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Steeped in history The Mansion was built 125 years ago. Nearly every President since Teddy Roosevelt has visited. J. Edgar Hoover's G-Men lived there. During the Vietnam War, Norman Mailer wrote about the house, and the mother of the civil rights movement, Mrs. Rosa Parks called us home.

This is not a secret door hunt, although you will be able to tour the entire mansion and museum. From the history of our building to the history of the world there's lots to explore on this one-of-a-kind journey.

History buffs will LOVE this hunt!

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MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5pm

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

ADVANCE ON-LINE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

Tickets at the door add $5/person

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Find your way through secret doors and covert passages to a world never experienced. You'll be walking in the footsteps of presidents and freedom fighters, historians and fiction writers. 

You will learn about how the secret doors were created, what to look for -- and what not to look for.

We will never ruin the surprise of finding a secret door by giving you a map - or showing you where they are. So be sure to keep your eyes open! If you find two secret doors you are an above average sleuth!

Bring your own shopping bags. Everything is for sale!

MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5pm

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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"Each person must live their life as a model for others." ~Mrs. Rosa Parks


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Celebrate the life of Mrs. Rosa Parks on this journey. A resident of The Mansion for over a decade Mrs. Parks was a mother figure and mentor to Founder, H.H. Leonards. Her presence at The Mansion has left an indelible mark on us. Visit her favorite rooms, view mementos, and hear inspiring stories of how she touched us all.

Tour includes a private screening of stories of Mrs. Parks when she was here.

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MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5pm

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Join our experienced docents on this private guided tour through at least 60 of our themed rooms. You'll learn about the history and highlights of the O Museum. While we would never spoil the fun of finding the secret doors on your own -- our docents will give you some hints on what to look for. This is the ONLY tour that includes the ultra-private Penthouse Suite. After your 20 minute guided tour, search for secret doors on your own, as well as shop for items you can't live, without. 100% of your tour money goes to our Museum Programs, so thank you!

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Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.


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Think with your heart and feel with your mind as you search through themed rooms and behind secret doors. We will never ruin the surprise of finding a secret door by giving you a map - so be sure to keep your eyes open! If you find two secret doors you are an above average sleuth!

There are easy clues and hard clues on this treasure hunt -- but everyone is sure to have fun.

Only available this month.

MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5pm

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Get your mustache on (don't worry we'll give you one) and join in the fun on this zany hunt around The Mansion. You'll put your super sleuth skills to the test as you search for designated items found only at The Mansion. Prizes additional. Explore our themed rooms and search for secret doors. Includes a mustache to wear.

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MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5pm

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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whether your group works for a different department or on different projects we all have the same goal -- success. this facilitator led experience will encourage teamwork, inspire creative thinking, foster communication, build leadership skills, reinforce and teach new skills.

your team will think with their hearts, and feel with their minds as they search through themed rooms and behind secret doors looking for designated items. this facilitator led experience will help generate understanding and communication as your team embarks on a hunt around the mansion - then each team will come together to present their lessons learned and discuss the similarities and differences of their experience.

Prizes additional.

We have over 100 rooms and 70 secret doors (yes 70!). We guarantee you can see at least 60 of our legendary rooms -- but be warned secret doors are tricky to find -- if you find 2 or 3 you are an above average sleuth.

INCLUDES:
- Private room for one hour
- Hunt Facilitator
- Treasure hunt
- Explore our themed rooms
- Search for secret doors

Offered 10am - 3pm based on availability
MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5pm

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Home to singers, songwriters, over 60 signed guitars, rare authentic rock memorabilia, photographs and more, The Mansion has music at it's core. From the Grateful Dead to The Beatles to The Stones and beyond you'll put your knowledge of music to the test as you search all four floors for Rock & Roll items found only at The Mansion. Explore our themed rooms and search for secret doors. Prizes additional. Cash bar.

Bring your own shopping bags. Everything is for sale!

MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5pm

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

ADVANCE ON-LINE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

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Think with your heart, feel with your mind and look outside yourself as you search for designated items found at eye level or above.

