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Concerts Prices listed where available.
OPERA
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA’S “EL CAPITAN” Friday at 8 and Sunday at 2. A performance by the Victorian Lyric Opera Company. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville.
240-314-8690. $20, $18 for seniors, $16 for students.
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA through Sept. 25. Saturday at 7, Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30. WNO performs Giuseppe Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera,” with libretto by Antonio Somma. Kennedy Center, Opera House, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324. (TDD: 202-416-8524).
www.kennedy-center.org.
“FOR THE LOVE OF SCHUMANN” Saturday at 8. A performance by the Loudoun Lyric Opera. NVCC/Loudoun, 1000 Harry Flood Byrd Hwy., Sterling. 703-450-2500. $20, $15 for seniors, $10 for students.
ORCHESTRAS
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Friday at 8. Season preview concert. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100.
www.strathmore.org.
http://www.bsomusic.org/main. taf?erube_fh=tessitura&
tessitura.submit. CalendarPerfLink=1&PerfNo=9462. $15.
THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY BAND Saturday at 7. Fort McHenry, 2400 E. Fort Avenue, Baltimore. 410-962-4290.
www.nps. gov/fomc. Free.
PIANIST PHILIPPE BIANCONI AND THE FAIRFAX SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Saturday at 8. George Mason University, Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. 703-993-8888. 888-945-2468.
www.gmu.edu/cfa. $25-$55.
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA’S 2010 GALA CONCERT Saturday at 8:30. Martin Alsop, conductor; featuring world-renowned violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore. 410-783-8000. 800-442-1198. $50 and $75; benefit tickets for the Gala Celebration start at $500.
ALEXANDRIA CITIZEN’S BAND Sunday at 3. Collingwood Library and Museum, 8301 E. Boulevard Dr., Alexandria area. Free.
CHAMBER GROUPS
U.S. NAVY BAND Sunday at 2. Glenview Mansion, 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville. 240-314-8682.
www.rockvillemd.gov. Free.
VIOLINIST MATTHEW REICHERT AND PIANIST QUYNH NGUYEN Sunday at 3. Smithsonian American Art Museum, McEvoy Auditorium, Eighth and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. (TDD: 202-633-5285). Free.
SOPRANO MICHELLE SCHULMAN AND PIANIST ALEX RAMIREZ Sunday at 4. “Great Voices of the Hollywood Films” Oakton Church of the Brethren, 10025 Courthouse Rd., Vienna. 703-281-4411.
www.oaktonbrethren.org. Free.
ITALIAN CANTATAS FROM THE TIME FOR FARINELLI Thursday at 7:30. Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd. NW. 202-944-6090. $20; $15 for students.
RECITALS
ORGANIST CHARLES MILLER Friday at 12:15. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Cir. NW. 202-232-0323. Free.
MARIMBA PLAYER LINDA XELAJÚ Wednesday at noon. Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Coolidge Auditorium, 10 First St. SE.
www.loc.gov. Free.
POP|ROCK|FOLK |JAZZ|ETC.
LIVE! ON WOODROW WILSON PLAZA Friday and Monday-Thursday at noon. Free performances of all kinds of music, from folk to jazz to pop, with different artists daily. Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Woodrow
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
For a complete listing of programs, visit
africa.si.edu/calendar.html 950 Independence Avenue sw Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Take Metro to Smithsonian Station
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Community Day African Soul:
From Africa to the World Sat., Sept. 18, 12–4:30 p.m.
A fun-filled afternoon of arts and crafts, film, music and performance with, among others, Albus Cavus, Beat Ya Feet Kings, Lesole Dance Project and Urban Impact.
The Afro-Argentine Legacy of the Tango
Sat., Sept. 4, 1–3 p.m. National Museum of the American Indian, Rasmuson Theater
A look at the cultural history of the
tango and demonstration. Cosponsored with Smithsonian Latino Center and Manuel Zapata Olivella Center for Afro Latino Development
The Art of Basketry Sat., Sept. 25, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Try your hand at weaving a basket.
Let’s Read about Africa Sat., Oct. 2, 11 a.m. Join us for stories in the gallery.
Children’s Art: Inside Out Thurs., Oct. 7, 4 p.m.
Explore the impact of using art as a therapeutic tool in helping children who have suffered trauma.
Introduction to African Art Sat., Oct. 9, 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Learn more about the museum’s classroom- ready lesson plans and resources.
Come Draw with Us! Sat., Oct. 16, Nov. 13, Dec. 11, 1–3 p.m.
Join us in the galleries to look at art and draw. Materials supplied.
A Taste of Africa: The Gullah Diva
Sat., Oct. 23, 1–3 p.m. S. Dillon Ripley Center, Room 3111
Sallie Ann Robinson offers a taste of West African-influenced Gullah cuisine from the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia.
Africa in Reel Time Sat., Oct. 30, 1 p.m.
Family Across the Sea and The Language You Cry In focus on the Gullah people and the meaningful links between African Americans and their African heritage.
