Destinations MAY 2019
Prince George’s
Syke’d Up!
Wanda and Other Comedians Line Up for a Festival of Laughs
Wanda Sykes, Sommore, Common, Cardi B, Vanessa Williams, The Who, Leslie Odom Jr., Nicky Jam, Boyz II Men, Michael Bolton, Jason Aldean, Chris Young, Frank Zappa, Rocktopia, Walt Whitman’s 200th Birthday Celebrations, and much more!
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Destinations MAY 2019
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BSO: An American in Paris The Music Center At Strathmore North Bethesda, MD Delbert McClinton Birchmere Alexandria, VA
Graham Parker City Winery DC Washington, DC Les Misérables Bowie Playhouse Bowie, MD Thru May 5 Leslie Odom Jr. Kennedy Center Washington, DC Thru May 3
Exhibit: Roman Holiday Brentwood Arts Exchange Brentwood, MD Thru May 18 Grand Hotel, The Musical Signature Theatre Arlington, VA Thru May 19
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Outdoor Jazz Showcase Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center College Park, MD
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Seikaly / Herberman Duo Harmony Hall Regional Center Fort Washington, MD
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Spunk Signature Theatre Arlington, VA Thru June 23 Zoe Keating Birchmere Alexandria, VA
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Bach Cantata Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center College Park, MD
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2. Maren Morris The Anthem Washington, DC Robert Janus Spring Games Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex Landover, MD
3 32nd Annual Evening of Comedy The Barns at Wolf Trap Vienna, VA Thru May 4
The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa Modell Performing Arts Center at The Lyric Baltimore, MD The Honey Trap Greenbelt Arts Center Greenbelt, MD Thru May 12 The Temptations & The Four Tops The Theater at MGM National Harbor National Harbor, MD
Boy Named Banjo MilkBoy ArtHouse College Park, MD
Vanessa Williams Kennedy Center Washington, DC Thru May 4
Brasilian Vibes Trio Montpelier Arts Center Laurel, MD
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GZA Howard Theatre Washington, DC
2019 Prince George’s County Wedding Expo The TreeTops Atrium Wedding Venue Hyattsville, MD
J.I.D The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD Jekyll and Hyde Laurel Mill Playhouse Laurel, MD Thru May 19 M3 Rock Festival Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD Thru May 5 Najee Birchmere Alexandria, VA NeedToBreathe Hippodrome at FranceMerrick Performing Arts Center Baltimore, MD 4
Bob Saget Live Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD Claudia Oshry The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD Dancenorth & Lucy Guerin, Inc. Clarice Smith Performing Ars Center College Park, MD Festival of Laughs Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Jamie Barton Kennedy Center Washington, DC
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Make It Mama Stella’s
Italian & Greek specialties are served with wine & cocktails in a homey, old-school space with bar.
7918 Old Branch Ave, Clinton, MD 20735 (301) 868-3057 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM
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National Food & Wine Festival The Plateau at National Harbor National Harbor, MD Thru May 5 Philharmonix Sixth & I Washington, DC Pre-Mother’s Day Comedy Jam DAR Constitution Hall Washington, DC Sesame Street Live EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA Thru May 5
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The Heidi Chronicles Clarice Smith Performing Ars Center College Park, MD Thru May 11 The Lox Howard Theatre Washington, DC Tulipmania Riversdale House Museum Riverdale, MD Patriots Youth Summit On Technology Bowie State University Bowie, MD Todd Snider Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD Wanda Sykes Warner Theatre Washington, DC
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Mélodies Passagères Old Parish House College Park, MD
6 Mayor Bowser’s Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration The Lincoln Washington, DC The First Tee of Greater Washington, DC Pro-Am Argyle Country Club Silver Spring, MD The U.S. Navy Band Cruisers Kennedy Center Washington, DC
7 Kay Ryan Folger Theatre Washington, DC
8 Lil Pump & Lil Skies The Anthem Washington, DC
9 John K. Samson & Kevin Devine MilkBoy ArtHouse College Park, MD Lloyd Banks Howard Theatre Washington, DC
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Nicky Jam EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
2019 Montpelier Historic Site’s Hidden Spaces Tour Montpelier Mansion Laurel, MD
Rocktopia The Theater at MGM National Harbor
National Harbor, MD
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2019 Joint Base Andrews Air Show Andrews Air Force Base Joint Base Andrews, MD
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Allman Brown MilkBoy ArtHouse College Park, MD Andrew Schneider Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center College Park, MD Thru May 11 Chick Corea & Béla Fleck Music Center at Strathmore North Bethesda, MD CREDIT: GILLES TOUCAS
