Sixth & I is a center for arts, entertainment, ideas, and Jewish life in Washington, DC. We inspire more meaningful and fulfilling lives through an unexpected mix of experiences that embrace the multi-faceted identities of those we serve.
Housed within a revitalized historic synagogue dating back to 1908 in the heart of the Nation’s Capital, Sixth & I reimagines how culture, community, and Jewish life can enhance people’s everyday lives. Across wide-ranging, thought-provoking, and accessible experiences, we celebrate the unexpected intersections between culture and spirituality and, in so doing, expand our sense of what’s sacred.
Pete Souza at Sixth & IIn The West Wing and Beyond: What I Saw Inside the Presidency, presidential photographer Pete Souza shares rarely seen photos and stories of life and work in the White House, the Situation Room, and more. You’ll go behind the scenes of consequential moments in the Oval Office, decisive meetings in...
Temple Grandin at Sixth & IA quarter of a century after her memoir, Thinking in Pictures, forever changed how the world understood autism, Temple Grandin transforms our awareness of the different ways our brains are wired in Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions. This program will run...
Iliza Shlesinger in conversation with Jake Tapper at Sixth & IIn All Things Aside: Absolutely Correct Opinions, award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and producer Iliza Shlesinger shares a collection of hilarious and insightful essays about the exasperating issues of everyday life. From the macro to the micro, Shlesinger tackles it all with her no-BS comedic style....
Stuff They Don't Want You to Know at Sixth & IIn their new book Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know, Ben Bowlin, Matthew Frederick, and Noel Brown, hosts of the eponymous podcast, look at popular conspiracy theories—from chemtrails to surveillance to the Tuskegee experiment—and seek to discern fact from fiction. This program will run...
Phil Rosenthal at Sixth & IIn Somebody Feed Phil the Book, Phil Rosenthal, creator of “Everybody Loves Raymond” and host of the beloved, James Beard Award-nominated Netflix series “Somebody Feed Phil,” presents more than sixty of viewers’ most requested recipes from acclaimed international chefs and local legends alike and shares never-before-heard stories from every episode...
Kevin Nealon at Sixth & IIn I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame, comedian, actor, and Saturday Night Live alumnus Kevin Nealon shares original full-color caricatures and funny, endearing personal essays about his famous friends. This program will run approximately 1 hour.At this in-person event masks and proof of vaccination are required. For details, click here.Virtual...
Jon Meacham at Sixth & IIn And There Was Light, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and #1 New York Times bestselling author chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln, charting how—and why—he confronted secession, threats to democracy, and the tragedy of slavery to expand the possibilities of America.with Politics and ProseThis program will run approximately 1 hour.At...
Patti Smith: Songs & Stories at Sixth & IWith over 365 photographs taking you through a single year, A Book of Days is a new way to experience the expansive mind of the visionary writer and performer. Charting her passions, devotions, obsessions, and whims, it is a timeless offering for deeply uncertain times and an...
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