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[Photo from the October 20, 2012 performance.] October 20, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The acclaimed Israeli indie folk band offers a mainly acoustic performance full of original arrangements and unique audience interaction. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel.
Featured Artist(s): The Raw Men Empire
[Photo from the October 19, 2012 performance.] October 19, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
This magic and clown show features jokes, tricks, poetry, games, ventriloquism, and a bumbling magician’s assistant, Mr. Crobs, who must try his best to replace his boss once he goes missing. Part of Kids Euro Festival 2012.
Featured Artist(s): Maverick le Magicien
[Photo from the October 18, 2012 performance.] October 18, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
This humorous and moving performance follows Maria and Giulia, two friends who examine the meaning of friendship as they recall and retell memories of many of the experiences they have had since childhood. Part of Kids Euro Festival 2012.
Featured Artist(s): Theater Patrasket
[Photo from the October 17, 2012 performance.] October 17, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
Listen Local First DC presents the D.C.-based band featuring current and former members of local bands Lightfoot (Ron Storhaug), Mittenfields (Brian Moran), The Strange Loop (Joey Harrison), and Loose Lips (Donny Potter), as they serve up songs reminiscent of early Pink Floyd and The Beatles.
Featured Artist(s): Fire and the Wheel
[Photo from the October 16, 2012 performance.] October 16, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The Haitian dance company’s outstanding, vibrant dancers and drummers embody choreography that captures Haiti now—raw and refined, spiritual, powerful, and precarious. Part of Center Stage, a pilot program created by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with New England Foundation for the Arts.
Featured Artist(s): Compagnie de Danse Jean-René Delsoin
[Photo from the October 15, 2012 performance.] October 15, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
This high-energy performance features zydeco, the fast and furious accordion-driven dance music of the Creole people of South Louisiana. Dance lessons offered at 5 p.m. by Dancing by the Bayou.
Featured Artist(s): Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha Chas
[Photo from the October 14, 2012 performance.] October 14, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance

Tom Paxton, Noel Paul Stookey, Tim O’Brien, and Mark Schatz are presenting a Woody Guthrie Hootenanny Guitar and Sing-Along Jam Session. Bring your guitar, and be prepared to Rise Up Singing with these masters of folk and traditional music.


Featured Artist(s): Tim O’Brien Tom Paxton Noel Paul Stookey Mark Schatz
[Photo from the October 13, 2012 performance.] October 13, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The Grammy®-winning bluegrass guitarist, fiddler, banjoist, and vocalist offers a solo concert while in town to honor the life and work of folk singer Woody Guthrie.
Featured Artist(s): Tim O’Brien
[Photo from the October 12, 2012 performance.] October 12, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The North Carolina–based instrumental powerhouse offers a vibrant mix of rock, African traditions, jam sensibilities, international folk strains, and much more.
Featured Artist(s): Toubab Krewe
[Photo from the October 11, 2012 performance.] October 11, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The group presents a performance of traditional Ethiopian dance and music.
Featured Artist(s): Fendika
[Photo from the October 10, 2012 performance.] October 10, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The acclaimed Chinese instrumentalist and vocalist combines circular breathing and throat-singing techniques with the sounds of the jaw harp and calabash flute.
Featured Artist(s): Wang Li
[Photo from the October 9, 2012 performance.] October 9, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
Baltimore’s instrumental rock group brings their experimental sounds to the stage with songs from their most recent release, Remote Unelectrified Villages.
Featured Artist(s): Yeveto
[Photo from the October 8, 2012 performance.] October 8, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
Routing through after an appearance at The Festy, the Colorado-based band is a soulful, experimental folk group of songwriters and multi-instrumentalists whose influences range from rock ‘n’ roll, bluegrass, and roots reggae to mountain hip hop and beyond.
Featured Artist(s): Elephant Revival
[Photo from the October 7, 2012 performance.] October 7, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The folk-rock duo, sisters Nerissa and Katryna Nields, plays a program of kid-friendly tunes that offer a fun and creative way to make and listen to music as a family.
Featured Artist(s): Nerissa and Katryna Nields
[Photo from the October 6, 2012 performance.] October 6, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The D.C.-based choreographer’s Eveningland focuses on a young boy and his memory of the loss of his grandmother. It uses a quartet of dancers and composer David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize–winning score, “The Little Match Girl Passion.” Part of the Local Dance Commissioning Project
Featured Artist(s): Sydney Skybetter w/ Christopher K. Morgan & Artists
[Photo from the October 5, 2012 performance.] October 5, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The D.C.-based choreographer’s Eveningland focuses on a young boy and his memory of the loss of his grandmother. It uses a quartet of dancers and composer David Lang’s Pulitzer Prize–winning score, “The Little Match Girl Passion.” Part of the Local Dance Commissioning Project
Featured Artist(s): Sydney Skybetter w/ Christopher K. Morgan & Artists
[Photo from the October 4, 2012 performance.] October 4, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
In Icon 12, ten finalists comprised of local youth compete and display their remarkable talents on stage.
Featured Artist(s): Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington
[Photo from the October 3, 2012 performance.] October 3, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance

Members of the National Symphony Orchestra play Haydn’s String Quartet No. 60 and Smetana’s String Quartet No. 1.


Featured Artist(s): NSO Prelude
[Photo from the October 2, 2012 performance.] October 2, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
Led by the New York–based singer, composer, and guitarist, the group draws upon elements of pop, jazz, and folk to create acoustic melodies and understated arrangements.
Featured Artist(s): Becca Stevens Band
[Photo from the October 1, 2012 performance.] October 1, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance

The Brooklyn-based indie-pop due performs as a preview of the 2012 Sweet Tea Pumpkin Pie Fest.


Featured Artist(s): Graph Rabbit
[Photo from the September 29, 2012 performance.] September 29, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The clarinetist and Strathmore Artist in Residence is known for his distinctively lyrical sound, a skill that recently earned him a Young Artist Grant from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. He performs a recital with pianist Audrey Andrist.
Featured Artist(s): Rob Patterson
[Photo from the September 28, 2012 performance.] September 28, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The D.C.-based tenor saxophonist is a skilled leader and intensely expressive musician who specializes in bop and avant-garde jazz.
Featured Artist(s): Brian Settles
[Photo from the September 27, 2012 performance.] September 27, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
Words Beats & Life presents a back-to-school community night with a showcase of their best poets, breakdancers, DJs, and more.
Featured Artist(s): Words Beats & Life
[Photo from the September 26, 2012 performance.] September 26, 2012 - Watch this Performance view the performance
The Chinese folk music group experiments with an exciting blend of Mongolian folk music and more modern styles such as punk rock.
Featured Artist(s): Hanggai