You’re invited to our garden gatherings, Harrison happenings, and more!
The U Street Neighborhood Association supports a wide range of programming in Temperance Alley — from ecology classes to local live music to writing workshops and more. All are welcome to host a public & non-commercial gathering in our shared backyard. We also co-host and promote various community events across the U Street Corridor, including at Harrison Recreation Center. Signing up for our newsletter is the easiest way to make sure you never miss out on an event.
Upcoming Events
Breathe Easy: Group Meditation
Welcome back to the Garden!
Our meditation community meets weekly to re-center, connect, and cultivate intentions. With a mix of guided, silent, and relational practice, we ground ourselves in presence and compassion. All levels of experience warmly welcomed.
Hosted by regulars and guests alike, bring a practice for the circle to share.
Play Jam: Improv in the Garden
Come LET LOOSE and PLAY while connecting with your emotions.
Improvisational theater is an unplanned, spontaneously and collaboratively created experience that exists only in the present moment. A moment that ends as quickly as it starts, like the flame on a match. Improv at the Garden will be a series of Improv games and warm-ups that help us align with being present in the moment. It will culminate in a 10-minute montage where we can take what we learn in the warm-ups to create an experience that will never be made again.
hosted by Kristina & Kunal
TRANSPLANT DAY 🌱 Garden Volunteer Hours & Stump Vesting Ceremony
The moment you’ve all been waiting for… WELCOMING OUR SPRING PLANT BEBES!
That’s right, the first TRANSPLANT DAY 🌱 of 2026 is on April 11th from 10am-2pm. Our cold-hardy seedlings will be arriving from the greenhouse at the University of Maryland and will need a whole crew of hands to get them safely tucked and watered into our raised beds at Temperance Alley.
Plus we’ll be celebrating the official start to Spring programming by vesting of our new crop of Stump Fellows 🦺 in a little side ceremony with the community around noon.
Come get your hands in the soil with our partners at Farm the District, every Saturday throughout the growing season. Whether you’re a first-timer or returning veteran, all are needed to help tend to our shared backyard. There’s plenty of projects to keep all hands busy, including weeding, watering, composting, repairing, crafting, and ongoing projects.
As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome back neighbors!
Early Bloom: Monday Morning Musings
Come start your day in good company at the Garden!
Join us Monday morning to sip something warm, connect with neighbors, and ease into the day. We will have space for socializing and space for quiet reflection and journaling.
Drop in anytime between 8:00–9:30am. Bring a beverage, your breakfast, a journal, or nothing at all.
Hosted by Zoe
Meet & Greet with Ward 1 Council Candidate Jackie Reyes
As you know there are a lot of candidates running to represent Ward 1 — and our neighborhood — on the DC Council. The U Street Neighborhood Association is inviting each candidate to join our community meetings for informal meet-and-greet sessions. It’s a way for us to meet the candidates AND to tell them about the needs of our community.
Our third meeting will be on Monday, April 13 from 6 - 7pm, with Jackie Reyes, candidate for Ward 1 Council. Please join us—all are welcome! We will be meeting at the True Reformer Building at 1200 U Street NW.
We will be hosting other candidates based on their schedule in the coming weeks.
Breathe Easy: Group Meditation
Our meditation community meets weekly to re-center, connect, and cultivate intentions. With a mix of guided, silent, and relational practice, we ground ourselves in presence and compassion. All levels of experience warmly welcomed.
Hosted by regulars and guests alike, bring a practice for the circle to share.
Month Offline Exhibition 📴
Month Offline welcomes you to a gallery and graduation party with the members of our March cohort!
These brave doomscrollers switched to a dumbphone for the whole month and participated in weekly creative challenges related to the smartphone-shaped hole in their lives. They explored themes like Communication, Navigation, and Boredom as they time traveled to the 1990s. At this closing exhibition, the Month Offline cohort will share what their experience was like, showcase the art they created along the way, and invite you to join the next round of the program, coming in May.
This is (of course) a phone-free event—you'll be asked to secure your device in a lockable Yondr pouch. Call 1-844-OFFLINE to learn more.
hosted by Aaron and Josh
Garden Volunteer Hours
More veggie seedlings will be arriving from the greenhouse at the University of Maryland and will need a whole crew of hands to get them safely tucked and watered into our raised beds at Temperance Alley.
Come get your hands in the soil with our partners at Farm the District, every Saturday throughout the growing season. Whether you’re a first-timer or returning veteran, all are needed to help tend to our shared backyard. There’s plenty of projects to keep all hands busy, including weeding, watering, composting, repairing, crafting, and ongoing projects.
