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CLASSICAL MUSIC

ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

1333 H St. NE. 202/399-7993, www.atlasarts.org

Capital City Symphony: Choral Hits. March 30

Levine School: Brahms Birthday Bash. May 1

Capital City Symphony: Cinco de Mayo. May 4

CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY

1317 G St. NW. 202/347-2635, www.epiphanydc.org

Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Dublin: Rejoice in the Lamb. Feb. 16

DUMBARTON CONCERTS

Dumbarton Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. 202/965-2000, www.dumbartonconcerts.org

Red Priest: Pirates of the Baroque. Feb. 23

Amelia Piano Trio: East Meets West. March 15

Vogler String Quartet, Daniel Mueller-Schott, cello. April 5

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa

State Symphony of Mexico. Feb. 9

Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: Russia — Rebels on the Red Carpet. Feb. 10

Virginia Opera: Eugene Onegin. Feb. 22, 24

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks 4 with Amanda Gosier, soprano. March 1

Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra: The Eroica Effect. March 30

Chanticleer: My Spirit Sang All Day. April 4

Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: Austria and Hungary — Captivating Continentals. April 13

Virginia Opera: Lucia di Lammermoor. April 18, 20

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks 5. April 26

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks 6. May 10

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: Peter Boyer’s Ellis Island: The Dream of America. June 14

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM

730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org

Washington Concert Opera: Rossini’s Bianca e Falliero. April 13

HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

610 F St. NW. 202/547-1122, www.shakespearetheatre.org

WPAS: Jian Wang, cello. Feb. 26.

WPAS: Sergey Khachatryan, violin, with Lusine Khachatryan, piano. March 18

Washington Bach Consort: Many Moods of Bach. March 30

WPAS: Yuliya Gorenman, piano. May 17

KENNEDY CENTER

Concert Hall, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.

NSO: Christoph Eschenbach conducting, with Erik Schumann, violin: Tchaikovsky. Feb. 26

NSO: Manfred Honeck conducting, with Ingrid Fliter, piano: Beethoven. March 6-8

NSO: Hans Graf conducting, with Alban Gerhardt, cello: Prokofiev. March 13-15

NSO: Mark Elder conducting, with Louis Lortie, piano: Prokofiev. March 27-29

NSO: Ivan Fischer conducting: Mahler’s Second Symphony. April 3-5

NSO: Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting, with Julian Rachlin, violin: Shostakovich. April 10-12

NSO: Hugh Wolff conducting, with Stephen Hough, piano: Saint-Saens. April 24-26

NSO, Leonard Slatkin, with Hilary Hahn, violin: Paganini. May 8-10

NSO, Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting: All-Sibelius program. May 29-31

NSO, Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting: Grieg’s Peer Gynt. June 5-7

NSO, Leonard Slatkin: Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin in concert. June 12-16

NSO, Leonard Slatkin, with Sol Gabetta, cello: Tchaikovsky. June 26-28

NSO: Salute to Slatkin with Yo-Yo Ma, cello. June 29

KENNEDY CENTER

Family Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.

Midori, violin, with the Miro Quartet. Feb. 14

James Madison University’s School of Music: Beth Chandler and Gabriel Dobner. May 11

KENNEDY CENTER

Opera House, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.

Washington National Opera: The Flying Dutchman. March 15-April 10

Washington National Opera: Rigoletto. March 29-April 13

Washington National Opera: Tamerlano. April 30-May 22

Washington National Opera: Elektra. May 10-27

KENNEDY CENTER

Terrace Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.

Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Works by Brahms, Martinu and Beethoven. April 13

Ariel String Quartet. April 21

Jonathan Biss, piano, and Miriam Fried, violin. May 12

Eighth Blackbird: The Only Moving Thing. May 13

Kennedy Center Chamber Players: Works by Jaffe, Schumann, more. May 18

Trio Mediaeval and Cantus. May 30

I Fagiolini. May 31

THE MANSION AT STRATHMORE

10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100, www.strathmore.org

Miranda Blakeslee, viola. Feb. 27

Peter Pertis, piano. Feb. 24

Mayuko Kamio, violin. March 7

DBR, sonic artist. March 10

Sara Daneshpour, piano. March 27

Angela Taylor, singer-songwriter-flutist. April 2 and 23

The New Century Saxophone Quartet. April 17

Antares. May 15

MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE

5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100, www.strathmore.org

WPAS: Orli Shaham, piano, and Gil Shaham, violin. Feb. 8

Free to Sing: The Story of the First African-American Opera Company. Feb. 16. Sold out.

