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FOLK EVENTS: WHO’S WHERE IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC AREA FYI: page setup at .3, .5, .5, .5; tab at .8” – for totally readable list ………….. Key: :01 Likely time; this list is not sure FSGW Folklore Society of Greater Washington; www.fsgw.org BFMS Baltimore Folk Music Society; www.bfms.org 410-366-0808 SFMS Susquehanna Folk Music Society www.sfmsfolk.org SAW Songwriters Association of Washington; www.saw.org s/s Singer-songwriter + In dance listings: caller + musicians & In list of artists, indicates performing together + In list of artists, indicates performing separately UUCh Unitarian Universalist Church IMT Institute of Musical Traditions HMT House of Musical Traditions BEN Benefit event ResReq Reservations required S/O Sold out * one of a series of performances, some before today

<<< always confirm with venue >>> Saturday, October 7 Anacostia Community Museum 50th Anniversary community block party, 11am-4pm @ the museum, 1901 Fort Pl., SEDC; free; incl art workshops, family stuff, food trucks, comedy, music incl E.U. w/Sugar Bear, 17th Street Dance, Gay Men’s Chorus; Anacostia.si.edu Taste of Bethesda in Woodmont Triangle, 11am-4pm along Norfolk, St. Elmo, Cordell, Del Ray & Auburn Aves, Bethesda, MD; incl dozens of restaurants; 5 stages incl Carpathia Folk Dance Ensemble, Nomad Dancers, Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance, Lloyd Dopler Effect, Signature Live, Patrick Alban Band, Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band, Lea Morris, Band of Us, Hayley Fahey Band, Albino Rhino; Bethesda.org Rocktoberfest in Town Center, Rockville, MD; artisans, beers, bands Plaza Stage 12n/Mike Surratt & the Continentals + 2/rock + 4:30/variety Maryland Stage 12n/ Rockville German Band + 1:30/rock + 4/Alte Kumpel Band (oompah music) Plum Gar Fest & Oktoberfest @ Plum Gar Community Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr., Germantown, MD 20854; family event 10am-2pm incl moon bounce, Latin fusion & Andean music, Mr. Gabe, Dual Rhythm, arts & crafts, food, carnival games, petting zoo; activemontgomery.org Art on the Avenue Festival 10a-6p in Del Ray area of Alexandria, VA; feat. arts, vendors, food, 5 music stages, Twin Stages (Mt.Vernon & E.Oxford Aves: Chris Ullman (whistler), Word of Mouth (a cappella), Karl Stoll & Danger Zone (blues), Just Wingin’ It (bluegrass), Left on Lincoln (rock, incl Seth Kibel), Big Boy Little Band, Irish Breakfast Band, Vintage #18; Homegrown Stage [parking lot of 1900 Mt.Vernon Ave] incl Janna Audey Band (rock), ERS Trio (country), Carter Farm Band (Americana), rock; Acoustic Stage [in Nature’s Nibbles yard, Mt.Vernon & Stewart Aves.] incl Julia Kazdorf, Mike Elosh, Mink’s Miracle Medicine, Craig Montesano, Michelle Swan; Concert Band Stage [on Mt.Vernon Rec Ctr soccer field] incl bands, barbershop, swing; Future Stars Stage [Mt. Vernon & Commonwealth Aves] incl jams, classical Cox Farms Festival > 11/7; 10am-6pm @ 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, Va 20120; incl hayrides, farm animals, slides, foods, music today 11/Billy & Bob Country Show; 2:30/Firebirds; coxfarms.com Waterford Fair FriSatSun, Rt. 662, Waterford, VA; incl traditional arts, crafts, food, historic homes tour; music Saturday incl barbershop, Mike Hansen & friends, Tupelo, re-enactors, organ grinder Terry Bender, John DuRant Sr., Old Flames, Madeline MacNeil, Donna Nomick; Main Stage incl 2/The Psycho Exploding Orangutans [Victor Furtado/bjo & Andrew Vogts/fid], 3/Danny Knicely & Aimee Curl