Archive for the Past Events Category

May 21 – Community Sing

By Washington Revels on May 21, 2018 / Community Sing - Past Events, Past Events

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

May 18 & 19 – Christmas Revels Adult Auditions

By Washington Revels on May 18, 2018 / Auditions - Past Events, Past Events

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

May 10 – Silver Spring Contra Dance

By Washington Revels on May 10, 2018 / Contra Dance-Past, Past Events

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

May 9 – Maritime Voices at Friendship Heights

By Washington Revels on May 9, 2018 / Maritime Voices - Past Events, Past Events

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

May 8 – World Story Time

By Washington Revels on May 8, 2018 / Past Events, Story Time-Past Events

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

May 5 – May Revels

By Washington Revels on May 5, 2018 / May Revels - Past Events, Past Events

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,

May 1 – World Story Time

By Washington Revels on May 1, 2018 / Past Events, Story Time-Past Events

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 Horns, learn the “Price of Steam,”

April 28 – Gallery Voices at National Arboretum

By Washington Revels on April 28, 2018 / Gallery Voices - Past Events, Past Events

Join Gallery Voices for a morning filled with music and merriment! Celebrate the arrival of Spring at the annual Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA) Garden Fair and Plant Sale. Washington Revels Gallery Voices will entertain with timeless madrigals and some traditional Revels songs for a day

April 28 – Revels at Fairfax History Day

By Washington Revels on April 28, 2018 / Heritage Voices - Past Events, Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Past Events

Jubilee Voices & Roustabout bring 19th-century music to life! The City of Fairfax and Historic Fairfax City present “Fairfax History Day,” a day of living history that offers a taste of what 19th-century life was like for residents of Fairfax, Virginia. Washington Revels Jubilee Voices and Roustabout

April 24 – World Story Time

By Washington Revels on April 24, 2018 / Past Events, Story Time-Past Events