“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band has a full schedule for inauguration day on Monday (Jan. 20), and they’re getting ready for the big day in Alexandria.
The band spent two days rehearsing for their 57th inauguration day at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center. Their schedule includes the swearing in of President-elect Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol, the parade on Pennsylvania Avenue and the inaugural balls.
Here’s a roundup of all the festivities, events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend, Friday, December 27, through Sunday, December 29, 2024.
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It was a festive Sunday with holiday music at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.
The Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic and the Alexandria Choral Society performed their sold-out “Holiday Dreams” concert.
It was quite a weekend in Alexandria.
Alexandria’s Scottish Christmas Walk weekend started Friday (Dec. 6), where hundreds attended the decadent annual Taste of Scotland fundraiser for the Campagna Center at The Atrium building in Old Town.
Bagpipes, kilts and crowds in red-and-green plaid. The 53rd annual Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk Parade is around the corner.
Here’s your guide to one of Alexandria’s most celebrated and well-attended weekends of the year. Hundreds of costumed musicians, dancers, performers and thousands of spectators are expected to attend the free event, which is produced by Visit Alexandria, the Campagna Center and the city.
Danni Allen and his friend Kenny arrived at Crooked Beat Records at 2:30 a.m. — 11 hours before they opened — to be the first in line for record albums autographed by Ariana Grande.
Grande announced yesterday that 1,000 signed albums would be sold at indie record shops around the country. Crooked Beat Records at 2417 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray was one of two shops in Virginia to sell the collectibles.
Heavy metal band Metallica swung by a record pressing plant a few blocks west of Alexandria earlier this week.
The band visited Furnace Record Pressing, a record pressing company that’s been in business, which Metallica gained a majority interest in last year.
On the one hand, it’s very cool that Kamasi Washington is performing at The Birchmere — his new album Fearless Movement is great — along with the Bacon Brothers, but there’s some bad news for Washington and Bacon fans.
The Bacon Brothers, a musical duo featuring Kevin and Michael Bacon, are returning to The Birchmere this weekend. Washington is playing on Wednesday, July 31. Unfortunately: both shows are sold out.
An upcoming rock concert in Del Ray later this month will help raise funding for scholarships and other assistance to help young students attend a local music school.
The Rock Del Ray concert on Sunday, July 28, will benefit the nonprofit Friends of ROAM, which provides need-based scholarships to Rock of Ages Music, a music school at 114 E. Del Ray Avenue.
A new GoFundMe is hoping to help keep the band playing on at Del Ray School of Music as owner Steve Attix battles cancer.
The GoFundMe, launched by his wife Mary Ellen Attix, aims to keep the school going as Steve goes through chemotherapy to battle T3 muscle-invasive bladder cancer. After chemotherapy, Steve will need surgery to remove his bladder, and Mary said the treatment will be difficult.
Update 6/21: The Portside in Old Town festival has been canceled for Saturday due to extreme heat
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend, Thursday, June 6, through Sunday, June 9, 2024.
