The Ballroom Thieves

with Tomás Pagán Motta

On our Downstairs stage, the Boston-based folk outfit performs its impassioned brand of folk music that combines deft instrumentation with expressive lyricism.

Stephin Merritt (of the Magnetic Fields)

accompanied by Sam Davol with Amy Bezunartea

The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt presents a set of solo, acoustic versions of selected songs from his extensive catalog accompanied by long-time bandmate Sam Davol on cello.

Maria Bello

In Conversation with Daniel Jones

In Whatever…Love is Love: Questioning the Labels We Give Ourselves, actress Maria Bello shares what she’s learned about love, family relationships, spirituality, sexual identity, career, humanitarian work, and her worth as a mother.

Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge

CANCELED

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the concert with Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge has been canceled.

6th in the City Chorus Concert

Celebrate the festival of Lag BaOmer as the 6th in the City Chorus performs with Koinonia Choir of Turner Memorial AME Church and the Metropolitan AME Church Choir.

The Brothers Landreth

with Roof Beams

The Canadian roots-rock band performs songs from its debut album Let It Lie, a project that took 27 years to complete.

David McCullough

In The Wright Brothers, the two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize tells the dramatic story behind Wilbur and Orville Wright, the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly and changed history.

Trivia Night

Nerd Alert!

No matter what you geek out about—superheroes, sci-fi, musicals, and more—we’ll test your knowledge of all things nerdy.

Golem

with the Washington Jewish Music Festival

The Klezmer rock sensation electrifies our Downstairs stage with a globetrotting goulash of Jewish, Slavic, and Gypsy folk songs.

Kayhan Kalhor & Sandeep Das

The virtuoso of the kamancheh excels in traditional musical formats, in contemporary settings, and in a hybrid of the two, as an original member of the Silk Road Ensemble.