EducArte

Brazilian Carnival Dance Class: Frevo & Samba
2022-11-19 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-11-05 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Old Parish House of College Park, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park, MD, 20740, United States
Join us for TWO Brazilian carnival dance classes—frevo and samba! You are welcome to come to one or both. Also stay for our bateria (samba percussion ensemble) rehearsal with André Coelho at 3PM!
Frevo with Kate: 1-2PM
Learn the basics of Recife’s carnival dance, frevo! Dancer and dance scholar Kate Spanos will demonstrate and teach frevo dance using the methodology of Mexe Com Tudo (Otávio Bastos) of Recife. Learn more about frevo and Mexe Com Tudo here.
Samba with Zezeh: 2-3PM
Learn samba from Zezeh, Brazilian dancer, teacher, choreographer, performer, and healer from São Paulo with a mission to bring more joy to the world through art. Zezeh will demonstrate and teach the basics of samba dance.
This event is free and open to the public. All levels are welcome to participate. While primarily intended for adults, everyone is welcome. Please note that this class will be held at Old Parish House of College Park at 4711 Knox Road.
The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to our event sponsor, the College Park Arts Exchange.

ABRACE weekly music lessons
2022-11-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-11-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-11-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-22 09:30 - 12:30, 2022-10-15 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-01 10:00 - 12:00 and 1 more date | Langley High School, 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA, 22101, United States
For ABRACE members only. To learn more about ABRACE, visit abracebrasil.org. Learn more about EducArte’s music program with ABRACE here.
EducArte’s Portuguese-language music lessons are supported by funding from:

11/17 Pablo's Baile - Bossa Bistro
2022-11-17 22:00 - 23:30 | Bossa Bistro, 2463 18th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20009, United States
Pablo’s Baile happens every third Thursday of the month at Bossa Bistro! An electrifying mix of percussion, passion, and Brazilian Portuguese, Pablo’s Baile showcases the best of live Brazilian dance music, including samba and forró.

Pablo’s Baile was featured in Washington City Paper in December 2021! Check it out: City Lights—Pablo’s Baile Brings Brazil to Adams Morgan

$10 at the door

Choro music performance (private event)
2022-11-15 15:30 - 16:30, 2022-10-27 15:30 - 16:30
Private event. Want to hire us to perform or teach a workshop? Contact us.

Maryland Irish Festival performance
2022-11-13 13:20 - 14:20 | Maryland State Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road, Lutherville, MD, 21093, United States
Join in the fun at the 48th Maryland Irish Festival in Lutherville! The festival lasts all weekend, November 11-13.
The Maryland Irish Festival is a cultural/heritage festival highlighting Irish history, music, dance, food, beverages, and wares. Proceeds from the festival are donated to various local, state, national and international charities.
EducArte co-founder Kate Spanos will be performing in an ensemble with dancers Catherine Marafino Brice, Rebecca McGowan, and Kaitlyn Likas, along with musicians Peter Brice, Donna Long, and Joey Abarta. They will be showcasing a variety of Irish and percussive dance styles. Their performance will take place from 1:20-2:20 PM on Sunday, November 13 in the Cow Palace.

EducArte’s Brazilian Percussion Practice
2022-11-05 15:00 - 16:30, 2022-10-22 15:00 - 16:30, 2022-10-08 15:00 - 16:30 | Old Parish House of College Park, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park, MD, 20740, United States
Learn from Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro! André will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian samba percussion instruments. We will have some percussion instruments available for participants to use, but please bring your own instruments if you have any.
This is a regularly occurring Brazilian percussion ensemble practice. All levels are welcome to participate; while primarily intended for adults, all ages are welcome.
Registration is $80 for the full semester (September – December 2022) or $15 per drop-in. Purchase now or at the door. First-timers can participate for free! (Needs-based scholarships are also available if payment is an issue.)

The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to our event sponsor, the College Park Arts Exchange.
Thanks also to our instrument sponsor, Contemporânea. EducArte exclusively uses Contemporânea instruments at our Brazilian percussion events.