State Symphony of Mexico. Feb. 20

BSO Soulful Symphony: Fresh Winds. Feb. 21

National Philharmonic: Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Feb. 23

BSO Classical Thursdays: Beethoven’s Fifth with Emily Skala, flute. March 6

WPAS: Yundi Li, piano. March 12

National Philharmonic: Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. March 15

WPAS: Alfred Brendel, piano. March 17

BSO Classical Saturdays: Andre Watts Plays Brahms. March 29

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202/842-6941, www.nga.gov

Orchestra of New Spain. Feb. 10

Juilliard String Quartet. Feb. 17

National Gallery Chamber Players Piano Trio. Feb. 24

Soprano Celeste Headlee with pianist Danielle DeSwert. Feb. 27

SCHLESINGER CONCERT HALL AND ARTS CENTER

Northern Virginia Community College, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. 703/845-6156, www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra: Euphoria. Feb. 9, 10

American Balalaika Symphony. Feb. 23

Capital Wind Symphony. Feb. 24

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra: Rapture. March 8, 9

WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL

Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202/537-5527, www.cathedral.org

Organ recital: Marilyn Keiser, Indiana University. Feb. 17

World Premiere: Dominick Argento, Evensong: of Love and Angels; Mozart, Solemn Vespers of the Confessor. March 2

Bach, St. John Passion. March 16

Mendelssohn, Elijah. May 18

WOLF TRAP: THE BARNS

1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets at the box office or at www.tickets.com, 703/218-6500.

The Gryphon Trio. March 7

STAGE

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa

Rik Reppe: Staggering Toward America. March 2

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM

730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org

Live Nation presents Daniel Tosh. Feb. 16

THE IMPROV

1140 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202/296-7008, www.dcimprov.com

Flip Orley. March 5-16

John Pinette. May 15-18

Robert Schimmel. May 29-June 1

Kevin Pollak. June 19-22

PARILLA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. 240/567-7542, montgomerycollege.edu/PAC

Bob Newhart. May 16

TIVOLI THEATRE

3333 14th St. NW. 202/234-7174.

Oyelo, Out Loud!: Hip-Hop, Spoken Word and Poetry. March 7, 8

WARNER THEATRE

13th and E streets NW. 202/397-SEAT, www.warnertheater.com

The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour. March 8

An Evening with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood. April 12

WOLF TRAP: FILENE CENTER

1551 Trap Road, Vienna. 703/218-6500, www.wolftrap.org, www.tickets.com

A Prairie Home Companion. May 23, 24

WOLF TRAP: THE BARNS

1645 Trap Road, Vienna. Tickets at the box office or at www.tickets.com, 703/218-6500. See www.wolftrap.org

The Amazing Kreskin. Feb. 15.

Second City National Touring Company: One Nation, Under Blog. Feb. 29.

THEATER

AMERICAN CENTURY THEATER

Theater II, Gunston Arts Center, 2700 S. Lang Street, Arlington. 703/998-4555, www.americancentury.org

Happy Birthday, Wanda June. March 7-29

Eccentricities of a Nightingale. April 4-26

The Titans. July 18-Aug. 16

ARENA STAGE

1101 Sixth St. SW. 202/488-3300, www.arenastage.org

Miller Festival: Death of a Salesman. March 14-May 18

Miller Festival: A View From the Bridge. March 21-May 18

The Mystery of Irma Vep. June 6-July 13

ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

1333 H St. NE. 202/399-7993, www.atlasarts.org

The Washington Savoyards: The Pirates of Penzance. Feb. 27-March 16

Condensed Mikado. March 27-April 13

Man of La Mancha. April 9-27

DreamCity Theatre Group: The 70. June 19-29

BETHESDA THEATRE

7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 301/657-7827, www.bethesdatheatre.com

