Weekend Round Up January 16, 2014

February 27, 2014

50 Shades! The Musical – a parody

January 16th, 2014 at 08:00 PM | Visit Website for pricing | Tel: 877-686-5366 | Event Website

With sold out audiences in Chicago and New York screaming for more, and a hit run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with a 4-star review, 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL – THE ORIGINAL PARODY is coming for the first time to Washington, D.C., at the Warner Theatre on
January 16 – 18 for four performances only.

Address

Warner Theatre; 513 13th St NW

Choral Evensong Series

January 19th, 2014 at 05:00 PM | Free | diana@christchurchgeorgetown.org | Tel: 202-333-6677

Christ Church, Georgetown continues its Choral Evensong series on Sunday, January 19 at 5 p.m. with the music of Richard Ayleward, John Blow, and Johannes Brahms. Sung by the professional Choir of Christ Church, this series is free and open to the public as a gift to the community. For information call .

Address

Christ Church, Georgetown; 31st and O Streets, N.W.

The Baroque in the New and the Old World

January 19th, 2014 at 05:30 PM | $30 – $60 | teatroliricodc@aol.com | Tel: (202) 360-3514 | Event Website

Acclaimed chorus director Thomas Colohan, whose work with the Washington Master Chorale has been described as “skillfully wrought and moving” (Washington Post), leads a cast of Baroque artists featuring sopranos Laura Stuart and Meghan McCall. The program includes “Venid Deidades” (Come, deities), one of the earliest operas composed in the New World; Alessandro Marcello’s oboe concerto, and Baroque dances from Peru. Produced by Teatro Lirico of DC in partnership with the Embassy of Peru.

Address

The Church of the Epiphany; 1317 G Street, NW.
(Metro: Red Line Metro Center station)

AUDITIONS: A Cappella Group

January 19th, 2014 at 06:00 PM | supremechord@yahoo.com | Event Website](http://www.supremechordsings.com/)

Supreme Chord, a DC-based co-ed a cappella group, is starting 2014 looking for tenors, basses, and vocal percussionists. Auditions in mid to late January. Please email us at supremechord@yahoo.com for more details! Check out our website at www.supremechordsings.com.

Address

Logan Circle area

Martin Luther King Day Power Lunch

January 20th, 2014 at 12:00 PM | $45 | Tel: 202.496.2020 | Event Website](http://www.omansion.com/)

From 12-2PM, Join us to celebrate the life of this visionary leader.
Gourmet buffet lunch, award winning desserts. Plenty of vegetarian options. Private rooms available.

Guests are invited to explore the museum’s 100 rooms and 70 secret doors after they dine. Search for Mrs. Rosa Parks room, the John Lennon room, the Safari room, over 50 signed guitars, art, memorabilia and much more. Be sure to bring a shopping bag, nearly everything’s for sale!

Address

The Mansion on O ST; 2020 O St NW

“Let Freedom Ring”

January 20th, 2014 at 05:00 PM | Free tickets will be given away up to two (2) per person | Tel: 202-467-4600 | [Event Website](http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=14982&source_type=B)

The Kennedy Center and Georgetown University host a musical celebration featuring the Let Freedom Ring Choir and other special guests honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in a free Millennium Stage concert. Tickets are required and will be distributed the day of the event in front of the Concert Hall beginning at 5 p.m. The 2014 concert features five-time Grammy Award-winning singer and recording artist Dionne Warwick.

Address

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; 2700 F Street, NW

Post Poll Looks Good for Gray, More or Less


Sometimes, it seems almost too early to be talking about the 2014 Democratic mayoral primary campaign. At other times, it seems almost too late.

It’s too early because so far at least, the race is not yet on a majority of voters’ radars, even though it’s coming up very fast in the rear-view mirror, with the election slated for April 1. On the other hand, it seems almost way late in the game because it’s, well, slated for April 1.

If the recently published Washington Post poll on the race is any indication, a big portion of voters has not made up its mind. So far, early indications look good for Mayor Vincent Gray in relation to his rivals, but not so good in the mind of many who still have doubts about his trustworthiness and honesty.

Meanwhile, the race remains murky and unsettled, almost as much as Gray’s own situation — vis a vis the federal investigation into his 2010 campaign’s finances. Several of his campaign aides have been indicted, and this investigation is not closed and could still wreak havoc.