As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome back neighbors!
Visionary Nature Painting in Temperance Alley Sanctuary 🎨🌿
After a long winter of snowcrete, join us in reconnecting with the land through observational nature painting. We’ll welcome in spring and get reacquainted with our native ecology in the Temperance Alley Sanctuary. We’ll start with some light tending to be in reciprocity with the land then have a guided painting session where art making can help us create a deeper relationship with the land and our non-human plant and animal neighbors.
The Temperance Sanctuary is an extension of the Temperance Alley Garden – a place to quiet down, to observe, and to cultivate reciprocity between ourselves and the land. Come join us in the visioning and stewardship of Temperance Sanctuary: as a time capsule of Indigenous history and stewardship, native food/micro forest to bring back native biodiversity, and an ecological classroom to foster and practice our stewardship in community. If you’re interested in any of these topics, we welcome you to join us in its design and execution!
hosted by Amy and Chandan
Spoken Poetry Night: Come be HOME FREE by Aparna Paul
Come join in an evening of spoken poetry with Aparna Paul, who will be performing poetry excerpts from her debut book, HOME FREE. This event is part of her national book tour and she will also be joined by a few local DMV artists!
HOME FREE is a work of weaving. Weaving personal anecdote, family lore, collective history, fast food drive-thru & heritage home cooking, the dinner table & the house party, this language’s capacity to harm & heal, snakes & more snakes, this collection refuses to hold one truth at a time. These poems and their speaker don’t belong exactly anywhere; rather, they seek home in new ways: in people, in memory, in an open invitation to find yourself everywhere.
Aparna Paul (she/her) is a writer, chemical engineer, banana bread enthusiast, & amateur crossword constructor based in Cambridge, MA. Her poetry & prose has been recognized by Reckoning, DMQ Review, & Gaining Ground, among others. She edited the anthology Reflections of The Land (Literary Cleveland, 2022) and is a co-editor of GOOD SOUP, now on hiatus. She performs regularly, hosts occasionally, and slams sometimes at the Boston Poetry Slam at the Cantab Lounge. HOME FREE (Game Over Books, 2025) is her debut full-length poetry collection.
hosted by Natalie and Amy
TAG StoryKeeping Circle
First of the season!
Our dedicated time for reflective listening to all that’s budding within the Garden ecosystem. The rearview mirror where stories from the previous month can be shared in community. Bring a TAG story to share or discover one based on the evening’s prompts.
StoryKeeping Circles are held on the middle Monday of each month. All are welcome to participate fully.
hosted by Josh
Breathe Easy: Group Meditation
Our meditation community meets weekly to re-center, connect, and cultivate intentions. With a mix of guided, silent, and relational practice, we ground ourselves in presence and compassion. All levels of experience warmly welcomed.
Hosted by regulars and guests alike, bring a practice for the circle to share.
U Street Neighborhood Association 🌷 Spring Community Meeting
Join the USNA for our quarterly membership meeting, where we work towards a more neighborly U Street. We'll explore standing up an arts committee, Temperance Alley Garden’s spring projects, and upcoming events at Harrison Park. Feel free to bring any proposals or agenda items of your own.
Everyone is welcome! If you're not yet a member of the U Street Neighborhood Association or your membership has expired, visit our membership page to join or renew. Hope to see you there!
Creatives Club & Community Jam
Welcome back to the Garden!
Come gather for some productive artistic time together while the garden is blooming around us. Bring a project you're working on, your instrument of choice, or just come socialize with fellow creatives. Some basic art supplies will be provided.
Hosted by Jordyn & Creatives Club DC
🎙️ Spring Open Mic
Calling all musicians, poets, and artists!
Open to all, come and participate in an inclusive and fun open mic with others. We welcome DC musicians and artists to share their works with an intimate audience at Temperance Alley Garden.
This unplugged event embraces the sounds of nature and welcomes the beginnings of Spring. Performances of original works are especially encouraged! We want to see and support you in sharing your craft or explorations :)
All experience levels, identities, and ages welcomed.
produced by Lucy
Garden Volunteer Hours
Come get your hands in the soil with our partners at Farm the District, every Saturday throughout the growing season. Whether you’re a first-timer or returning veteran, all are needed to help tend to our shared backyard.
There’s plenty of projects to keep all hands busy, including weeding, watering, composting, repairing, crafting, and ongoing side projects. Find a partner and choose your own adventure.