My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy. Feb. 21-March 23

CATALYST THEATER COMPANY

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. 202/494-3776, www.catalysttheater.org

Crumble (Lay Me Down Justin Timberlake). May 7-June 7

CHARTER THEATRE

Theater on the Run, 3700 South Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington. www.chartertheatre.org

Am I Black Enough Yet? April 9-May 3

FOLGER THEATRE

201 East Capitol St. SE. 202/544-7077.

Macbeth. Feb. 28-April 6

The School for Scandal. May 7-June 15

GALA HISPANIC THEATRE

Tivoli Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202/234-7174, www.galatheatre.org

Bodas de Sangre/Blood Wedding. April 3-27

Bolero & Blues: The Legacy of Lara. June 5-29

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa

The Acting Company: Moby Dick Rehearsed. April 5

The Tempest. April 6

KEEGAN THEATRE

703/892-0202, Ext. 2, www.keegantheatre.com

The Hostage. Feb. 21-March 29

Last Days of the Killone Players. March 6-April 5

Translations. April 18-May 17

Closing Time. May 8-June 7

Man of La Mancha. July 10-Aug. 16

The Happy Prince. July 24-Aug. 23

KENNEDY CENTER

Family Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.

Mari Natsuki’s The Impressionist ’08. Feb. 13

KENNEDY CENTER

Opera House, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

Disney’s Lion King. June 26-Aug. 24

KENNEDY CENTER

Terrace Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

Mansai Nomura and the Mansaku-no-Kai Kyogen Company: Traditional Kyogen Works; Kyogen of Errors: Feb. 11-14

August Wilson’s 20th Century: Staged readings of Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II, Radio Golf. March 4-April 6

Synetic Theater: Carmen. May 29-June 15

Gaytino! starring Dan Guerrero. June 17, 18

Double Edge Theatre: The UnPossessed. June 21, 22

Fund for New American Plays: Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter. July 19-27

HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

610 F St. NW. 202/547-1122, www.shakespearetheatre.org/harmancenter

Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete History of America (abridged) and the Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged). March 11-April 13

The Screwtape Letters. April 14-May 25

NATIONAL THEATRE

1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202/628-6161, 800/447-7400, www.nationaltheatre.org

Mamma Mia! June 24-July 13

OLNEY THEATRE CENTER FOR THE ARTS

2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney. 301/924-3400, www.olneytheatre.org

Doubt: A Parable. Feb. 13-March 9

Bad Dates. March 19-April 20

1776. April 9-May 4

The Mousetrap. June 11-July 6

Stuff Happens. June 18-July 20

QUOTIDIAN THEATRE COMPANY

The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda. www.quotidiantheatre.org

The Mollusc. April 4-May 4

Long Day’s Journey Into Night. July 11-Aug. 10

ROUND HOUSE THEATRE

4545 East West Highway, Bethesda. 202/644-1100, www.roundhousetheatre.org

Lord of the Flies. April 2-27

Nixon’s Nixon. May 28-June 22

ROUND HOUSE THEATRE

8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. 202/644-1100, www.roundhousetheatre.org

Cyrano. March 7, 8 and 14-16

SCENA THEATRE

Warehouse Theater, 1024 Seventh St. NW. 703/683-2824, www.scenatheatre.org

The Chairs. Feb. 25-March 30

Waiting for Godot. April 13-May 25

The Camus Project: Caligula or the Stranger. June 3-July 13

SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY

450 Seventh St. NW. 202/547-1122, www.shakespearetheatre.org

Major Barbara. Feb. 19-March 23

Antony and Cleopatra. April 26-July 6

Julius Caesar. April 27-July 6

The Imaginary Invalid. June 10-Aug. 3

SIGNATURE THEATRE

4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 703/820-9771, www.signature-theatre.org

Kander & Ebb Celebration: Kiss of the Spider Woman. March 11-April 20

Kander & Ebb Celebration: The Happy Time. April 1-June 1

Kander & Ebb Celebration: One on One with John Kander. The songwriter talks with Signature’s artistic director, Eric Schaeffer. May 12.

Kander & Ebb Celebration: The Visit. May 13-June 22

SILVER SPRING STAGE

Woodmoor Shopping Center, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. 301/593-6036.