The poll is not good news for Gray’s Democratic rivals, no matter how much they slice it and dice it. The enthusiasm for long-time—some longer than others—District Council members running for mayor has failed to gain any sort of traction that might indicate they are serious threats at least at this time. Polls, as one pollster told me long ago, are pictures and thumbnails of a window in time, not predictors that you can bet the farm—or your minimum-wage check—on.

The poll asked the question: “If the Democratic primary election for mayor of the District of Columbia were held today, for whom would you vote?”

Of those polled, 24 percent picked incumbent Mayor Vincent Gray. Doesn’t look like much, but it’s a little more than double that of the three council candidates Ward Four Council member Muriel Bowser (12 percent), Ward 2 council member Jack Evans (11 percent), slightly more than Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells (also at 11 percent). Vincent Orange, an at-large council member, trails in single digits at 9 percent, and restaurant owner Andy Shallal got 5 percent. Rita Lewis and Christian Carter trailed far behind at 1 percent.

This is not good news for the trailing candidates, but it’s no cakewalk for Gray, either. The second big number in that particular part of the poll is the number of undecideds; it is almost as large as the vote for Gray.

Still, the showing of the council members doesn’t bode well. Less than two and a half months remain—75 days—for one or more of them to make a move, figure out what they’re not doing right, correct it and hope for the best.

Gray’s situation is a dilemma because of another part of the poll which measured the effect of the investigation into the 2010 campaign’s finances. Overall, 43 percent of those polled said it would be a major factor in their vote for a candidate, which is a significant figure. More importantly and more personally, 54 percent of those polled, when asked if the mayor was trustworthy or honest, said no.

That means that the investigation—which still holds the possibility of more indictments simply because it’s still ongoing—is a significant factor in the campaign for everyone, including the public at large.

On the other hand, Gray is getting lots of credit for doing a good job, especially in such areas as attracting new business, reducing crime, improving city services and creating more jobs. The only real area of concern throughout the city is education, where the margin is 38 to 34.

Gray is running for re-election as mayor of a city which has changed dramatically over the past decade, and especially during his years as mayor. Gray ran and won on a theme of “One City,” a slogan which he’s still using, although its meaning may be changing. Initially, it was meant to propel the idea of bring the city’s different areas together—i.e., bridging the gap between poor and rich, black and white. These days, one city, with that city growing and changing demographically with each day, seems more like a drive to homogeneity—and that is not the same thing.

These days, Gray is still shaking off questions about the campaign, although he’s delivered apologies on a radio show, a TV interview and during his campaign kickoff speech last week. The questions, it is safe to say, will continue to come. Just the other day Gray dismissed a question from a local television reporter asking him if he thought he was trustworthy and honest. Questions—maybe not that one, but similar ones—will continue. It’s one thing to insist that “I didn’t do anything.” That is not the same as not knowing anything.

Even if Gray wins the Democratic primary for mayor, he won’t be home free. An iffy poll result, one way or the other, is hardly a sure thing at this point. If at-large councilman David Catania does indeed run in the general election as he said he would if Gray won the primary, then there’s a spirited election ahead for him. Winning a one-on-one in November promises to be a tough task .

Celebrations for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day


This holiday, events are happening all over D.C. in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, some of which include:

7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 19 — At-large council member Vincent Orange’s Black-Tie Gala and MLK, Jr. Celebration, Kellogg Conference Center, Gallaudet University.

8 a.m. to 9 a.m, Monday Jan. 20 — a wreath-laying service, hosted by the National Park Service, at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial.

5 p.m, Monday Jan. 20 — A musical celebration at the Kennedy Center and hosted by the Kennedy Center and Georgetown University. Tickets to this free event will be distributed at the Concert Hall.

The Revealing Lifecycles of Politicians


Watching politics is sometimes like watching the kings and would-be kings in Shakespeare’s histories and tragedies—on the throne, on the way to the throne, looking behind them, scheming and warding off rivals or overcoming them.
These past few days we’ve had a chance to see the human, unbending, self-repeating political process unfold right in front of us. In Virginia, Democrat Terry McAuliffe was formally anointed, if you will, as governor amid the usual ruffles and flourishes and speeches, congratulations and plans brewing in the background, his political future ahead of him, unblemished as yet by scandals or defeat.