feat. Radim Zenkl, Next generation showcase led by the Wildmans; waterfordfairva.org Maryland Renaissance Festival SatSuns > 10/22; 10am-7pm rain/shine @ 1821 Crownsville Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401; incl arts, vendors, artisans, performers, bands; Incl The Fool named “O” & “LaLa,” magic, Maggie Sansone, ballet, stage shows/drama, The Hooligans, Painted Trillium, Wilde Roses, The O’Dannys, Cu Dubh, archery, Shakespeare, pirates, Brinjal, pub sing; rennfest.com Carroll Co. Oktoberfest Sat 12-8 & Sun 12-6 @ Danele Shipley Memorial Arena, Westminster, MD Incl games, competitions, kidstuff, auctions; music incl Sat 4/Mike Surratt & the Continentals + Sun 12/Shippensburg Blaskapelle; carrolloktoberfest.com Sandwich Stock ’17, 12n-6pm @ Vagabond Sandwich Co., 111 Thomas St., Bel Air, MD 21014; incl moon Bounce, local vendors, beer truck, music by Rob Hinkal, Jocelyn Faro, Mike Newberry, songwriters, rock, pop; BEN Bel Air High School Drama Dept. First Saturday @ Everedy Square and Shab Row, Frederick, MD 11am-6:30 pm; Shab Row 11/Doug Alan Wilcox, 1/Dan & Faith; Red Sculpture Corner 11/Brian Derek, 1/Dan Webb, 3/Brett Barry, 5/Michael Schirf Chesapeake Celtic Festival Sat Sun @ Furnace Town Living Heritage Village, 3816 Old Furnace Rd., Snow Hill, MD; $15/$5military/$7ConservancyMem/$5ages4-18/free under 4; celticfest.net - 410-632-2032 Incl music, dance, comedy, telling, genealogy, clans, athletics, pipes, animals, re-enactors, martial arts, crafts, Celtic wares, parade, food and drink; kidstuff incl clogging, bagpipes, 5 Little Shamrocks, Rattling Bog, dancing; feat. Iona, Moch Pryderi, Seamus O’Reilly; Celtic religious traditions, Celtic books, 12:00 n >2pm Irish session in Yeats Library @ The Auld Shebeen Irish Pub, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 1:00 pm >4 Caroline Ferrante @ Big Cork Winery, 4236 Main St., Rohrersville, MD 21779 1:30 pm +4 +Sun 1:30&4“Night Train 57,” world premiere interactive folk opera feat. Dan Zanes, Claudia Eliaza (Haitian jazz vocalist), Yuriana Sobrino/perc FriSatSun in Family Theater @ Kennedy Center, 27th & F Sts., NWDC; (ages3^); $20; kennedy-center.org 2:00 pm >7 3rd Annual Columbia Pike Fall Fetival on Columbia Pike @ So.Adams St., Arlington, VA; Incl food, wines, beers; music by Brad Doggett, Huntley, Shane Hines, Patty Reese Trio; Columbia-pike.org 2:00 pm open mic w/Mike Taylor @ Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872 2:00 pm California Bob @ Catoctin Breeze Winery, 15010 Ruddy Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788 2:00 pm Dirty Middle Blues @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD 3:30 pm Deja Blue @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042 [+9:30 Goodfellas Band (Beatles tribute) f/John Lennon’s birthday @ JV’s] 5:00 pm ilyAIMY + Billy Kemp, other performers are part of Festivus @ 1603 Edmondson Dr., Catonsville, MD 21228; music is 2-7pm; event incl artist village, kidstuff, food trucks, beer garden; BEN Catonsville Rails to Trails 6:00 pm Josiah Johnson & Planes on Paper @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 27th & F Sts., NWDC 6:00 pm >8:30 open mic hosted by Doug Rosner, Saturdays @ Lovettsville Pizza & Subs, 26 E. Broad Way, Lovettsville, VA; F.A.M.E.