FOLK EVENTS: WHO’S WHERE IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, DC AREA FYI: page setup at .6” all around; 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 * not the opening night of a multiple-night performance
<<< always confirm with venue >>> Saturday, December 5 12/5-13 Christmas Revels @ Lisner Audit., NWDC; A Medieval Celebration; revelsdc.org “Bright Star” stage show created by Steve Martin & Edie Brickell @ Kennedy Center, 2700 F St., NWDC; thru 1/10; shows Tu-Fri 7:30, SatSun 1:30&7:30; NO SHOWS 12/6; $69-154; kennedy-center.org Christkindlmarkt Sat10a-6p & Sun10-5 @ Lovettsville Game Protective Assoc., 16 S. Berlin Pike, Lovettsville, VA; incl local artists, live German, Austrian, Celtic & Appalachian Music; $3/kidsfree; Lovettsvillagemeclub.com 11:00 am Scottish Christmas Walk, pipes & drums, clans, Scottish dancers, reenactors, dogs, dignitaries, Classic cars, Santa Claus, from St.Asaph & Wolfe Sts., north across King St., right on Queen St. to right on Fairfax St. to right on King St. ending at Market Square by Alexandria City Hall. Concert of massed bagpipes follows. 11:00 am Cathy & Marcy’s 30th Winter Family Concert w/Bill Harley for IMT @ Seeker’s Church, 276 Carroll St.(Takoma), NWDC; $12/15; imtfolk org -- 1pm show cancelled 11:30 am Italian Holiday Family Festival in Kogod Courtyard @ Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th & F Sts., NWDC; performances by Zampognari (pipers), Capital Hearings, Flusso Dance Project, Italian Fairy; 11:00 am Brooksie Wells sings songs & carols from around the world @ Mary Riley Styles Public Library Youth Services Room, 120 N. VA Ave., Falls Church, VA 22046; free 12:00 n Brendan’s Voyage @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA 22314 12:00 n >2 Karen Collins & the Backroads Band @ Downtown Holiday Market, 8th & F Sts., NWDC +2:30-4:30 Ian Walters & friends - outdoors +5-7 Project Natale, jazz 1:00 pm > 5p 6th Annual Holiday Party @ Archie’s Barbershop, 4701 Queensbury Rd., Riverdale Park, MD 20737; auction; acousticblues.com 2:00 pm +7:30p +Sun2pm Christmas Revels, “A Medieval Celebration of the Winter Solstice” @ GWU’s Lisner Auditorium, 21st & H Sts., NWDC; $18-60/youth12-40; revelsdc.org 2:00 pm +8+Sun3 Black Nativity, Langston Hughes’ telling of the Christmas story, church style with spirituals & gospel tunes @ Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl., SEDC; $35-35; theateralliance.com thru 1/3 2:00 pm Potomac Accordion Ensemble, dir. by Joan Grauman holiday concert @ Dublin Coffee Roasters, 1780 Market St., Frederick, MD 2:00 pm Don Annonio, world accordion @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD +7 Moon Music 2:00 pm Tom McHugh’s Last Hurrah, songfest feat. many musicians who have performed here over Tom’s 20 years @ Mainstay, 5753 Main St., Rock Hall, MD 21661; $100; 8pm show SOLD OUT, few remain for 2pm show; mainstayrockhall.org 3:00 pm >8 Annual ThorpeWood Open House, 12805A Mink Farm Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788 includes music by 3/Make’n’Time [David Selby & friends], 4/Alicia & Mike Nunez, 5/Melissa Main & Friends; 6/Dot Donato Gray, 7/Todd C Walker; thorpewood.org 4:00 pm +Sun 4 & next wknd Barnes & Hampton Celtic Consort incl Joseph Cunliffe/fl, Steve Bloom/perc + Robert Aubry Davis/reader @ Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St., NWDC; $35/30sr-stdt/17youth; dumbartonconcerts.org 4:00 pm Kevin Dudley Show @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 4:00 pm FSGW open sing in Edgewater, MD 21037; topic: “Endings & New Beginnings;” info: [email protected] - fsgw.org 4:00 pm >7 Safe Harbor @ Red Shedman Farm Brewery, Linganore Winecellars, 13601 Glissans Mill Rd.,. Mt. Airy, MD 21771; Linganorewines.com 