Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club (Bethesda Blues and Jazz) is pleased to present Jimmy Webb, a world renowned American songwriter, composer and singer live at the venue on Friday, December 5th at 8:00 p.m.
The only artist ever to receive Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration, Jimmy Webb was the youngest man ever inducted into the National Songwriters’ Hall of Fame and is its current Chairman. He also proudly serves as the Vice Chair of ASCAP and is dedicated to the preserving the rights and the craft of the songwriter.
His songs have been recorded and performed by music legends including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Judy Collins, Isaac Hayes, Art Garfunkel, Linda Ronstadt, R.E.M., Michael Feinstein and Carly Simon. According to BMI, his song, “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” was the third most performed song between 1940 and 1990. Webb’s latest album, Still Within the Sound of My Voice,features duets with other notably singer/songwriters including Brian Wilson, Keith Urban, Lyle Lovett, David Crosby and Graham Nash, Art Garfunkel and more. It is the follow up to his 2010 release, Just Across the River, which featured duets with friends including Billy Joel, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Jackson Browne and Glen Campbell.
“It is very exciting to have a truly iconic figure in the music world join us in December. It will be a wonderful treat for the audience. Rolling Stone says few singers blend grit and grandeur like Jimmy Webb…[his] voice is like an old Mustang heading through a treacherous yet often gorgeous landscape,” said Rick Brown, Bethesda Blues & Jazz Owner.
Ticket are $35.00 and can be ordered online or purchased at the door. To order, please visit the Bethesda Blues & Jazz website.
The Heurich House Museum welcomes the public to celebrate the winter season during its annual Holiday Open House and Christkindlmarkt on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7 from 12-6 pm. The museum will honor the Heurich family’s German heritage by recreating a traditional German public Christmas market in its garden. This holiday shopping event, Dupont Circle’s only holiday market, will feature goods from local artisans, including jewelers, ceramicists, chocolatiers, coffee roasters, and makers of housewares, baby clothes, and more. Visitors who enter the Open House may stroll through the festively decorated historic mansion on a self-guided tour, enjoy the sounds of live holiday musical performances in the Conservatory, and bid on traditional Nutcrackers during a silent auction. The museum will be collecting new and gently used children’s books for a local children’s charity book drive, and guests will have the opportunity to create ornaments to adorn the museum’s holiday tree. Café Berlin will sell Glühwein, sausages, strudel, and other authentic German treats.
Advance and At-The-Door tickets for the Open House are $15 for adults, $5 for children, and include access to the Christkindlmarkt. Tickets for the Christkindlmarkt are $5 and will only be available at the door.
For additional information including a full market vendor list, musical performance schedule, and tickets, please visit: http://www.heurichhouse.org/christkindlmarkt.
Please join in on Saturday December 6 from 2-6pm at the Embassy of Latvia located at 2306 Massachusetts Ave NW at Sheridan Circle for an open house with light refreshments and an opportunity to purchase gorgeous gifts for your friends for the holidays, all hand-made and designed in Latvia.
While you are there, make sure to walk next door to see the exhibit: Art is Art: a Latvian Voice in Glass which showcases the work of Artis Nimanis and his company An&Angel. Featuring a combination of one-offs, limited edition and pieces in production, this elegant exhibition of hand-blown glass spotlights the city of Riga, Latvia who the European Union chose as the EU capital of culture for 2014. Watch for upcoming events in music, art, design, architecture and history throughout the year in DC as well as Riga, Latvia.