In New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie, a Republican with very big and real presidential ambitions, only recently re-elected in a landslide, found himself mired in a scandal apparently sparked by misdeeds by some of his top aides, the kind of thing that, from a distance looks both arrogant and stupid, but threatens his plans for higher office. The Christie presidential bandwagon has hit a pothole, or, better yet, is stuck in traffic.

In Washington, Mayor Vincent Gray made it official with his re-election kickoff event in front of mostly supporters, an event markedly different from that of his first campaign. These days the mayor remains burdened by the investigative cloud hanging over his 2010 campaign. Four of his campaign aides have been convicted of felonies in connection with the scandal. It is a difficult and ironic time for Gray, and for the city, for that matter, as he embarks on a campaign which seems to be based on putting the past behind him at a time when neither his opponents—of which there are many—or the media, or even the Attorney General may allow him to do that. While he may want to put the past behind him and run on his record and the future, many D.C. residents want to know what happened in 2010.

Both Gray and Christie once stood where McAuliffe stood for the first time Saturday — triumphant, with the campaign behind them, an era of duty and achievement ahead of them, a moment that all elected officials can enjoy, with no guarantees of what the future will bring.

Almost immediately after his inauguration, Gray became entangled in reports of the possibly illegal doings of his campaign heads and of a shadow campaign run by businessman Jeffrey Thompson which allegedly helped finance the Gray campaign. That shadow has dogged Gray until this day.
President Obama, after a convincing re-election win and a promising inauguration, has been hit by a scandals, including the NSA wiretap revelations, the horrible rollout of the Obamacare website and the Republican-led shutdown of the federal government.

Christie’s bridge scandal has as yet not been linked directly to him, but it brought up anew Christie’s alleged reputation for the use of the bully pulpit with the accent on bully. In the aftermath, Christie has shown a side he’s displayed before—the victim side, the land populated by ME, as if the damage of huge traffic jams was merely a nuisance that got in the way of the more serious blows of his betrayal by friends. He apologized, and then apologized some more to the Democratic mayor of Ft. Lee, who was apparently being punished by Christie staff for not endorsing him in his re-election bid.
Gray, too, has apologized, but in a way that appears not to have satisfied the media, toward whom he’s getting edgy, not always a smart thing to do. The media has been frustrated by a lack of answers on what Gray knew about the misdeeds in his 2010 campaign, and Gray is frustrated and apparently angered by the repeated questions from the media about them. But in an ethically challenged political atmosphere, it’s bound to happen again and again. The media will ask, his opponents will insinuate and make an issue of it. Perhaps nothing more will happen. But apologies, of course, don’t answer questions so he can look forward to a rough campaign.

That too is part of a politician’s life. McAuliffe got a taste of it during a generally combative election campaign against Ken Cuccinelli, the naturally abrasive Virginia Tea Party darling. McAuliffe gave as bad as he got and he won, but being governor—just ask Bob McDonnell—is part living in the mansion, part living in the media bubble.

You look at McAuliffe now, and it’s a refreshing sight, the face of a happy man, reaching across the aisle, eager to DO something. The future looks bright, tomorrow, tomorrow. It’s the face of Bill Clinton who, with Hilary Clinton, was in the audience in Richmond. It’s the face of Marion Barry, who was once called Mayor for Life. The recent contretemps between Gray and members of the press have a familiar feel to them, too and the mess in Jersey has its fathers and grandfathers in every state and city of the union.

In politics, sometimes it’s not just how elected kings feel and former elected kings feel. Sometimes it’s more like “the thrill of victory, followed by the agony of real life, the media and scandal.”

Upcoming Legal Decisions for D.C.

February 20, 2014

Decriminalizing Marijuana in D.C.

Over the past four years, Washingtonians support of legalization of marijuana has increased exponentially with 63 percent of residents now in favor. Currently, a bill is being proposed that will make the possession of marijuana a civil offense rather than a criminal one. If this bill passes the level of possession of marijuana will be equivalent to getting a parking ticket and the level of police involvement and legal costs will reduce “undeniable racial disparities.” Passage of the bill is likely, as 9 out of the 13 council members and Mayor Vincent Gray support the measure.