= frederickacoustic.org 6:00 pm >9 Barn Dance w/food & drink, feat. music by Jake & the Burtones @ Aldie Mill Historic Park, 39401 John Mosby Hwy, Aldie, VA; $35-45; visitloudoun.org/listing/aldie-mill-historic-park/264/ 6:30 pm >830 Les Nomad [Armin Hadamer/gtr, Matt Kramer/gtr, Ed Schaeffer/bs], Gypsy jazz @ Bump & Grind, 1200 East West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910 7:00 pm Gerry Timlin @ Ireland’s 4 Provinces, 105 W. Broad St., Falls Church, VA 7:00 pm FriSat Brendan’s Voyage @ The Auld Shebeen, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030 7:00 pm Stripmall Ballads @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD 7:00 pm Greenbelt Contras this month in Greenbelt Youth Center, 99 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD (behind Community Center); $10/5ages7-18; Ann Fallon + Brambleberry [Chelle Fulk/fid, Bob Garber/clar, Diane Sorenson/pno]; co-sp’d by City of Greenbelt & fsgw.org 7:30 pm Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra @ Cedar Lane U U Church, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD; donations; cedarlane.org/images/alliance/2017/Jennifer_Cuttings_OCEAN_Orchestra_2.pdf -- supported in part by MD State Arts Council 7:30 pm Claude Martin Memorial Concert & CD release @ BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD; incl Sam & Joe Herrmann (Critton Hollow String Band), Matt Kinman (of Old Crow Medicine Show & Sons of Freedom), Robbie Caruthers, Ralph Gordon, Martin Family String Band; $15 sugg’d; sp’d by BlackRock, IMT, FSGW, Martin Family String Band – Damascus Old Time Jam kicks off at 7pm 7:30 pm Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike @ Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster, MD 21157; $25/22sr-stdt; commongroundonthehill.org 7:30 pm Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen for Ferguson House Concert, Baltimore; $20sugg’d; ResReq: [email protected] or 443-858-8116; +3:30-5:30 Grey Larsen wkshop “Building Your Irish Traditional Repertoire – Learning Tunes by Ear”; $20; ResReq: [email protected] or 443-858-8116 7:30 pm six noted tap dancers honor the roots of tap in newly renovated Terrace Theatre @ Kennedy Center, 27th & F Sts., NWDC; $29-49; kennedy-center.org 8:01 pm 19th Street Band @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314 8:00 pm Annette Wasilik @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N.East St., Frederick, MD 8:00 pm Open Mic Night (7:30 signup), acoustic @ UU Church of York, 925 S. George St., York, PA 17403; free/donations appreciated; sfmsfolk.org 8:00 pm The Company Store Band for Shady Grove Coffeehouse @ UU Community Church of Glen Allen, 11105 Cauthorne Rd., Glen Allen, VA 23059; $15/20/teenshalfprice; Shadygrovecoffeehouse.com 8:00 pm Tom McHugh w/Bill Matthews, Tom Anthony & Guthrie Matthews, singing Old Songs, Old Blues, Old Bay @ The Mainstay, 5753 Main St., Rock Hall, MD 21661; $15/18; mainstayrockhall.org 8:30 pm Better Off Dead + the The Band Band @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; $25/27; BEN f/Planned Parenthood; gypsysallys.com 9:00 pm Siobhan O’Brien @ Samuel Beckett’s, 2800 S. Randolph St., Suite 110, Arlington, VA 22206 Sunday, October 8 Cox Farms Festival > 11/7; 10am-6pm @ 15621 Braddock Rd., Centreville, Va 20120; incl hayrides, farm animals, slides, foods, music today 11a/Page Co. Ramblers, 2:30/Tom Blood & Late as Usual; coxfarms.com Maryland Renaissance Festival SatSuns >10/22; 10am-7pm rain/shine @ 1821 Crownsville Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401; incl arts, vendors, artisans, performers, bands; Incl The Fool named “O” & “LaLa,” magic, Darcy Nair, Kristin Rebecca, ballet, stage shows/drama, The Hooligans, Painted Trillium, Seraphim (madrigals) Wilde Roses, The O’Dannys, Cu Dubh, archery, Shakespeare, Bob & Sue Esty, Natterjacks, pirates, pub sing; rennfest.com Waterford