Classical music performance (private event)
2022-10-29 18:30 - 21:30

Festival style Irish dance workshop by Kate Spanos
2022-10-28 18:00 - 19:00 | District Irish Dance Academy, 4435 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite LL10, Washington, DC, 20016, United States
Join Kate for a special community event to learn Festival style Irish step dance at District Irish Dance Academy (DIDA)!
In this workshop, we will work on some of the movements and techniques that are typical of this style’s “slow” slip jig and learn a short piece of performance choreography. Festival style Irish dance is from the Belfast area of Northern Ireland and was developed by Patricia Mulholland (or “Miss Mulholland”) in the 1950s to draw the focus of Irish dance away from the “pageantry” of feis style and more towards individual expression. The costumes are simpler and dancers do not wear wigs. Festival slip jigs and set dances are much slower than their feis style counterparts, and dancers pay particular attention to expressing “light and shade” in the music. Grace, elegance, and control are key features of Festival style, and one of its distinctive motifs is the “burl” or turn/spin.
DIDA Tappy Hour is designed with community in mind. This event is open to everyone, including dancers from any Irish dance school or style. Footwear: Soft shoes, socks, or light/non-stick sneakers.

Brazilian Carnival Dance Class
2022-10-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Old Parish House of College Park, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park, MD, 20740, United States
Learn the basics of Recife’s carnival dance, frevo! Dancer and dance scholar Kate Spanos will demonstrate and teach frevo dance using the methodology of Mexe Com Tudo (Otávio Bastos) of Recife. Learn more about frevo and Mexe Com Tudo here. Also stay for our percussion ensemble workshop with André Coelho immediately following the dance workshop!
This is a regularly occurring Brazilian dance workshop hosted by EducArte. All levels are welcome to participate.
This event is free and open to the public. While primarily intended for adults, everyone is welcome. Please note that this workshop will be held at Old Parish House of College Park at 4711 Knox Road.
The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to our event sponsor, the College Park Arts Exchange.

Samba Percussion Demo at College Park Day
2022-10-15 12:00 - 18:00 | College Park Aviation Museum & Airport, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive, College Park, MD, 20740, United States
The City of College Park hosts the 10th annual College Park Day, an event that brings neighbors together for a fun-filled day and showcases the city.
EducArte will offer a Brazilian samba percussion demonstration and mini-workshop starting at 4:30PM.
This year, College Park has about 150 participating organizations, including sponsors, merchants, food and drink vendors, entertainment artists, and community information booths and vendors.
Admission is free.

Brazilian Carnival Dance Class
2022-10-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Old Parish House of College Park, 4711 Knox Rd, College Park, MD, 20740, United States
Learn samba from Zezeh, Brazilian dancer, teacher, choreographer, performer, and healer from São Paulo with a mission to bring more joy to the world through art. Zezeh will demonstrate and teach the basics of samba dance. Also stay for our percussion ensemble workshop with André Coelho immediately following the dance workshop!
This event is free and open to the public. All levels are welcome to participate. While primarily intended for adults, everyone is welcome. Please note that this workshop will be held at Old Parish House of College Park at 4711 Knox Road.
The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to our event sponsor, the College Park Arts Exchange.

Milton Nascimento at The Birchmere
2022-10-04 19:30 | The Birchmere, 3701 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22305, United States
Milton Nascimento announces farewell to the stage and promises an epic tour to honor the fans.
With a trajectory that includes a 60-year career and eighty years of life, Milton Nascimento decided that the time has come to say goodbye to the stage. But for this cycle to be complete, the artist decided to pay one last tribute to the fans with an international tour that promises to be epic: “One Final Music Session.”
“I could never end this part of my life of so many years on the road without honoring those who have been with me all this time: the fans. And this tour was designed especially for you!” explains Milton. After forty-three albums, five GRAMMY awards and an honorary doctorate from the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Milton is now preparing to sing his greatest hits on a tour that will pass through Brazil, Europe and the United States.
According to Milton, “It would be impossible to say goodbye without putting songs from all stages of my career in the repertoire,” He adds, “We want to provide a unique and exciting experience, from beginning to end.” Regarding the tour’s repertoire, Milton says that classics such as “Ponta de Areia”, “Encontros e Despedidas,” “Travessia,” “Cio da Terra,” and “Nos Bailes da Vida”, cannot be left our from the set list. “The rest is a surprise,” he says.
The tour “One Final Music Session” is directed by Augusto K. Nascimento. The stage scenery is designed by the artists OSGEMEOS, and the clothing used by Milton are by stylist Ronaldo Fraga. The musical direction is by maestro Wilson Lopes.
“One Final Music Session is the tour that will mark my farewell from the stage. From music, never. And I wait for you to complete this crossing with me.” – Milton Nascimento
CREDITS:
“Milton Nascimento | Tour ONE FINAL MUSIC SESSION
ARTISTIC DIRECTION: AUGUSTO K. NASCIMENTO
MUSICAL DIRECTION: WILSON LOPES
SCENERY: OSGEMEOS
COSTUMES: RONALDO FRAGA
PHOTOS: MARCOS HERMES
BAND:
WILSON LOPES: ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC GUITARS
LINCOLN CHEIB: DRUMS
ADEMIR FOX: PIANO
WIDOR SANTIAGO: WIND INSTRUMENTS
ZÉ IBARRA: VOCAL AND GUITAR
RONALDO SILVA: PERCUSSION
FREDERICO HELIODORO: BASS AND VOCAL