Gray Awaits 11 Pieces of Environmental Legislation

In efforts to reduce pollution, a measure receiving the most attention is a ban on styrofoam food and drink containers. This would be the first measure taken to reduce the pollution in the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers.

Proposed Law Would Ban Federal Funding for Abortions in D.C.

The “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” prohibits states from using federal grants for funding abortions. Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Mich., introduced an amendment to strike language that defines D.C. as a part of the federal government, which he cited under the Home Rule Act passed in 1973. In opposition, House Judiciary Chairman Robert W. Goodlatte, R-Va., expressed controversial views of people supporting District autonomy. Goodlatte said that the budget of the District of Columbia must be approved by Congress, including revenues generated by local sources. Despite Conyers’s efforts, the committee rejected his amendment, siding with Goodlatte, and the “No Taxpayers Funding for Abortion Act” was favorably reported to the House.

Suspicious Package Shuts Down M Street


“An unattended backpack,” according to the Metropolitan Police Department Bomb Squad, found within the Nike Store at 3040 M St., NW, next to Thomas Jefferson Street, shut down M Street from 33rd Street to 30th Street for almost two hours, halting traffic at the beginning of the evening rush. The street closure began just before 4 p.m. Pedestrians were also blocked at 30th and 31st Streets; part of Thomas Jefferson Street was closed briefly. Stores were also on lock-down.

No explosives were found, and an all clear has been given. M Street was re-opened to traffic after 5:30 p.m.

Weekend Roundup January 23, 2014


Georgetown Media Group Presents: A Cultural Leadership Breakfast and Book Signing

Jan. 27 at 8 a.m. | $45 | Richard@georgetowner.com | Tel: 202 338 4833 | Event Website](https://georgetowner.com/events/2014/jan/27/georgetown-media-group-presents-a-cultural-leaders/)

Join us for breakfast and a book signing featuring Neil Harris, author of “Capital Culture, J. Carter Brown,” at the historic George Town Club. From 8 to 10 a.m., enjoy breakfast and receive a copy of Capital Culture with each ticket purchase.

Address

The George Town Club, 1530 Wisconsin Ave., NW

Dave Wilson Quartet Returrns to Twins Jazz Club on Jan. 23

Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. | $12 | davewilsonjazzbooking@gmail.com | [Event Website](http://twinsjazz.com/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=details&id=734:dave-wilson&Itemid=18&page=1)

Pennsylvania-based saxophonist Dave Wilson offers high caliber, compelling music with top-notch, nationally and internationally known personnel known for exciting improvisations, creative compositions and unique arrangements of standards. A Dave Wilson concert is a high-energy, contemporary musical happening that impresses each audience.

Address

Twins Jazz Club, 1344 U St., NW.

Gustafer Yellowgold’s Show

January 25th, 2014 at 10:30 AM | $10 | brian@gustaferyellowgold.com | Tel: 703.255.1566 | [Event Website](https://jamminjava.com/events/gustafer-yellowgold)

“The show is a cross between ‘Yellow Submarine’ and Dr. Seuss.” – The New York Times

Groovy Gustafer Yellowgold is a small, yellow, cone-headed fellow, who came to Earth from the Sun and has a knack for finding himself neck-deep in absurd situations as he explores his new life in the Minnesota woods. Equal parts pop rock concert and animated storybook, Gustafer Yellowgold concerts are a truly different multimedia experience that entrances children and adults alike.

Address

Jammin Java; 227 Maple Ave E; Vienna, VA 22180

The Jazz/Blues Project – The Washington Ballet

January 29th, 2014 at 07:30 PM | $35 – $125 | info@washingtonballet.org | Tel: 202.362.3606 x605 | [Event Website](http://www.washingtonballet.org/)

The iconic music of Etta James and Charlie “Bird” Parker and world-class dance come together in Trey McIntyre’s Blue Until June and Val Caniparoli’s Bird’s Nest. Along with the world premiere of PRISM by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, whose Sueno de Marmol had audiences and critics alike reaching for superlatives last spring and guest appearances by Helen Hayes Award Winner E.Faye Butler and the Howard University Jazz Ensemble, this program promises to be the most exhilarating dance event in town.

