Arts & Entertainment
What's Playing at The Barns at Wolf Trap? Rock, Jazz, Blues, Country, Classical
Plus there's an upgraded food and beverage menu.
The weather is cooling down and the music has moved inside to The Barns at Wolf Trap. Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts celebrates The Barns 35th anniversary season with revived public and backstage areas for the 300-year old buildings, upgraded food and beverage menu, and a full slate of artists encompassing genres from rock, jazz, blues, to indie, country and classical.
The venue is located at 1635 Trap Road in Vienna.
“The Barns is an urban oasis – intimate, historic, and one of a kind,” said Arvind Manocha, president and CEO of Wolf Trap Foundation. “35 years old is young enough to have fun, yet old enough to know better – which is precisely how we approached the programming this season.”
This season, patrons will find a refreshed ambiance when entering The Barns – including a completely revamped food and beverage menu. Patrons can come to the show early to savor a delicious meal – from starters featuring artisan cheeses and imported meats to a made-to-order Panini or duck confit flatbread – and a premium glass of wine or craft beer. As always, patrons may enjoy food and beverages from the bar at their seats while taking in the performance.
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Here’s a look at performances coming up:
November
Nov. 5: Soul rockers Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds
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Nov. 8: Award-winning bluegrass ensemble Mountain Heart;
Nov. 10: Paul Thorn
Nov. 11: California Guitar Trio
Nov. 12: Debby Boone
Nov. 13: Kuok-Wai Lio and Zoltan Fejervari, duo piano
Nov. 17: Jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux
Nov. 18, 19: Grammy Award-winning folk star Suzanne Vega and Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter-composer Duncan Sheik
Nov. 20: Rickie Lee Jones
Nov. 21: Sonny Landreth
Nov. 27: John Eaton
Nov. 28: Newmyer Flyer Presents Dream Discs: The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle/Moondance
December
Dec. 2: Eric Hutchinson
Dec. 4: Over the Rhine
Dec. 5: Wolf Trap Holiday Sing-a-Long
Dec. 6: Calmus
Jan. 15: Falu’s Bollywood Orchestra
Jan. 22: Robyn Hitchcock
Jan. 23: Marcia Ball
Jan. 24: The Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Ensemble
Jan. 29: Ted Alexandro
Jan. 30: The Rock Creek Singers and Potomac Fever – two vocal ensembles from the Gay Men’s Chorus of DC
February
Feb. 2-4: Richard Thompson, All-Request Show
Feb. 5-6: Solas
Feb. 10, 11: Eric Burdon and The Animals
Feb. 12: VOCES8
Feb. 13: Bill Frisell
Feb. 18: Gospel-soul funk group The Jones Family Singers
Feb. 19: Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra
Feb. 20, 21: HAPA
Feb. 24: 1964: The Tribute
Feb. 26: Itamar Zorman, violinist
Feb. 27: John Eaton
February 29 & March 1: Grammy-winning Latin-jazz duo Herb Alpert and Lani Hall
March
March 2, 3: International Guitar Night
March 5: Chris Smither
March 10: Austin Lounge Lizards
March 11: Ariel Quartet
March 17: Allan Kelly Gang
March 18: Bluegrass quintet The SteelDrivers
March 20 (two shows): The Oak Ridge Boys
March 25: Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
March 24, 26: A night of comedy with Chicago’s legendary comedy troupe The Second City
April
April 1: Chad & Jeremy
April 8: The Aizuri Quartet
April 9: A Bandhouse Gigs Tribute to Randy Newman
April 20: Jazz legends Ellis and Delfeayo Marsalis
April 20: Ellis and Delfreayo Marsellis
April 21: John McCutcheon
April 23: The Nields
April 29: Sibling fiddlers The Quebe Sisters
May
May 6, 7: 29th Annual Evening of Comedy
To buy tickets or to see the full schedule, visit www.wolftrap.org/barns.
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