Renée Fleming VOICES: Nellie McKay
The always-unpredictable singer-songwriter Nellie McKay is impossible to categorize, from doing Brecht on Broadway to tributes to the likes of Doris Day and Joan Rivers. Part cabaret, part sparkly pop, her music is as tuneful and clever as the best of the Great American Songbook.
Tickets: $25–35
Crêpe Day: Celebrate La Chandeleur!
Saturday, February 9, 2019, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Enjoy crêpes, storytelling, art projects, and more amidst Hillwood’s spectacular gardens, magnificent mansion, and exquisite French treasures.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Washington Performing Arts presents Leon Fleisher & Friends: A 90th Birthday Celebration
Join us as we fête pianist and pedagogue Leon Fleisher on the occasion of his 90th birthday, where he will perform solo and duo works, featuring pianists Katherine Jacobson and Fleisher’s protégé, Jonathan Biss. The evening includes surprise guests who will share their birthday greetings with the master, and a Q&A with Washington Post chief classical music critic Anne Midgette. The program features selections by Bach, Kirchner, Schubert, Ravel, and Dvořák.
Tickets: $65
The UK’s only strictly orthodox Jewish stand-up comedian Ashley Blaker will be taking his hilarious new show ASHLEY BLAKER: STRICTLY UNORTHODOX (the first-ever stand-up show about life as a charedi / strictly orthodox Jew)across the United States this winter, with a stop in Washington, DC on February 10, at Sixth & I, 600 I St NW.
Ashley Blaker is quite possibly the most successful stand-up comedian you’ve never heard of. He is an internationally acclaimed comedian who, with his black suit, white shirt, beard, large skullcap and sidelocks is the only strictly orthodox stand-up in the UK. In STRICTLY UNORTHODOX, he’ll hilariously take on why Jewish holidays are so different to everyone else’s, how orthodox Jews manage in the workplace when they cannot shake hands with people of the opposite sex and why Jews around the world are just downright obsessed with sushi. His routine on bad driving and awful parking has audiences uproarious with laughter.
Mr. Blaker is fresh off the heels of having performed a five-week, 35 performance Off-Broadway run that was raved about by The New York Times, New York Post and Fox News. He has previously performed two sell-out tours of the UK (Ungefiltered and Meshuga Frum)to great acclaim and toured his comedy across Israel, South Africa and Canada as well. When he started performing in the USA, it was in a sold-out run at New York’s Gramercy Theatre. He has also performed a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Previous to starting stand-up, he was a producer and writer for TVand radio and is most famous for unleashing Little Britain on the UK masses. He has also worked with Matt Lucas on And The Winner Is (BBC Radio 2), The Matt Lucas Awards (BBC One), Rock Profile and Pompidou (BBC 2). Black Hat Productions (Ashley’s production company) is currently making several new series for BBC Radio 4. He attended high school with Matt Lucas and Sacha Baron Cohen and has worked alongside some of the biggest names in British comedy such as John Oliver, James Corden, Russell Brand, Graham Norton, Michael McIntyre and many more. His debut solo radio show Ashley Blaker’s Goyish Guide to Judaism aired in May 2018 on BBC Radio 4. He will soon be touring Australia.
Whether secular or religious, you don’t want to miss Ashley’s hysterical take on what it means to be STRICTLY UNORTHODOX.
Tickets are$30 and can be purchased online at https://www.sixthandi.org/event/ashley-blaker/
NEA Jazz Master Archie Shepp’s All-Star Tribute to John Coltrane featuring Jason Moran
In this momentous concert, Shepp celebrates the boundless impact and talent of his friend and mentor. He’s joined by pianist and Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran and other contemporary greats, including Amir ElSaffar, Darryl Hall, and Nasheet Waits
Tickets: $20–59
Henri Samuel: Master of the French Interior
Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 5:30-8 p.m.
Acclaimed design historian Emily Evans Eerdmans will discuss the groundbreaking and inspiring interiors of Henri Samuel, one of the most important French interior designers of the twentieth century, tracing his designs from the 1920s to the 1980s.
Please note: This is the first program in the Great Homes and Gardens lecture series.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
PJ Morton
Grammy Award®–winning singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist PJ Morton brings his brand of love and soul to the Kennedy Center for one night only. Known for his work with Maroon 5 and as music director for Solange’s A Seat at the Table, Morton and his band perform hits from his critically acclaimed album Gumbo and his soul-stirring discography.
Tickets: $49–69
St. Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea
Celebrate the day of love with those closest to your heart at a special St. Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea. Guests can enjoy fresh homemade scones, traditional tea sandwiches, and an array of sweet treats with a glass of Veuve Clicquot Brut or Rosé. Attendees will be presented with a wide selection of teas from Palais De Thés, specially featuring “Romantic Garden,” an herbal tea. The Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea will be offered Saturday, February 16, and Sunday, February 17, from 2:30pm – 4:30pm for $80 per person or $125 per person with a full bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut or Rosé and complimentary champagne flutes. Elevate your Afternoon Tea experience at Table fyve by the fireplace, with Veuve Clicquot for $125 per person; $150 table fee and receive a complimentary bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut or Rosé with two complimentary Veuve Clicquot Champagne flutes.
St. Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea
Celebrate the day of love with those closest to your heart at a special St. Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea. Guests can enjoy fresh homemade scones, traditional tea sandwiches, and an array of sweet treats with a glass of Veuve Clicquot Brut or Rosé. Attendees will be presented with a wide selection of teas from Palais De Thés, specially featuring “Romantic Garden,” an herbal tea. The Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea will be offered Saturday, February 16, and Sunday, February 17, from 2:30pm – 4:30pm for $80 per person or $125 per person with a full bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut or Rosé and complimentary champagne flutes. Elevate your Afternoon Tea experience at Table fyve by the fireplace, with Veuve Clicquot for $125 per person; $150 table fee and receive a complimentary bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut or Rosé with two complimentary Veuve Clicquot Champagne flutes.
What: An hour-long guided tour of the historic house of DC Brewmaster Christian Heurich and
local craft beer tasting. Guests receive one beer flight, featuring 4 oz pours of this month’s
brews (3 Stars Brewing Co’s Never Say Never, Atlas Brew Works’ Ponzi, and DC Brau’s Penn
Quarter Porter).
Tickets: $30
Additional Details: Full pour beers and snacks available for purchase after tour
More information: http://bit.ly/Feb19BrewmasterTour
