JBS-USA Musical Weekend in Washington DC
A musical weekend is planned around two JBS board meetings, with plenty of time for music and fine dining. We are so looking forward to being together again, and hope you will join us in Washington as the cherry blossoms start to bloom!
Following is a description of our weekend and the available options. If you would like to join us for all or any part of this schedule, we would be delighted to have you with us! We can assist with hotel reservations for anyone flying in.
Saturday, March 9:
We arrive in Washington.
5 pm
Dinner - restaurant TBA
Following dinner, attendees may plan to attend one of the following performances at the Kennedy Center:
7 pm
Songbird. Jazz meets operetta in this playful new production of Jacques Offenbach’s La Périchole. Offenbach’s comedic love story is transported to the glimmer and corruption of New Orleans during Prohibition. Washington National Opera at Eisenhower Theater.
7:30 pm
Dongpo: Life in Poems. International acclaimed choreographer Shen Wei returns to the Kennedy Center with his latest contemporary operatic dance. Kennedy Center Opera House
8 pm
Classics in Concert: Timeless Favorites. An evening of popular classics. National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by José Luis Gomez, Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
Sunday March 10:
Attendees have a free morning; board members are in session 10 am to 1 pm.
1:30 pm Brunch at Le Diplomate, a Parisian-style brasserie in historic Washington
Following brunch, attendees may choose from the following performances and concerts:
3 pm and 7 pm Shear Madness: Set in present-day Georgetown, this popular comedy engages audience members as armchair detectives to help solve the scissor-stabbing murder of a famed concert pianist who lives above the Shear Madness unisex hairstyling salon. Kennedy Center Theater Lab
4 pm David Beatty Organ Concert – The concert organist from Annapolis performs on the Lively-Fulcher organ in the lovely setting of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America, NE Washington
4 pm Choral Evensong – the weekly music service featuring the Cathedral Choir and massive organ at the beautiful Washington National Cathedral
Monday, March 11:
Board members are in session 10 am to 1 pm.
Attendees have a free day in Washington. The Cherry Blossom Festival begins in a few days, so the trees should already be beautiful. A good day for shopping, visiting the national museums (which are open on Mondays), or taking a historic tour of the city.
6 pm
Dinner at the Roof Terrace Restaurant, Kennedy Center
8 pm
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, music Director Lahav Shani, conducting. Superstar pianist Daniil Trifonov joins the renowned orchestra for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme.” Also on the program are excerpts from Sergei Prokofiev's Roméo and Juliet, and Arvo Pärt's moving and contemplative Swansong. Kennedy Center Concert Hall.
Tuesday, March 12:
Depart.
NOTES:
Hotel: Non-locals will be staying at the Club Quarters Hotel, 839 17th Street NW, at the JBS group rate of $224 per night. Attendees will pay the hotel with their own credit card at check-in.
Meals listed on this schedule: JBS will make reservations; separate checks.
Performance Tickets: JBS has group tickets to the Rotterdam Philharmonic, and may be able to increase the numbers. Attendees are asked to arrange for their own tickets to other Kennedy Center performances in advance.
Museum tickets: The national museums are free admittance, but may require reservations. Attendees should make these in advance.
Transportation: We can certainly “buddy up” for taxi and Uber transportation. Washington also has an extensive Metro.
JBS group reservations for Rotterdam Philharmonic, hotel rooms, and restaurants will need to be updated and in place by March 4.
IF YOU WISH TO JOIN US FOR ALL OR PART OF THIS WEEKEND, PLEASE CONTACT JANEL LUNDGREN NO LATER THAN MARCH 4 at tonerna@myfairpoint.net