Wolf Trap Live

The Ahn Trio Reviewed in The Washington Post

2007-04-16T08:39:00.000-05:00

A review by Robert Battey of Friday night's performance by The Ahn Trio at The Barns at Wolf Trap appears in today's Washington Post Style section.

Seu Jorge on NPR and at Wolf Trap this Summer

2007-04-13T15:41:00.000-05:00

Seu Jorge, who some people might know for his David Bowie covers during The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, appears at Wolf Trap this summer as an opening act for Cesaria Evora on Friday, June 22, 2007 and NPR has an April 8th Weekend Edition interview with him available online.

Cowboy Junkies Added to Chris Isaak

2007-04-10T11:19:00.000-05:00

Cowboy Junkies have been added as a special guest to the August 1 Chris Isaak performance. Tickets to this show are already on sale.

Wolf Trap Summer 2007 iMix

2007-04-10T10:03:00.000-05:00

The Wolf Trap Sounds of Summer 2007, Volume 1 iMix is now available on iTunes, with tracks by 15 different artists from the 2007 summer season. Check it out and stay tuned for Volume 2.

News Shows Announced...Tickets On Sale This Saturday at Noon

2007-04-09T10:26:00.000-05:00

New shows were announced this morning on wolftrap.org:

Paulina Rubio -- May 24

Earth, Wind & Fire -- June 5

Ziggy Marley, The Neville Brothers -- June 6

Lyle Lovett, k.d. lang -- June 20

Harry Connick, Jr. -- June 21

Morrissey, Kristeen Young -- July 2

Lucinda Williams -- July 22

The Moody Blues -- August 5

The B-52's -- August 8

Squeeze -- August 9

G. Love & Special Sauce, Slightly Stoopid -- August 25

WEST SIDE STORY -- August 28 to September 3

Michael McDonald -- September 7

Frankie Valli -- September 8

Surprise Acoustic Set Saturday by Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers

2007-03-30T22:06:00.000-05:00

Here are the details on tomorrow morning's surprise musical guests:

This Saturday, March 31, at 10am tickets to most of Wolf Trap's summer shows go on sale to the public through tickets.com, 877-WOLFTRAP, or at the Filene Center box office at Wolf Trap National Park for the Perfomring Arts, where you can save money on service charges.

As an added bonus, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers will play a surprise acoustic set at 9am in front of the box office. So, get there early for a free concert and pick up some tickets for this summer's shows,. Stephen and his band will be back at Wolf Trap on July 6 with the Pat McGee Band and Carbon Leaf. SHOW DETAILS

Summer Season in Washington Post

2007-03-30T13:37:00.000-05:00

Jacqueline Trescott's article on our summer season appears in today's Washington Post. There's one error people should be aware of in the article...the free Summer Blast-Off event with the U.S. Marine Band and fireworks is listed as happening on May 25, when the show is actually on Sunday, May 27. That's one of the most popular nights of the year here and we don't want people showing up on the wrong date, so please make a note of that if you're heading out here for it.

REMINDER
Box office opening day is tomorrow. Get your tickets early and don't forget that you can save on service charges by coming to the Filene Center box office to get your tickets.

Box Office Opening Day Festivities to Include Live Music

2007-03-28T15:15:00.000-05:00

Tickets for most of Wolf Trap's Summer 2007 shows go on sale this Saturday, March 31 at 10am. You can get tickets that morning by calling 877-WOLFTRAP, ordering online at tickets.com, or in person at the Filene Center box office, where you can save money on service charges.

If you come out to the Filene Center to get your tickets that morning, you can catch a special acoustic set of music at 9am from a Summer 2007 Wolf Trap artist (check back here on Friday night to find out who that is), plus Starbucks will be handing out drinks and Capital Restaurants will have some free snacks as well. Cerphe from 94.7 The Globe will be broadcasting live from 9:30-11:30am and WJFK will be here providing on-air updates.

Stay tuned to wolftrap.org during April, as we'll be announcing more shows.

Win Tickets to Vienna Teng at Wolf Trap

2007-03-28T12:32:00.000-05:00

Instrumental Analysis is giving away a pair of tickets to the Tuesday, April 3 performance by Vienna Teng at The Barns at Wolf Trap.