Africa 1960 Symposium
Thurs., Nov. 11, 1–4 p.m. George Washington Univ. Campus
2010 marks 50 years of independence for 17 African nations. Scholars share their current research and consider the intellec- tual and artistic contributions spurred on
by independence that resonate today. Cosponsored with George Washington Univ.
Celebrating African Independence Sat., Nov. 13, 6:30 p.m.
An evening of spoken word poetry, drumming and live visual remixing.
Registration required: 202.633.4646,
africanartprograms@si.edu
The National Symphony Orchestra Season Opening Ball performance is funded in part by the Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts.
Wilson Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300. Free.
BRUCE SWAIM Friday at 5. National Gallery of Art, Sculpture Garden, Seventh Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-289-3360.
www.nga.gov. Free.
CHORO LIVRE Friday at 6. Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324. www.
kennedy-center.org. Free.
ROADSTERS Friday at 6. Rio Center Mall, 9811 Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg. 301-921-4684. Free.
ESTHER WILLIAMS AND DAVEY YARBOROUGH Friday at 8. Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Rd., Laurel. 301-377-7800. 410-792-0664. (TDD: 301-490-2329).
www.pgparks.org. $20.
THE ZOMBIES Friday at 8. Montgomery College, Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. 240-567-5301. www.
montgomerycollege.edu/pac. $25, $23 for students and seniors.
VAMPIRE WEEKEND, BEACH HOUSE, DUM DUM GIRLS Saturday. Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia. 410-715-5550.
www.merriweathermusic. com. $30-$45.
NOTAVIVA VINEYARDS 2010 WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING THE GREENBEETS, BELEZA BRASIL, HILLBILLY GYPSIES, CONOR MALONE Saturday at 11. Notavia Vineyard, 13274 Sagle Rd., Purcellville. 540-668-6756. $10, plus $5 for wine tasting.
BLUEGRASS ON THE FARM OUTDOOR MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING GIBSON BROTHERS, FRANK SOLIVAN & DIRTY KITCHEN, THE BLUE MOON COWGIRLS Saturday at noon. Agricultural History Farm Park, 18400 Muncaster Rd., Derwood. 301-948-5053. $15 at the gate, $12 in advance.
POTOMAC RIVER JAZZ CLUB PICNIC Saturday at noon. Blob’s Park, 8024 Max Blobs Park Rd., Jessup.
410-799-7130.
www.blobspark.net. $25, $5 for ages 22 and under.
ROSSYLN JAZZ FESTIVAL FEATURING THE TIERNEY SUTTON BAND, THE BAD PLUS, JASON MORAN & THE BANDWAGON, AFRO-BOP ALLIANCE Saturday at 1. Rosslyn Gateway Park, North Lynn Street and Lee Highway, Arlington. 703-228-1850.
www.rosslynva.org. Free.
7TH ANNUAL SILVER SPRING JAZZ FESTIVAL FEATURING AARON NEVILLE AND HIS QUINTET, MARCUS JOHNSON, CHOPTEETH, RUMBA CLUB, JANINE GILBERT-CARTER Saturday at 3:30.
Downtown Silver Spring, on and around Ellsworth Drive, Georgia Avenue and Fenton Street, Silver Spring. Free.
THE BACK PAGES BAND Saturday at 6. Rio Center Mall, 9811 Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg. 301-921-4684. Free.
EUGENIA LEON Saturday at 6. Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600. 800-444-1324. (TDD: 202-416-8524). www.
kennedy-center.org. Free.
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Welcome Christoph Eschenbach
“one of the most interesting, incisive, and inspiring conductors around”1
Season Opening
Ball Concert Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Renée Fleming, soprano Lang Lang, piano
Sat., Sep. 25 at 7 p.m. KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL
Eschenbach conducts Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor Marisol Montalvo, soprano Nikolai Schukoff, tenor
Yvonne Naef, mezzo-soprano John Relyea, bass-baritone
The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Norman Scribner, artistic director
PINTSCHER Hérodiade-Fragmente BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
Thu., Sep. 30 at 7* • Fri., Oct. 1 at 8 • Sat., Oct. 2 at 8 KENNEDY CENTER CONCERT HALL
*AfterWords: Thu., Sep. 30 performance followed by a free discussion with Christoph Eschenbach and NSO Director of Artistic Planning Nigel Boon.
The Blue Series is sponsored by United Technologies Corporation. COMING SOON
Tetzlaff Plays Beethoven Christoph Eschenbach, conductor • Christian Tetzlaff, violin Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6
Christian Tetzlaff
Thu., Oct. 7 at 7* • Fri., Oct. 8 at 1:30 • Sat., Oct. 9 at 8 *Thu., Oct. 7 performance followed by a free AfterWords discussion.
Eschenbach Conducts Mahler Christoph Eschenbach, conductor • Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder and Symphony No. 5
Thu., Oct. 14 at7•Fri., Oct. 15 at 8* • Sat., Oct. 16 at 8 *Fri., Oct. 15 performance followed by a free AfterWords discussion.
Tickets from $20 at the Box Office or charge by phone (202) 467-4600 Order online at
kennedy-center.org
Groups (202) 416-8400 TTY (202) 416-8524
THE WASHINGTON POST • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
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