This hunt will not only challenge you to look beyond and really see what is all around you, but will help you see the bigger picture.

We have over 100 rooms and 70 secret doors (yes 70!) to explore. We guarantee you can see at least 60 of our legendary rooms — but be warned secret doors are tricky to find — if you find 2 or 3 you are an above average sleuth.

Bring your own shopping bags. Everything is for sale! 

MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5pm

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Be patriotic all year long! Celebrate our country's heritage and support our vets when you purchase this fun American Heritage Treasure Hunt.

Enjoy a free Heritage beer -- local vet owned brewery -- while you search for patriotic themed items and explore our legendary themed rooms.

American history buffs will LOVE this hunt!

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MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5pm

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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As a former rooming house for J. Edgar Hoover's G-Men, The Mansion is steeped in history and intrigue. From spies to secret passageways you'll put your super sleuth skills to the test as you search for designated items found only at The Mansion. Prizes additional. Explore our themed rooms and search for secret doors.

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MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5pm

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Explore with Dad on this fun filled treasure hunt at The Mansion!

Available today through - Father's Day.

Explore our themed rooms and search for secret doors.

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MUSEUM CLOSES AT 5pm

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

ADVANCE ON-LINE RESERVATIONS REQUIRED 

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Groups of 10 or more will enjoy our delicious continental breakfast and engage in a short discussion to learn the history and philosophy of The Mansion. Afterwards tour through our themed rooms and behind secret doors to experience the creative process.

INCLUDES
- Private room (one hour)
- Continental breakfast
(sweet breads, yogurt, granola, fresh fruit hot coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate)
- Short discussion
(on our history & philosophy)
- Explore our themed rooms
- Search for secret doors

Bring your own shopping bags. Everything is for sale!

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Must be booked on-line at least one week in advance.

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Groups of 20 or more will nosh on exotic cheese & crackers - OR- fresh vegetables & dip while they engage in a short discussion to learn the history and philosophy of O Street Museum in The Mansion. Afterwards you'll put your super sleuth skills to the test as you search the main floor for designated items found only at O Museum in The Mansion. Prizes additional.

Includes

- Private room (one hour)
- Exotic cheese & crackers -OR- Fresh vegetables & dip
- Treasure hunt
- Explore our themed rooms
- Search for secret doors

 - Must be 21+ for this hunt

- Bar packages additional
- Add additional appetizers > see options

- Additional mandatory bartender fee will be applied

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MUSEUM CLOSES at 7pm

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Magic exists, not just in the mind.

Have a blast when you join us for a glass of champagne or sparkling cider and tour through our themed rooms and secret doors to experience the creative process.

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Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Package Includes

• Ultimate privacy
• Space to fit rental
• Self-guided tour (first 45 minutes of event)
• Choice of butler or private service
  
• Dedicated event planner
  
• House tablecloths
• Gift table
  
• Housekeeping fees

High Tea Menu

First Course

• Fresh squeezed orange juice & bottled water
  
• Personalized tea selection
  
• Scones with sweet cream & jam

Second Course

• Cheese tray

Third Course

• Fresh seasonal fruit
  

Fourth Course

(select 4, 3 pieces/person)

• Asparagus roll ups, fresh steamed asparagus, garlic, cilantro and onion
  
• Bella bella, roasted portabella mushroom, balsamic vinegar & mozzarella
• Caprese bites, grape tomato with fresh basil, balsamic vinegar and mozzarella
• Cucumber mint, fresh cucumber rounds with mint, butter and cream cheese
• Seared beef, beef tenderloin with mustard and horseradish sauce
• Skipping salmoon, smoked salmon on top of fresh cucumber, under cream cheese

Fifth Course

• Award-winning miniature pastries (our pasty chef is rated top 10 in the country)
• Gluten, sugar & nut free desserts, available by request (add $3.50/person - must order for entire party)
  

Beverages

• Tea Forte loose leaf (see selections) (guests select 3 each)
• Unlimited champagne
  

Prices do not include taxes, 20% set-up fee, gratuity or enhancements

Bring your own shopping bags. Everything is for sale!