5:00 pm >8 FriSat & 12/20: Mt. Vernon by Candlelight incl candlelit tours, 18th-Century music & dance, caroling, the Christmas camel@ Mt. Vernon, 3200 Mt Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121; $22/youth15; mountvernon.org 6:00 pm Centro Cultural Peru 13th Anniversary, feat. music & dance @ Theatre One, Gunston Middle School, 2700 S. Lang St., Arlington, VA 22206; $10 6:00 pm Andrew Acosta @ Clare & Don’s Beach Shack, 130 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 6:00 pm >9 Rick Hill sings/plays songs of the season @ 505 Gallery, 505 N.Market St., Frederick, MD 7:00 pm ALTA Awards: honoring Maryland’s living folk traditions, incl Capt. Kermit “Robert Lee” Travers (Dorchester Co.), St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (Balto. City), Marbles Game of the Greater Cumberland Region (Allegany Co.), & performance by Winfield Parker @ Cultural Arts Center Montgomery College, 7995 GA Ave., Silver Spring, MD; free, res.sugg’d; montgomerycollege.edu/cac 7:00 pm Coral Cantigas + guests Beltway Brass, A Christmas Festival of Latin song @ Bethesda United Methodist Church, 8300 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814; $30- ; cantigas.org 7:00 pm Ocean Orchestra [Jennifer Cutting/acc/kybd, Lisa Moscatiello/voc/wsl/gtr, Andrew Doddsfid, Steve Winick/voc/perc] for Focus Music @ St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 8531 Riverside Rd., Alexandria, VA 22308; $15/18; focusmusic.org 7:00 pm Paul Gannon & Mitch Fanning @ The Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902 7:00 pm Ralph Stanley II @ Lucketts Community Center, 42361 Lucketts Rd., Lucketts, VA 20176; $15; luckettsbluegrass.com 7:00 pm Bill Mize @ The Prism at C’ville Coffee, 1301 Harris St. Charlottesville, VA; $13/15; prismcoffeehouse.org 7:30 pm Sunny Mountain Serenaders [Mark Campbell/fid, Mac Traynham/bjo/harm/voc, John Schwab/gtr/voc] CD release @ Clarendon Presbyterian Church, 1305 N. Jackson St., Arlington, VA 22201 7;30 pm FSGW/VITG storyswap in Bethesda, MD; RSVP: [email protected] 7:30 pm Allison Shapira & Kipyn Martin sing Joan & Joni @ Melody House Concerts, Beltsville, MD; $20 sugg’d; ResReq: [email protected] SOLD OUT 7:30 pm Larry Stephenson Band for Weekend Bluegrass @ Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1090 Sterling Rd., Herndon, VA; $15/freeunder13; hclcbluegrass.wordpress.com 7:30 pm Cheryl Wheeler + John Gorka @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; $35 7:30 pm Steven Gellman “Hearth & Home” Holiday concert w/Doug Poplin/ce & Margaret Wolfe/voc/perc/harm @ The Hill Chapel, 6 E. Main St., New Market, MD; $20sugg’d; thehillchapelhouseconcerts.com - 7:30 pm Wil Maring & Robert Bowlin for Susquehanna Folk @ UU Congregation of York, 925 S. George St., York, Pa 17403; $20/16mem/10stdts; sfmsfolk.org 8:00 pm Roddie Barnes house concert, Bethesda, MD; $20; ResReq: [email protected] 8:00 pm A Catie Curtis Christmas @ Arlington UU Church, 4444 Arlington Blvd.(Rt.50), Arlington, VA 22204; free; [email protected] 8:00 pm Gerry Timlin @ Ireland’s 4 Provinces, 105 W. Broad St., Falls Church, VA 8:00 pm A New Orleans Christmas w/the Marsalis family (Ellis & sons Jason & Delfeayo) @ Prince George’s Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Rd., Cheverly, MD; $30/25sr-stdt 8:00 pm Orrin Star house concert in Ednor Gardens area; ResReq: [email protected] or 443-498-3013 8:00 pm Scottish-Appalachian Holiday: Pete Clark/fid & Gregor Lowrey/acc + Walt Michael & Co. @ Carroll Arts Center, 91 W. Main St., Westminster, MD 21157; $25/20sr-stdt; commongroundonthehill.org 8:00 pm Tom O’Donnell @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD 8:00 pm Tom Principato band w/guest Tommy Lepson @ Bright Box Theatre, 15 N. Loudoun