Alexandria Announces Spring, Summer Concerts Schedule

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PHOTO: The Army Blues Jazz Ensemble, from the U. S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” will perform at annual Memorial Day Jazz Festival in Alexandria.

The City of Alexandria has announced the opening of the 2015 Spring & Summer Concert Season with a series of Lunch Bunch Concerts during the month of May.

Spring & Summer concerts highlight local school groups and talent featuring a wide range of music from flamenco to jazz and from pop rock to barbershop. All the performances are free and held outdoors.

Visitors to the historic district are encouraged bike, walk or take the Metrorail Yellow or Blue lines to the King Street Station and take the free King Street Trolley, or DASH or Metro buses to the festival. For DASH schedule information, call 703.370.DASH or visit dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, call 202.637.7000 or visit wmata.com. Parking in Old Town is available in convenient parking garages or lots.

Bicyclists may visit alexandriava.gov/localmotion for the City’s Bikeways Map, which features the City’s best on-street and off-road bikeways, as well as locations of grouped bicycle parking.

• School Lunch Bunch Concerts
  Mon May 4, 2015 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
  Concert featuring Browne Academy Advanced Guitar Ensemble.
  Location: Market Square, 301 King St.
  Contact: Special Events Hotline, 703.746.5592
• School Lunch Bunch Concerts
  Tue May 5, 2015 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
  Concert by James K. Polk Elementary Third Grade Recorder Ensemble.
  Location: Market Square, 301 King St.
  Contact: Special Events Hotline, 703.746.5592
• School Lunch Bunch Concerts
  Wed May 6, 2015 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
  Concert by Our Lady of Good Counsel School Choir of Vienna, VA.
  Location: Market Square, 301 King St.
  Contact: Special Events Hotline, 703.746.5592
• 4MRStage Concert Series
  Sun May 10, 2015 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market Concert Series featuring Matt Buchanan.
  Location: Mt. Vernon Ave at Four Mile Run
  Contact: Catherine Riccio, 4MRStage@Arlandria.org, 804.464.7861
• School Lunch Bunch Concerts
  Mon May 11, 2015 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
  Concert featuring Alexandria Country Day School Blues, Rock, Concert Band.
  Location: Market Square, 301 King St.
  Contact: Special Events, 703.746.5592
• Words&Music presents: Songs of the Spirit
  Sat May 16, 2015 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  Words&Music presents the fifth installment in the ongoing series “The American Composer”, this year titled Songs of the Spirit. Join us as we celebrate the richness and diversity of music that comes from the heart and speaks to the spirit.
  Location: Lyceum
• 4MRStage Concert Series
  Sun May 17, 2015 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market Concert Series featuring Ian Kraft.
  Location: Mt. Vernon Ave at Four Mile Run
  Contact: Catherine Riccio, 4MRStage@Arlandria.org, 804.464.7861
• 4MRStage Concert Series
  Sun May 24, 2015 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Four Mile Run Farmers & Artisans Market Concert Series featuring Libby Wiebel.
  Location: Mt. Vernon Ave at Four Mile Run
  Contact: Catherine Riccio, 4MRStage@Arlandria.org, 804.464.7861
• Cancelled:the Eclectic Guitars, Blues In The Night
  Sun May 24, 2015 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
  This event has been cancelled.
  Location: Lyceum
  Contact: 703.919.9773
• 38th Annual Memorial Day Jazz Festival
  Mon May 25, 2015 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  Program will include entertainment by various bands and begin with a performance by The Army Blues Jazz Ensemble, from the U. S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own”. The other performers, in order are: Origem, featuring Brazilian Jazz; Halley Shoenberg Jazz Quartet featuring Modern Jazz; The Larry Brown Quintet, featuring Straight Ahead Jazz; and Night & Day ...
  Location: Waterfront Park, 1 Prince St.
  Contact: Special Events Hotline, 703.746.5592
• School Lunch Bunch Concerts
  Fri May 29, 2015 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
  Concert featuring Immanuel Lutheran School Student Choirs & Presenters.
  Location: Market Square, 301 King St.
  Contact: Special Events, 703.746.5592
• A Brahms-Schumann Soirée
  Sun May 31, 2015 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  A Brahms-Schumann Soirée: Chamber Music with Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano, The Ensemble da Camera of Washington - Ricardo Cyncynates (violin), Claire Eichhorn (clarinet), Anna Balakerskaia (piano), and cello. Works by Brahms and Schumann.
  Location: Lyceum
  Contact: 703.851.9050
• Music at Twilight Concert-John Carlyle Square Park
  Thu Jun 4, 2015 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  City Concert series with a performance by DarcyDawn & Co featuring pop,rock,country,and top hits. Feel free to bring chairs or a blanket and a picnic supper.
  Location: John Carlyle Park, 300 John Carlyle St.
  Contact: Special Events Hotline, 703.746.5592
• Music at Twilight Concert-John Carlyle Square Park
  Thu Jun 18, 2015 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  City concert series with a performance by E & Me featuring Jazz. Feel free to bring chairs or a blanket and a picnic supper.
  Location: John Carlyle Park, 300 John Carlyle St.
  Contact: Special Events Hotline, 703.746.5592
• USA/Alexandria Birthday Celebration
  Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  Program includes awards presentation, food sales, birthday cake distribution, premier concert and concludes with fireworks barge shoot.
  Location: Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St.
  Contact: 703.746.4343
• Music at Twilight Concert-John Carlyle Square Park
  Thu Jul 16, 2015 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  City concert series with a performance by the Alexandria Harmonizers featuring Men’s Barbershop music. Feel free to bring chairs or a blanket and a picnic supper.
  Location: John Carlyle Park, 300 John Carlyle St.
  Contact: Special Events Hotline, 703.746.5592
• Music at Twilight Concert-John Carlyle Square Park
  Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  City concert series with a performance by The Muddy Crows featuring Modern/Americana, and Folk-Rock music. Feel free to bring chairs or a blanket and a picnic supper.
  Location: John Carlyle Park, 300 John Carlyle St.
  Contact: Special Events Hotline, 703.746.5592
• City Concert Series
  Sun Aug 2, 2015 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  City Sponsored Concert at Market Square with a performance by the 257th Army Band, “The Band of the Nation’s Capital”, featuring “All Entertainment”--music from the stage, the screen and the ring. Feel free to bring chairs or sit on the bench seating around the Square.
  Location: Market Square, 301 King St.
  Contact: Special Events, 703.746.5592
• Music at Twilight Concert-John Carlyle Square Park
  Thu Aug 6, 2015 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  City concert series with a performance by Vintage #18 featuring Blues & Soul. Feel free to bring chairs or a blanket and a picnic supper.
  Location: John Carlyle Park, 300 John Carlyle St.
  Contact: Special Events Hotline, 703.746.5592

For a complete list of Spring & Summer Concerts, visit www.alexandriava.gov/Concerts. Concerts cancelled in the event of inclement weather. For up to date information, visit www.alexandriava.gov/Recreation or call the City’s Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592.