Free Music

My recent theme of how to live affordably continues! The possibilities for free entertainment in the DC / Arlington area are enormous. There are free movies, free museums, free theatres, and as I am covering today, free music.

In the Grand Foyer of the Kennedy Center for the Arts in Washington, DC lies the Millennium Stage. Every day at 6 pm, there are free performances for anyone who wishes to attend. The stage features everything from family entertainment to international culture. Tonight’s performance is organist Mickey Thomas Terry, performing “a program including works by Charles Tournemire, George Walker, Marcel Dupre, Horatio Parker, J.S. Bach, Thomas Kerr, and Franz Liszt.” All performances are broadcast live at kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium.

The 16^th annual Columbia Pike Blues Festival is on June 18, at Walter Reed and Columbia Pike. The Mike Webb Team, LLC has sponsored this event for several years! Cold beer and hot Blues make for a great day in the streets of Arlington. This year features Tinsley Ellis, who has played internationally alongside such greats as Stevie Ray Vaughn and Gov’t Mule. Learn more at columbia-pike.org.

Voted the top tourist attraction in America, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival is more than just music. Every year different countries and American states or regions are featured, with food, music, theatre, stories, crafts, professions and more being spotlighted. This year, the programs feature Colombia, the Peace Corps, and Rhythm & Blues music. The 45^th annual festival takes place on the National Mall, from June 30 – July 4 and July 7-11.

Bethany Fuller

The Mike Webb Team, LLC