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Get out your datebooks and PDAs, it's time for our annual Year in Preview, an assortment of some of the major events coming up in the Washington area in 2006. Scan this list to find out when some of the bigger stage shows, concerts, festivals and more are scheduled to take place. Keep in mind that although this is the best information we have as our presses roll, plans and programs can change. So keep reading Weekend throughout the year to stay up to date on what's happening each week.
January
JAN. 20: THE KENNEDY CENTER CHAMBER PLAYERS Jan. 20 at the Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna. 877-965-3872 or 703-938-2404.
  April: Ai Miyagi, of Okinawa, Japan, at last year's National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, set for April 8 this year. (By Nikki Kahn -- The Washington Post) |
JAN. 20: THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conducted by Charles Dutoit, Jan. 20 at the Center for the Arts Concert Hall, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax. 888-945-2468 or 703-993-8888.
JAN. 20: B.B. KING, BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND AND SHEMEKIA COPELAND Jan. 20 at DAR Constitution Hall, 18th and D NW. 202-397-7328 or 202-638-2661.
JAN. 20: JERRY LEE LEWIS Jan. 20 at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. 301-581-5100.
JAN. 20: THE PIPES, DRUMS AND HIGHLAND DANCERS OF 1ST BATTALION THE BLACK WATCH AND THE BAND OF THE WELSH GUARDS Jan. 20 at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. 301-279-5301.
JAN. 20-21: NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conducted by Lorin Maazel with soprano Nancy Gustafson in Richard Strauss's "Metamorphosen," "Four Last Songs," "Don Juan" and "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks," Jan. 20-21 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, 2700 F St. NW. 202-467-4600.
JAN. 20-22: GREATER WASHINGTON GOLF SHOW Displays and demonstrations by vendors of golfing-related goods and services, Jan. 20-22 at Dulles Expo Center, on Willard Road off Route 28 in Chantilly. 703-378-0910.
JAN. 20-22: BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Conducted by Stefan Sanderling with guitarist Manuel Barrueco in Falla's "The Three Cornered Hat" Suite No. 1, Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" and Stravinsky's "Pulcinella," Jan. 20-22 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore. 410-783-8000 or 800-442-1198.
JAN. 20-FEB. 26: "TRYING" Jan. 20-Feb. 26 at Ford's Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. 202-397-7328 or 202-347-4833.
JAN. 20-MARCH 5: "AWAKE AND SING!" Clifford Odets's portrait of a New York family struggling to survive the Depression, Jan. 20-March 5 at the Arena Stage Kreeger Theater, 1101 Sixth St. SW. 202-488-3300 (TDD: 202-484-0247).
JAN. 21: B.B. KING, BOBBY "BLUE" BLAND AND SHEMEKIA COPELAND Jan. 21 at the Lyric Opera House, 140 W. Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore. 410-547-7328 or 410-685-5086.