Fair FriSatSun, Rt. 662, Waterford, VA; incl traditional arts, crafts, food, historic homes tour; music Sunday incl Mike Hansen & friends, Tupelo, re-enactors, Doug Jimerson, Donna Nomick, John DuRant Sr., Madeline MacNeil, Patent Pending, Celtic Rhythm School of Dance (confirm) ; waterfordfairva.org Chesapeake Celtic Festival Sat Sun @ Furnace Town Living Heritage Village, 3816 Old Furnace Rd., Snow Hill, MD; $15/$5military/$7ConservancyMem/$5ages4-18/free under 4; celticfest.net - 410-632-2032 Incl music, dance, comedy, telling, genealogy, clans, athletics, pipes, animals, re-enactors, martial arts, crafts, Celtic wares, parade, food and drink; kidstuff incl clogging, bagpipes, 5 Little Shamrocks, Rattling Bog, dancing; feat. Iona, Moch Pryderi, Seamus O’Reilly; Celtic religious traditions, Celtic books, 9:30 am >2 Harley String Band @ Mosaic Central Farm Market, 2910 District Ave., (Merrifield) Fairfax, VA 22031 10:00 am Bayfield Brass on Gatehouse Stage @ MD Renaissance Festival, Crownsville Rd, Annapolis, MD 1:15 pm Dixieland Direct @ JV’s Restaurant, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042 +4:15 Ruthie & the Wranglers @ JVs + 8:30 Nick Moss band w/Dennis Gruenling (Chi. Blues) @ JVs; $10 1:30 pm +4 “Night Train 57,” world premiere interactive folk opera feat. Dan Zanes, Claudia Eliaza (Haitian jazz vocalist), Yuriana Sobrino/perc FriSatSun in Family Theater @ Kennedy Center, 27th & F Sts., NWDC; (ages3^); $20; kennedy-center.org 2:00 pm DCBU Fall Picknic @ VFW 350, 6420 Orchard Ave., Takoma Park, MD; bring side dishes; Dcbu.org 2:00 pm >8 Clare Fest @ Clare & Don’s Beach Shack, 130 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046; Female-fueled music fest incl Girl X, Lonely Ocean, Hayley Fahey Music, Traffic Jam, Left on Lincoln, The Perfectionists; $5sugg’d; most rock, bluesrock, covers, eclectic; clareanddons.com 3:00 pm Bluegrass Open Jam @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD 3:00 pm >5 FSGW Family Dance @ Ballroom Annex, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD; $5; Janine Smith + tba; fsgw.org 3:30 pm Waltz w/Addison Bleufonte [Andrea Hoag, David Julian Gray, David Lopez, Marc BLickman] in Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD; 2:45 lesson; $10/5stdts; waltztimedances.org 4:00 pm FSGW gospel sing in Takoma Park, MD; fsgw.org - [email protected] 4:00 pm >8 Mike Surratt & The Continentals @ Old Stein Inn, 1143 Central Ave., Edgewater, MD; no dance floor 5:00 pm James Hill/uke & Anne Janelle/ce for Stone Room Concerts @ The Falls Church Episcopal, 115 E. Fairfax St., Falls Church, VA; $15/18; stoneroomconcerts.com & focusmusic.org 5:00 pm >6:30 Mitch Fanning leads Next Gen Seisiun for younger players @ Flanagan’s, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD; 2nd & 4th Sundays 5:00 pm >8 Acoustic music jam has moved to its winter quarters @ Neighbors Restaurant, 262 Cedar Lane, SE, Vienna, VA 22180; 5:00 pm Irish session Sundays @ Ryan’s Daughter Irish Pub, 600 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, MD; Leaders incl Laura Byrne, Pat Egan, Julia Fitzgerald 6:00 pm Navetoberfest! @ Washington Natl. Cathedral, 3101 Wisc. Ave., NWDC: food/drink/music of 17th Century English tavern; medieval music by Norwegian Bjarte Eike’s “Alehouse Sessions”, incl Henry Purcell, English shanties, Scandinavian folksongs, food & drink; $75; //tix.cathedral.org/TheatreManager/1/online?performance=14971 7:00 pm Akua Allrich sings music of Nina Simone & Miriam Makeba @ Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St, NEDC; Adv: $25-28; atlasarts.org 7:00 pm Night Tree for FSGW, house concert in Takoma Park, MD; $15sugg’d; RSVP: [email protected] 7:00 pm Sweet Honey in the Rock @ BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD; $29-55; blackrockcenter.org 7:00 pm Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen @ Drum Point Club, 465 Overlook Dr., Lusby, MD; $15; byob; [email protected] or 410-322-8849 7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD; $13/10Mem/5under18; Alexandra Deis-Lauby + Tim Ball/fid, Paul Oorts/gtr+, Ralph Gordon/bs 8:00 pm Brian Gaffney @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314 8:00 pm folkpop S/Ss Joan Shelley + opener James Elkington @ The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna Va 22182; $25; wolftrap.org 8:30 pm Radim Zenkl & Danny Knicely for Patuxent house concert, 409 N. Stonestreet Ave., Rockville, MD; $20; Res: [email protected] 8:30 pm SunMon Nick Tierra @ Murphy’s Pub, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA

Monday, October 9 Columbus Day celebrated 3:30 pm Josh Allen Band @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042 +830 Wolf’s Blues Jam @ JV’s 6:00 pm Sahba Motallebi, tar & setar virtuoso from Iran @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 27th & F Sts., NWDC; free 7:15 pm Songwriter Showcase @ Brewers Alley, 124 N. Market St, Frederick, MD; Piano prelude: Joshua Rich + cameos from Ron Nicodemus & tba + feat. Jeff Miller + regulars Rod Deacey, John Holly 7:30 pm Maria Muldaur @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA 22180; $25 8:00 pm traditional Irish music session @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314; usually led by Brendan Mulvihill and/or Brian Gaffney 8:00 pm BFMS English Country Dance @ St. Mark’s on the Hill, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD; $11/8mem/stdtdisc; Ann Fallon + Carl Friedman/vln, Robin Wilson/winds/conc, Janina O’Brien/pno+ ; bfms.org 8:30 pm Wolf’s Blues Jam @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042

Tuesday, October 10 10:30 am Kid lit stories from around the world, aimed at 3-7 year olds @ Washington Revels space, 531 Dale Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20910; free; revelsdc.org 7:15 pm Beppe Gambetta f/Folk Club of Reston & Herndon @ Amphora’s Diner Deluxe, 1151 Elden St., Herndon, VA 20170; $14/13mem; restonherndonfolkclub.com 7:30 pm Buddy Guy + opener Tom Hambridge @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va; $99.50; SOLD OUT 7:30 pm Dead Horses (folk band) + opener Clarence Bucaro (folkpop s/s) @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA 22180; $12/15 7:30 pm >10:30 Irish session @ Slainte, 1700 Thames St., Baltimore, MD 8:00 pm Silky Dave hosts open mic in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; gypsysallys.com 8:00 pm traditional Irish session led by Dennis Botzer & C.B.Heinemann @ McGinty’s, 911 Ellsworth Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20910 8:30 pm The California Honeydrops, soul/r&b/blues-based party band @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC, $20/25; gypsysallys.com 8:30 pm Gunsmoke & Cheap Perfume, rootsrock @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042 8:30 pm TuWed Siobhan O’Brien @ Murphy’s, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA 9:30 pm Cheick Hamala Diabate’s Griot Street, led by griot from Mali, w/guest Baou Tounkara downstairs @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St, NWDC; no cover; bossadc.com

