There's a free National Symphony Orchestra performance tonight (info at bottom, below), along with the usual free Millennium Stage stuff in July.

Enjoy!

- Lorne


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Millennium Stage in July

Free performances daily at 6 p.m.

Watch the live Internet broadcast if you can't make the show

This July we continue the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, followed by performances by groups from across the country and influences from around the world. Embrace diversity and come see a variety of performances from dance to jazz, classical to opera—all for free on the Millennium Stage. For more details, check out the calendar listing below, or visit us on the web.
FREE 6 P.M. SHOWS IN JULY

Programs and artists subject to change.

Jazz EnvoysMilkshakeAsante TheaterChula Vista

1 Wed: Mariachi Chula Vista*

One of the best student mariachi groups in the country.

2 Thu: Asante Children's Theatre*

Preserves African and African American performing arts traditions and helps develop the life skills of young people.

3 Fri: Roger Guenveur Smith*

The veteran writer, director, and actor has appeared in film, television, and stage productions, including Do The Right Thing performs his award-winning .



4 Sat: Milkshake

Target Family Night: Tuneful, memorable songs that appeal to both kids and their parents.

5 Sun: Only Men Aloud!*
Twenty-man Welsh choir won the 2008 BBC-sponsored television show Last Choir Standing.

6 Mon: Jazz Envoys

Indigenous sounds of Ecuador blended with jazz. Presented in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State and the Embassy of Ecuador.

7 Tue: VOICES: REMIX, Hip-Hop Theater Festival (in the Terrace Theater)

Multi-generational artists celebrate America’s unsung heroes and the courageous agents of change from our past, our hip hop present, and the new millennium. Artists include Michael Ealy, Lupe Fiasco, Walter Mosley and more. Presented in cooperation with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

8 Wed: RBS Choir

Choir of 40 business professionals earned the highest marks among newly established choirs at the 2007 Latvia National Song Festival. Presented in cooperation with the Embassy of Latvia.

9 Thu: Adam Hurt

Twenty-five-year-old clawhammer banjo player draws on diverse musical influences to create his own elegantly innovative sound.

10 Fri: Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers**

Musical sound is described as “meshing freak folk with a deep-seated, dust-bowl soul.”

11 Sat: Washington National Opera Institute for Young Singers

Graduates of this intensive summer training program for highly motivated high school singers and accompanists perform Italian art songs and opera scenes.

12 Sun: NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra: Glinka, Stravinsky, and Dvorák (in the Concert Hall)

Conducted by Elizabeth Schulze, the orchestra of students ages 15-20 performs a program that includes works by Glinka, Stravinsky, and Dvorák.

13 Mon: Dashina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company

This emerging dance company performs and presents Indian dance forms, such as Bharata Natyam, and modern dance, mirroring the multiple identities of second generation South Asians.

14 Tue: NSO Summer Music Institute Chamber Music

Participants perform four evenings of chamber music.

15 Wed: Next Generation Jazz Orchestra

The 2009 Monterey Jazz Festival’s internationally renowned high school all-star big band features 22 musicians from 13 U.S. high schools.

16 Thu: Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers †

Intricate and emotional four-part harmony “jubilee” a cappella music.

17 Fri: Eastern Music Festival Piano Program

Pre-professional musicians perform a variety of classical works.

18–21 Sat-Tue: NSO Summer Music Institute Chamber Music

Participants ages 15-20 perform four evenings of chamber music.



22 Wed: Heidi Latsky Dance

Dedicated to creating provocative, highly technical, and physically adventurous modern dance works. Presented in partnership with the NEA and VSA arts in conjunction with the National Forum on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities.

23 Thu: Flying Solo
An evening of monologues from theater artists representing Deaf West Theatre, Gallaudet University, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the National Theatre of the Deaf, and Quest: Arts for Everyone. Presented in partnership with the NEA and VSA arts in conjunction with the National Forum on Careers in the Arts for People with Disabilities.



24 Fri: James Hill

Original music for ukulele that combines folk, old-time, gospel, and blues influences.

25 Sat: OVERTURES Showcase: Signature Theatre

Musical theater excerpts by graduates of Signature Theatre’s 2009 intensive professional theater training program.

26 Sun: NSO Summer Music Institute Orchestra: Wagner and Brahms (in the Concert Hall)

Conducted by Elizabeth Schulze, the orchestra of students ages 15-20 and a past NSO Young Soloist Competition winner perform works by Wagner and Brahms.



27 Mon: Afro Bop Alliance
The Latin Grammy Award®–winning jazz septet thrills audiences with its infectious polyrhythmic grooves, harmonic colorings, and improvisational lines, playing Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music.



28 Tue: Performing Artists Cultural Visitors Program

Hip hop dancers between the ages of 19 and 30 from Argentina, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, the Philippines, and Vietnam perform. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the Kennedy Center.



29 Wed: Gato and the Palenke Music Co.
Led by vocalist and guitarist Jamie Salazar, a.k.a. Gato, the seven-member band performs music inspired by the musicians’ diverse backgrounds (3 Peruvians, 1 Salvadoran, 1 Paraguayan, and 2 Colombians) and influences, as heard on their CD La Situación.

30 Thu: Bruce Swaim Quintet

Tenor saxophonist has performed with such artists as Keter Betts, Carl Allen, Rosemary Clooney, Martha Reeves, and Millie Jackson.

31 Fri: The U.S. Naval Academy Band

The Navy’s oldest and finest band carries on the tradition of musical excellence and service to America.



* Part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Smithsonian Folklife festival

** Part of the National Museum of the American Indian Summer Music Series.

† Part of Homegrown: The Music of America.

For more information, call (202) 467-4600.

Sorry, no free parking for free performances.

Take Metro to the Foggy Bottom/GWU station (Orange/Blue)

then ride the free red shuttle at the top of the escalators,

departing every 15 minutes to and from the Kennedy Center until midnight.

Happy Hour 5-6 p.m. nightly! Half-price food and drink in the Grand Foyer bars.

NSO Preview Concert
FREE NSO 2009–2010 Season Preview

TONIGHT: NSO/Classical WETA "You Choose" Preview Concert

The National Symphony Orchestra previews its 2009–2010 season with a concert program chosen by NSO fans. Come hear the best of what next season has to offer—voted on by the people, for the people. Free tickets,* two per person, distributed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 6 pm on June 30th in the Hall of Nations. Tickets are reserved seating.

June 30 at 8:00 p.m. | Concert Hall | *Free tickets required