As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome neighbors!
Cyanotype Workshop with DC Zinefest
Celebrate Spring with DC Zinefest!
In this cyanotype (sun print) zine workshop, we will capture a single moment in the sun on paper. Use fallen natural items from the garden and/or bring your own items you'd like to make a print of! Then use your prints to make a zine.
This event is free and open to the public, but we ask that people » RSVP here « so we get an accurate count for materials.
hosted by Eve & DC Zinefest
Houseplant Swap & Spring Seed Exchange Extravaganza!
Spring time means growing season in the garden and at home. April is a great time to propagate house plants and grow your indoor garden. Join us for a house plant swap to learn about caring for new plants and take home some new plant babies! Experienced home gardeners and interested first-time houseplant growers are welcome to soak up some knowledge and walk away with a clipping.
We’ll start the swap by writing personalized care instructions for the plants we brought, and then the trading will commence. Bring as many clippings of your plants as you want, or even an entire plant to rehome. Learn more about propagation and how to take plant clippings here. https://gardentherapy.ca/propagating-houseplants/.
But wait there’s more: bring your extra seed packs and stick around for an exchange as we install our new Little Free Seed Library in the Garden!
hosted by Jordyn & Alexis
Breathe Easy: Group Meditation
Our meditation community meets weekly to re-center, connect, and cultivate intentions. With a mix of guided, silent, and relational practice, we ground ourselves in presence and compassion. All levels of experience warmly welcomed.
Hosted by regulars and guests alike, bring a practice for the circle to share.
Hand Sewing and Mending Workshop :)
Want to hem some pants or patch a hole in a jacket? Come learn to sew and mend clothes by hand at this workshop! We'll be learning stitches like the straight stitch, whip stitch, back stitch, and catch stitch with a teacher to guide you and give tips. Bring a sewing kit and something to mend or just bring yourself and borrow some supplies.
hosted by Marcie
From Script to Stage: A Five-Minute Shakespeare Lab
Calling all thespians! Join a playful theatrical experiment where strangers become scene partners. In small groups, you’ll receive a random Shakespeare scene and have five minutes to rehearse, scheme and swoon before taking the stage. Bonus points: Dress the part!
All are welcome to come play a part, big or small, and no prior acting experience is necessary!
hosted by Claire, Zoe, and Jules
FreeDC U Street Neighborhood Night
Come join us for the April U Street/Shaw Social!
Drop in anytime between 5:30 and 7:30 pm to mix and mingle with your U Street neighbors.
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase, and we'll have light snacks on hand. We'd love to see you there!
RSVP: https://freedcproject.org/event-list/u-street-april-neighborhood-night
TAG HouseKeeping Circle
Our first official calendaring meeting to kick off the season!
Partner with a Stump Fellow to program your submitted event ideas for the month of APRIL. Anyone can join as we discuss garden event planning, budgeting, and partnerships. Your ideas and energy are more than welcome! Come early to mingle and brainstorm your ideas before submitting.
*HouseKeeping Circles happen at the end of each month, they are the functional meetings where we calendar events for the next month of programming, approve any new spending, and can vote to change any Garden policies if needed. These meetings have official minutes that keep a record of our decisions and are shared with the rest of the U Street Neighborhood Association for transparency.
Meet & Greet with Ward 1 Council Miguel Trindade Deramo
As you know there are a lot of candidates running to represent Ward 1 — and our neighborhood — on the DC Council. The U Street Neighborhood Association is inviting each candidate to join our community meetings for informal meet-and-greet sessions. It’s a way for us to meet the candidates AND to tell them about the needs of our community.
Our second meeting will be on Monday, April 6 from 6 - 7pm, with Miguel Trindade Deramo, candidate for Ward 1 Council. Please join us—all are welcome! We will be meeting at the True Reformer Building at 1200 U Street NW.
We will be hosting other candidates based on their schedule in the coming weeks.
Pre-Planting Prep Garden Volunteer Hours
SPRING IS HERE…
Come get your hands in the soil with our partners at Farm the District, every Saturday throughout the growing season. Whether you’re a first-timer or returning veteran, all are needed to help tend to our shared backyard.
There’s plenty of projects to keep all hands busy, including weeding, watering, composting, harvesting, repairing, crafting, and ongoing side projects. Find a partner and choose your own adventure. And don’t forget to take home your portion of the harvest.
As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome neighbors!