The Cripple of Inishmaan. Feb. 22-March 16

Communicating Doors. April 11-May 4

Come Back to the 5 and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. May 30-June 22

Deathtrap. July 11-Aug. 3

STUDIO THEATRE

1501 14th St. NW. 202/332-3300, www.studiotheatre.org

All That I Will Ever Be. Feb. 13-March 9

The History Boys. March 26-May 4

Rainpan 43: All Wear Bowlers, Amnesia Curiosa, Machines (x7). April 1-20

The Internationalist. May 14-June 22

The Civilians: This Beautiful City. June 11-29

Jerry Springer: The Opera. July 16-Aug. 10

SYNETIC THEATER

Rosslyn Spectrum, 1611 North Kent St., Arlington. 703/824-8060, www.synetictheater.org

Carmen. May 29-June 15 at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

TEATRO DE LA LUNA

Theater II, Gunston Arts Center, 2700 S. Lang Street, Arlington. 202/882-6227, 703/548-3092, teatrodelaluna.org

Volvio una Noche: She Returned One Night. May 8-31

THEATER ALLIANCE

1365 H St. NE. 866/811-4111

The Brothers Karamazov. Feb. 28-March 23

THEATER OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT

George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa

Rik Reppe: Staggering Toward America. March 2

The Acting Company: Moby Dick Rehearsed. April 5

WARNER THEATRE

13th and E streets NW. 202/397-SEAT, www.warnertheater.com

Annie. Feb. 26-March 2

Three Ways to Get a Husband. March 11-16

Hairspray. April 15-20

WASHINGTON D.C. JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

1529 16th St. NW. 202/777-3210, 800/494-8497, washingtondcjcc.org/center-for-arts

The Price. March 8-April 18

David in Shadow and Light. May 6-June 22

More Voices From a Changing Middle East. July 2-27

WASHINGTON SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

Clark Street Playhouse, 601 S. Clark St., Arlington. 703/418-4808, www.washingtonshakespeare.org

The Romans in Britain. June 19-July 20

WOLF TRAP: FILENE CENTER

1551 Trap Road, Vienna. 703/218-6500, www.wolftrap.org, www.tickets.com

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players: H.M.S. Pinafore. June 20

New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players: The Gondoliers. June 21

Rent. June 27-29

Les Miserables. Aug. 29-31, Sept. 2-7

WOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATRE COMPANY

641 D St. NW. 202/393-3939, www.woollymammoth.net

Stunning. March 10-April 6

Measure for Pleasure. May 26-June 29

DANCE

ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

1333 H St. NE. 202/399-7993, www.atlasarts.org

Joy of Motion Dance Center’s Middle Eastern Dance Concert. March 29

Dance Place: Asian Dance Festival. May 17

Tap Into the Energy: Tappers With Attitude Youth Ensemble. May 31, June 1

Step Afrika! June 11-15

CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

University Boulevard and Stadium Drive, University of Maryland, College Park. 301/405-ARTS, claricesmithcenter.umd.edu

Take Five: Laura Schandelmeier and Stephen Clapp. March 4

DANCE PLACE

3225 Eighth St. NE. 202/269-1600, www.danceplace.org

Black Expressions: Dance! Aysha Upchurch and Camille Brown. Feb. 9, 10

Washington Reflections Dance Company. Feb. 16, 17

Coyaba Dance Theater. Feb. 23, 24

Tim Miller. Feb. 29-March 2

VTDance and Inspirit. March 8, 9

Pearsonwidrig Dancetheater. Katrina, Katrina: Love Letters to New Orleans. March 15, 16

Sharna Fabiano Tango. March 29, 30

Victoria Marks. April 5, 6

Coyaba Dance Theater Intergenerational Showcase at THEARC. April 12

ClancyWorks Dance Company. April 12, 13

Leine and Roebana. April 19, 20

Deborah Riley Dance Projects 20th Anniversary. April 26, 27

CrossCurrents Dance Company. May 3, 4

Youth Dance Festival at THEARC. May 10

Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh and Company. May 10, 11

Asian Dance Festival at Atlas for Asian Pacific Islander Month. May 17

Laura Schandelmeier and Stephen Clapp. May 31, June 1

BosmaDance. June 21, 22

New Releases Choreographers Showcase. July 12, 13

Summer Camp Show. Aug. 7, 8

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa

Mark Morris Dance Group: Dido and Aeneas. Feb. 15, 16

St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre: Carmen and Swan Lake. April 11, 12