St., Winchester, VA 22601; $18/22; brightboxwinchester.com 8:00 pm Shepherdstown Contras @ War Memorial Building, 102 E. German St., Shepherdstown, WV 25443; 7:30 wkshop; Duggan Murphy + Blackjack Grove [Bethany Waickman/gtr, Glen Loper/mand, Julie Metcalf/fid]; $12; smad.us 8:30 pm >Sat Morris Minor @ The Dubliner, 4 F St., NWDC 8:30 pm Black Masala (brass band) CD release + openers The Shack Band + Flux Capacitor, roots @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; $12/14; gypsysallys.com +8pm Gramophonic, roots in VINYL LOUNGE, Gypsy Sally’s, no cover 8:30 pm *Rocky Guttman + Glasgow/Strutton + Pat Carroll + Ronan Kavanagh @ Murphy’s Irish Pub, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA – Scottish Walk weekend! 8:30 pm Aine O’Doherty @ Killarney House, 584 W. Central Ave., Davidsonville, MD 8:30 pm City Bus, blues rock @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD 8:30 pm Meg & Angie @ Brian Boru Pub, 489 Ritchie Hwy, Severna Park, MD 9:30 pm Bad Influence Band, Mike Tash’s 50th b’day gig @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 9:30 pm Sean Fleming Band @ Flanagan’s, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD; $10 10:00 pm Stacy Brooks Blues Band @ The Zoo Bar, 3000 CT Ave., NWDC 10:30 pm Justin Trawick & the Common Good in THE LOFT @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC
Sunday, December 6 11:00 am Dupont Bluegrass Jam @ the Mansion on O, 2020 O St., NWDC; slow jam also; Reserve online 11:00 am >1 Irish session @ P. Brennan’s Irish Pub, 2910 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 11:00 am >2p Gerry Timlin for Santa Brunch @ Ireland’s 4 Provinces, 105 W. Broad St., Falls Church, VA 11:00 am Bluegrass Brunch w/Split String Soup @ Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd. SE, Leesburg, VA 20176; fre w/Brunch; smokehouse-live.com 12:00 n >2 Denyse Pearson & Her Men of Distinction @ Downtown Holiday Mkt, 8th & F Sts., NWDC +2:30-4:30 Blue Panamuse -- outdoors +5-7 Los Caribbeat 12:00 n >4p Civil war Christmas in Camp, incl ornament-making, holiday songs, drills @ Historic Blenheim, 3610 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA; free; fairfaxva.gov 2:00 pm >4 Potomac River Jazz Club Holiday Bash, feat. the Beltway Brass @ Rosensteel Knights of Columbus, 9707 Rosensteel Ave., Silver Spring, MD; $25/20prjc&adv & stdtdiscs; prjc.org 3:00 pm Old Time open jam w/Frederick OldTime @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD 3:30 pm Mark O’Connor, “An Appalachian Christmas” @ National Gallery of Art West Building, West Garden Court, 7th St.& Constitution Ave., NWDC; free 3:30 pm +6pm 15th Annual Celtic Christmas Concert feat. Maggie Sansone/hamdulc, Andrea Hoag/fid, Sharon Knowles/CHarp, Pat Egan/gtr/voc @ Christ Church, 220 Owensville Rd., West River, MD 20778; $20/8kids; christchurchwestriver.org 3:30 pm Waltz w/Waltzing Stars [Alexander Mitchell/fid, Marty Taylor/winds/conc, Liz Donaldson/pno, Ralph Gordon/bs] @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MD; $10; waltztimedances.org 4:00pm Light of National Chanukah Menorah on the Ellipse close to Constitution Ave., NWDC; free; Performers incl Three Cantors, Marine Band, family acts; Free tickets required: nationalmenorah.org 4:00 pm Cathy Ponton King Band @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 22042 +8pm Linwood Taylor Band @ JV’s 4:00 pm Danu (Christmas show) @ George Mason Univ. Center for the Arts, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA; $32-54; cfa.gmu.edu - 888-945-2468 5:00 pm Kiva @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD 5:00 pm Karen Collins + Victoria Vox + host Geoffrey Himes for Roots Café Christmas Show @ An Die Music Live, 409 N. Charles st., Baltimore, MD; $10/13; rootscafe.org 