Wednesday, October 11 1:00 pm Afternoon Tea, feat. chocolate tea, with music by harper Jo Morrison & piper Wayne Morrison @ Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, No. Bethesda, MD; $28/25.20mem; Strathmore.org SOLD OUT 5:00 pm >9 Damascus oldtime jam, slow jam first @ Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872 6:00 pm Corazon de Granada, flamenco trio @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 27th & F Sts., NWDC 7:00 pm Betsayda Machado y Parranda el Clavo (Afro-Venezuelan music) @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC; $15-20; part of Multiflora Music Festival 2017 +10 Gypsy Soul Party feat. Orchester Prazevica @ Bossa Bistro; no cover 7:30 pm Charlie Parr @ Black Cat Backstage, 1811 14th St., NWDC; $12/15; blackdc.com 7:30 pm Gina Sicilia, blues in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; gypsysallys.com 7:30 pm The Grapevine, storytelling hosted by teller Tim Livengood, feat. tellers Robin Bady, Angela Lloyd @ Busboys & Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. (Takoma), NWDC; donations requested 7:30 pm Emily Saliers (of Indigo Girls) “Murmuration Nation Tour” w/Lucy Wainwright Roche @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305; $29.50; birchmere.com 7:00 pm SAW Variety Showcase hosted by Ron Goad, incl piano prelude Anna Keller + Betty Morrell + Michael Kelly + Kevin Artz + Frank Hogans + feature The Crooked Angels [Amy J.Sullivan Potter & Jamie Potter] + Jean Bayou @ Epicure Café, 11104 Lee Hwy/Rt.29, Fairfax, VA; Saw.org 8:00 pm The High Divers (rootsrock) + Great Peacock (folkrock) @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; $10 8:00 pm traditional Irish session in front snug @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314 8:00 pm open mic w/Vernon Santmyer @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042 8:00 pm s/s David Ramirez (Americana) + Molly Parden opens @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA 22180; $18 8:00 pm Irish session Wednesdays @ Galway Bay, 63 MD Ave., Annapolis, MD 8:00 pm FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), Harvard Ave. & MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD; $12/10mem/5stdt; Carol Marsh + David Knight/fid, Tom Wright/mand, Liz Donaldson/pno; fsgw.org 8:00 pm BFMS Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/9mem; Sue Gola + Backstep Cindy [Sandy Hofferth/fid, Howard Zane/bjo, Joe Langley/gtr, Art Abrams/bs]; bfms.org

Thursday, October 12 Fall Festival of South Asian Arts ThFriSat, 7:30 pm performances of classic & contemporary dance @ Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St., NEDC; $27.50-60; dakshina.org The Wharf officially opens today, on Maine Ave., SWDC; incl all day activities, incl music of various genres; 11am-9pm events; wharfdc.com 12:00 n >1pm Jean Freedman discusses her book “Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love & Politics” @ Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage, Capital Gallery Bldg., Suite 2001, 600 MD Ave., SWDC 20024 5:00 pm The Bacon Brothers for Happy Hour on District Pier @ The Wharf, Maine Ave., SWDC 6:00 pm Grupo Tembembe, 17th-century-rooted fusion of Baroque & indigenous Latin @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 27th & F Sts., NWDC; free; fm Multiflora Fest & Mexican Cultural Institute 6:00 pm Irish session Thursdays @ Ryan’s Daughter Irish Pub, 600 E. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, MD; 7:00 pm Corazon de Granada: Flamenco Joven y Jondo @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC 20009; $15; Part of Multiflora Music Festival, as is next show 10pm La Colombopercutiva, Columbian-rooted DC band @ Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th St., NWDC; $5 7:00 pm open mic w/Dan Bourdeaux @ Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872 7:00 pm open mic @ Malones of Manassas, 9329 Main St., Manassas, VA 20111; saw.org 7:30 pm Eilen Jewell + opener Miss Tess @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; $15-40 7:30 pm Ireland’s Poet-Patriots, a Musical History: American composer Richard B. Evans sets poetry of Catholic & Protestant authors, performed by classical vocalists, mixed chorus, orchestra, organ, keyboards, ensemble (pipes, whistles, Celtic harp, accordion, flute, bodhran); incl Irish Ambassador, 6 narrators (incl Chris Matthews, Martin O’Malley), 60 musicians; incl: Muireann nic Amhlaoibh/voc/fl, Christy O’Leary/voc/upipes, Derek Ryan/voc, Aimee Farrell- Courtney/bdrn, Billy McComiskey/acc, Mitch Fanning/fid, The Bog Band @ Washington Natl. Cathedral, 3101 Wisc. Ave., NWDC; $30-175; tix.cathedral.org/TheatreManager/1/online?performance=14544 7:30 pm s/s Grace Morrison in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; gypsysallys.com 7:30 pm Gabrielle Louise @ Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St.(Takoma), NWDC 20012; $20/25; imtfolk.org 7:30 pm open mic w/Sam Biskin @ JR Sports Bar, 605 S. Main St., Woodsboro, MD 21798 7:30 pm Glen Echo Intl Folkdancers @ Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Dr., Glen Echo, MD; $7; 301-466-3018; dancingplanetproductions.com - 34th anniversary party 7:30 pm 2nd Thursday Silver Spring Contras @ Great Hall, Silver Spring Civic Bldg, One Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD 20910; $10/8mem; Gabe Popkin + Sligo Creek Stompers [Sarah Foard/fid, Chris Ousley/bjo, Jess Eliot Myhre/gtr, Adrian Erlinger/bs]; 7pm lesson; carpediemarts.org 8:00 pm Mountain Heart @ The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna Va 22182; $25-30; wolftrap.org 8:00 pm Tom Chapin @ Baldwin’s Station, 7618 Main St., Sykesville, MD; $30; uptownconcerts.com SOLD OUT 8:30 pm Th-Sat Pat Garvey @ Murphy’s Irish Pub, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA 8:30 pm 19th Street Band @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042 9:00 pm Mdou Moctar (Tuareg guitar music electronically adapted) + The Messthetics (new DC trio) @ Comet Ping Pong, 5037 CT Ave., NWDC 20008; $13/15; Multiflora Music Festival 9:30 pm Booker T. Jones @ Pearl St. Warehouse, 33 Pearl St., SWDC 20024 (in new SW complex on river side of Maine Ave.); $75; pearlstreetwarehouse.com 10:30 pm Mercy Creek, folkrock in the upstairs LOFT @ the Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC

Friday, October 13 The Wharf is officially open, on Maine Ave., SWDC; 10am-10pm activities, incl music of various genres. Buskers, games; wharfdc.com 5th Annual Oktoberfest in Old Town Winchester Loudoun St. Mall, Winchester, VA; Fri 5-11, Sat 12-8 Incl German-inspired food, beer, wine & other culture; accordions, street performers Richmond Folk Festival, Fri-Sun in downtown Richmond, VA; richmondfolkfestival.org Incl Dale Ann Bradley, Green Fields of America, Eddie Cotton Jr.; Hot Club of Cowtown, Paul Brothers Brass Band, Betsayda Machado y La Parranda El Clavo, C.J. Chenier & Red Hot Louisiana Band, Bitori Also see SatSun 1:15 pm Mdou Moctar (Tuareg guitar music electronically adapted) @ McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown University, 37th & O Sts, NWDC; free 6:00 pm Shartel & Hume @ Clare & Don’s Beach Shack, 130 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 