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Package Includes

• Ultimate privacy
• Space to fit rental
• Self-guided tour (first 45 minutes of event)
• Dedicated event planner
• House tablecloths
• Gift table
  
• Housekeeping fees

Tea Menu

(pre-select two)
(add third option add $4.50/person) (add fourth option add $4.00/person)

• Assorted cheese & crackers
  
• Crudite basket our garden's freshest vegetables with a homemade garden herb dipping sauce
• Fresh seasonal fruit
• Mansion baked silver dollar cookies
• S'mores
• Sampling of english scones
  

Beverages

• hot tea with an assortment of cream, lemon, honey, sugar & sugar substitutes

Prices do not include taxes, 20% set-up fee, gratuity or enhancements

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Must be booked on-line at least one week in advance.

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Package Includes

(under 12 - $25/person, 12 & older - $35/person)

• Ultimate privacy
• Space to fit rental
• Self-guided tour
  
• House tablecloths
• Gift table
  
• Housekeeping fees

Tea Menu

(pre-select two)
(add third option add $4.50/person) (add fourth option add $4.00/person)

• Basket of sweet breads
  
• Fresh seasonal fruit
• Mansion baked silver dollar cookies
• S'mores
• Sampling of english scones
  

Beverages

• hot tea & hot cocoa
  

Prices do not include taxes, 20% set-up fee, gratuity or enhancements

Bring your own shopping bags. Everything is for sale!

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
One adult required for every four children, 16 and under

Must be booked on-line at least one week in advance.

Way more fun than an amusement park - explore The Mansion's winding hallways and themed rooms searching for secret doors on this one-of-a-kind fun filled journey. Enjoy delicious home baked cookies and a glass of milk. Then embark on a treasure hunt searching for designated items to find.

Bring your own shopping bags. Everything is for sale!

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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You're Invited!
May 19, 2018 at 6:00am
$52/person

Don your favorite morning coat, hat or fascinator as we celebrate the royal union of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Enjoy a Mimosa and our delicious continental breakfast (sweet breads, yogurt, granola, fresh fruit hot coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate), watch the ceremony on the tellys and tour through our themed rooms and search for secret doors.

Includes:
- One Mimosa
- Continental Breakfast
- Explore our legendary themed rooms
- Search for secret doors

Bring your own shopping bags. Everything is for sale!

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Must be booked on-line at least one week in advance.

"One of the World's Most Fully Realized Songwriters and Guitarists"
-LA Weekly

Leni Stern is a world leader in the jazz tradition of electric guitar playing. For over 20 years she has led critically acclaimed ensembles featuring some of the most notable names in jazz, blues and African music. Stern has also won multiple awards for composition and songwriting. Guitar Player Magazine recently named her one of the 50 Most Sensational Female Guitarists of All-Time in their 50th Anniversary issue.

Stern's most recent project is a Trio collaboration with Senegalese artists Alioune Faye and Mamadou Ba. Teir latest album "Dakar Suite" is a celebration of the griot tradition that Faye and Ba come from, featuring Faye's percussive family as the driving groove on Stern's poignant and timely original songs which speak of racial justice, environmentalism, love and family.

Five consecutive wins of Gibson's Female Jazz Guitarist of the Year.

Joining Owen are legendary Los Angeles session musicians Leland Sklar (bass), and British-based master percussionist Pedro Segundo.

For most artists, an album of cover songs is an idea of last resort, a Hail Mary pass when one’s creativity has stalled out or there’s a contract to be fulfilled...

But most artists aren't Judith Owen.

This firebrand singer-songwriter and pianist is currently riding the wave of a tremendous couple of years. Her previous album Somebody's Child was adored by critics around the world - The Sunday Times UK chose it as one of the best records of 2016 and Analog Planet said that it "sparkles with Owen’s witty energy" and noting that "the songs will stay with you long after the record ends".