Please rsvp to: rsvp.embassy.usa@mfa.gov.lv
For more information, please visit http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/usa
The Heurich House Museum welcomes the public to celebrate the winter season during its annual Holiday Open House and Christkindlmarkt on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7 from 12-6 pm. The museum will honor the Heurich family’s German heritage by recreating a traditional German public Christmas market in its garden. This holiday shopping event, Dupont Circle’s only holiday market, will feature goods from local artisans, including jewelers, ceramicists, chocolatiers, coffee roasters, and makers of housewares, baby clothes, and more. Visitors who enter the Open House may stroll through the festively decorated historic mansion on a self-guided tour, enjoy the sounds of live holiday musical performances in the Conservatory, and bid on traditional Nutcrackers during a silent auction. The museum will be collecting new and gently used children’s books for a local children’s charity book drive, and guests will have the opportunity to create ornaments to adorn the museum’s holiday tree. Café Berlin will sell Glühwein, sausages, strudel, and other authentic German treats.
Advance and At-The-Door tickets for the Open House are $15 for adults, $5 for children, and include access to the Christkindlmarkt. Tickets for the Christkindlmarkt are $5 and will only be available at the door.
For additional information including a full market vendor list, musical performance schedule, and tickets, please visit: http://www.heurichhouse.org/christkindlmarkt.
‘Get Money Stop Hatin’, the innovative national tour produced by DBBS Entertainment, is currently undergoing its 6th consecutive installment. This critically acclaimed annual tour is producing 57 concerts in 53 cities this year starring Jess J (www.JessJJones.com), Jayali (www.Jayalimusic.com), and some of the most talented artists in independent music.
This year is making history again as the premiere platform for showcasing independent artists in the United States. Since the official launch in 2009, this tour has produced over 325 concerts in 80+ cities with over 125,000 concert attendees.
The G.M.S.H. Tour was designed to provide opportunities for independent artists to be consistently seen and heard in cities all over the United States that would not normally be accessible to them. Whether it’s Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, New York, Las Vegas, etc, any artist can participate.
Go to www.GetMoneyStopHatinTour.com for more information.
EVENT INFO | G$SH Tour Washington DC Event Info
Date: December 9th in Washington DC
Venue: Tree House Lounge (DC)
Address: 1006 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
Time: 8pm – 2am
Age: 21+ (18+ for performers)
Advance Price: $10 /VIP $20
Door Price: $12 ($15 if under 21)
Starring: Jess J
DJ/Host: Jayali
Featuring: LOCAL ARTISTS & MUSICIANS
This program is designed by and for the D.C.-based embassies to showcase their arts, crafts, tourism and culture. More than 20 embassies are scheduled to participate.
Free and open to the public, this event will feature:
- International bazaar featuring embassy exhibitors and artisans
- Gingerbread cookie decorating station
- Complimentary cookies, hot cocoa and apple cider
- A sampling of global bites
- Cultural performances
Join us as we explore the different ways in which the world celebrates the winter season through food, culture, customs and traditions.
To register for this free event, please fill out the form here.
You’re invited to celebrate the pre-order launch of Guster’s forthcoming album, Evermotion,
with an exclusive live rooftop performance and signing
Album Pre-Order (CD or LP) will be required for entry and
fans will also receive a special LIMITED EDITION 10″ Vinyl upon arrival
To pre-order the album and experience the music at POV visit guster.merchline.com
(Starting December 12, this special LIMITED EDITION 10″ Vinyl will also be available with CD or LP pre-purchase exclusively at participating Indie Retail stores (while supplies last). For more information and a list of participating stores visit guster.com
Evermotion will be released on January 13, 2015)
Just because you slept through Black Friday doesn’t mean you need to resort to sending e-cards this holiday season. Come out and shop local at Yelp’s Totally Bazaar at Monroe Street Market! Join us anytime between 10 am – 2 pm, December 13th at the Arts Walk on Monroe Street Market to shop handpicked gifts primed for giving!
And hey, Yelp retail therapy would not be complete without some complimentary treats so don’t miss out on a DIY S’mores bar, ice sculpture demonstrations, carolers, visits from Yelper the Red Nosed Reindeer, holiday tag making station, massages, and photobooth. That’s right, all of these activities are free with check in!