Sergio Mendes at Strathmore Music Center
2022-09-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20852, United States
Bossa Nova was born on July 10, 1958, at the old Odeon studios in Rio de Janeiro, when João Gilberto recorded “Chega de Saudade”—Bossa Nova’s first song and the beginning of a cultural phenomenon. Celebrate 60 years of Bossa Nova with multi-Grammy-winning producer, composer, keyboardist, and vocalist, Sergio Mendes, one of the most internationally successful Brazilian artists of all time. His classic song “Mas Que Nada” is the first Portuguese language song ever to hit Billboard’s US pop chart, and he has collaborated with pop artists like Justin Timberlake, John Legend, and The Black Eyed Peas.
This concert is presented by Strathmore.

Capoeira workshop (private event)
2022-09-23 08:45 - 10:30

Irish Céilí Dance at Glen Echo Park
2022-09-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, 20812, United States
Join us for an evening filled with traditional Irish music and dance!
EducArte presents its FIRST céilí at Glen Echo Park! An Irish céilí is a social gathering filled with traditional music and dance. We will learn some basic Irish dance steps and beginner friendly group dances, accompanied by live music by some of the region’s best Irish musicians.
The called will be dancer Kate Spanos and the band will include Marty Frye (flute), David McKindley-Ward (tenor banjo), and Lexie Boatright (concertina), joined by special guest Ryan Ward (piano) from New York. We will also have a performance by the talented students of the Baltimore-Washington Academy of Irish Culture during the break.
The event will be held in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park. The Bumper Car Pavilion is an outdoor, covered pavilion. Tickets are $15 per person.
This event is free and open to the public. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water. Note: Proof of Covid-19 vaccination is not required; face masks are encouraged but not required.
The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to our event partner, Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture.

The Grill from Ipanema's 30-Year Anniversary
2022-09-18 16:00 - 22:00 | The Grill From Ipanema, 1858 Columbia Rd NW, Washington DC, DC, 20009, United States
Join us on September 18 for The Grill from Ipanema‘s 30-year Anniversary Celebration! Come listen to live forró music by Gigi Macaxeira from 4 to 6 pm, and live Samba music from 7 to 10 pm by Pablo Regis, André Coelho, and Richard Miller.
The Grill From Ipanema is a piece of Brazil in the heart of Washington DC, serving authentic Brazilian food since 1992. As a family-owned and operated restaurant, TGFI is committed to offering the best culinary experience with the warm spirit of Brazilian hospitality. Brazilian cuisine has its strong roots in the Indigenous people, Immigrants from Africa, Europe, Asia, and many other parts of the world. There is a lot of history and culture behind each dish served at our restaurant. We are committed to offering the best culinary experience so that guests can truly taste traditional Brazilian cookery with different flavors and from different regions in Brazil.
Make a reservation by calling (202) 986-0757 or by going to their website. No cover charge to get in.

Tom Rohde & Pablo Regis at Annmarie Artsfest
2022-09-18 11:00 - 12:45 | Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, 13470 Dowell Road, Solomons, MD, 20688, United States
Tom Rohde (guitar) and Pablo Regis (cavaquinho) will play choro and samba at the Annmarie Artsfest in Solomons, MD. They will play at the Tonger Fountain. Learn more about the event on their website.

EducArte’s Brazilian Percussion Practice
2022-09-17 15:00 - 16:30
Learn from Brazilian samba master percussionist André Coelho from Rio de Janeiro! André will show and demonstrate each of the essential Brazilian samba percussion instruments. We will have some percussion instruments available for participants to use, but please bring your own instruments if you have any.
This is a regularly occurring Brazilian percussion ensemble practice. All levels are welcome to participate; while primarily intended for adults, all ages are welcome.
Registration is $80 for the full semester (September – December 2022) or $15 per drop-in. Purchase now or at the door. First-timers can participate for free!

The event is a program of College Park-based arts non-profit EducArte. Special thanks to event sponsor, the College Park Arts Exchange.
Thanks also to our instrument sponsor, Contemporânea. EducArte exclusively uses Contemporânea instruments at our Brazilian percussion events.