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. March 22

Diavolo. May 2, 3

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM

730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org

Third Annual Capitol Movement Project Dance Concert. April 26, 27

HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

610 F St. NW. 202/547-1122, www.shakespearetheatre.org/harmancenter

CityDance Ensemble: Shakespeare’s Sonnets. March 7-9

Merce Cunningham Dance Company: EyeSpace. March 27-29

The Washington Ballet: High Lonesome. Works by George Balanchine, Choo-San Goh and Trey McIntyre. April 2-6

KENNEDY CENTER

Opera House, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.

New National Theatre Ballet, Tokyo. Feb. 15-17

New York City Ballet. Feb. 17-March 2

Proteges II. June 6-8

Ballet Across America. June 10-15

KENNEDY CENTER

Terrace Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.

Jo Kanamori’s Noism 08: NINA materialize sacrifice. Feb. 7, 8

Ballet 360 A Day in My Shoes: The Dancer’s Life. March 30

PARILLA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. 240/567-7542, montgomerycollege.edu/PAC

St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre: Giselle. March 12

SCHLESINGER CONCERT HALL AND ARTS CENTER

Northern Virginia Community College, 3001 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria. 703/845-6156, www.nvcc.edu/schlesingercenter

Bowen McCauley Dance. March 8, 9

SIGNATURE THEATRE

4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 703/820-9771, www.signature-theatre.org

Bowen McCauley Dances Kander & Ebb. The company interprets Kander & Ebb standards. June 12-15

WARNER THEATRE

13th and E streets NW. 202/397-SEAT.

The Washington Ballet: Cinderella. May 7-11

WOLF TRAP: FILENE CENTER

1551 Trap Road, Vienna. 703/218-6500, www.wolftrap.org, www.tickets.com

Riverdance. May 29-June 1

Pilobolus. June 17

Paul Taylor Dance Company. July 8

SPECTACLE

1st MARINER ARENA

201 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore. 410/347-2020, www.baltimorearena.com, 410-547-SEAT or ticketmaster.com

Disney on Ice: Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo. Feb. 6-10

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Bellobration. March 12-23

HARMAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS

610 F St. NW. 202/547-1122, www.shakespearetheatre.org/harmancenter

Third annual Capital Fringe Festival. July 10-27

PATRIOT CENTER

4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 202/397-SEAT, www.patriotcenter.com

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Bellobration. April 2-13

VERIZON CENTER

601 F St. NW. www.verizoncenter.com, 202/397-SEAT or ticketmaster.com

Disney on Ice: Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo. Feb. 13-18

Harlem Globetrotters. March 15

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: Bellobration. March 26-30

CHILDREN AND FAMILY

ADVENTURE THEATRE

7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301/634-2270, www.adventuretheatre.org

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fair(l)y (Stoopid) Tales. March 8-April 20

Goodnight Moon. May 16-June 1

Babe, the Sheep Pig. June 9-Aug. 3

CHARTER THEATRE

Theater on the Run, 3700 South Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington. www.chartertheatre.org

Chicken in the Family. April 19-May 3

CLASSIKA THEATRE

4041 Campbell Ave., Arlington. 703/824-6200, classika.org

The Story of the Lost Sock. Feb. 16-May 18

Mamotaro. March 22-May 18

The Lion and the Mouse. June 14-Aug. 16

DISCOVERY THEATER

Various locations. 202/633-8700, discoverytheater.com

Listen to the Drumbeat! The Art Speaks. Feb. 15

Farafina Kan. March 5, 6

Pete Moss and the Bog Band with The Sean Culkin Irish Dancers. March 14, 15

Jus’ Folks: Folk Art Alive! March 18, 19

Annual Bunny Party and Spring Fling. March 21, 22

Galapagos George with Barefoot Puppets. March 25-28

That’s Not Magic, It’s Science! April 2, 3

Munching Along the Asia Trail. April 4

Seasons of Life. April 8”11, 15 and 16, 22-25

Ecosystems Alive! April 17-19

Kodomono Hi: Children’s Day. May 2

American Rice. May 6-9, 13, 14, 16

Kahurangi: Maori Dance Theater of New Zealand. May 15

Wild Zappers! May 20, 21

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM

730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org

Charlotte’s Web. Feb. 27

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie & Other Story Books. March 10