5:30 pm >830 Brooks Tegler’s Hot Jazz @ Irish Inn at Glen Echo, Tulane & MacArthur Blvds, Glen Echo, MD 6:00 pm The Klezmatics @ BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD; $30-44; blackrockcenter.org 6:30 pm Seamus Kennedy’s Celtic Christmas @ Fiona’s Irish Pub, 5810 Kingstowne Center, Alexandria, VA 22315; $10; Res: [email protected] SOLD OUT 7:00 pm “Singing for Everyone” in Mt. Washington area, Baltimore, MD; info/directions: 410-484-3246 7:30 pm Mike Flaherty’s Dixieland Direct Jazz Band @ The Zoo Bar, 3000 CT Ave., NWDC 7:30 pm >Sat Brian Gaffney @ The Dubliner, 4 F St., NWDC 7:30 pm Pete Clark, Scottish fiddler & Gregor Lowrey/acc @ Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard St., Glen Echo, MD; $20; [email protected] or 301-208-8285 [7:30 pm Martin Barre (gtr of Jethro Tull) + openers The Get Right Band @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA; $22-28; jamminjava.com] 7:30 pm FSGW Squares & Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD; $13/10mem/5stdts; Dugan Murphy + Blackjack Grove [Bethany Waickman/gtr, Glen Loper/mand, Julie Metcalf/fid]. 8:31 pm SuMonTu Ronan Kavanagh @ Murphy’s Irish Pub, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA
Monday, December 7 12:00 n >2 Dave Chappell & Dave Hartge, gtrs @ Downtown Holiday Market, 8th & F Sts., NWDC +5-7 Runakuna, Andean -- outdoors 7:00 pm The Irish Inn Mates @ Irish Inn, 6119 Tulane Ave.(at MacArthur Blvd), Glen Echo, MD 7:00 pm DCBU Jam @ VFW Post 350, 6420 Orchard Ave., Takoma Park, MD; free 7:00 pm MonTue AMFM Presents “An Annapolis Christmas” – tonight incl Angie Miller, The Basement Band w/Dean Rosenthal, David Glaser, lots of rock @ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $39.50 Tuesday SOLD OUT 7:15 pm Songwriter Showcase CANCELLED @ Brewers Alley, 124 N. Market St, Frederick, MD; + feat. + cameos + + regulars Rod Deacey, John Holly, others 7:30 pm Daryl Davis hosts an evening w/Cathy Ponton King @ Bethesda Blues & Jazz, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814; bethesdabluesjazz.com 7:30 pm Grace & Tony + Lowland Hum + Drew Gibson @ Jammin’ Java, 227 E. Maple Ave., Vienna, VA; $12-15; jamminjava.com 8:00 pm Brendan Mulvihill leads Irish session @ Daniel O’Connell’s, 112 King St., Alexandria, VA 8:00 pm NO CHANTEY SING TONIGHT @ Limerick Pub. 8:00 pm BFMS Contras @ St. Mark’s on the Hill Hall, 1620 Reisterstown Rd., Pikesville, MD; $11/8mem/stdtdisc; Andrea Nettleton + Elke Baker/vln, Robin Wilson/fl/sax, Liz Donaldson/pno; bfms.org 8:30 pm Wolf’s Blues Jam @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA
Tuesday, December 8 12:00 n >2 19th Street Band @ Downtown Holiday Market, 8th & F Sts., NWDC – outdoors +5-7 JEM Jazz 6:00 pm >9 Prophets of the Abstract Truth @ Ayse Meze in Everedy Square, 6 N. East St., Frederick, MD 7:00 pm MonTue AMFM Presents “An Annapolis Christmas” – tonight incl The Hypnotic Panties, Swamp Candy, Dave Majerowics, and rock, jazz & soul @ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $39.50 tonight SOLD OUT 7:15 pm Marcy Marxer, multi-instrumentalist & Rolly Brown/gtr, past Natl Fingerpicking Champion f/Folk Club of Reston & Herndon @ Amphora’s Diner Deluxe, 1151 Elden St., Herndon, VA 20170; $10/9; 703-435-2402; restonherndonfolkclub.com 8:00 pm open mic in Vinyl Lounge, Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; free adm; gypsysallys.com 8:00 pm Irish trad session @ McGinty’s, 911 Ellsworth Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20910 8:30 pm Chamomile & Whiskey @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC; no cover 8:30 pm Mark Wenner & the Blues Warriors @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 8:30 pm Tu-Sat Pat Garvey @ Murphy’s Irish Pub, 713 King