Her live performances, whether as a headliner or as the handpicked opening act for Bryan Ferry's recent tours of Europe and North America, have been wowing listeners and gaining fans like fellow artist Jackson Browne, who said of Owen’s onstage prowess: "It’s a masterclass on how a show should be done."

So with all that wind in her sails, why then turn to the music of others for her forthcoming album redisCOVERed? For Owen, it is something of a gift for her fans, both old and new.

"Over the years, so many people, whether it be [film producer] Nick Wechsler or audience members who hear the covers I’ve done over the years, have always had the question, 'Why don’t you make a collection of these things because they’re so unique and unusual?'" Owen says. "And I had to really ask myself why I do these covers and why they bring me so much pleasure."

Those questions are easy to answer once you listen to redisCOVERed. As she has done since her earliest days attempting to plunk out the music of Mozart and Debussy on her family's piano to her days playing four hour sets in piano bars fulfilling customer requests, Owen makes these songs her own. She molds the familiar melodies and lyrics to contemporary pop hits and longtime favorites to her unmistakable voice and style.

"The line I always use is, ‘I don’t do karaoke.’ I don’t perform or sing music unless it means something to me,” Owen insists. “I knew I had to make these songs matter to me, to have my truth in them.”

It doesn’t take much digging to find the deeper layers of meaning in her song choices and her performances on redisCOVERed. Look within even the seemingly silliest selection and you’ll find a big piece of Owen's heart waiting for you.

For some songs, the connections are fairly easy to make. She pays loving homage to one of her biggest influences Joni Mitchell, recording a pair of the Laurel Canyon legend’s compositions: "Cherokee Louise" and "Ladies Man." They’re somewhat surprising choices, as they come from Mitchell’s post-'70s heyday when her commercial star had faded somewhat yet she was still producing incredible work. Work that resonated loudly with Owen.

"There’s a line in 'Ladies Man' where she sings, 'Why do you keep trying to make a man out of me?'" Owen says. "And I really relate to that because when I met Joni, I realized I knew exactly what she was talking about.  She is someone who is one of the guys. She does not lead with her sexuality. She leads with her musicianship and her abilities. The most important thing is to be respected on stage and in the studio. Yet, there are times when I've wished that the person I was working with could perhaps notice that I was a woman. She nailed it in that one line and it really touched me."

Owen had a similar relationship within the lyrics and mood of "Black Hole Sun," one of the breakout hits for grunge icons Soundgarden that she performs with such thoughtfulness and verve on redisCOVERed, in tribute to the late Chris Cornell and to the message she found within the song.

"When I heard it, I thought, 'This is the best song about depression and being in the darkness that I’ve ever heard,'" she says. "You couldn’t make that song darker, but what you can do is bring this kind of pompous kind of perkiness to it, which always how I feel when I have my game face on. Like most people who struggle with the 'black dog,' they have their daytime face that they go out with so you won't see what's going on inside. So I liked the idea of doing this almost skipping, 'Take Five' version of it, which belies the words."

Her biggest test, though, was seeing herself within the very modern hip-hop of Drake's "Hotline Bling."

"I said to Harry [Shearer, her husband], 'Choose the most extreme thing; something contemporary that you would think I could not relate to,'" she says. "But of course I can because I've been in that place where I was constantly waiting for the phone call that would come from the guy who would call me only when there was no one better to be around. That song became more of a torch song. That's absolutely a woman's song if ever there was one."

Owen's arrangements breathe fresh life into these familiar songs recording with Grammy® winning co-producer/mixer/engineer David Bianco (Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Meghan Trainor) whilst surrounding herself with some sharp musical talent. She’s joined throughout this album by legendary bassist Leland Sklar (James Taylor, Carole King, Leonard Cohen) and master percussionist Pedro Segundo, both key members of Judith's recent live band.

You'll also find contributions from the likes of Paul Beard (Bryan Ferry, James Blunt), George Shelby (Phil Collins, Bette Midler), Snarky Puppy member Michael 'Maz' Maher, Grammy® winning jazz trumpeter Nicholas Payton and her dazzling London string players; longtime cellist collaborator Gabriella Swallow and violinist Lizzie Ball (Nigel Kennedy, Jeff Beck).