Battle of Adwa Commemorative Gathering & Wreath Laying
Please join us in celebrating the 130th anniversary of the historic pan-African victory won by King Menelik II and Queen Taytu Betul of Ethiopia. Honoring the memory of Tamrat Medhin who first began this annual celebration over 20 years ago, as well as Hari Jones.
Featuring presentations from local living-historian Marquett Awa-Milton, Griot Elder Baba-C, and spoken poetry by Ruben Robinson. At the African-American Civil War Memorial (U St & Vermont Ave). Follow the crowd to a meal at Habesha Restaurant after the program!
POSTPONED: Sidewalk Astronomy 🔭 in the Garden!
POSTPONED DUE TO CLOUDY SKIES!
[Reschedule Date TBD]
Our thanks to the National Capital Astronomers for bringing Sidewalk Astronomy to the Garden!
Join us the night of Thursday, March 26 as we celebrate the return of warmer evenings with moon-, planet-, and star-gazing. We'll have several telescopes set up to look at the waxing first quarter moon, planets like Venus and Jupiter, and other deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula and the M81 galaxy.
Bring a friend -- the night sky is meant to be shared!
Spring Equinox 🌸 Garden Tidy & Letter Writing
Spring has Sprung!
Come see what’s blooming in the Garden and celebrate the Sun passing the equator. We’ll cast out the old and set intentions for the new. If you wrote a letter last year come receive it and send a new one to yourself in Summer.
We’ll also begin to prepare for a new season of growth by tidying the fence line and cutting back the meadow beds.
Feel free to bring a baked good to share with the neighbors, but no stress if not.
hosted by Josh
2026 Stump Fellowship 🔥 Fireside Chat
Calling all kind-hearted, soil-stained, local-loving, service-oriented folks – are you willing and able to step into Garden leadership for the 2026 growing season?
The problem is simple: 8 months of empty calendar tiles, waiting to be filled. The solution: a fellowship of budding community organizers who will till the time and seed the occasions for others to be here now. The sure reward: joy in having pulled off something delightful. This backyard gathering is your chance to meet last year’s Stump Fellows, ask as many questions as you like, and see whether our 8-month program is right for you.
Please find your way to the back gate, in the alley on the south end of the Garden.
>> READ THE OPEN INVITATION <<
Meetup with Ward 1 Council Candidate Rashida Brown
As you know there are a lot of candidates running to represent Ward 1 — and our neighborhood — on the DC Council. The U Street Neighborhood Association is inviting each candidate to join our community meetings for informal meet-and-greet sessions. It’s a way for us to meet the candidates AND to tell them about the needs of our community.
Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, March 10, 6 - 7pm, with Rashida Brown, candidate for Ward 1 Council and currently ANC Commissioner representing Park View and Pleasant Plains. Please join us! We will be meeting at the Thurgood Marshall Center at 1816 12th Street, NW.
Harvest Collective Info Session
Join for an evening of connection, food, and conversation as we introduce Harvest Collective, a new community-based urban agriculture and land stewardship initiative launching in Washington, D.C.
This informal info session is an opportunity to:
• Learn about the Harvest Collective pilot program
• Explore ways to get involved as a host, grower, or community partner
• Hear about upcoming training opportunities & cohort pathways
• Meet neighbors, organizers, & collaborators interested in food justice, healing, & land care
We’ll share how Temperance Alley Garden and Farm the District will serve as our training hub, while growing and gardening projects take place across D.C. neighborhoods. Whether you’re curious about learning to grow food, interested in offering land, or simply want to build community around shared meals and meaningful work, this space is for you.
🍲 Potluck Details
Please bring a dish to share if you’re able (homemade or store-bought—both welcome!). We’ll provide plates, utensils, and a welcoming space to gather. No contribution required to attend.
🌿 Who Should Attend
• Community members interested in urban gardening or land stewardship
• Folks seeking training, connection, or hands-on learning
• Landowners or organizations with underutilized green space
• Anyone curious about community healing, food access, & collective care
Come as you are. Bring a friend. Bring a dish. Leave with new connections and ways to get involved. Check out our FAQ and website for more info: https://www.farmthedistrict.org/harvest-collective
Holly-Day Tree Decorating & Winter Solstice Celebration
‘Tis the season to gather in recognition of all end-of-year festivities…
Come celebrate the Winter Solstice & help decorate our Holly Tree with bird-friendly treats. We’ll sing some carols and stay warm with hot cocoa.
For those of you that wrote a letter to yourself during the Autumn Equinox, we’ll deliver them back to you and write a new one to the Spring!