St., Alexandria, VA Wednesday, December 9 12:00 n >2 Jim Stephanson @ Downtown Holiday Market, 8th & F Sts., NWDC – outdoors +5-7 Alpha Dog Acoustic Blues 1:00 pm >3 “Soundtrack for a Revolution”, documentary film on music of Civil Rights Movement, feat. All-star cast @ Anacostia Community Museum Program Room, 1901 Fort Place, SEDC 20020; free; signup: 202-633-4844; anacostia.si.edu 7:00 pm Prazevica Swing Serenaders, acoustic swing/Slovakian Gypsy jazz @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD 7:30 pm Rosanne Cash w/John Leventhal @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; $55; SOLD OUT 7:30 pm trad Irish session (led by Zan McLeod & Philippe Varlet alt. weeks) @ The Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902 7:30 pm Seth Kibel & Friends, Hanukkah Hodgepodge @ Strathmore Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, No.Bethesda, MD; $25; 8:00 pm Zemer Chai Jeweish Choir, songs of justice & celebration w/BCC Chamber Singers @ Ohr Kodesh Congregation, 8300 Meadowbrook Lane, Chevy Chase, MD; $10; zemerchai.org 8:00 pm Ted Vigil sings John Denver Tribute + openers Allison Shapira & Kipyn Martin sing Joan & Joni @ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $30; ramsheadonstage.com 8:00 pm Ships Company open chantey sing @ Wharf Rat, 801 S. Anne St., Fells Point/Baltimore, MD 8:00 pm FSGW English Country Dance @ Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., Glen Echo, Md; $12/10mem/5stdt; Tom Spilsbury & April Blum + Tina Chancey/fid, Susan Brandt/fl, Melissa Running/pno 8:00 pm BFMS Contras @ Lovely Lane Ch, 2200 St.Paul St, Baltimore MD 21218; $13/9mem; Clinton Ross + Waverley Station [David Knight/fid, Ralph Gordon/bs, Liz Donaldson/pno] 8:30 pm Girls, Guns & Glory + opener Will Duvall Band @ Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; $10/13 8:30 pm Open mic hosted by Bob & Martha & band @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 9:00 pm Jason Masi, folkrock @ Ireland’s 4 Courts, 2051 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201 9:00 pm Human Country Jukebox @ Madam’s Organ, 2461 18th St., NWDC; $4
Thursday, December 10 12:00 n >2 Patty Reese @ Downtown Holiday Market, 8th & F Sts., NWDC – outdoors +5-7 Bill Baker Band 7:00 pm open mic w/James & Martha @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD 7:00 pm Bud’s Collective f/Bluegrass in the Box @ Bright Box Theatre, 15 N. Loudoun St., Winchester, VA 22601; $10/12; brightboxwinchester.com 7:00 pm Bluegrass w/Eric Knowles & friends @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., BrunswickMD 7:30 pm Alex Piper in VINYL LOUNGE, Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; no cover 7:30 pm Step Afrika’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show PREVIEW @ Sprenger Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St., NEDC; $33.50/stdt-sr-mil21.50/15under18; stepafrika.org 7:30 pm Chanukah Human Rights Concert feat. Fabrangen Fiddlers @ Temple Shalom, 8401 Grubb Rd., Chevy Chase, MD; $20/18srs; BEN; info: [email protected] 7:30 pm Aine O’Doherty @ Brian Boru Pub, 489 Ritchie Hwy, Severna Park, MD [7:30 pm The Mallett Brothers (Maine rockers, sons of David Mallett) @ Smokehouse Live, 1602 Village Market Blvd. SE, Leesburg, VA 20176; No cover; smokehouse-live.com] 7:30 pm Glen Echo Intl Folkdancers @ Church of the Redeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Dr., Glen Echo, MD; $5; 301-466-3018; dancingplanetproductions.com 8:00 pm Hollertown for Bluegrass Thursday @ Mr. Henry’s Capitol Hill, 601 PA Ave., SEDC 8:00 pm +Fri+Sat2&8+Sun3 Black Nativity, Langston Hughes’ telling of the Christmas story, church style with spirituals & gospel tunes @ Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl., SEDC; $35-35; theateralliance.com thru 1/3 8:00 pm Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun Honky Tonk Holiday Show @ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $25; ramsheadonstage.com 8:30 pm Big Boy Little leads blues jam @ The Zoo Bar, 3000 CT Ave., NWDC 8:30 pm Johnny Rawls @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 9:00 pm TuFriSat Sanford Markley @ Ireland’s Four Courts, 2051 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201