What every track on redisCOVERed--be it a pop chestnut from Grease ("Summer Nights"), a modern chart hit (Ed Sheeran’s "Shape Of You" or Justin Timberlake "Can’t Stop The Feeling"), an icon (Beatles "Blackbird" or Deep Purple "Smoke On The Water") or evergreen 70s dance floor classics (Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff" or Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music") -- reveals is that what we bring to a song that we love is what ultimately defines its truth. 

"These are great songs that I've deconstructed and re-claimed or simply found my life and new meaning in the lyrics"

"What started as a "Dream A Little Dream Of Me' request sung for a good friend’s wedding, this version turned into one more akin to Sinatra"s "One More For The Road" -- the joy of first love was exchanged turned in a 'not into you' and the perfect bookend for the album starting with "Hotline Bling" and seemingly perfect ending for the album"

"This is the thing about music," Owen avers, "We always get a different read from the same song. A song means so many different things to different people, and they're all true. It's what it means to you that matters."

"The kind of wailing folk-jazz voice that slices away surfaces to touch the vulnerable emotional nerve endings and leave you quivering." -- The New York Times

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You're Invited!
May 19, 2018 at 6:00am
$52/person

Don your favorite morning coat, hat or fascinator as we celebrate the royal union of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Enjoy a Mimosa and our delicious continental breakfast (sweet breads, yogurt, granola, fresh fruit hot coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate), watch the ceremony on the tellys and tour through our themed rooms and search for secret doors.

Includes:
- One Mimosa
- Continental Breakfast
- Explore our legendary themed rooms
- Search for secret doors

Bring your own shopping bags. Everything is for sale!

Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Must be booked on-line at least one week in advance.

SHOW DATES:
April 22, May 20, June 17, July 22, August 12

In 1946, famed comics Bud Abbott and Lou Costello asked Billie Bloch, Rich's mom, for permission to have her three year old son stay in Hollywood and begin a career in show business under their tutelage. Billie declined, whisking her son back to the safety of the east coast. But the hook was set. By age seven, Rich was hanging around stage doors and doing magic shows. At eight, he landed his first T.V. gig, as assistant to Dick DuBois, T.V.'s first Magic Clown, on the DuMont television network in New York City. And so it began.

Rich has become one of the busiest corporate entertainers in the world. He is a frequent headliner on Las Vegas and Atlantic City stages, a motivational speaker (Rich is a two-time recipient of the coveted "Blackstone Award" from the International Platform Association), author and playwright. He has served as scriptwriter and magic consultant to the legendary Orson Welles (who once introduced Rich as "an Edison of Magic") and to various theater companies, including the Folger Shakespeare Theater in Washington. He has been a five-time nominee for Stage Magician of the Year and is a 2006 Fellowship recipient at Hollywood's famed Magic Castle.

Rich also has a long history in magic as an inventor, (out of magic, too -- he holds a patent on a device to assist disabled ice skaters), builder and performer. He is the originator of more than a hundred effects used worldwide by professional magicians.

In 2010, Rich opened Dickens Parlour Theatre in Millville, Delaware, which has quickly become a favorite entertainment spot for both local residents and tourists, as well as a much desired venue for performing magicians from all over the world. And, he is the founder of the highly successful "Magic Castle At Sea" program, exclusive to Crystal Cruises, which provides their vessels with world class magic performers on every cruise.

At home in Washington, D.C., he lives with his wife, Susan, a Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown University, a Golden Doodle and a parrot that does card tricks.

