Wednesday/May 31
Roundhouse Theater presents Mark Twain's "A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage" through June 25 at the Roundhouse Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Tickets range between $25-50, available by calling 240-644-1100 or visiting www.roundhousetheatre.org.
Thursday/June 1
Conductor Yuri Temirkanov leads the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in a program of Russian Romantic masterpieces including 'Manfred' by Tchaikovsky at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Tickets range between $21-$78 and can be purchased at www.BSOatStrathmore.org or call 877-BSO-1444. Call 301-581-5200 or visit www.BSOatstrathmore.org.
Bad Influence will play blues music from 6-8 p.m. in Veterans Park in downtown Bethesda. Free. Visit www.bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660 for more information.
Saturday/June 3
The Washington Conservancy of Music presents Maribeth and Bradford Gowen in a one piano/four hands concert starting at 8 p.m. at Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ, 1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda. Free, donations accepted. Call 301-320-2770 or visit www.washingtonconservatory.org for more information.
BlackRock Center for the Arts concludes its 2005–2006 season with House Jacks, a San Francisco-based a cappella group, starting at 8 p.m. on the center’s mainstage, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. For further information about the House Jacks performance, call the center at 301-528-2260 or visit www.blackrockcenter.org. For further information about House Jacks, visit www.housejacks.com.
National Philharmonic Chorale performs 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. They will be performing Mozart's 'Great' Mass with four soloists. National Philharmonic will present a free pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. in the Education Center, located just adjacent to the ticket office at the Music Center at Strathmore. For tickets, call the Strathmore Ticket Office at 301-581-5100. Tickets range betwee $25-$80 and children up to age 17 are always free. Visit www.strathmore.org for more.
Monday/June 5
Auditions for the One Act Festival start at 7:30 p.m. at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn in the Kentlands, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. The readings are cold and for unpaid roles in seven shows including plays by Agatha Christie and local playwrights. For more information, visit www.montgomeryplayhouse.org or contact the Festival producer at amimhof@gmail.com.
Wednesday/June 7
Auditions for the One Act Festival start at 7:30 p.m. at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn in the Kentlands, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. The readings are cold and for unpaid roles in seven shows including plays by Agatha Christie and local playwrights. For more information, visit www.montgomeryplayhouse.org or contact the Festival producer at amimhof@gmail.com.
American Symphonic Clarinet Choir will play a free concert starting at 7 p.m. at Gudelsky Concert Pavilion Gazebo, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. The ASCC is Washington D.C.'s only professional clarinet ensemble, boasting members from the National Symphony Orchestra, the Kennedy Center Opera House, the U.S. Army Field Band, and the U.S. Navy Band. Visit www.strathmore.org or call 301-581-5100.
Cletus Kennelly and Lori Kelly perform alternative folk music from 12-2 p.m. at the Bethesda Place Plaza, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Free. Visit www.bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660 for more information.
Thursday/June 8
Cityscape will perform a variety of rock music from 6-8 p.m. in Veterans Park in downtown Bethesda. Free. Visit www.bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660 for more information.
Friday/June 9
Act Two Performing Arts presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'CATS' on the Olney Theatre Center’s Historic Stage, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney starting at 7 p.m. Act Two Performing Arts features a cast of third through eighth graders from across Montgomery County and Washington, D.C. Ticket prices are $14.00/students & seniors and $16.00/adults. A group discount of $12/person is available for groups of ten or more. For tickets, contact Carol Walker at 240-418-9412 or boxoffice@acttwo.org. For directions to the Olney Theatre Center, see http://www.olneytheatre.org.
Saturday/June 10
Act Two Performing Arts presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'CATS' on the Olney Theatre Center’s Historic Stage, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Act Two Performing Arts features a cast of third through eighth graders from across Montgomery County and Washington, D.C. Ticket prices are $14.00/students & seniors and $16.00/adults. A group discount of $12/person is available for groups of ten or more. For tickets, contact Carol Walker at 240-418-9412 or boxoffice@acttwo.org. For directions to the Olney Theatre Center, see http://www.olneytheatre.org.
Conductor Yuri Temirkanov completes his seven-season tenure as Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with a performance of Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 2, 'Resurrection' at 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Tickets range between $21-$78 and can be purchased at www.BSOatStrathmore.org or call 877-BSO-1444. Call 301-581-5200 or visit www.BSOatstrathmore.org.
