New World Together
12:30 & 5:30PM National Portrait Gallery, G Street Lobby 8th & F Sts NW Celebrate Black History Month as we take a close look at a 1963 Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) poster of John […]

7Feb The Jackson Family Art Show
Black History Exhibition, 9:30am – 9pm Shaw (Watha T. Daniel) Neighborhood Library 1630 7th St NW Washington DC 20001 wathashawlibrary@dc.gov 202-727-1288 The Jackson Family showcases three generations of greatness. This exhibit is in honor of our family […]
Feb 22, Duke Ellington School of the Arts
With a 43-year legacy of fostering the nation’s capital’s most talented youth, Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a premier arts school in Georgetown, D.C. In a cross-discipline effort, the school’s Instrumental Music, Vocal […]

Feb 17 & 18: FREDERICK DOUGLASS BICENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
This year’s programs and activities will honor the legacy and activism of Frederick Douglass and his connection to the Anacostia community in which his historic home lies. There will be community lectures, dramatic performances, hands-on kids […]

Feb 10 ACM 50th Anniversary Mardi Gras Family Day! 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
In celebration of the museum’s 50th anniversary, we are pulling out all the stops. For the first time ever, the museum will hold its annual Mardi Gras event in our own 2,500 square foot main gallery! […]
Feb6 Black History Month Comic Book Art
For this Black History Month program, students will practice drawing popular black superheroes and historical figures. Presented by Williams Jones of the Afrofuturism Network. Basic techniques of comic book art will be demonstrated in this program. […]

February – In My Minds Eye
In My Minds Eye Exhibition runs through February 28th Tuesday thru Friday – 12 Noon until 4 pm Presented by BADC & Pepco Edison Place Art Gallery Pepco Edison Place Art Gallery 702 8th Street, […]