Rhode Island based Marc Douglas Berardo is a hardworking, fast moving, adventure seeking, keen observer who lives for the story and the song. He has been nationally recognized for his music and performances (Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Song contest, Telluride Troubadour Contest, Sisters Folk Festival, South Florida Folk Fest, 2013 Rams Head Onstage Rammie for Show of the Year.) No Depression Magazine called his latest CD Whalebone: "a highly polished personal collection with songs that are on the delicate trapeze of poignancy." In May of 2014, Berardo won the 2014 Wildflower Art and Music Festival Song Contest in Texas. The following week he performed as a finalist in the legendary Kerrville New Folk Contest at the Kerrville Folk Festival. In early 2015, Berardo's interview and live performance feature on Sirius/ XM Satellite Radio's The Village was voted one of the best of the year by listeners. Marc Douglas Berardo has shared the stage with heavyweights such as The New Riders of The Purple Sage, The Doobie Brothers, Jimmy LaFave, Martin Sexton, Terri Hendrix, Kevin Welch, Red Molly, Eric Taylor, The Pousette Dart Band, John Haitt, and Livingston Taylor. He is also a member of Chris Berardo and the DesBerardos who are frequent performers and friends of the Mansion on O Street.

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Will Kimbrough is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer whose credits include the 2004 Americana Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year Award, 12 songs on four recent Jimmy Buffett albums, current touring and recording with Emmylou Harris and her Red Dirt Boys, and producing two of Todd Snider's most acclaimed collections. Will was a member of guitar pop legends Will and the Bushmen and The Bis-Quits.  He is a member of Willie Sugarcapps with Grayson Capps, Sugarcane Jane and Corky Hughes, whose 2013 self-titled album was critically acclaimed album recieved the Independent Music Award for Best Americana Album. When Emmylou Harris tours, he is her guitar player in Red Dirt Boys. Will is also a member of DADDY, a collaboration with Tommy Womack, with a new record release, that is currently in the Top 40 Americana Radio Chart - "Let's Do This!"

​“Will is a tremendous songwriter, a great guitarist and just an inspirational person.  There’s nobody out there like him. No wonder everybody wants to work with him.”
--- Emmylou Harris

“...On stage, he can charm a crowd whether fronting a band, or playing solo. That is why you see his songs on my albums and his face on our stage”
- Jimmy Buffett

“His records make me jealous. So do his songs”
- Todd Snider

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Mark is a founding member, songwriter and the guitar player for multi-platinum Hootie & the Blowfish and has three solo albums to his credit.

Indie/Soul Singer-Songwriter, Kylie Odetta, is lighting a fire within the underground music scene. With music that is powerful, dreamy, and full of passion she uses the piano & raspy vocals to draw you in.

Kylie has been called an old soul and penned over 250 songs. An indie artist with hints of jazz, soul and pop influences her southern roots make for a unique twist in her vocal character. Her iconic sound is refreshing, original and emotional.

A seasoned performer she has opened for Gavin DeGraw, Colbie Callait, Mat Kearney, Austin Mahone and Kelly Pickler.

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Renee Dion hails from Columbus, Ohio and released her first album, Rhapsody Inn, in 2011. The Ohio native honed her skills in Chicago, where she attended Columbia College, Los Angeles and Atlanta, working with industry up and comers. Through this experience, she developed a unique sound, combining R&B, hip hop, jazz and soul in a way that is unlike any other.

Renee has opened for N'Dambi, Eric Roberson and Jesse Boykins III, and has sung with Gordon Chambers.

According to Renee, "My mission is to create the soundtrack to navigate through life’s many ups and downs, see people set free from fear, bondage of the mind and begin to see yourself as God sees you. Victorious!"

Renee will embark on her first national tour in the summer of 2018.

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San Antonio-born Walt Wilkins has been called a genius. His plaintive guitar and hard-edged vocals have made him a fixture of the Texas music scene.

His masterful crafting of story-songs are sought after and have been recorded by a multitude of artists including Kenny Rogers, Kellie Pickler, Eric Church, Bonnie Bishop, and Brandon Rhyder.

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Award winning husband-and-wife folk-pop team, have been tearing up the music scene since their 1995 debut album, the Celtic-tinged River of Fallen Stars (Green Linnet) which won the National Association of Independent Record Distributors indie award for best contemporary adult album. Their follow-up album, 1996's Life Is Large, included cameos from Roger McGuinn, Steve Earle, Kelly Willis, Nils Lofgren and Susan Cowsill to name a few -- and garnered the couple many awards, including more than 30 Wammies (Washington Area Music Awards).