Sunday/June 11
Act Two Performing Arts presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 'CATS' on the Olney Theatre Center’s Historic Stage, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney at 2 p.m. Act Two Performing Arts features a cast of third through eighth graders from across Montgomery County and Washington, D.C. Ticket prices are $14.00/students & seniors and $16.00/adults. A group discount of $12/person is available for groups of ten or more. For tickets, contact Carol Walker at 240-418-9412 or boxoffice@acttwo.org. For directions to the Olney Theatre Center, see http://www.olneytheatre.org.
Wednesday/June 14
Kusun plays a free concert starting at 7 p.m. at Gudelsky Concert Pavilion Gazebo, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. This ensemble of musicians and dancers fuse bass and lead guitar, electrifying jazz and African rhythms, and traditional Ghanaian instruments in their quest to develop a new style of Ghanaian music they call "Nokoko." For questions visit www.strathmore.org or call 301-581-5100.
Black Sombrero Brass Band is a Tijuana Brass Tribute Band that will play from 12-2 p.m. at the Bethesda Place Plaza, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Visit www.bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660 for more information.
Thursday/June 15
Melanie Mason will perform blues music from 6-8 p.m. in Veterans Park in downtown Bethesda. Free. Visit www.bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660 for more information.
Friday/June 16
“Damn Yankees” presented by the Montgomery College Summer Dinner Theater program will start at 6:30 p.m. with a buffet and the curtain rises at 8:15 p.m. All performances will be held in the Theatre Arts Building at the Montgomery College Rockville Campus. Regularly priced adult tickets are $34.50, and tickets for children 12 and under are $24.50. Tickets can be purchased by phone or fax. Call 301-251-7676 or visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/summerdinnertheatre.
Saturday/June 17
Glorystar Children's Chorus celebrates its 10th anniversary season with a children's choral festival culminating in a concert 7:30 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. A gala program of the combined voices of the five choruses will be directed by guest conductor Dr. Jing Ling-Tam. $15/person and can be purchased by calling 301-581-5100 or visiting http://www.strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar.asp.
Sunday/June 18
Play in a Day. Watch what happens after six professional Washington, D.C. area theatre companies spend 24 hours writing, directing and rehearsing original plays based on similar themes at 8 p.m. at Round House Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. These theatrical creations will be presented at the third annual Play In A Day, a one-of-a-kind event produced by the Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District. Tickets $10 and can be purchased at the door with cash or check. For more information, call 301-215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org.
Wednesday/June 21
Cascade in Blue and Ruthie & The Wranglers play a free concert starting at 7 p.m. at Gudelsky Concert Pavilion Gazebo, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Cascade in Blue, a group of local Maryland teens ages 17-21, blends violin, upright bass, electric bass, guitar, horns, piano, percussion and vocals to create a striking new sound that is reviving the spirit of artistic rock music. Ruthie & the Wranglers, a local group that has reached the Top 20 of the Americana Radio Charts, play American Roots music for audiences all over the D.C. area. For questions visit www.strathmore.org or call 301-581-5100.
James Bazen Project plays contemporary jazz from 12-2 p.m. at the Bethesda Place Plaza, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Visit www.bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660 for more information.
Thursday/June 22
The Great Expectations Band performs a variety of rock music from 6-8 p.m. in Veterans Park in downtown Bethesda. Free. Visit www.bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660 for more information.
Wednesday/June 28
Scythian plays a free concert starting at 7 p.m. at Gudelsky Concert Pavilion Gazebo, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. is a young Celtic band of four young men in their 20s based out of the D.C. area. They are a charismatic group whose music ranges from traditional folk to high energy Celtic, with strains of gypsy and Klezmer in between, and are quickly becoming known for their intense, high-energy shows and dynamic crowd interaction. This show is specifically geared towards families. For questions visit www.strathmore.org or call 301-581-5100.
Uptown East will play rock music from 12-2 p.m. at the Bethesda Place Plaza, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Visit www.bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660 for more information.
Thursday/June 29
USA Canteen performs an Andrews Sisters Tribute from 6-8 p.m. in Veterans Park in downtown Bethesda. Free. Visit www.bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660 for more information.