6:00 pm Craig Cummings @ Elk Run Vineyards, 15113 Liberty Rd., Mt. Airy, MD 21771; elkrun.com 7:00 pm Blanco y Negro, Cuban music @ El Golfo Restaurant, 8739 Flower Ave., Silver Spring, MD +9:30pm dance lessons; free 7:00 pm FriSat Flying Cows of Ventry @ The Auld Shebeen, 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030 +10 Siobhan O’Brien @ The Auld Shebeen 7:00 pm Kindred Crow @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD 7:00 pm Creole Gumbo Jazz Band @ Calvert Marine Museum, Harms Gallery, 14200 Solomons Island Rd., Solomons, MD 20688; $20/25; calvertmarinemuseum.com 7:00 pm >9 F.A.M.E. [Frederick Acoustic Music Enterprise] Open Mic @ Sky Stage, 59 S. Carroll St., Frederick, MD 21701; 6:30 signup; frederickacoustic.org 7:30 pm Reggie Harris + Ken Whiteley for Carroll Café @ Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St., (Takoma) NWDC; $18/20; carrollcafe.org 7:30 pm William Pint & Felicia Dale for fsgw house concert, Takoma Park, MD; $15 sugg’d; ResReq: [email protected] 7:30 pm 10,000 Maniacs perform “In My Tribe” & more + opener Julian Velard @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305; $35 8:00 pm David Grisman Bluegrass Experience + openers Circus No.9 @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC; $35-80; thehamiltondc.com +10:30 Johnny & the Headhunters in upstairs LOFT @ The Hamilton; no cover 8:00 pm Dominic Cicala in upstairs VINYL LOUNGE @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; +10:30 s/s Erin Kron in VINYL LOUNGE: gypsysallys.com 8:00 pm Dom Flemons for Brentwood Arts Exchange @ Gateway Arts Center, 3901 RI Ave., Brentwood, MD 20722; $20 8:00 pm FSGW open sing in Greenbelt, MD; topic: Story Hour; fsgw.org; 8:00 pm Martin Barre (Jethro Tull’s gtr) @ AMP by Strathmore, Pike & Rose, 11810 Grand Park Ave., No. Bethesda, MD 20852; $30-40; ampbystrathmore.com 8:00 pm Tommy Castro & the Painkillers CD release The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna Va 22182; $25-30; wolftrap.org 8:00 pm Dusty Rose Trio @ The Old Brogue, 760 Walker Rd., Great Falls, VA 22066 8:00 pm Michelle Murray & Greg Marsh @ Olney Tavern, 18101 Town Center Dr., Olney, MD 20832 8:00 pm Hard Swimmin’ Fish @ Music Café, 26528B Ridge Rd., Damascus, MD 20872 8:00 pm Still Standing, rootsrock @ Ruddy Duck Brewery & Grill, 13200 Dowell Rd., Dowell, MD 20629 8:00 pm Gary Brown @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD 8:00 pm Tango Buenos Aires, The Spirit of Argentina @ Hylton Center Merchant Hall, 10960 Geo Mason Cir, Manassas, VA 20110; $30-50; hyltoncenter.org 8:30 pm Amy Helm + opener Connor Kennedy @ Pearl St. Warehouse, 33 Pearl St., SWDC 20024 (in new SW complex on river side of Maine Ave.); $25; pearlstreetwarehouse.com 8:30 pm Los Wembler’s de Iquitos, (Amazonian cumbia band) + Leon City Sounds (reggae) @ Tropicalia downstairs, 2001 14th St., NWDC 20001; $15/20; Multiflora Music Festival 8:30 pm FriSat Both Sides @ Murphy’s Irish Pub, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA 8:30 pm Scott Fallon @ Fiona’s Irish Pub, 5810 Kingstowne Center, Alexandria, VA 22315 8:30 pm Friday Contras in Spanish Ballroom @ Glen Echo Park, MD; $10/5under18; Susan Taylor + Glen Echo Open Band; fridaynightdance.org 9:00 pm 2nd Sole Band, bluesrock @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042 9:00 pm Full Power Blues play for blue dance @ Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD; $18; 8pm lesson; capitalblues.org - part of Bamboozled Dance Weekend 9:30 pm Dan Wolff Duo @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314