Here Come The Mummies The State Theatre Falls Church, VA Lolita Snipes Head Over Heels Warner Theatre Washington, DC Thru May 11
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Mac McAnally Birchmere Alexandria, VA Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival Kennedy Center Washington, DC Thru May 11
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FOR MORE EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT WWW.PGSUITE.COM/CALENDAR Pre-Mother’s Day Gospel Concert Bowie State University Fine and Performing Arts Center Bowie, MD Silk Road Dance Company Joe’s Movement Emporium Mount Rainier, MD Spartan Stadion Nationals Park Washington, DC
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R&B Ladies Night Out EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
Funny As Ish Comedy Tour DAR Constitution Hall Washington, DC
Tom Joyner – One More Time Experience MGM National Harbor National Harbor, MD
Gary Taylor Birchmere Alexandria, VA
11 A Mother’s Day Celebration UMBC Event Center Baltimore, MD Alejandro Escovedo Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD Ben Platt The Anthem Washington, DC Bring Me The Horizon MECU Pavilion 10 Baltimore, MD
Jillian Jacqueline MilkBoy ArtHouse College Park, MD Keepin The Funk Alive 6th Annual Funk Festival and Parade U Street Neighborhood Washington, DC MercyMe Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Mother’s Day Tea Montpelier Historic Site Montpelier Mansion Laurel, MD
The Who Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, VA TJ Hooker-Taylor: A Tribute to Johnny Taylor Harmony Hall Regional Center Fort Washington, MD
Here Come The Mummies Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD John Waite City Winery DC Washington, DC Judas Priest The Anthem Washington, DC Michael Martin Murphy Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD Pan American Symphony Orchestra: Eternal Tango Kennedy Center Washington, DC Sukhwinder Singh Jai Ho In Concert Warner Theatre Washington, DC
Washington National Opera: Tosca Kennedy Center Washington, DC Thru May 24
The Intruders, Blue Notes, Jr Walkers Allstars, The Undisputed Truth Birchmere Alexandria, VA
Whitman 200: Walt Whitman in Washington Gallery-Place Chinatown Metro Washington, DC
The Muses Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center College Park, MD
12 Annual Pops Concert Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center College Park, MD Battle Of The Bands Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD Boyz II Men MECU Pavilion Baltimore, MD Cuban Doll MilkBoy ArtHouse College Park, MD
Village Idiots Improv Laurel Mill Playhouse Laurel, MD
13 Common Presents Let Love… An Expression Of Art, Words & Songs Kennedy Center Washington, DC Gordon Lightfoot Birchmere Alexandria, VA Richard Thompson Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
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FOR MORE EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT WWW.PGSUITE.COM/CALENDAR RSC Live: As You Like It Folger Theatre Washington, DC The 10th Annual “A Night At The Park” Nationals Park Washington, DC
14 Damien Escobar Birchmere Alexandria, VA Thru May 15
16 Bob Goldthwait & Dana Gould Kennedy Center Washington, DC Jackie Greene City Winery DC Washington, DC Jacob Collier Howard Theatre Washington, DC
Michael Schenker Fest Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
John Cusack Plus High Fidelity Screening Warner Theatre Washington, DC
Slayer Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
Keller Williams Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
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14th Annual Heritage Film Festival New Carrollton Branch Library New Carrollton, MD Thru May 18
Bowen McCauley Dance Company: An Awakening Kennedy Center Washington, DC Thru May 18
B.B. King Blues Band Featuring Michael Lee Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
Disco Live The Theater at MGM National Harbor National Harbor, MD Thru May 18
Dizzy Wright Songbyrd Music House Washington, DC
Jason Aldean Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD
Evanescence The Anthem Washington, DC
Jessie James Decker Warner Theatre Washington, DC
Whitman 200: Whitman Bicentennial Display Library of Congress Washington, DC Thru August 15
Julian Marley Howard Theatre Washington, DC
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2019 WNO Opera Gala Concert Kennedy Center Washington, DC
WMZQ Fest Starring Chris Young Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, VA
A Tribute to the Music Of the Mighty O’Jays Publick Playhouse Cheverly, MD
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Colors Kennedy Center Washington, DC Thru May 19 Dance: Nootana Hidden Treasures Joe’s Movement Emporium Mount Rainier, MD Thru May 19 Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar Warner Theatre Washington, DC Thru May 19 Grunge-A-Palooza Fest Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD Innovate Prince George’s Prince George’s Community College Largo, MD Maceo Parker Birchmere Alexandria, VA MPT Soul and Doo Wop 2019 Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore, MD Prince George’s Philharmonic Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center College Park, MD STEMisHER 2019 Lake Presidential Golf Club Upper Marlboro, MD