In other contest news, Wolf Trap is giving away a pair of front row tickets to the 2007 Filene Center performance of your choice. The deadline is Monday, April 9 and the Enter to Win page at wolftrap.org has the details.

Wolf Trap at the National Press Club

2007-03-26T14:53:00.000-05:00

Things have wrapped up here at the National Press Club. Our summer season schedule has been posted at wolftrap.org and you can find details online about the new environmental initiative that our President & CEO Terre Jones announced today. And here's the press release on the summer season. Check back later for pictures and more news from today's event.

2007 Summer Season Announcement Monday

2007-03-25T15:15:00.000-05:00

Tomorrow at noon, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts' President & CEO Terre Jones will announce a major environmental initiative and our 2007 summer season schedule from the National Press Club in downtown Washington, DC.

If one of us can get to a computer to blog something from down there, we will. Or you can also tune into the mainpage of wolftrap.org on Monday for a rundown of our summer shows; check out the Newsroom where press releases will be available detailing Wolf Trap's new environmental initiative and all aspects of the summer season; or tune into Wolf Trap Radio, where we'll be playing music by artists from the summer schedule.

Joining us at the Press Club tomorrow will be Mike Love, Lead Singer of the legendary Beach Boys and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, who will also deliver a speech related to the environment.

C-SPAN will likely air the event, either live or tape delayed. We'll keep you posted on that.

George Winston in Today's Post

2007-03-16T09:02:00.000-05:00

A review by Richard Harrington of the latest George Winston releases "Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions: A Hurricane Relief Benefit" and "Complete Solo Piano Recordings 1972-2004" appears in today's Washington Post Weekend section. Winston performs here at The Barns at Wolf Trap tonight through Sunday, though all three performances are now sold out.

Summer on the lawn is right around the corner

2007-03-13T13:23:00.000-05:00

The summer season will be here before you know it...and here's a little YouTube footage I came across a few weeks ago from last summer's moe. performance. It's been viewed over 3,000 times. Long live Web 2.0!

Wolf Trap Education Programs

2007-03-12T14:09:00.000-05:00

Here's a nice article that ran over the weekend on Wolf Trap Institute teaching artists at work in a school in Caroline County, Virginia.

Channel 9 Live Tomorrow Morning from Wolf Trap

2007-03-08T14:58:00.000-05:00

Peggy Fox of WUSA-TV 9 broadcasts live from the Center for Education at Wolf Trap tomorrow morning during the 6'clock hour. The segment will highlight this Saturday's Art Uncorked event which benefits Wolf Trap Education Programs.

On hand for the broadcast will be Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts President & CEO Terre Jones, Barry Broadway of Broadway Galleries, Wolf Trap Visual Artist of 2007 John Bannon, and Rande Janus of The Wine Cabinet. Tune in for a sneak preview of this weekend's event.

Roomful of Blues Tonight

2007-03-08T09:44:00.000-05:00

Roomful of Blues visits The Barns at Wolf Trap this evening for one of our General Admission Dance shows. There are still have some tickets left and you can get yours at 877-WOLFTRAP, www.wolftrap.org, or at The Barns box office.

The DC Blues Society gave one lucky winner a pair of tickets to this show...thanks to them for spreading the word and for all they do to "celebrate blues in the nation's capital."

Art Uncorked

2007-02-16T14:39:00.001-05:00

Art Uncorked
Originally uploaded by wolftraplive.

We have several fundrasiers throughout the year for our education programs. Art Uncorked is the next one and it's coming up on Saturday, March 10. Check out all the details on the invitation to the right or on our website.

Wolf Trap's Summer Schedule 2007

2007-02-13T13:00:00.000-05:00

People have been landing here on the blog through Google searches for things like "wolf trap summer 2007." Here are some details:

-->This summer's dance and musical theater performances were announced in November and tickets are already on sale.

-->The Wolf Trap Opera Company's summer performances will be announced on March 1 with tickets going on sale March 9. WTOC Director Kim Witman has more about this on her blog.

-->The remainder of Wolf Trap's schedule, including Pop performance and NSO concerts will be announced on Monday, March 26 at the National Press Club and on wolftrap.org, with tickets going on sale Saturday, March 31. There will then be additional shows added to the schedule during the month of April.

Valentine's Day at Wolf Trap

2007-02-13T11:04:00.000-05:00

Looking for Valentine's Day plans?

