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Mars Arts D.C. at Songbyrd

Where D.C. Music Comes Alive

First Wednesdays · March-June · 8:00 p.m. · FREE

Washington has always had a sound of its own. This season, Washington Performing Arts and Songbyrd Music House continue their recurring Mars Arts D.C. partnership with a free monthly concert series celebrating the artists, sounds, and creative energy that make D.C. music unique. As the city celebrates 50 years of Go-Go, we honor the musical traditions that shaped Washington while making space for the artists and sounds defining what’s next—from Go-Go and jazz to gospel, Latin music, soul, and global sounds. Songbyrd gives our patrons a different way to experience Washington Performing Arts: an intimate music venue, a more relaxed atmosphere, and the energy of a night out in the city.

Mars Arts D.C.

Mars Arts D.C. is a partnership of Mars, Incorporated and Washington Performing Arts, with support from Jacqueline Badger Mars.

Special thanks to the following lead supporters of Washington Performing Arts’s mission-driven work: Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Incorporated; D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; and Events DC.