Address

The Harman Center, Sidney Harman Hall; 610 F St. NW

Blues Alley Presents: Diane Marino

January 29th, 2014 at 08:00 PM | $20 | Tel: (202) 337-4141 | [Event Website](http://www.bluesalleylive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=buy.event&eventID=78AF74DE-B4B4-AF0C-FBB40461C04BF98E)

When you combine an accomplished vocalist, an accomplished pianist, and accomplished arranger all in one individual, you have the dynamic Diane Marino.

Address

Blues Alley; 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Happy 225th Birthday, Georgetown University


Today, Georgetown University celebrates 225 years since its founding in 1789.

The university has a long Catholic and Jesuit history, dating back to its founder John Carroll, who was the first Catholic bishop in the United States. Carroll started the intuition as a boys’ college on 60 acres overlooking the village of Georgetown.

The college’s colors, blue and gray, were selected by the students as a celebration of the end of the Civil War which nearly closed the college due to students leaving for military service on both sides. Blue symbolizes the Union; gray, the Confederacy.

Since then, the college has expanded to a major university with a student body of more than 17,000 and a 104-acre main campus. Georgetown University has educated many prominent figures from famous actors, sports players and many high-ranking government officials. A few well known alumni include former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Robert Gates, Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and former President Bill Clinton.

On the Georgetown University website today, there is an article in celebration of the university’s 225 years with quotes from senators and representatives who recognize the institution. Among them is Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., the longest serving member of Congress, who graduated from the College in 1949 and the Law Center in 1952.

“… This institution, which I am proud to call my alma mater, is a university that has remained true to its founding principles while evolving to reflect the changes that have taken place in this nation and, indeed, internationally . . . Having begun my own studies at Georgetown nearly six decades ago and maintaining ongoing contact with the university since that time, I can attest to the university’s commitment to addressing the challenges faced by our society and its consistent focus on developing students who are ready to contribute to future prosperity and positive civic leadership.”
Many people from all different graduating years have been participating in wishing the university a happy birthday with photos as well as a birthday message on the Tumblr website or photos on Instagram. People are encouraged to go to the site themselves and share their own message using the hashtag #GU225 to be a part of the celebration.

Also today, local hangout, the Tombs, is celebrating the birthday with $2.25 Tombs Ale mugs and $2.25 Tombs brownies all day. After all, its sister restaurant is called 1789 after Georgetown’s founding year.

D.C. Digs Out of Biggest Snow Storm in Years

February 18, 2014

The Washington, D.C., area was hit with a winter storm that dropped heavy amounts of snow in the early hours of Feb. 13 and shut down the region.

Between six and 11 inches fell throughout the District; parts of Maryland and Virginia got as much as 18 inches.

More snow was expected the evening of Feb. 13.

A “Snow Emergency” was declared by Mayor Vincent Gray, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 12. The last such emergency for D.C. was called in 2010.

The federal government, the District government and other local jurisdictions shut down for the day. Even Metrobus service was suspended, but it was expected to resume for some main routes around 2 p.m. today. Dulles International Airport and Reagan National Airport were closed Thursday morning — with flights cancelled across much of the East Coast.

For Georgetown, almost all businesses were closed. Those that opened on Thursday included several restaurants, such as Peacock Cafe, Cafe Milano, Martin’s Tavern, Clyde’s, El Centro and Cafe Bonaparte.

Also, open “as a community service,” said proprietor Sean Clark, was Dixie Liquors at Key Bridge and M Street. Among those manning the snow shift was Carlos Arredondo, who works at the U.S. Senate and whose office was closed. He walked from the Farragut North Metro to the store to help for the day. [gallery ids="101635,146052,146056,146061,146065,146069,146071" nav="thumbs"]

Weekend Roundup February 13, 2014


Neptune Fine Art: Valentine’s Day Auction Kick-off

February 14th, 2014 at 05:00 PM | Tel: 202-338-0353 | Event Website

Neptune Fine Art and Robert Brown Gallery are excited to host an exhibition and silent auction with a Valentine’s Day kick-off opening reception on Friday, February 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. This special event will feature over 40 prints, drawings and Chinese antiques with opening bids starting at $250.

