Activities & Events Calendar
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Sankofa Open House
Explore the Sankofa Mobile Museum and step into history through immersive experiences featuring local activists from the past!
Ticket Price: Free
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Blaque Dynamite
Known for his high-energy stage presence, commanding vocals, and genre-bending style, Blaque Dynamite delivers a deeply engaging live performance.
Ticket Price: $40 General; $35 Senior & Student
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Lunchtime Listening with Elena La Fulana, Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with an energizing performance that brings Latin American musical traditions to life.
Ticket Price: $5
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Janet Paulsen – Swinging through the Decades: Cinema Songs of the 20th Century
Jazz vocalist Janet Paulsen brings to life classic movie songs from the 1930s through the 1990s.
Ticket Price: $15
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The Genetic Tones featuring Cheikh N’Doye
Experience The Genetic Tones featuring Cheikh N’Doye—an explosive mix of Afro‑global jazz fusion, Gnawa rhythms, Latin fire, and modern improvisation.
Ticket Price: $25
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Through the Dark, the Light Beckons with Dissonance Dance Theatre
Dissonance Dance Theatre celebrates its 20th season at the Publick Playhouse with a powerful evening of movement and meaning rooted in the African American experience.
Ticket Price: $25; Senior/Student $20 (Assigned Seating)
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Michele Banks: Forces of Nature - Public Reception
Artist Michele Banks' ink and watercolor paintings on yupo explore the invisible forces that shape our world.
Ticket Price: Free
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Jeff and Kristin Bohlander: To Have & To Hold - Public Reception
This collaborative mixed media exhibition by husband-and-wife artists Jeff and Kristin Bohlander explores intimacy, material memory, and the slow accumulation of lived experience.
Ticket Price: Free
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Through the Dark, the Light Beckons with Dissonance Dance Theatre
Dissonance Dance Theatre celebrates its 20th season at the Publick Playhouse with a powerful evening of movement and meaning rooted in the African American experience.
Ticket Price: $25; Senior/Student $20 (Assigned Seating)
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Trifilio Tango Trio
International Bandoneonist, prolific tango composer, and Argentinian Emmanuel Trifilio brings a fresh perspective to the traditional tango sound.
Ticket Price: $22/person
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Guitar Workshops: Jazz Chords for Folkies... from Cowboy Chords to Jazz Voicings
Join musician Ken Avis for a four-part workshop series to learn new chords, fusions, and history spanning jazz, folk, and country.
Ticket Price: $60 for the full, four-part series
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Jeremy Wright
Ceramicist and sculptor Jeremy Wright explores the concept of identity and the interplay between the actual and the perceived.
Ticket Price: Free
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Jeremy Wright - Public Reception
Ceramicist and sculptor Jeremy Wright explores the concept of identity and the interplay between the actual and the perceived.
Ticket Price: Free
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The Craftsmen Group: A Visual History - Artist & Curator Talk
The Craftsmen Group: A Visual History serves as a foundational opening to our Icons of the DMV season, exploring the intersection of technical mastery and communal legacy.
Ticket Price: Free
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The Washington Glass School: 25 Years of Glass & Community Artist Talk
Founded in 2001, the Washington Glass School has evolved from a local studio into a definitive pillar of the DMV arts landscape.
Ticket Price: Free
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Janine Gilbert-Carter
Enjoy a warm and uplifting afternoon concert starring Janine Gilbert-Carter, an artist known for her graceful presence, expressive vocals, and heartfelt musical style.
Ticket Price: $22/person
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Dino Academy: A Dinosaur Discovery Show with Bright Star Touring Theatre
Step into the prehistoric world with Dino Academy! This action-packed adventure uncovers fascinating dino facts that will wow even the biggest dino fans.
Ticket Price: $6 Child; $8 Adult; $6/person for groups of 20+
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Guitar Workshops: Jazz Chords for Folkies... from Cowboy Chords to Jazz Voicings
Join musician Ken Avis for a four-part workshop series to learn new chords, fusions, and history spanning jazz, folk, and country.
Ticket Price: $60 for the full, four-part series
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Leigh Pilzer’s Star-tet
Leigh Pilzer brings her dynamic small group to Montpelier for a night of straight-ahead jazz.
Ticket Price: $25
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Calabash Carnage
Celebrate fall with a pumpkin decorating party! Carve, paint, or embellish your pumpkin with fun and spooky designs
Ticket Price: Free
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Rakiyah Reloaded
Rakiyah blends alternative R&B with cultural fusion and intimate storytelling, creating a sound that feels both forward-thinking and deeply personal.
Ticket Price: $30 General; $25 Senior & Student
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Around the World with Bright Star Touring Theatre
Celebrate world cultures and folktales from all around the globe with this fun, high-energy show.
Ticket Price: $6/child; $8/adult
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Abbegael Greene
This free recital, inspired by Gustav Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, features mezzo-soprano Abbegael Greene and pianist Nomin Samdan.
Ticket Price: Free; $5/person donations appreciated.