Friday, December 11 12:00 n >2 John Lewis & ElectroKoustic @ Downtown Holiday Market, 8th & F Sts., NWDC – outdoors +2:30-4:30 Bruce Hutton +5-7 Janine Wilson & Max Evans 6:00 pm Zvjezdice, Croation & Central European choral music w/harp & soloists @ Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, 2700 F St., NWDC; kennedy-center.org 7:00 pm +7Sat +1Sun Rediscover Chinese Music, feat. China Natl Traditional Orchestra w/trad costumes & instruments @ Kennedy Center Opera House, 2700 F St., NWDC; $20-150 7:00 pm FriSat Conor Malone @ The Limerick Pub, 11301 Elkin St., Wheaton, MD 20902 7:00 pm Nothin’ Fancy @ Bull Run UU Church, 9350 Main St., Manassas, VA 20110; $20; bruu.org 7:00 pm Rose Colored Lasses, acoustic trio @ Beans in the Belfry, 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD 7:30 pm +Sat2&7:30+Sun1&5pm Christmas Revels, “A Medieval Celebration of the Winter Solstice”@ GWU’s Lisner Auditorium, 21st & H Sts., NWDC; $18-60/youth12-40; revelsdc.org 7:30 pm +Sat2&8+Sun4 Step Afrika’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show thru 12/22 @ Sprenger Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Ctr, 1333 H St., NEDC; $33.50/stdt-sr-mil21.50/15under18; stepafrika.org 7:30 pm Lea + Siobhan Quinn & Michael Bowers + Joy Ike @ Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St., (Takoma) NWDC; $18/20; carrollcafe.org 7:30 pm FriSat Judy Collins + Ari Hest opens @ Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA; $59.50 8:00 pm Pony Bradshaw in VINYL LOUNGE, Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St., NWDC; no cover 8:00 pm FriSat Sean Fleming, solo @ Ireland’s 4 Provinces, 105 W. Broad St., Falls Church, VA 8:00 pm s/s Beth Wood for MooreMusic house concert, Rockville, MD; $20 sugg’d; ResReq: [email protected] or 301-309-0983 8:01 pm Bill Baker Band incl Bill/gtr/voc, Derek Brock/gtr/voc, Scott Giambusso/bs, Steve Bloom/perc for Inwood Coffeehouse, 10921 Inwood Ave. (basement), Wheaton, MD; $5 sugg’d 8:00 pm Claire Lynch Bluegrass Holiday @ BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD; $30-48; blackrockcenter.org 8:00 pm Windon & Ricker @ Frederick Coffee Co., 100 N. East St., Frederick, MD 8:00 pm +Sat3&8 Carbon Leaf @ Rams Head Onstage, 33 West St., Annapolis, MD; $33; ramsheadonstage.com EVENING SHOWS SOLD OUT 8:00 pm A Celtic Christmas feat. Maggie Sansone/hamdulc, Andrea Hoag/fid, Abigail Palmer/harp, Patrick Egan/gtr/voc for Uptown Concerts Cellar Stage @ Faith Community United Methodist Church of Hamilton, 5315 Harford Rd., Baltimore, MD 21214; $26; uptownconcerts.org 8:30 pm Big Boy Little leads blues jam @ The Zoo Bar, 3000 CT Ave., NWDC 8:30 pm Cold Hard Cash (Johnny Cash tribute) @ New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD 8:30 pm Friday Contras @ Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD; $10/5under18; Andrea Nettleton + Glen Echo Open Band 9:00 pm Jumpin Jupiter, rockabilly @ JV’s, 6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA 9:00 pm FriSat Ronan Kavanagh @ Fiona’s Irish Pub, 5810 Kingstowne Center, Alexandria, VA 22315 9:30 pm Bobby Thompson Project, bluesrock @ Hill Country BBQ, 410 7th St., NWDC; no cover 9:31 pm Sookey Jump @ The Zoo Bar, 3000 CT Ave., NWDC 10:30 pm 19th Street Band in THE LOFT @ The Hamilton, 14th & F Sts., NWDC