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Crampton Auditorium

2455 6th St. NW
Washington, DC

Phone 202 - 8067198

This 1,500-seat auditorium on Howard University's campus regularly presents jazz, gospel, and R&B concerts, as well as other special events.

DAR Constitution Hall

18th and C Sts. NW
Washington, DC

Phone 202 - 6284780

The 3,700-seat Constitution Hall hosts visiting musicians who perform everything from jazz to pop to rap.

District of Columbia Arts Center

2438 18th St. NW
Washington, DC

Phone 202 - 4627833

Known by area artists as DCAC, this cross-genre space shows changing exhibits in its gallery and presents avant-garde performance art and experimental plays in its small black-box theater.

George Mason University

Rte. 123 and Braddock Rd.
Fairfax, VA

Phone 703 - 9933000

The GMU campus in suburban Virginia is home to the ambitious Center for the Arts, a glittering complex. Music, ballet, and drama performances regularly take place in the 1,900-seat concert hall, the 500-seat proscenium Harris Theater, and the intimate 150-seat Black Box Theater. Also on campus is the 9,500-seat Patriot Center, site of pop acts and sporting events.

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

New Hampshire Ave. and Rock Creek Pkwy. NW
Washington, DC

Phone 202 - 4674600

Any search for cultured entertainment should start here, whether you want to see an international symphony orchestra, a troupe of dancers, a Broadway musical, engaging children's theater, or a comedic whodunit. The "KenCen" is actually five stages under one roof: the Concert Hall, home of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO); the 2,200-seat Opera House, the setting for ballet, modern dance, opera, and large-scale musicals; the Eisenhower Theater, usually used for drama; the Terrace Theater, a Philip Johnson--designed space that showcases chamber groups and experimental works; and the Theater Lab, home to cabaret-style performances. You can also catch a free performance every evening at 6 PM on the Millennium Stage in the center's Grand Foyer.

Lisner Auditorium

21st and H Sts. NW
Washington, DC

Phone 202 - 9946800

A 1,500-seat theater on the campus of George Washington University, Lisner Auditorium is the setting for pop, classical, and choral music shows as well as modern dance performances and musical theater.

MCI Arena

601 F St. NW
Washington, DC

Phone 202 - 6283200

In addition to being the home of the Washington Capitals hockey and Washington Wizards basketball teams, this 19,000-seat arena also hosts many concerts, ice-skating events, and the circus. Parking can be a problem, but the arena is conveniently situated near several Metro lines.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Broken Land Pkwy., Exit 18B off Rte. 21 N
Columbia, MD

Phone 301 - 9821800

In Columbia, Maryland, an hour's drive north of Washington, Merriweather Post is an outdoor pavilion with some covered seating. In warmer months it hosts big-name pop acts.

Mount Vernon College

2100 Foxhall Rd. NW
Washington, DC

Phone 202 - 6254655

The In Series at this small, women's liberal arts college presents music, performance art, theater, classical music, and dance companies in the fall and spring. Past participants in the dance series have included the troupes of Robert Small, Nancy Meehan, and Gus Solomons Jr. The college's intimate Hand Chapel is the setting for rarely produced chamber operas September--June.

National Gallery of Art

6th St. and Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC

Phone 202 - 8426941

Free concerts by the National Gallery Orchestra, conducted by George Manos, and performances by visiting recitalists and ensembles are held in the venerable West Building's West Garden Court on Sunday evening from October to June. Most performances highlight classical music, though April's American Music Festival often features jazz. Entry is first-come, first-served.

Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge

7800 Cellar Door Dr.
Bristow, VA

Phone 703 - 7546400

Cellar Door Productions, the country's largest concert promoter, built its own 25,000-seat venue in 1995. In rural Virginia, about an hour from downtown Washington, the pavilion hosts all types of music.

Smithsonian Institution

10th St. and Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC

Phone 202 - 3572700

The Smithsonian presents a rich assortment of music, some of it free. Jazz, musical theater, and popular standards are performed in the National Museum of American History. In the third-floor Hall of Musical Instruments, musicians periodically play historic instruments from the museum's collection. In warm weather, shows are held in the courtyard between the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of American Art. The Smithsonian Associates Program offers everything from a cappella groups to Cajun zydeco bands; many perform in the National Museum of Natural History's Baird Auditorium.

USAirways Arena

1 Harry S. Truman Dr.
Landover, MD

Phone 301 - 3503400

The area's top venue for big-name pop, rock, and rap acts seats 20,000.

Wolf Trap Farm Park

1551 Trap Rd.
Vienna, VA

Phone 703 - 2186500

Just off the Dulles Toll Road, about a half hour from downtown, Wolf Trap is the only national park dedicated to the performing arts. On its grounds is the Filene Center, an outdoor theater that hosts pop, jazz, opera, ballet, and dance performances each June through September. On performance nights, Metrorail operates a $3.50 round-trip shuttle bus between the West Falls Church Metro station and the Filene Center. The fare is exact change only, and the bus leaves 20 minutes after the show, or no later than 11 PM, whether the show is over or not. The rest of the year, the intimate, indoor Barns at Wolf Trap hosts folk, jazz, rock, chamber, opera, and other music. For tickets, call Tickets.com.