Max and Ruby. March 19

Freedom Train. March 31

Romeo and Juliet. April 8

Junie B. Jones. May 12

Yarina: Music of the Andes. May 13

Seussical. May 19

IMAGINATION STAGE

4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. 301/280-1660, www.imaginationstage.org

Story Theater Series with Erica Perl. Feb. 29, March 1

Looking For Roberto Clemente. April 12-June 1

The Neverending Story. June 24-Aug. 10

KENNEDY CENTER

Concert Hall, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

NSO Family Concert: Peter and the Wolf. March 2

NSO Family Concert: All in the Musical Family. May 18

KENNEDY CENTER

Family Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600, kennedy-center.org

Chasing George Washington: A White House Adventure. March 8-16

Kite on the Wind: A Tale of Pakistan. April 4-12

NSO Teddy Bear Concert: More Tunes ’n’ (Pig) Tales! May 3-10

NSO Kinderkonzert: Magical Mozart. May 4

LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Maryland Campus, The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, Room 309, North Bethesda. 202/686-8000, www.levineschool.org

Word-Beat Children’s Program. March 2

LEVINE SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Jane Lang Recital Hall, 2801 Upton St. NW. 202/686-8000, www.levineschool.org

A Romp Through the Baroque and Romantic Eras. April 6

MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE

5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda. 301/581-5200, www.strathmore.org

Strathmore Strums! with Joe Uehlein. March 2, April 20

Strathmore Sings! with Kim and Reggie Harris. Feb. 10

DinoRock: Dinosaur Jamboree. March 29

The Laurie Berkner Band. March 30

THE NATIONAL THEATRE

1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Saturday Morning at The National performance information at 202/783-3372 or www.nationaltheatre.org and click on the “Saturday Morning” logo.

Theatre IV: The Frog Prince. March 1.

The Barefoot Puppet Theatre: The Little Bread Hen. March 8.

Furia Flamenca Dancers. March 15.

Swords and Chivalry. March 29.

Bill Dickson: The Art of Mystery. April 5.

Theatre IV: The Ugly Duckling. April 2.

PARILLA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. 240/567-7542, www.montgomerycollege.edu/PAC

Max and Ruby. March 8

Winnie the Pooh. May 31

PATRIOT CENTER

4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 202/397-SEAT, www.patriotcenter.com

Doodlebops Live. April 19

WARNER THEATRE

13th and E streets NW. 202/397-SEAT, www.warnertheater.com

Go, Diego, Go Live! The Great Jaguar Rescue! March 7-9

Arthur Live! March 29

POP MUSIC

ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

1333 H St. NE. 202/399-7993, www.atlasarts.org

Congressional Chorus: A Night at the Speakeasy. March 8, 9

Washington Musica Viva and Capital City Symphony: Chaise Lounge. March 22

In Series: Fin de Fiesta with pianist Carlo Rodriguez. June 14, 15

BIRCHMERE MUSIC HALL

3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria. Tickets through Ticketmaster, 202/397-SEAT. For information, call 703/549-7500.

Altan. Feb. 19.

Rachelle Ferrell. Feb. 21

Wayne Newton. Feb. 22

Robin Trower. March 9

The Average White Band. March 14, 15

Buddy Guy. March 26, 27

SGGL & the Sherpas Birthday Show. April 11

Colin Hay, solo. April 21

DAR CONSTITUTION HALL

1776 D St. NW. 202/628-1776, www.dar.org/conthall. Tickets 703/573-SEAT, 202/397-SEAT, 410/ 547-SEAT or www.ticketmaster.com

Lalah Hathaway. Feb. 14

The Ojays, the Whispers, Jeffrey Osborne. Feb. 15

Jill Scott. March 11, 12

If You’re Irish: Conductor Frank McNamara, tenor Derek Moloney, soprano Deirdre Shannon, fiddler Cora Smyth. March 17

