12 events found.
Plot Twist: Yoga in the Cemetery
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesThis Vinyasa yoga class will be accessible to yogis of all levels! We will move through postures, coordinated with and guided by deliberate breath. The Vinyasa practice is a moving [...]
Cemetery Speaker Series: Leonard Matlovich, A Purple Heart
“I believe that we must be the same activists in our deaths that we were in our lives.” - Leonard Matlovich 1987 Along with its other claims to fame, why, [...]
$5
Founding the Federal City: Capital Connections Tour
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesEstablished in 1800, Washington DC was the fledgling capital of a fledgling nation. Built to house the seats of federal government, the nation's capital soon became a city in its [...]
$5
Pride Painting at the Big Chair: Meet the Artist
Historic Congressional Cemetery Big Chair 1801 E St SE, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin HCC in Celebrating our Pride Themed Chair! Come for a meet and greet with the Big Chair's Artist, Elizabeth Marik, and celebrate Pride! Monday, June 17th at 4:00 PM-- [...]
Peterbug’s Juneteenth 5k
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin us for the 2nd Annual Peterbug's Juneteenth 5k sponsored by Fulcrum Residential, A Celebration of the DC Historic Landmark Designation and Juneteenth. Every year in June, the corner of [...]
$30
Plot Twist: Yoga in the Cemetery
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesThis Vinyasa yoga class will be accessible to yogis of all levels! We will move through postures, coordinated with and guided by deliberate breath. The Vinyasa practice is a moving [...]
African Americans at Congressional Cemetery: Guided Docent Tour
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesAfrican Americans, across history, have left their mark on the United States and this story of tragedy, endurance, and triumph are echoed in the graves of many individuals who are interred [...]
$5
Only at Congressional Guided Introductory Tour
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery! Over 67,000 people are interred at Congressional Cemetery, ranging from 1807 all the way until the present day. Their stories are [...]
$5
Gentleman’s Gambit: A Prohibition Era Mystery
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesUPDATE: Gentleman's Gambit tickets are now SOLD OUT. Thank you so much for your support! On January 17, 1920, the United States went dry. The 18th Amendment ushered in [...]
$50
Civil War at Congressional: Docent Tour
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesThe United States was consumed by the Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Millions of individuals were swept up in the chaos of the conflict as the war raged for [...]
$5
Tombs and Tomes Book Club July (In Person)
Historic Congressional Cemetery Chapel 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesBy: Michiko Iwasaka and Barre Toelken The Japanese have ambivalent attitudes toward death, deeply rooted in pre-Buddhist traditions. In this scholarly but accessible work, authors Iwasaka and Toelken show that [...]