Wednesday, February 14 at 8 PM
Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen

A Swamp Romp favorite and keyboardist for Bonnie Raitt, Jon Cleary brings the Absolute Monster Gentlemen to The Barns for a Valentine's Day show drenched in Crescent City funk. Ticket Price: $20

Misprint in Today's Washington Post About Tonight's Show

2007-02-09T16:47:00.000-05:00

The Barns box office has been getting some phone calls today about this, so I thought I'd get the word out here. There was an error in today's Washington Post Weekend section show listings...Maureen McGovern is not appearing at The Barns at Wolf Trap tonight, Friday, February 9. She's actually here this Sunday, February 11 (her show is sold out) and Paris Piano Trio appears at The Barns tonight. Here are all the correct details...

Friday, February 9 at 8:00 PM
The Discovery Series
Paris Piano Trio

Sunday, February 11 at 7:30 PM
An Evening with Maureen McGovern
Cabaret Series
SOLD OUT

Summer Internships at Wolf Trap

2007-02-09T14:51:00.000-05:00

March 1 is the application deadline for this year's Wolf Trap summer internships, which have been rated as "One of America's Top 100 Internships" by The Princeton Review. Our website has all the details.

General Admission Shows

2007-02-06T15:18:00.000-05:00

Throughout The Barns at Wolf Trap season, the floor seats are pulled out of the venue at certain shows to make room for dancing. The information below went out in a recent email update, detailing our upcoming general admission shows.

Wednesday, February 7 at 8 pm
Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys
General Admission Dance
Leading contemporary Louisiana band

Saturday, March 3 at 7:30 pm
Charivari
General Admission Dance
A vibrant brand of Cajun music

Sunday, March 4 at 7:30 pm
Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans
General Admission Dance
Joyous Afro-Caribbean inspired Americana

Thursday, March 8 at 8 pm
Roomful of Blues
General Admission Dance
This powerful nine-piece band will shake the roof!

Wednesday, March 21 at 8 pm
BeauSoleil
avec Michael Doucet
General Admission Dance
Traditional Cajun dance band

Jeff Daniels Press

2007-02-01T13:15:00.000-05:00

There's been a lot of press for tomorrow night's Jeff Daniels performance. While the show is now sold out and anyone reading all this press can't get tickets, I see a lot value for Wolf Trap in this kind of exposure, even for a sold out show. It builds more buzz for us, keeps us on people's radar, and anyone who visits our website looking for Jeff Daniels tickets could become aware of other shows, special events, and education programs we have going on.

Examiner - Yeas and Nays
"Daniels: I’m no William Shatner"

The Politico - Shenanigans
"If William Shatner Can I Can Too"

Washington Times - Riffs
"Actor turns to singing"

Express
"Q&A: Jeff Daniels"

You can also find it highlighted in the February issue of Washingtonian and we could see a few more hits for the show in the next couple of days.

The Week Ahead

2007-01-29T10:04:00.000-05:00

A quick look at the week ahead...we have five straight nights of music at The Barns this Tuesday through Saturday, with tickets still left for a couple of those shows.

Tuesday night, January 30, Buckwheat Zydeco takes the stage and tickets still remain. The same goes for Wednesday night, January 31, when John Hammond performs. Click on those links for show details and to order tickets online. You can also call 877-WOLFTRAP or stop by The Barns box office.

Then we've got three nights of sold out shows: International Guitar Night on Thursday, Jeff Daniels on Friday, and Riders in the Sky on Saturday. You can always check for last minute ticket availability at wolftrap.org or by calling (703) 255-1868.

Press Round-Up

2007-01-26T10:53:00.000-05:00

-->Tonight's Discovery Series show with Parker String Quartet is a Weekend's Best pick in today's Washington Post.

-->Wolf Trap's use of new media is highlighted in the lead blurb of today's Hypebot's New Music Business Briefing.

-->John Hammond performs at The Barns at Wolf Trap next Wednesday, January 31, and a review of his new G. Love produced CD, "Push Comes to Shove" appears in today's Washington Post Weekend section.

-->The upcoming two-night-stand at The Barns at Wolf Trap by Cherish The Ladies on February 27 & 28 is a pick in The Washington Times' "February guide to the Arts."

-->Finally, a review of this past Wednesday night's John McEuen performance at The Barns appears in today's Washington Post Style section.