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Visiting Washington, DC

Song, Dance, and Theater in DC  
 

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  • 15 Best Places to Go with Kids in the Washington DC Area

  • Top Attractions in the Washington, DC Capital Region

  • Community Calendar - from WETA

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  • Kid Friendly events from OurKids

  • Washington City Paper - clubs, comedy, music, dance listings

  • Events listing - from the Washingtonian
     

  Freebies
  • Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center has free performances every day at 6 pm

  • Jazz in the Garden -  Enjoy summer evenings of jazz in the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden. Sculpture Garden hours are extended to 9:00 p.m. on these nights.

  • Screen on the Green - free films on the Mall in the summer 

  • Free summer concerts in Washington, DC - from TripSavvy

  • 100 Free (and Almost Free) Things to Do in Washington, DC

     

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  • Top 10 Live Music Clubs in Washington, DC

Clubs and Venues

  • nightclub 9:30 - 815 V Street NW, Washington, DC

  • The Birchmere - 3701 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA  703-549-7500

  • Blues Alley - 1073 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-337-4141

  • The Hamilton -  600 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-787-1000
     

  Dance, Stage and Theatre

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Venues

half-price tickets from TicketPlace

American Shakespeare Center and Blackfriars Playhouse
10 South Market Street, Staunton, VA 24401 Phone: 540-851-1733

Arena Stage 
1101 Sixth Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024, 202-488-3300

Carter Barron Amphitheatre 
Part of the National Park Service, lots of concerts, some free, during the summer. 4850 Colorado Ave, NW (16th and Colorado). Concert Line: 202-426-0486.

Center for the Arts at George Mason University  
Offers concert series, opera, dance and other affordable arts in northern Virginia, near the Beltway.  703-993-8888

Children's Theatre, The (of Arlington, VA) 
Performances at the Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre, 125 South Old Glebe Road, Arlington, VA.  703-548-1154

Discovery Theater  
Performances for young audiences. Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building 900 Jefferson Drive, SW. 202-633-8700

Folger Shakespeare Library  
201 East Capitol Street, SE (Behind the Library of Congress). This library has one of the world's finest collections of rare English Renaissance books and a large collection of Shakespeare's works. Plus, there are many programs and concerts at the Folger theatre. The building and gift shop are open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Tours are available Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m., Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., and Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. Call for tour information and event times: 202-544-7077. Metro: Capitol South

Ford's Theatre 
511 10th Street, NW, 10th Street between E and F Streets, NW. Building is open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the exception of Christmas.  202-426-6924. 202-347-4833

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
New Hampshire Avenue at Rock Creek Parkway, NW. 202-254-3600. The Foggy Bottom/GWU Station (23rd and I) is the closest Metro stop. From there it is a seven minute walk via New Hampshire Ave. OR use the free Kennedy Center Show Shuttle (signs are towards the left as you exit the escalator). It departs every 15 minutes from 9:45 a.m.-midnight Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturdays, and noon-midnight Sundays and 4:00 p.m.-midnight on federal holidays. Metro: Foggy Bottom/GWU

Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University
21st and H Streets, NW.  202-994-6800  Metro: Foggy Bottom/GWU

Merriweather Post Pavilion
10475 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044 Directions. Offers symphonic music, and pop concerts. Only open during warm weather.   800-551-7328 and 301-596-0660 (in DC)

National Theater
1321 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.  202-628-6161

Opera Camerata of Washington
info: 1819 Shepherd Street NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20011, Phone: 202-386-6008

Shakespeare Theatre Company
Box Office 202-547-1112

Constellation Theatre Company 
1835 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009  202-204-7800

Studio Theater
1501 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005, Box Office: 202-332-3300

Synetic Theater 
Venues,  Box Office:  800-494-8497, Administrative Office: 703-824-8061

Washington Ballet
3515 Wisconsin Avenue, NW.  202-362-3606

Washington Performing Arts Society 
2000 L Street NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20036-4907.  202-833-9800

Wolf Trap
Virginia Route 7 near Vienna, Virginia. The nation's first National Park for the performing arts offers opera, symphonic music, pop concerts, jazz and ballet. Only open during warm weather. Price of admission varies depending on program. 

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company 
641 D Street, NW (7th & D), Washington, DC 20004, 202-393-3939


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Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center
 

 

930 Club - Dropkick Murphys, by Andrew Bossi
930 Club - Dropkick Murphys, by Andrew Bossie

 

Arena Stage, by tedeytan
Arena Stage, by tedeytan

 

Army Blues at Jazz in the Garden
Army Blues at Jazz in the Garden

 

Ballet on the Mall, by Mr. T in DC
Ballet on the Mall, by Mr. T in DC

 

Dance DC Festival, by Joe Flood
Dance DC Festival, by Joe Flood

 

Ford's Theatre
Ford's Theatre

 

Harman Theatre
Harman Theatre

 

Jazz in the Garden
Jazz in the Garden

 

Opera on the Mall, by slhanson17
Opera on the Mall, by slhanson17

 

Origem, Jazz in the Garden
Origem, Jazz in the Garden

 

Jazz Night in Southwest, by Elvert Barnes
Jazz Night in Southwest, by Elvert Barnes

 

Thad Wilson, Jazz in the Garden
Thad Wilson, Jazz in the Garden


 
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