Musicians of all ages, skill levels, instruments, and voices are invited to join SMT guitar teacher and Berklee College of Music Alum Noah Gitlis for a Jazz Jam Session & Potluck Brunch! Bring your instrument and a bite to share as we gather together for a free, beginner friendly community jam session!
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Community drum circle at Richardson School of Music lets participants drum, move, and connect, creating music together; free, registration required, limited spaces, for all ages.
Ground & Grind at Koma Café offers buildable yoga sessions with curated playlists and an optional 8:30 am community walk.
Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra performs at the American History Museum’s Warner Bros. Theater, honoring 1926 jazz legends Ray Brown, Melba Liston and Randy Weston.
Hiss Golden Messenger performs on the I’m People Tour at the 9:30 Club, 815 V Street N.W., Washington.
Six-week blues ensemble class at School of Musical Traditions teaches classic standards, groove, improvisation, licks and song structure for all instruments, ending with a potluck performance.
Jazz Repertoire Class With Noah Gitlis (School of Musical Traditions, Takoma Park) — Monthly session teaching a jazz standard, focusing on melody, harmony, accompaniment, rhythm; all instruments, basic proficiency required.
Free coworking sessions at the NatureLab offer quiet space, Wi‑Fi, a natural science collection, a Keurig and art supplies.
Weekly Friday lunch at TPSS Co‑op picnic tables, bring your own or get food from the Co‑op or nearby businesses, enjoy conversation and community.
Adrian Dunn and the Adrian Dunn Singers deliver a genre‑defying blend of classical, spirituals, jazz, hip‑hop, contemporary music centered on Black identity and social justice at Publick Playhouse.
Judy Carmichael’s stride piano trio performs swing favorites from Gershwin, Cole Porter, Frank Loesser and Harold Arlen at McLean Community Center; tickets $35/$30/$25, all ages.
Juried exhibit of 26 images by 22 artists exploring what it means to be fully human at the Art Gallery at Seekers Church.
Eric Lichtblau discusses his investigative book American Reich, examining hate‑fueled murders and neo‑Nazi networks, at People’s Book in Takoma Park.
