Ira Gitlin
Schedule
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Saturday, June 7
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 Red and Murphy Henry!
Sunday, June 15
Blue Grass Sunday Service
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
10401 Armory Ave.
Kensington, MD, 20895
(301)933-7933
10:30 AM
Sunday, June 15
Private event
Why not have bluegrass, country, or swing music at your next event? To contact me, go here.
Saturday, June 21
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
Church of the Covenant
2666 Military Rd.
Arlington, VA 22207
(703) 524-4115
5:00-6:00 PM
Sunday, June 22
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Prince George’s Swimming Pool
3301 Buchanan Street
Mount Rainier, MD 20712
4:00-7:00 PM
Monday, June 23
Bluegrass Jam
Takoma SPARK
7112 Willow Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
(240) 690-1910
7:00-9:00 PM
Saturday, June 28
Private event
Why not have bluegrass, country, or swing music at your next event? To contact me, go here.
Sunday, June 29
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
El Golfo Restaurant
8739 Flower Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 608-2121
6:00-8:00 PM
Wednesday, July 2
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Friendship Heights Village Center
4433 S. Park Ave.
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Details TBA.
Thursday, July 3
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
Streetcar 82
4824 Rhode Island Ave.
Hyattsville, MD 20781
7:00-9:00 PM
Saturday, July 5
Solo banjo
Hollywood Farmers’ Market
Hollywood Shopping Center
9801 Rhode Island Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Saturday, July 5
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 Bryan McDowell.
Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18
Augusta Bluegrass Week
Augusta Heritage Center
Davis and Elkins College
100 Campus Drive, Elkins, WV 26241
(304)637-1209
An intensive and fun week of classes, jamming, concerts, square dancing, and more, in “the green rolling hills of West Virginia”! For more information, or to register, go here. (Scroll down about halfway.)
Thursday, July 24
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
New Deal Café
113 Centerway
Roosevelt Center
Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 474-5642
7:00-9:00 PM
Friday, July 25
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
VFW Post 350
6420 Orchard Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
7:00 PM
Good to be back at this neighborhood joint!
Friday, August 1
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Lubber Run Community Center
300 N Park Dr.
Arlington, VA 22203
(703)228-4712
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
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.
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 TBA.
Friday, September 26
Karen Collins & the Backroads Band (Honky-Tonk Country)
VFW Post 350
6420 Orchard Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
7:00 PM
Saturday, September 27
Big Howdy (Bluegrass)
Rock Hall, MD
Details TBA.
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
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.
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.
h3.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
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.