Warm drinks and light snacks will be served – BYO thermos if you can in addition to any ornaments, trinkets, or knick knacks you'd like to hang.
Mulching Day 🪵📦 Garden Volunteer Hours
FINAL VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THE SEASON :: Come tuck the raised beds in for Winter and plant your tulip bulb for Spring!
As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome neighbors!
hosted by our partners at Farm the District
Garden Volunteer Hours
~HIBERNATION MODE
Come get your hands in the soil with our partners at Farm the District, every Saturday throughout the growing season. Whether you’re a first-timer or returning veteran, all are needed to help tend to our shared backyard.
There’s plenty of projects to keep all hands busy, including weeding, watering, composting, harvesting, repairing, crafting, and ongoing side projects. Find a partner and choose your own adventure. And don’t forget to take home your portion of the harvest.
As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome neighbors!
Night Yoga in the Garden
FULL OF THANKS FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF TUESDAY FLOWS!
All levels flow in the garden for our community donation-suggested classes with the crispy leaves, warm candles, and starry sky. Perfect for grounding and centering. Bring yourself, water, and a mat (we’ll have a few extra on hand).
hosted by a rotating group of local facilitators
USNA Fall Quarterly Meeting & Potluck
Join the USNA for our quarterly membership meeting, where we work towards a more neighborly U Street. We’ll discuss the possibility of extending our lease at Temperance Alley and hear updates from our committees on Public Safety and Harrison Park. Feel free to bring any proposals or agenda items of your own.
Everyone is welcome! If you’re not yet a member of the U Street Neighborhood Association or your membership has expired, visit our membership page to join or renew. We’re also excited to launch “Friends of USNA,” a new membership category for supporters who live outside our neighborhood but want to help strengthen our community and the Temperance Alley Garden.
We’ll gather and discuss over a potluck meal in the Community Room of the Anthony Bowen YMCA. Bring a dish to share & hope to see you there!
Our neighborhood association exists to: promote social welfare in the Greater U Street Historic District; enhance a sense of pride in the community; improve and beautify the local environment; provide educational opportunities for children; provide planning services and advice; and act as an information gathering and dissemination vehicle for the neighborhood.
Sip and Stir Society: Mocktail Crafting
Join us for a winter themed, hands-on workshop where you'll learn the art of crafting sophisticated, delicious, and beautifully presented non-alc beverages. Forget sugary, flat substitutes—this class will teach you how to create complex, high-end "zero-proof" cocktails that are just as exciting as their alcoholic counterparts.
BYO Shaker, if ya have one!
hosted by Gabi
Garden Volunteer Hours
FINAL FALL DAYS IN THE GARDEN…
Come get your hands in the soil with our partners at Farm the District, every Saturday throughout the growing season. Whether you’re a first-timer or returning veteran, all are needed to help tend to our shared backyard.
There’s plenty of projects to keep all hands busy, including weeding, watering, composting, harvesting, repairing, crafting, and ongoing side projects. Find a partner and choose your own adventure. And don’t forget to take home your portion of the harvest.
As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome neighbors!
Pilates in the Garden
An invigorating Pilates flow meant to lengthen and strengthen. Beginner friendly.
BYO water and a mat (we’ll have a few extra on hand).
facilitated by Mikayla
Music in the Garden ft. Magdalen Rose, Zach Beardsley, & No Cheese
FOR OUR FINAL SHOW OF 2025 … a triple treat just in time for Thanksgiving!
Featuring the musical stylings of Magdalen Rose, Zach Beardsley, and the band No Cheese.
Magdalen Rose is a visionary voice seeded in the stars. Devoted to channeling the crystalline wisdom of our souls, she lays these songs as an offering at your feet. May you take them up as breathing affirmations. May their healing signatures ripple into your life as a blueprint for bliss. May we return to collective harmony once more.
Zach Beardsley is a multi-instrumentalist based out of Washington D.C. His musical groups Gerf, Alaska Angels, and Friends and Amigos feature his incredible harmonies and bass playing. When playing solo, Zach is known around the DMV for his funky, soulful and jammy nature.
No Cheese is a Pop Power Pop trio with roots in Southeastern PA. All of the concepts and motifs reflected in the group’s music are informed by the trio’s history together after over a decade of friendship. The group is composed of Matthew Gargano on vocals and lead guitar, Sara Mack on vocals and bass guitar, and Connor Gephart on drums. The members of No Cheese have strong ties to TAG and are excited to play there for the second time!
