This is a weekly preview of arts and entertainment-related events IN Greenbelt, MD, or anywhere else if they showcase Greenbelt artists or entertainers. It covers this weekend through the following weekend.
- Jazz and blues piano by Takoma Park?s own John Guernsey, 6:30 to 8 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
- Greenbelt Youth Circus shows start today and continue through the weekend.? Forty kids perform circus acts inspired by Hollywood, under the direction of Gregory May.? 7 p.m. at the Greenbelt Community Center. Tickets, already close to selling out, are $5 and can be purchased over the phone with a credit card at (301) 397-2208 or at the door with cash, check, or credit card, if the show is not sold out.? It?s recommended that you come 30 minutest before the show to get tickets; but there is still the risk of them being sold out.? Below is a video from last year?s Circus.
- Bruce Kritt ? Classical Guitar, 4 to 6 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
- J.C. ? acoustic covers, soft rock, R&B, 8 to 11 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
- ?Dear Delinquent?? returns to the Greenbelt Arts Center for tonight and tomorrow.? Written by Jack Popplewell.? Penelope Shawn is a very pretty, very appealing young girl who has a most unusual profession:? she?s a burglar.? When David Warren finds her attempting to rob his apartment, he decides it?s up to him to reform her.? At 8:00.? Ticket prices:? $17 general admission; $14 for seniors and students.?Buy Tickets- Greenbelt Youth Circus shows start today and continue through the weekend.? Forty kids perform circus acts inspired by Hollywood, under the direction of Gregory May.? 3 and 7 p.m. at the Greenbelt Community Center. Tickets, already close to selling out, are $5 and can be purchased over the phone with a credit card at (301) 397-2208 or at the door with cash, check, or credit card, if the show is not sold out.? It?s recommended that you come 30 minutest before the show to get tickets; but there is still the risk of them being sold out.? Below is a video from last year?s Circus.
Sunday, August 12
Jack Couldn't Make It
-Jack Couldn?t Make It ? eloquent ballads, blues, folk, rock & roll, country, classics, on acoustic guitar, slide guitar, steel mandolin. 5 to 8 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
- ?Dear Delinquent? returns to the Greenbelt Arts Center for tonight and tomorrow.? Written by Jack Popplewell.? Penelope Shawn is a very pretty, very appealing young girl who has a most unusual profession:? she?s a burglar.? When David Warren finds her attempting to rob his apartment, he decides it?s up to him to reform her.? At 2:00.? Ticket prices:? $17 general admission; $14 for seniors and students.?Buy Tickets
- Greenbelt Youth Circus shows start today and continue through the weekend.? Forty kids perform circus acts inspired by Hollywood, under the direction of Gregory May.? 3 p.m. at the Greenbelt Community Center. Tickets, already close to selling out, are $5 and can be purchased over the phone with a credit card at (301) 397-2208 or at the door with cash, check, or credit card, if the show is not sold out.? It?s recommended that you come 30 minutest before the show to get tickets; but there is still the risk of them being sold out.? Below is a video from last year?s Circus.
-?? Hope Springs starring Meryl Street, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carrell is playing at the Old Greenbelt Theater.? It?s getting GREAT REVIEWS.? (Here?s the Wash Post?s).
Monday, August 13
-?? Hope Springs starring Meryl Street, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carrell is playing at the Old Greenbelt Theater.? It?s getting GREAT REVIEWS.? (Here?s the Wash Post?s).
Tuesday, August 14
- Poetry Night Open Mic!!! ? come express your inner beatnik through the spoken word!! 7 to 9 at the New Deal Cafe.
-?? Hope Springs starring Meryl Street, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carrell is playing at the Old Greenbelt Theater.? It?s getting GREAT REVIEWS.? (Here?s the Wash Post?s).
Wednesday, August 15
- Tony DeSantis ? (photo right) is an engaging, informative performer who sings compelling songs with a Celtic flair, punctuated with intelligent banter.?? 7 to 9 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
-?? Hope Springs starring Meryl Street, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carrell is playing at the Old Greenbelt Theater.? It?s getting GREAT REVIEWS.? (Here?s the Wash Post?s).
