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The Okee Dokee Brothers
04/21/2024 to 04/21/2024
4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030Calling all bluegrass and American roots music fans to join around the “campfire” with the GRAMMY Award-winning duo The Okee Dokee Brothers. Long before the pair won five Parents’ Choice Awards, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing grew up as childhood friends in Denver, Colorado, where they enjoyed adventures like rafting down their neighborhood creek and hiking through the Rocky Mountains. Now, they infuse bluegrass music and playful lyrics with childhood wonder for the great outdoors, hoping to spark a desire in children to explore their surroundings and imaginations. “The lyrics are playful, engaging and subtly filled with life lessons. These are songs that encourage kids to find happiness with fewer material possessions and embrace adventure even in trying situations” (Chicago Tribune). (Recommended for ages 3 to 8)
Bridging the Gap
04/24/2024 to 04/24/2024
10960 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110Hailed by The Washington Post for “superior arrangements and uncommon musicianship,” string duo Bridging the Gap features the talents of violinist and American Festival Pops Orchestra Artistic Director Peter Wilson and double bassist Aaron Clay. Celebrating 25 years of performances, this unlikely pair offers a unique voice to musical genres from classical to jazz, folk to film music, funk to popular song, and even Big Band. Wilson and Clay’s charisma, humor, and expansive repertoire— from Handel to Led Zeppelin— have made a lasting impression on audiences of all ages. Having met as members of “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band, Wilson and Clay have made frequent appearances at The White House, the Kennedy Center, and as guest artists and clinicians on campuses throughout the U.S. For more information, please visit: https://hylton.calendar.gmu.edu/bridging-the-gap
Die Fledermaus and More!
04/26/2024 to 04/26/2024
5450 Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda, MD 20816Bel Cantanti Opera presents "Die Fledermaus and More," a community concert at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in Bethesda. Tickets $25, at the door and at www.belcantanti.com. Sopranos: Alina Tamborini, Margarita Parsamyan, Emily Casey; Tenors: Aaron McKone, James Mancuso, Nicholas Carratura; Countertenor: Hunter Patrick Shaner.
Bamberg Symphony featuring Hélène Grimaud, piano
04/27/2024 to 04/27/2024
4373 Mason Pond Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030The Bamberg Symphony—one of Germany’s premier orchestras—debuts at the Center for the Arts in a program inspired by New Yorker music critic and Pulitzer Prize finalist Alex Ross’s recent book Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music. It explores Richard Wagner’s complicated, many-sided legacy and his colossal influence on music, art, and culture as part of the ensemble’s concert series “The World After Wagner.” Maestro Jakub Hrůša—renowned for his partnership with Bamberg Symphony as well as for his guest-conducting with orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra—leads a beautiful program featuring Wagner’s Prelude to Act I from Lohengrin and Overture to Tannhäuser. The program also features music by two of Wagner’s German contemporaries, Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann; virtuoso pianist Hélène Grimaud, praised by The Washington Post for the “rapturous” and “astonishing show of her proficiency and poetic sensibilities,” joins the orchestra for Schumann’s dazzling piano concerto.
Gas & Steam Engine Show
04/27/2024 to 04/28/2024
18400 Muncaster Rd, Derwood, MD 20855Enjoy the Agricultural History Farm Park at the Gas and Steam Engine Show. See gas engines and tractors. Visit the farm animals and Granary tool museum. Live music on Saturday only. Great food for sale. Free admission and parking. Rain or shine. Visit www.friendsofthefarmpark.org for complete details. Event runs 10am-5pm on April 27 and from 10am - 3pm on April 28, 2024.
AARP Life@50+ Academy Planning for Your Health, Wealth, and Happiness
04/27/2024 to 04/27/2024
First Baptist Church of Vienna, 450 Orchard St NW, Vienna, VA 22180This special Saturday morning event, designed by AARP to help you make plans for better living, features keynote speaker Dr. Denise King-Miller, Longevity Coach and Founder of Seventy Forever. Through her inspiring story, Denise offers lessons on how to live a long, happy, healthy, and conscious life. You won’t want to miss her keynote address: The Privilege of Aging! This event is free and open to all. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and the program starts promptly at 9:00 a.m. Arrive early to enjoy morning refreshments and stay afterwards for a complimentary lunch. No products or services will be marketed or promoted. This event is generously hosted by the Seniors with a Purpose Ministry of First Baptist Church of Vienna. Please register at: https://events.aarp.org/Life04272024