Individually accomplished Pete has played with Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Nanci Griffith while Maura performed with the Delta Rays and won the New York Country Music Association's Songwriter of the Year Award.

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A new photography exhibit from Cade Martin

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Inspiration doesn't play by many rules. It rides in on the wind and shares your coffee break. Recently during a project, a client and I got to talking about tattoos. She mentioned a tattoo festival being held in the Washington DC area in the coming weeks. There it was, the spark of inspiration. I don't have any tattoos myself but the thought of all those people with their stories essentially written on their bodies was something I felt an immediate pull to photograph. I'm always seeking characters and these were characters I wanted to capture.

These portraits are so alive with stories, the backgrounds amplifying the investment in expression. These people had amazingly detailed, as well as personal, tattoo work, it was such a clear commitment of time - and money - on their part. The whole experience turned out to be a blast - talking and working with people from all walks of life bonded by their ink. It's been amazing to spend a few minutes with these people and to make their portraits. I find the end product captivating, mysterious and revealing. But, I still don't have any tattoos.

ABOUT CADE MARTIN:
Named one of the 200 Best Advertising Photographers in the world -- Cade's meticulous attention to detail helps shape an environment that echoes the real world. Filled with strength and clarity, perfectly composed and lit with a simple elegance, his photographs touch the deepest emotions.

Cade Martin has shot for some of the most iconic brands in the world including Capital One, Discovery Channel, Target, Marriott International, and Starbucks to name a few.

Featuring
"Guitar Man" Warner Williams
1:00pm - 4pm

Guitarist and songster Warner Williams is one of the greatest unsung heroes of the Piedmont blues—an Eastern seaboard style that incorporates fiddle tunes, ballads, country and popular songs, ragtime, and gospel.

The son of a cement finisher and a house cleaner, Williams was one of 11 children raised in a musical family. He was a garbage collector in Maryland for nearly 60 years.

By his early teens, Williams was hopping streetcars to get to the District, often paying his fare with a song. He’d wander through the city, playing tunes for change until police shooed him away.

At 22, he won an on-air talent show on WWDC hosted by Jackson Lowe, a white DJ who was an early champion of R&B. Williams started playing juke joints and house hops around the Maryland suburbs soon after.

When Williams married his wife, Karoline, and started his family, he continued to play on weeknights and weekends. All the blues legends tried to get him to go on tour with them — B.B. King the most notable. But he was afraid he would die on a tour bus, and he did not want to leave his family, so he always said no, only playing with them when they came to D.C.

Williams’s major-label debut, “Blues Highway,” was released in 2004 and helped bring him to wider attention. Summerour has also helped guide Williams to bigger gigs at Wolf Trap, the National Folk Festival and other spots in recent years, but Williams is still more likely to be found playing a house party or a small club or busking on a street corner.

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At the age of 88 Mr. Williams plays the fourth Sunday of each month at O Museum in The Mansion.

Featuring Caroline Ferrante
2:00 pm

West Norfolk, England Radio's Americana Radio Show hosted by Caroline Ferrante, featuring Americana songwriters, musicians, & characters.
 

A new photography exhibit from Cade Martin

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Inspiration doesn't play by many rules. It rides in on the wind and shares your coffee break. Recently during a project, a client and I got to talking about tattoos. She mentioned a tattoo festival being held in the Washington DC area in the coming weeks. There it was, the spark of inspiration. I don't have any tattoos myself but the thought of all those people with their stories essentially written on their bodies was something I felt an immediate pull to photograph. I'm always seeking characters and these were characters I wanted to capture.

These portraits are so alive with stories, the backgrounds amplifying the investment in expression. These people had amazingly detailed, as well as personal, tattoo work, it was such a clear commitment of time - and money - on their part. The whole experience turned out to be a blast - talking and working with people from all walks of life bonded by their ink. It's been amazing to spend a few minutes with these people and to make their portraits. I find the end product captivating, mysterious and revealing. But, I still don't have any tattoos.