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2019 Family & Friends Day Festival Watkins Regional Park Upper Marlboro, MD Bowie Heritage Day All City of Bowie Museums and Genealogy Library Bowie, MD Chromeo Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC JAPA Presents The Emperor’s New Clothes Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center College Park, MD Jonathan Butler Birchmere Alexandria, VA Peter Mayer & Brendan Mayer: The Long Story Short Tour Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
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Soledad Pastorutti Howard Theatre Washington, DC The Choral Arts Society Of Washington: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem Kennedy Center Washington, DC
20 Steve Earle & The Dukes Birchmere Alexandria, VA
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Whitman 200: Remembering Our Veterans Howard University Washington, DC Thru August 31
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Greta Van Fleet MECU Pavilion Baltimore, MD
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Michael Bolton Kennedy Center Washington, DC The Nils Lofgren Band Birchmere Alexandria, VA Thru May 22
CREDIT: WM ENTERTAINMENT
CREDIT: AMAZON
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Aly & AJ with Armors The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD Daniela Darcourt Howard Theatre Washington, DC
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Chamber Music 17.Fortas Russian Renaissance
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Kennedy Center Washington, DC
CREDIT: TIMOTHY WHITE
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Maryland Deathfest XVII Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD Thru May 26
CREDIT: MATHEW BRADY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Melanie Fiona Howard Theatre Washington, DC The Avett Brothers The Barns at Wolf Trap Vienna, VA Thru May 25
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24 92Q Spring Bling Festival Starring Cardi B Royal Farms Arena Baltimore, MD Almost Selena: A Tribute To The Final Performance Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD Comedian Preacher Lawson Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD Spring Wine Glass Paint & Sip Overdue Recognition Art Gallery Bowie, MD The Seldom Scene Birchmere Alexandria, VA Washington National Opera: Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program: A Concert Of Comic Masterpieces Kennedy Center Washington, DC Whitman 200: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Writers Bloom Bars Washington, DC Yann Tiersen Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC
25 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Jiffy Lube Live Bristow, VA
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Junkyard Band with Suttle The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD Leonard, Coleman & Blunt Harmony Hall Regional Center Fort Washington, MD Memorial Day Parade Bowie High School Annex Bowie, MD N.E.W. Athens Performing The Music of R.E.M. Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD Passion Pit The Anthem Washington, DC Rodney Crowell Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD Rolling Thunder Washington Washington, DC Thru May 27
26 Chuck Brown Band The Hamilton Washington, DC Collective Soul and Gin Blossoms The Theater at MGM National Harbor National Harbor, MD Igloo DMV: The Caribbean Music Festival RFK Stadium Lot 8 Washington, DC Is There a Doctor in The House? Laurel’s Healthcare Stories Laurel Historical Society
Laurel, MD National Memorial Day Choral Festival Kennedy Center Washington, DC Preacher Lawson Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD Walter Beasley Birchmere Alexandria, VA
27 Dishwalla Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD National Memorial Day Concert West Lawn US Capitol Washington, DC
28 Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals MECU Pavilion Baltimore, MD Apocalyptica Lincoln Theatre Washington, DC National Memorial Day Parade Constitution Avenue 7th & 17th Streets NW Washington, DC
29 Tommy Tutone Rams Head On Stage Annapolis, MD Walk Off The Earth With Gabriela Bee of
The Eh Bee Family The Fillmore Silver Spring Silver Spring, MD
30 David Gray The Anthem Washington, DC Frank Iero and The Future Violents Baltimore Soundstage Baltimore, MD Iteration: #Solestories Venus Theatre Laurel, MD Thru June 23 Joanne Shaw Taylor Birchmere Alexandria, VA
31 J.B. Smoove Warner Theatre Washington, DC Luke Combs Merriweather Post Pavilion Columbia, MD Paul Thorn “Ain’t Love Strange” 20th Anniversary Tour Birchmere Alexandria, VA Pedro Capo Howard Theatre Washington, DC The Messengers Legacy Kennedy Center Washington, DC
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