Jazz Under the Stars

Friday, June 2, 2006

Jazz Under the Stars

Listen to Rachelle Ferrell, Incognito, Will Downing, the Rippingtons, Fourplay and other stars at the 14th annual Capital Jazz Fest Friday through Sunday at Merriweather Post Pavilion. There will also be a jazz challenge competition, a poetry slam and an arts and crafts fair. Lawn seats cost $29.50; pavilion seats (if available) cost $41.50 to $74.50.

CAPITAL JAZZ FEST Friday at 7:30, Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 10 at Merriweather Post Pavilion, on Broken Land Parkway, Columbia. For tickets, 202-397-7328; for information, 301-218-0404 orhttp://www.capitaljazz.com.

Afternoon in the Bayou

Marcia Ball headlines the 17th annual Louisiana Swamp Romp, an afternoon of Cajun, zydeco and blues sounds, Sunday at Wolf Trap. She'll be joined by the Rebirth Brass Band, Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin' and Charivari. General admission tickets in-house and on the lawn cost $20 through Saturday, $25 at the gate.

LOUISIANA SWAMP ROMP Sunday at 2 in the Filene Center at Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna.

For tickets, 877-965-3872; for information,

703-255-1868 orhttp://www.wolftrap.org.

Kids Play in Street

The 12th annual Imagination Bethesda children's street festival hosts local entertainers and other amusements Saturday in downtown Bethesda. The Maryland Youth Ballet, CityDance Ensemble, the Culkin School of Traditional Irish Dance and other groups will perform all day, and strolling balloon artists, jugglers and face painters will mingle with the crowds. The Audubon Naturalist Society, Imagination Stage, Round House Theatre, Strathmore and other organizations will conduct interactive workshops. Admission is free.

IMAGINATION BETHESDA Saturday from 11 to 4 in downtown Bethesda along Woodmont Avenue between Bethesda Avenue and Elm Street (Metro: Bethesda). 301-215-6660 orhttp://www.bethesda.org.

Herndon Celebrates Herndon

Live bands on three stages, carnival rides and games, a crafts fair, a fireworks show, dozens of food vendors and children's art activities are all part of the 26th annual Herndon Festival through Sunday. Headliners include Trout Fishing in America and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Fireworks begin Saturday at 9:30. Admission is free.

HERNDON FESTIVAL Friday 5 to 10:30, Saturday 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Sunday 11 to 6 around Herndon Municipal Center, 777 Lynn St., Herndon; free parking with shuttles at Worldgate Center and Herndon High School. 703-787-7300 orhttp://www.herndonfestival.net.

Festival of the Philippines

Members of the area's Filipino-American community celebrate the culture of their homeland at a Philippine Fair Sunday in downtown Washington, with traditional music, folk dancing, crafts displays and food vendors. A colorful parade of musicians and dancers begins at 1. Admission is free.

PHILIPPINE FAIR Sunday 10 to 6 along Pennsylvania Avenue NW between Third and Seventh streets (Metro: Judiciary Square, Archives-Navy Memorial). 202-361-1024 orhttp://www.pafc-inc.org.

A Taste of the Grape

Sample the best of Virginia wineries and listen to local folk and bluegrass favorites at the 25th annual Vintage Virginia wine festival Saturday and Sunday at a new location this year, Bull Run Regional Park in Centreville. Nearly 60 wineries will offer their tastiest products and conduct seminars on wine tasting and wine selection, and more than 100 artisans will show their arts and crafts. John McCutcheon and other entertainers will perform at the children's tent. Tickets cost $25 at the gate; ages 2 through 21 and designated drivers get in for $12 (younger than 2 free).

VINTAGE VIRGINIA Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 6 at Bull Run Regional Park, 7700 Bull Run Dr., Centreville (at I-66 Exit 52). 540-745-3378 orhttp://www.vintagevirginia.com.

Along the Museum Trail

Visit the Textile Museum, Anderson House, the Phillips Collection and other sites in the Dupont Circle area Saturday and Sunday during the 23rd annual Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk, sponsored by the Dupont-Kalorama Museums Consortium. Each venue will offer its own special events, including sheep-shearing demonstrations and a Celebration of Textiles at the Textile Museum and a display of vintage vehicles at Woodrow Wilson House. Most are open without charge both days; the Phillips will charge admission on Sunday. Free shuttles will operate along the route.

DUPONT-KALORAMA MUSEUM WALK Saturday from 10 to 4 and Sunday from 1 to 5, starting at Woodrow Wilson House, 2340 S St. NW. 202-387-4062, Ext. 12, orhttp://www.dkmuseums.com.

Music in the Glen

Lisa Moscatiello, Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton, Magpie, Iona, Reuben Musgrave, Flory Jagoda and other local folkies and blues musicians perform on seven stages Saturday and Sunday at the 26th annual Washington Folk Festival, sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington at Glen Echo Park. There will also be a small crafts fair and activities for children. Admission is free.

WASHINGTON FOLK FESTIVAL Saturday from noon to 10 and Sunday from noon to 6 at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. 301-634-2222 orhttp://www.fsgw.org.

Medieval Spam

"Spamalot," the smash Broadway musical rip-off of the 1975 film "Monty Python & the Holy Grail," a fractured retelling of the King Arthur legend with killer rabbits, flying cows and a legless Black Knight, opens Tuesday at the National Theatre. Tickets cost $46.25 to $91.25.

"SPAMALOT" Opening Tuesday and continuing through July 9 at the National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. For tickets, 800-447-7400; for information, 202-628-6161 orhttp://www.nationaltheatre.org.

New on Stage

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company opens "The Faculty Room," Bridget Carpenter's biting satire on the dark side of life in high school, with "pay-what-you-can" previews Monday and Tuesday at 8. The bargain seats go on sale at the box office each night at 6:30. Shows continue through July 9. Regular prices are $20 to $48.

"THE FACULTY ROOM" Opening in previews Monday and continuing through July 9 at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939 orhttp://www.woollymammoth.net.

A young king and three noblemen renounce worldly pleasures -- until they meet a French princess and three of her ladies -- in Shakespeare's comic "Love's Labor's Lost," concluding the season at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Discounted previews begin Tuesday. Tickets cost $14.25 to $60.50 through Sunday, and $26 to $71.25 thereafter.

"LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST" Opening in previews Tuesday and continuing through July 30 at the Shakespeare Theatre Company, 450 Seventh St. NW. 202-547-1122 orhttp://www.shakespearetheatre.org.

-- Compiled by Barry Barriere