Join the Garden plants and critters for an evening of home-grown music –– somewhere between a house show and barnyard jam. While tipping the bands is encouraged the event is free and open to all. Bring layers to stay warm, a blanket to sit on, and snacks to share :)
hosted by Lucy and produced by Swataa
Healing Song Circle: a community jam
Song is powerful. Let’s use it to heal ourselves & the planet.
For me, life makes the most sense when we’re outside and/or singing together. Let’s do both. Join us to discover your personal resonance within group harmony. Bring your own instruments or just your hands and voice to contribute to the circle’s jamming.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Magdalen (@earthnmuse) at mrc149@georgetown.edu
The Art of Hibernation: DIY Fire Cider + Winter Rituals
Gather with us to prepare — body and spirit — for the cold months ahead.
We'll craft fire cider together using herbs from the garden. Take home your own jar of this traditional immune-supporting tonic to enjoy later in the winter season — a gift from autumn to your future self!
We'll also create space for reflection: What do we need to thrive during the winter season? Together, we'll brainstorm practices, rituals, and hobbies to support us through the darker months and set gentle intentions.
Bring an empty jar (we’ll have a few for those who can’t bring their own), plus a journal, planner, laptop, or whatever else you need to turn these ideas into a reality.
hosted by Sarah
Breathe Easy: Group Meditation
Our meditation community meets weekly to re-center, connect, and cultivate intentions. With a mix of guided, silent, and relational practice, we ground ourselves in presence and compassion. All levels of experience warmly welcomed.
Hosted by regulars and guests alike, bring a practice for the circle to share.
Night Yoga in the Garden
final few classes…
All levels flow in the garden for our community donation-suggested classes with the crispy leaves, warm candles, and starry sky. Perfect for grounding and centering. Bring yourself, water, and a mat (we’ll have a few extra on hand).
hosted by a rotating group of local facilitators
Eye Contact Exploration
What happens when we truly see each other? In this practice, we’ll explore presence and connection through sustained silent eye contact. We’ll reflect on why eye contact can feel uncomfortable or vulnerable, and how it can deepen empathy and understanding. This gathering invites curiosity, openness, and mindful connection.
hosted by Cassie
TAGsgiving Potluck
It’s an end of year tradition—let’s prepare the Table and welcome all Neighbors to the Feast!
Bring your favorite dishes to share, especially with anything we’ve grown from the Garden this year. Our end of season bounty will nourish bodies, minds, and spirits well into Winter’s darkest days!
Please add your dish to this form so we know what to expect :)
hosted by all the Garden’s Stewards
Poetry Showcase & Open Mic 🎤
Come join the Creatives Club Biweekly Poetry Workshop for some poetry readings in the Garden!
After our workshop members read their work, the larger community is welcome to read their own pieces for the open mic portion of the evening. Some light refreshments will be provided. Everyone is welcome, no matter their experience level! 🌸
If you'd like to join us for our poetry workshop series, we meet every two weeks on Mondays from 6:30-8:30 PM in the MLK Library; check out the Creatives Club instagram for more information.
hosted by Jenny
Sourdough Basics Workshop 🍞
Ever wanted to bake your own sourdough bread? Learn the basics of creating delicious loaves using just flour, water, starter and salt. We'll go over keeping your starter alive, talk about some simple recipes to get started, and taste some of the finished products, including some tasty non-leavened recipes.
While we won't be baking a loaf on-site, you'll leave with all the knowledge you need to make bread at home, as well as your very own sourdough starter.
This event is free and no tickets are required. If you are able, please consider donating to Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid.
hosted by Rachel K.
Garden Volunteer Hours
Come get your hands in the soil with our partners at Farm the District, every Saturday throughout the growing season. Whether you’re a first-timer or returning veteran, all are needed to help tend to our shared backyard.
There’s plenty of projects to keep all hands busy, including weeding, watering, composting, harvesting, repairing, crafting, and ongoing side projects. Find a partner and choose your own adventure. And don’t forget to take home your portion of the harvest.
As always, we’ll also be giving an orientation tour for newcomers. Welcome neighbors!
Creatives Club & Community Jam
Our final meet-up in the Garden for the year!
Come gather for some productive artistic time together while the garden is blooming around us. Bring a project you're working on, your instrument of choice, or just come socialize with fellow creatives. Some basic art supplies will be provided.
hosted by Cory & Creatives Club DC
Donation Harvest for Martha’s Table
Our midweek harvest is donated to Martha’s Table through a long-running partnership with Farm the District. Join us every hump day at 7 to beat the heat and give back to the community.
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