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Sept 26 — Maritime Voices on USS Constellation

By Jo Rasi on August 28, 2015 / Past Events

Songs of the Sea, the Shore, and the Chesapeake The Washington Revels Maritime Voices will present a program of traditional songs of the men who worked the great sailing ships, the women who sustained their shore-side communities, and the families who plied American canals and rivers. The

August 21 – Washington Revels/Carpe Diem Community Sing

By Jo Rasi on August 5, 2015 / Community Sing - Past Events, Past Events

August theme: Rhythms, Routines & Back-to-School. We gather on the 21st of every month to sing adult, kid and family songs, and sometimes even a dance or two.

August 26 – Clay Molds, Rag Dolls & Photo Coasters

By Jo Rasi on August 4, 2015 / Past Events

Revel Year Round and learn to create clay ornaments using molds with iconic images for this year’s Christmas Revels, and construct beautiful coasters featuring photos from your favorite Christmas Revels performances. This crafty workshop will be led by Board Member Madeline Nelson.

July 11 – Jubilee Voices at Voices of History Street Fair

By Washington Revels on July 6, 2015 / Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Past Events

The group will perform at the Fair’s Opening Ceremony at 10, a.m., followed by a 45-minute set of music and spoken word in celebration of African American history and culture through the oral traditions of drumming, dancing, singing, storytelling, spoken word, and first person oral history presentations.

July 15 – Heritage Voices in Chevy Chase

By Jo Rasi on July 1, 2015 / Heritage Voices - Past Events, Past Events

Join us for another FREE concert at the Friendship Heights Village Center! This time it’s Heritage Voices performing in the Center’s summer concert series! In June, Maritime Voices kicked off the series with songs of the sea and shore, and now Heritage Voices performs traditional American music

July 21 – Community Sing

By Jo Rasi on June 30, 2015 / Community Sing - Past Events, Past Events

July: Songs from Around the World & National Ice Cream Month Sing about ice cream, foods, and summertime — with songs from all around the world– and enjoy handcrafted ice cream from our sponsor, Moorenkos Ice Cream. This month we will celebrate by singing about ice cream

July 22 – “Lord of the Dance” Workshop

By Jo Rasi on June 29, 2015 / Past Events

Revel Year Round with Jim Voorhees and learn the Morris dance steps that accompany the Lord of the Dance.

June 28 — Maritime Voices at Big Train

By Jo Rasi on June 28, 2015 / Maritime Voices - Past Events, Past Events

Watch Baseball & Sing! $5 (discounted!) tickets (FREE for Revels Volunteers & Donors!) Join us for our 8th summer of baseball and song as we entertain the fans at a Big Train game. We’ll sing before and during the game, plus you can help us sing “Take

June 20 – Jubilee Voices at Music & Cultural Festival

By Jo Rasi on June 20, 2015 / Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Past Events

Jubilee Voices performs outdoors at Music & Cultural Festival at Allen Chapel AME Church Jubilee Voices is one of the musical groups participating in this four-hour Musical and Cultural Festival. Jubilee Voices will sing songs from the traditional a capella African-American tradition. The festival includes vendors,

June 19 — Heritage Voices at Foundry

By Jo Rasi on June 19, 2015 / Heritage Voices - Past Events, Past Events

A concert to celebrate the bicentennial of Foundry United Methodist Church In honor of the bicentennial of historic Foundry United Methodist Church, join Washington Revels Heritage Voices, old-time Roustabout String Band, and President Abraham Lincoln for a concert of traditional American songs and readings from the Civil