Event Concerts and Performances Summer Concerts on the Lawn Event has been updated
Date and Location
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When: Thursday, August 16, 2018
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
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Where: North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building North Lawn of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building
Part of Summer Movies on the Lawn
Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 or ADA@loc.gov.
The Library of Congress and Washington Performing Arts’ Mars Urban Arts Initiative will co-host the first “Summer Concerts on the Lawn”outdoor musical performance series. The performances will be Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. from July 19 through Aug. 23 on the north lawn of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, across the street from the U.S. Capitol. The July 19 through Aug. 16 performances will be presented in conjunction with “LOC Summer Movies on the Lawn,” a six-film series which showcases iconic films from the Library’s National Film Registry. Each film screening will follow the musical performances at sundown.
July 19: Batala DC
July 26: Chelsey GreenAug 2 canceled due to weather
Aug 9: Trifilio Tango Trio (7 p.m.)
Aug 9: Cheick Hamala Diabate (7:45 p.m.)
Aug 16: Sarah Marie Hughes & Coy Fish
Aug 23: DuPont Brass and VeVe & tha Rebels
Contact: (202) 707-8000.
Featuring
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Sarah Marie Hughes
Sarah Marie Hughes is an alto saxophonist, composer, and music educator from Pasadena, Maryland. She is primarily a free improviser who creates within and on top of many genre frameworks including but not limited to jazz, experimental, swing, blues, folk, pop and rock music. She appears with her quartet Coy Fish.