This event is sponsored by: Yelp and The Bozzuto Group
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WHAT: Approach the holiday season with style and grace courtesy of härth Restaurant and Saks Fifth Avenue! Filled with plenty of good cheer, this day of pampering offers some of the finest holiday shopping and dining in Tysons Corner. Kicking off at Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, guests are treated to complimentary parking and an elegant champagne toast in the warm and inviting härth bar. After the festive bubbly, Hilton McLean will provide private shuttle service to Saks Fifth Avenue for a holiday-themed Master Make-up Class with Laura Mercier’s top, make-up artists. Artists will share tricks of the trade for perfecting the quintessential holiday look before presenting a special gift bag of Saks Fifth Avenue goodies and a $50 gift card towards any Saks Fifth Avenue purchase. Following the make-up class, each guest will have an hour of shopping at Saks Fifth Avenue before shuttling back to härth for a private, three course dinner. Highlighting Executive Chef Luc Dendievel’s hearty, seasonal fare, the prix-fixe menu will be served in the intimate private dining room surrounded by the restaurant’s signature, glass-encased fireplaces. This ultimate holiday shopping event concludes with one last surprise: a gift bag of delicious goodies from Chef Luc and his talented team!
WHEN: Saturday, December 13, 2014
2:00pm – 8:00pm
2:00pm: Arrive at Hilton McLean for complimentary parking and champagne toast
3:00pm: Take Hilton shuttle to Saks Fifth Avenue Tysons Galleria
3:15-4:45pm: Laura Mercier Holiday Master Make-up Class, presentation of Saks Fifth Avenue gift bags and gift certificate
4:45- 5:45pm: Holiday shopping
5:45pm: Take Hilton shuttle back to härth
6:00-8:00pm: Private dinner at härth, presentation of härth gift bags
WHERE: härth Restaurant
Hilton McLean Tysons Corner – Overnight accommodations can be secured for $89!
7920 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22102
COST: $100 ticket includes the following:
· Champagne toast
· Laura Mercier Master Make-up Class at Saks Fifth Avenue
· $50 Saks Fifth Avenue gift card
· Saks Fifth Avenue gift bag
· Three course dinner at härth
· härth gift bag
HOW: To purchase tickets, contact Tracy Thomas or Candice Tinner at (703) 761-5200 on weekdays between 8:00am and 5:00pm.
Lindy Promotions, DC 101, Hot 99.5, and Coors Light are teaming up once again for the 18th annual, Downtown Countdown New Year’s Eve Party at the luxurious Washington Hilton!
The Downtown Countdown has been the premier New Year’s Eve celebration since it’s first year, and that tradition continues into 2015! Your all-inclusive ticket includes a 5-hour premium open bar, full dinner buffets, multiple bands, DJs, comedians, live band acoustic karaoke, and the largest Midnight Balloon drop in the District!
The featured performers have always been the backbone to the Downtown Countdown, and this year will be no different. One the greatest bands of the late 90’s and early 00’s, Third Eye Blind will rock the stage as the clock strikes midnight! If that’s not enough, VH1’s “You Oughta Know” artist of the month, Delta Rae, will be there as well. If live bands aren’t your thing, then you can dance the night away in Club ’15 with Hot 99.5 & DJ Dirty Elbows! There will also be multiple comedians, and live acoustic karaoke to help you live out your very own rock star fantasies!
If you would like to make your New Year’s experience even more special, VIP tickets are available!
VIP ticketholders will enjoy their own registration and check in area, complimentary coat check, and an additional hour of a top shelf open bar. VIP members will also gain exclusive access to VIP lounges, complete with extra seating and higher bartender to guest ratios. Most importantly, Third Eye Blind and Delta Rae will be performing an exclusive VIP only acoustic performance!
Tickets are on sale now with General Admission tickets selling for just $109 and VIP for $175. Guests also have access to exclusive discounted room rates, starting at just $189 at the Washington Hilton.
To purchase tickets, make reservations, or find out more about the Downtown Countdown, go to www.downtowncountdown.net
