Join Washington Revels Jubilee Voices at Kensington’s Fourth Annual Juneteenth Celebration on June 14 (12 Noon – 4 pm). This event is family friendly with activities for all ages and brings together a multiracial coalition of organizers, historians, living history performers and portrayals, civic and faith leaders, local and Black-owned businesses, musicians, and supporters to proudly mark Juneteenth.
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In partnership with Carpe Diem Arts, Washington Revels is joining in a week-long virtual celebration of Juneteenth. Beginning and ending with Jubilee Voices (leading a song on Sundays, June 15 and June 22), and featuring a line-up of engaging artists all week long, join the musical joy in the Zoom room or tune in on Facebook or YouTube each day at Noon (Eastern Time)
Read more →On May 3rd, join Washington Revels as we chase away Winter and celebrate the seasonal re-opening of the 102-year-old Dentzel Carousel at Glen Echo Park Partnership’s annual Carousel Day! At 11:00 a.m., we will provide a festive musical procession throughout the park, followed by a performance by Gallery Voices (11:15 a.m. until Noon). All are then invited to take part in some joyous dancing around the Maypole at Noon.
Read more →Storytelling at 1 p.m. with David Olawuyi Fakunle and a new Jubilee Voices concert at 2 p.m. that focuses on how love—of family, faith, community and country—helped sustain African Americans during in times of chaos and conflict.
Read more →All are invited to a vibrant Juneteenth celebration filled with joy and community presented by Montgomery County and the Office of Human Rights! “Pushing Back: The Fight for Freedom Is Not Over” is a day-long festival presented at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland. Come and see Washington Revels Heritage Voices at Noon on the Main Stage at Noon!
Read more →Keep celebrating Black History Month by taking a ride on the “Gospel Train Ride to Freedom: Striving to get it Right!” in Rockville, MD. Hear the exciting sounds of the community as members of Washington Revels Jubilee Voices join church choirs, dance groups, and other artists to
Read more →Celebrate Black History Month in Alexandria, VA For Black History Month, Washington Revels Jubilee Voices and the Office of Historic Alexandria’s Division of African American History will celebrate African American music, history and culture in a concert, “The Courage to Be.” The show will explore the themes
Read more →Purim is just around the corner and you’re invited to celebrate with the Capital Jewish Museum and the Washington Revels!
Join us to design your own crowns, masks, and capes, decorate groggers, explore JewCE: the Jewish Comics Experience (complimentary access with a Family Day ticket), and purchase delicious hamantaschen from Sunflower Bakery. Then, don your costumes and get loud for a one-of-a-kind JewCE! themed Purim spiel at 3:30pm, written and directed by the Washington Revels.
Read more →Washington Revels will close the annual All Hallows Guild Flower Mart held at the Washington National Cathedral on May 3 at 4pm. We will process to the front steps of the cathedral (or inside the Cathedral, if there is rain)—dressed in traditional May “whites” with colorful sashes and flower wreathes—to celebrate the greening of the year with song, dance, and merry mumming.
Read more →Celebrate the new year, and chase away the winter blues at McGinty’s Public House, for an evening of good food, friends and song. Co-hosts Abbie Mulberg and Greg McGruder will lead some songs, along with other members of the Washington Revels community, for an enjoyable evening in
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