Music

Join the musicians of The First & Franklin community for a beautiful and evocative experience. The exceptional First & Franklin Choir, with professional instrumentalists marks the festive season with Respighi's sublime masterpiece, "Laud to the Nativity," conducted by Jason Kissel. This Choral Service, sung in the magnificence of First & Franklin's candlelit sanctuary, will also include the singing of treasured hymns and carols.

Free admission; a free-will offering will be received. (Suggested
donation: $15.00.)

Join us at the festival for a great day of beer sippin', bourbon tastin', music listenin', cigar smokin', and barbeque eatin'. Your admission buys you a sampling glass so you can enjoy an ALL-YOU-CARE –TO-TASTE sampling of beer and bourbon. Some of the best barbeque vendors are on-site if you get hungry all while enjoying seminars in the tasting theater and LIVE music all day.

April 1st
Whole Hog Friday Night Pig Pickin': 6pm-10pm
WRISTBANDING BEGINS AT 5:45PM
SHUTTLE RUNS FROM 5:30PM - 10:30PM

Tickets go on sale Nov. 3, 2010 at www.u2.com for pre-sale buyers.

Nov. 8th, tickets will go on sale at www.ticketmaster.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets

Join us for an evening of famous opera duets & arias, musical tunes and beautiful sacred songs as staged and performed by four members of the Washington National Opera Chorus. Katherine Keem (soprano), Angela Knight (soprano), Tricia Lepofsky (mezzo soprano), Anna Korsakova (mezzo soprano), and Michael Sheppard (pianist). Spectacular opportunity to see and hear our glorious, fully restored 1910 Steinway B grand piano.

First & Franklin St. Presbyterian Church, 210 W. Madison St., Baltimore, MD 21201. Tickets $15; seniors $10; students $5.

Annapolis, Maryland -

To celebrate 11 years in Annapolis, Paws pet boutique is throwing a party like no other.

Bring on the dog cake, live music, raffles, specials and refreshments! Buy a raffle ticket or an exclusive "wag for life" people shirt and ALL proceeds will be donated to Animal Legal Defense Fund (www.aldf.org) between now and 11/11/10. So if you can't make the party, you can still pick up a shirt and chance to win while helping the animals.

Veteran pianist Rick Eldridge holds forth at the piano bar, and cabaret artist Adelaide Ruble is featured, Fridays at the landmark Serbian Crown Restaurant. The mic is open for singers to sit in, and there is a dance floor. Near Tyson's Corner, off Route 7 at Colvin Run. The menu is French, Russian, and Serbian. $20 minimum.