Stitch and Create

Mon · Sep 28·4 PM – 5 PM·Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library · Washington

Join us at the Parklands-Turner Library for a cozy and welcoming knitting and crocheting group designed for makers of all skill levels. Whether you're just picking up a hook or have been knitting for years, this is the perfect space to relax, stitch, and connect with fellow crafters. Bring your own project and settle i…

Mon · Oct 5·4 PM – 5 PM·Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library · Washington

Join us at the Parklands-Turner Library for a cozy and welcoming knitting and crocheting group designed for makers of all skill levels. Whether you're just picking up a hook or have been knitting for years, this is the perfect space to relax, stitch, and connect with fellow crafters. Bring your own project and settle i…

Mon · Sep 21·5 PM – 6:30 PM·Hill Center DC, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC

This class will introduce you to the basic techniques you need to make a wide variety of item (stitches, cast-ons & off, decreases & increases) as well as how to choose and read a pattern, and all about yarn! The instructor can provide an initial pair of needles and yarn to start, but you can also bring your own. No pr…

Mon · Sep 21·6 PM – 8 PM·Hill Center DC, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC

Hill Center has partnered with Go Spanish Now to provide this Spanish course. The purpose of this course is not simply to teach you about Spanish, but rather to develop your language skills so that you can communicate successfully in the language. For that reason, the course includes a variety of components designed to…

Mon · Sep 21·6:30 PM – 8 PM·Hill Center DC, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC

Join us for a contemporary approach to painting with watercolors with Christine Vineyard. Students will learn how to use several different types of watercolor paints (tube, liquid and pencils) and approach them in a contemporary way. This class will give students the skills to create paintings on their own with a varie…

Tue · Sep 22·10:30 AM – 1:30 PM·S. Dillon Ripley Center 1100 Jefferson Dr SW, S. Dillon Ripley Center · Washington

Learn clay techniques and gain an understanding of the human body, gestures, and expressions as you sculpt a full-figure piece by working from life.

Thu · Sep 3·4:30 PM – 6 PM·Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library · Washington

Players of all ages are invited to play and learn from others in a friendly game of chess on a jumbo chess board. No registration required. The program is free and open to the public.

Thu · Sep 3·4:30 PM – 6 PM·Rosedale Neighborhood Library · Washington

The STEAM of Photography: Freezing and Capturing Moments at Rosedale Library with Jessica Wallach.

Thu · Sep 3·4:30 PM – 5 PM·Capitol View Neighborhood Library · Washington

These 30-40 minute story times are designed to be enjoyed by all ages. Promoting early literacy skills through books, songs, rhymes, and movement, Family Story Time is a great way to further your child’s lifelong love of reading and learning. The whole family is encouraged to participate!

Thu · Sep 3·4:30 PM – 5:30 PM·Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) Neighborhood Library · Washington

Want to make some marks, learn how paint works, and have some fun? Come get messy with us, and help collaborate on recycled cardboard panels! We'll spread out a drop cloth in meeting room #2, then give everyone access to tempra paint and brushes. Kids can learn how to wield a brush to make the marks they want, while wo…