DC and Petworth mystery writer George Pelecanos to give a reading at the Petworth Library

DC and Petworth mystery writer George Pelecanos to give a reading at the Petworth Library

Join the Library and Petworth Library Friends for an evening with celebrated DC author George Pelecanos who will discuss and read from his newest book The Man Who Came Uptown.  The event is Wednesday, September 19 at 7pm – 8:30pm at the Petworth Library. You must register for the event.

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Come explore the neighborhood with the Petworth History Tent at Celebrate Petworth

Come explore the neighborhood with the Petworth History Tent at Celebrate Petworth

Petworth has a long history of being a residential neighborhood where people buy homes, raise families and work to create a community. Come here local residents and historians talk about DC and Petworth. Here’s a run-down of the event at the Petworth History Tent…

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Enjoy local flavors at Taste of Petworth at the Celebrate Petworth Festival

Enjoy local flavors at Taste of Petworth at the Celebrate Petworth Festival

Petworth has so much great food, and at the Celebrate Petworth Festival on September 8th, you can try a whole bunch of them at the Taste of Petworth!

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First Friday on Upshur Street with Petworth Arts Collaborative

First Friday on Upshur Street with Petworth Arts Collaborative

Get ready for another First Friday on September 7th from 6pm-9pm, presented by the Petworth Arts Collaborative.


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Check out some of the events at this year’s Celebrate Petworth Festival on Sept 8

Check out some of the events at this year’s Celebrate Petworth Festival on Sept 8

This year, the Celebrate Petworth Festival will be happening on September 8th from 11-5pm on the 800 block of Upshur. As in past years, businesses, organizations and individuals will be coming together to celebrate the creatively, diversity, culture, people and quality of life of our neighborhood. 

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Huge photo gallery from Petworth Jazz -- great pictures!

Huge photo gallery from Petworth Jazz -- great pictures!

The last Petworth Jazz Project of the season was on Saturday, August 25th. My thanks to local photographer Phillip Ford who took a bunch of great photos at the show. See if you can find… you!

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Reliable Tavern's monthly whiskey tasting class follows the luck of the Irish

Reliable Tavern's monthly whiskey tasting class follows the luck of the Irish

There's whiskey, and then there's Irish Whiskey, and one man who knows the difference is Andrew Pope. Andrew hosts a monthly whiskey tasting class at Reliable Tavern (3655 Georgia Ave NW), and this month, his fourth class at the tavern, focuses on whiskeys from the fair Irish isle.


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Keeping DC's elections free with ObserveDC

Keeping DC's elections free with ObserveDC

Trained volunteer observers will deploy to randomly sampled polling places across DC’s eight wards to collect data on key electoral processes throughout the day, including polling station set-up, access for disabled voters, voter identification practices, and secrecy of the vote.


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Petworth Jazz Project is this Saturday... cool piano jazz closes out the season in this last performance!

Petworth Jazz Project is this Saturday... cool piano jazz closes out the season in this last performance!

This Saturday, August 25th, is the last Petworth Jazz Project of the 2018 season. It's been a great summer, with some amazing performances. This weekend's show closes out the season with Janelle Gill, a well-known jazz pianist who's played at the Kennedy Center and all over the world.

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Shepherd Street block party on August 11th looks great!

Shepherd Street block party on August 11th looks great!

Residents near 7th and Shepherd Sts NW are putting together a block party for the neighborhood on Saturday, August 11th from 2-8pm, and it looks great.

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DPR officially opens futsal mini-pitch at Petworth Park

DPR officially opens futsal mini-pitch at Petworth Park

If you're into soccer or just want to know what the hullabaloo is about, the Department of Parks and Recreation is putting on an official "grand opening" of the soccer mini-pitch at the Petworth Recreation Center on Monday, August 6th at 2pm. 

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DC Music Rocks Festival at the 9:30 Club! 5 great bands, $15 tickets... and a ticket giveaway!

DC Music Rocks Festival at the 9:30 Club! 5 great bands, $15 tickets... and a ticket giveaway!

Five local DC bands playing at a historic DC venue, for one night only! Tickets are only $15 for the all-ages show! And we’re giving away 2 tickets!

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Petworth Jazz Project this Saturday, 7/28 features jazz and Go-Go!

Petworth Jazz Project this Saturday, 7/28 features jazz and Go-Go!

This month's Petworth Jazz Project sounds great! The next show on Saturday, July 28th presenting Elijah Jamal Balbed: An Evening of Jazz and Go-Go featuring Jus Paul

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Help make the Celebrate Petworth festival awesome -- become a volunteer!

Help make the Celebrate Petworth festival awesome -- become a volunteer!

The Celebrate Petworth Festival is right around the corner on September 8th. To make this awesome day happen, the team running the festival is looking for volunteers to help with tasks big and small. There's an opportunity for everyone to be involved.


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