Ira Gitlin
Schedule
If you’d like to receive notices about upcoming performances and events, please e-mail me.
Friday, August 1
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Lubber Run Community Center
300 N Park Dr.
Arlington, VA 22203
(703)228-4712
8:00-9:30 PM
Saturday, August 2
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
5:00-7:30 PM
Our monthly bluegrass showcase, with special guest Hayden Shaw.
Thursday, August 14-Sunday, August 17
Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival Kids’ Academy
Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
Granite Hill Camping Resort
3340 Fairfield Rd.
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717)642-8749
Know any young people who’ve begun playing any of the bluegrass instruments? Please make sure their families know about this fun and educational program at the Gettysburg festival! For more information, go here.
Friday, August 22
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 608-2121
7:00-9:00 PM
Saturday, August 23
Solo banjo
Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Hollywood Shopping Center
9801 Rhode Island Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Monday, August 25-Friday, August 29
Pete Wernick’s Bluegrass Camp
Silver Bay YMCA
87 Silver Bay Rd.
Silver Bay, NY 12874
(518) 543-8833
Another intensive and fun week of classes, jamming, concerts, and more—in a spectacular setting on the shores of Lake George! For more information, or to register, go here.
Sunday, August 31
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
Greenbelt Community Center
15 Crescent Rd.
Greenbelt, MD 20770
12:30-2:00 PM
Glad to be playing at Greenbelt’s Labor Day Festival!
Saturday, September 6
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
5:00-7:30 PM
Our monthly bluegrass showcase, with special guest Jack Dunlap.
Wednesday, September 10
Private event
Why not have bluegrass, country, or swing music at your next event? To contact me, go here.
Sunday, September 14
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
49 West
49 West St.
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410)626-9796
7:00-9:00 PM
Wednesday, September 24
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
VFW Post 350
6420 Orchard Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
7:00-10:00 PM
Thursday, September 25
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
Lansdowne Woods of Virginia
19375 Magnolia Grove Square
Lansdowne, VA 20176
(703)723-1501
7:00-9:30 PM
Friday, September 26
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
Great and Small Therapeutic Riding
17320 Moore Road
Boyds, MD 20841
(301)349-0075
7:00-9:00 PM
A benefit for Great and Small Therapeutic Riding.
Saturday, September 27
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
The Mainstay
5753 N. Main Street
Rock Hall, MD 21661
(410) 639-9133
8:00 PM
Saturday, October 4
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
5:00-7:30 PM
Our monthly bluegrass showcase, with special guest Pictrola.
Saturday, October 18
Solo banjo
Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Hollywood Shopping Center
9801 Rhode Island Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Thursday, October 23
Private event
Why not have bluegrass, country, or swing music at your next event? To contact me, go here.
Saturday, October 25
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Backwater Books
8156 Main St.
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410)696-2482
8:00-10:00 PM
Saturday, November 1
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
5:00-7:30 PM
Our monthly bluegrass showcase, with special guest TBA.
Sunday, November 2
The Original Dixieland Rock & Roll Band
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
6:00-9:00 PM
Saturday, November 8
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
American Legion Post 217
9218 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
(301) 441-2783
The annual Women of Country show. As in previous years, we’ll be playing a set of our own, but we’ll also be backing up one or more of the other singers. For more information, go here.
Saturday, November 15
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
VFW Post 350
6420 Orchard Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
7:00 PM
Friday, November 21
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 608-2121
Saturday, November 22
Solo banjo
Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Hollywood Shopping Center
9801 Rhode Island Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Sunday, November 30
The Oklahoma Twisters (Western Swing)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
6:00-9:00 PM
Saturday, December 6
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Hank Dietle’s Tavern
11010 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(240)512-3077
5:00-7:30 PM
Our monthly bluegrass showcase, with special guests the Black-Eyed Suzies.