Thursday, August 16
- Mid-Day Melodies with Amy C Kraft? Noon to 2 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
- Open Mic with Mike & Noelle!!! 7 to 9 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
-?? Hope Springs starring Meryl Street, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carrell is playing at the Old Greenbelt Theater.? It?s getting GREAT REVIEWS.? (Here?s the Wash Post?s).
Friday, August 17
- ?Lysistrata? (adapted and directed by Jaki Demarest) opens at the Greenbelt Arts Center.?? The year is 1969, baby, and the Sock Puppet Guerilla Theater is working to win hearts and minds and end the Vietnam War with their staging of a swinging sex comedy, Aristophanes? masterpiece, Lysistrata. This summer, trip and groove with us back to an age of free love, man, an Age of Aquarius in which world peace didn?t feel so impossible. Bring us your beads, your headbands, your tie die, your secret optimism, and get ready to make love, not war.? Playing at 8:00.?? Ticket prices: $17 General Admission, $14 Students/Seniors? Buy Tickets.
- Jazz and blues piano by Takoma Park?s own John Guernsey 6:30 to 8 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
The famous Buck Hill!
- Buck Hill ? Jazz legend!!! ?Buck Hill is a master saxophonist, and if you miss out on him now, the fault is your own.? ~Art Lange, Jazz Critic.? Accompanying is Not 2 Cool Jazz. 8 to 11 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
-?? Hope Springs starring Meryl Street, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carrell is PROBABLY still playing at the Old Greenbelt Theater (but click here to make sure).? It?s getting GREAT REVIEWS.? (Here?s the Wash Post?s).
Saturday, August 18
- ?Lysistrata? (adapted and directed by Jaki Demarest) opens at the Greenbelt Arts Center.?? The year is 1969, baby, and the Sock Puppet Guerilla Theater is working to win hearts and minds and end the Vietnam War with their staging of a swinging sex comedy, Aristophanes? masterpiece, Lysistrata. This summer, trip and groove with us back to an age of free love, man, an Age of Aquarius in which world peace didn?t feel so impossible. Bring us your beads, your headbands, your tie die, your secret optimism, and get ready to make love, not war.? Playing at 8:00.?? Ticket prices: $17 General Admission, $14 Students/Seniors? Buy Tickets.? (Continues its run on 8/17-18, 24-25 and 9/1.)
-Bruce Kritt -? Classical Guitar, from 4 to 6 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
-Jazz and blues piano by Takoma Park?s own John Guernsey, 6:30 to 8 pm at the New Deal Cafe. - Buck & The Bucktones ? bluegrass, honky-tonk and originals, with an emphasis on good vocals, irreverent humor, and having fun! 8 to 11 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
-?? Hope Springs starring Meryl Street, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carrell is PROBABLY still playing at the Old Greenbelt Theater (but click here to make sure).? It?s getting GREAT REVIEWS.? (Here?s the Wash Post?s).
Sunday, August 19
- Kids? Open Mic 1:30 to 2:30 pm at the New Deal Cafe.
-Darbuka Dawg Hafla.? Join us for an afternoon of live Middle Eastern music & dance. Musicians will play exotic instruments such as qanun, oud, darbuka, and riq.? 5 to 7 pm at the New Deal Cafe.? This is a true Extravaganza of Middle Eastern Music and Dance that happens once a month here at the New Deal ? a very rare chance to see belly dancing performed to a live band!!? From the band?s Facebook page:? ?Suggested donation $10. Your contributions to the tip jar will help our local, dancer-friendly musicians feel appreciated! Also, please order something delicous from the cafe and tip your waitstaff generously to ensure our ongoing welcome at this new venue.?
-?? Hope Springs starring Meryl Street, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carrell is PROBABLY still playing at the Old Greenbelt Theater (but click here to make sure).? It?s getting GREAT REVIEWS.? (Here?s the Wash Post?s).
Coming Soon
- Sensational violinist and local-girl-made-good Sarah Saviet in concert August 26 at Mishkan Torah.
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