Washington Revels Maritime Voices celebrates the lives and legacies of the men and women who worked and maintained our nation’s 19th-century waterways. The placid waters and trails of the C&O Canal will come to life through songs and stories that were heard up and down the C&O,
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Featuring Slow Down Tommy (Marty Frye, Anders Fahey, Jonathan Een Newton and David McKindley-Ward) with caller Janine Smith! Due to early voting in the Great Hall, June’s dance will take place in the Spring Room. Anyone wearing an “I VOTED” sticker will get FREE admission! On the second
Read more →A Colonial Fair with music by Jubilee Voices! Washington Revels Jubilee Voices returns to the Colonial Market Fair at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum for a second consecutive year! Journey through the spirituals, shouts, hollers, and work songs that bound together African American communities in
Read more →Due to likely inclement weather, this event has been rescheduled for Sunday, June 17. Washington Revels Maritime Voices celebrates the lives and legacies of the men and women who worked and maintained our nation’s 19th-century waterways. The placid waters and trails of the C&O Canal will come
Read more →May Theme: Asian Pacific & Jewish American Heritage Come and sing in celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage and Jewish American Heritage Months, plus sing treasured Revels songs that herald the “greening of the year!” Featuring special guest Shizumi Shigeto Manale. 6:30-8:00 — International Songs and Rounds for all
Read more →Washington Revels announces adult auditions for the 2018 “Elizabethan” Christmas Revels! Join our Adult Chorus of courtiers, merchants, farmers, and tradesfolk as we bring to life the beautiful madrigals, courtly dances, and timeless dramas of Renaissance England
Read more →Featuring Otter Loop (Jim Besser, Charlie Pilzer, Catherine Chapman, Julia Borland, Robin Wilson, Larry Robinson and Jim Voorhees) with caller Susan Taylor! On the second Thursday of every month, enjoy the fun as well as the mental and physical health benefits of dancing with others! Are you yearning for
Read more →A concert at the Village of Friendship Heights Visitor Center! For their seventh performance at FHVC, the men and women of Maritime Voices will present a new program of songs of the sea and shore: A Voyage Across the Seven Seas. This concert follows the whaling fleets
Read more →Last Story Time of the Spring! Join Washington Revels in celebrating the world through children’s stories! This Spring, we’ll discover a Haitian folk tale of how the waves were created, hear about the prince who thought he was a rooster, find out about Makhosi and the Magic
Read more →Celebrate Spring at the National Cathedral Flower Mart, sponsored by the All Hallows Guild! We will once again “bring in the May” as part of the All Hallows Guild Flower Mart — a popular two-day festival since 1939. DC’s favorite spring outdoor family event features plants, herbs,
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