Steve Harvey. April 26

John Edward. June 20

1st MARINER ARENA

201 W. Baltimore St., Baltimore. 410/347-2020, www.baltimorearena.com, 410-547-SEAT or ticketmaster.com

Toby Keith: Big Dog Daddy Tour 2008. Feb. 17

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS

4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 888/945-2468, www.gmu.edu/cfa

Doc Watson with Richard Watson and David Holt: Hills of Home. March 8

Monterey Jazz Festival. March 9

Leahy. March 15

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LISNER AUDITORIUM

730 21st St. NW. 202/994-6800, 301/808-6900 or ticketmaster.com; www.lisner.org

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington: That ’80s Show. March 15, 16

East Village Opera Company. March 29

This American Life’s Ira Glass. April 12

Zakir Hussein and the Masters of Percussion. April 24

Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective. May 3

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington: America, the Fabulous! June 6, 7

KENNEDY CENTER

Concert Hall, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600

The McCoy Tyner Trio with Savion Glover. Feb. 24

NSO Pops: Pink Martin. Feb. 28-March 1

Dave Brubeck and Ramsey Lewis. April 13

WPAS: Sonny Rollins. April 18

WPAS: Nancy Wilson. April 19

WPAS: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, with Wynton Marsalis. May 7

NSO Pops: Marvin Hamlisch, conductor: A Date with Dave Koz. May 15-17

KENNEDY CENTER

Family Theater, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600

Luciana Souza. May 2

Kenny Barron. May 3

KENNEDY CENTER

Terrace Theater and Gallery, F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. 202/467-4600.

Terell Stafford Quintet. March 7

Chip Jackson with Annette Sanders. March 8

Sarah Morrow. March 14

Winard Harper. March 21

Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Alice Ripley and Emily Skinner. April 11

The Real Ambassadors: Dave Brubeck and Dr. Billy Taylor. April 12

Broadway Up Close and Personal: Charles Strouse. May 14

Mary Lou Williams and the 13th annual Women in Jazz Festival. May 15-17

Congressional Chorus: Bernstein and Sondheim, American Masters. June 7

Barbara Cook’s Spotlight: Brent Barrett. June 28

THE MANSION AT STRATHMORE

10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100.

Chris Bacon, hip-hop artist, guitarist. March 5 and 26

DBR. March 10

MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE

2829 16th St. NW. 202/728-1647

In Series: Viva Zarzuela! March 28-April 6. www.inseries.org

MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE

5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301/581-5100.

WPAS: Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band. Feb. 10

BSO Superpops: Art Garfunkel with the BSO. Feb. 14

Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Tour. Feb. 19

BSO Symphony with a Twist: Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights. Feb. 29

Mandy Patinkin. March 1

B.B. King. March 3, 4

WPAS: Natalie MacMaster, fiddle. March 5

BSO Superpops: Pops Goes Vegas! March 13

Anne Murray. March 18

Angelique Kidjo. March 26

The Seldom Scene and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver. March 28

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS

1250 New York Ave. NW. 202/783-5000, www.nmwa.org

In Series: Mujeres. March 7-9. www.inseries.org

9:30 CLUB

815 V St. NW. 202/393-0930, www.930.com

Hellyeah with Machine Head, Nonpoint, Ankla. Feb. 5

Marah with Adam and Dave’s Bloodline. Feb. 7

MN8 Presents Molotov. Feb. 9

Angels and Airwaves with Meg and Dia, the Color Fred, Ace Enders. Feb. 10

Liars with No Age. Feb. 12.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Feb. 15.

Exposure at 9:30 Club featuring more than 20 local alternative and punk bands. Feb. 17.

The Pogues. March 9. Sold out. Second show being planned.

PATRIOT CENTER

4400 University Drive, Fairfax. 202/397-SEAT, www.patriotcenter.com

Don Omar and El Torito. Feb. 15

An Evening with Dolly Parton. March 11

Toby Mac and Jeremy Camp. March 13

Trace Adkins with Special Guest Bill Engvall. March 16

Taste of Chaos 2008 Tour. March 17

Juanes. March 30

Avril Lavigne featuring Boys Like Girls. April 15