Address

Neptune Fine Art 1662 33rd St. NW

Robert Brown Gallery 1662 33rd St. NW

Shear Madness

February 14th, 2014 at 08:00 PM | $50.00 | info@shearmadness.com | Tel: 202.467.4600 | Event Website

Shear Madness, the wildly popular comedy whodunit, keeps the audience laughing as they try to outwit the suspects and catch the killer. New clues and up to the minute improvisation deliver a different show every night.
It’s a day like any other at the Shear Madness salon, when the lady upstairs gets knocked off. WHOdunit? Join the fun as the audience matches wits with the suspects to catch the killer at this wildly popular comedy whodunit.

Address

2700 F St NW, Washington, DC 20566

Presidents Day Beer Fest

February 14th, 2014 at 06:00 PM | $40 ($50 at the door) | Jared.Lewis@thetasteofdc.org | Tel: 202-618-3663 | Event Website

Presidents Day weekend, Drink the District will celebrate, by recognizing the accomplishments of young professionals all over DC in a fun & festive environment.

Attendees will receive:

• An opportunity to mingle with other young professionals and leaders in a fun and festive environment.

• Unlimited tasting of over 50+ beers

• Unlimited full pours of 2 select beers (14oz)

• Experience some of DC’s best food trucks

Pre-sale tickets are $40 ($50 at the door)

Address

Dock 5 @ Union Market; 1309 5th St, SE;

Annual Stoplight Stupid Cupid Party

February 14th, 2014 at 10:00 PM | Tel: (202) 403-4343 | Event Website

Night Life Agency will be hosting its Annual Stupid Cupid “Traffic Light” Party at D.C.’s hottest new spot – Catch 15

Admission is free for the first 100 guests from 11 p.m. to midnight and includes a complimentary glow band to represent your status of single or taken. If you’re feeling really frisky, you may want to take advantage of the one-hour open bar from 10:00pm to 11:00pm, where single admission tickets will be $15 and couple admission tickets will be $20.

Address

Catch-15; 1518 K St NW

Valetine’s Pop-Up Dinner at Open Kitchen

February 14th, 2014 at 06:00 PM | $60-95/person | holly.camalier@openkitchen-dcmetro.com | Tel: 703-942-8148 | Event Website

Bring your sweetheart to our Pop-Up dinner for Valentine’s Day. We are featuring a 4-course dinner for only $60/person or with a 4-course wine pairing for only $95/person.

Address

7115 Leesburg Pike #107; Falls Church, VA 22043

Vintage Valentine: An Evening with the Washingtons

February 15th, 2014 at 05:00 PM | $15-25 | info@tudorplace.org | Tel: 2029650400 | Event Website

Celebrate our country’s first presidential couple at Tudor Place, whose collections include the largest assemblage of Washington artifacts outside Mt. Vernon. For this special evening program only, George Washington’s 1775 letter to Martha Washington will be on display to the public. After touring, visitors enjoy some of the Washington’s favorite drinks, savories, and sweets in Tudor Place’s enchanting Conservatory.

21+ only please

Address

Tudor Place Historic House and Garden; 1644 31st St NW

SCUBA SOIREE

February 15th, 2014 at 07:00 PM | Free | heather@hautehausagency.com | Tel: (240) 292-9492 | Event Website

Join SPE Dive School as we celebrate our Web site re-launch and thank our past clients with this exclusive networking event! All attendees will get treated to free champagne and small bites from 7 – 7:30 p.m.! Get your chance to win a $150 gift certificate OR a brand new wet suit! Local health and sport bloggers, media, and divers (new and old) will all be in attendance–dive in to this event!

Address

The Huxley, 1730 M Street NW

Living the Dream…Singing the Dream

February 16th, 2014 at 07:00 PM | choralarts@choralarts.org | Tel: 202-244-3669 | Event Website

The Choral Arts Chorus and the WPAS Men, Women, and Children of the Gospel Choirs join together singing music that has given voice to humanitarian causes over the years. Experience this joyful celebration that energizes and uplifts audiences; lift your hands in praise, clap your hands, stomp your feet, and sing along.

Purchase tickets:

Choral Arts – 202.244.3669 | choralarts.org

Kennedy Center – 202.467.4600 | kennedy-center.org

Address

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; 2700 F Street NW