ABOUT CADE MARTIN:
Named one of the 200 Best Advertising Photographers in the world -- Cade's meticulous attention to detail helps shape an environment that echoes the real world. Filled with strength and clarity, perfectly composed and lit with a simple elegance, his photographs touch the deepest emotions.

Cade Martin has shot for some of the most iconic brands in the world including Capital One, Discovery Channel, Target, Marriott International, and Starbucks to name a few.

The first-ever collaboration between acclaimed contemporary artist Shepard Fairey and the estate of legendary photographer Jim Marshall. In it, Fairey interprets Marshall's iconic photography from the 1960's, including images of Johnny Cash, Cesar Chavez, and Fannie Lee Chaney, with five new works, vividly depicting the humanity behind some of our country's enduring social justice issues: Voting Rights, Mass Incarceration, Workers' Rights, Gun Culture, and Two Americas. The art of American Civics gives a face to these issues to cultivate dialogue and encourage vigorous solutions to problems that have divided the country and eroded the core of the American ideals.
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Generously donated by Michael Jensen, President/Founder Jensen Communications Inc. Jensen Communications, Inc. is a media, marketing and management firm specializing in public relations serving a diverse range of clients in entertainment, business, cause-related politics and the arts.
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French born photographer Sandrine Lee has lived, studied and worked in NYC for over a decade. Via her husband, Will Lee, she has entered the music world and made it her main photographic playground.

Filmmaker, author, photographer and recipient of more than 100 national and international awards for his work, Chip's images appear in the book Enough To Go Around - Searching for Hope in Afghanistan, Pakistan & Darfur. An exhibition of his images premiers at the 2011 World Peace Festival and this fall at O Street Museum Foundation.

This event benefits Relief International and
O Street Museum Foundation

Gerald Johnson's art can be found in the National Gallery of Art, The White House, and the Treasury Department, as well as over three hundred corporate collections in America, Europe and China.

He was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and now lives in the DC area. He earned his fine arts degree and completed his graduate studies in printmaking and painting at Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of North Carolina.

"The O Museum has challenged my creativity and championed my art. Every artist's dream is to find a receptive audience for their work. Twenty-five years ago, carrying 10 tiny collages into this mysterious house on O Street I found that audience; always saying "Do what is in your heart."

Nina Miller loves all animals, some people, music, books, sparkly things, and all things vintage. Perpetually getting lost, but with a strong inner-compass, she resides in Nashville with her little monster, Oliver.

Founded in 2002, The Gibson Foundation is committed to making the world a better place for children by creating, developing and supporting programs and other non-profit organization in their efforts to advance education, music and the arts, the environment and health and welfare causes. Nina is the Executive Director of The Gibson Foundation.

Nomad Indigenous Mexican Art & Culture Exhibit

This wonderous collection showcases mexican contemporary indigenous arts & crafts, created by world renowned artists, and has exhibited in Montreal, Boston and New York. The D.C. exhibit is supported by the Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington DC.

Born one of 14 children in Persia, 1948, Elie's religious affiliation prohibited him from painting, learning to read, and write. It wasn't until he was in the Israeli army, that he became an artist.

Despite his family disowning him for becoming an artist, he sent 80% of his earnings to them, until their death.

Abrahami's delicate watercolors and oil paintings, combining eastern and western traditions, have been exhibited in various galleries throughout the world and acquired by some of the most important collections in the world, including the Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim Museum and the British Museum. He resides in Paris and his work is in major museum collections, globally.

Mersad Berber is one of the greatest and most distinctive Bosnian painters and graphic artists. His inspiration is derived from Bosnia, its Ottoman past, and its people. An honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts, he has received approximately 50 awards and he has had exhibits in cities all over the world, from London and Madrid, New York to Moscow, Jakarta and New Delhi.

 

Fairey's 25-year career started when he was a student in 1989 with his hugely popular Andre the Giant Has a Posse sticker campaign, which transformed into the OBEY GIANT art campaign. His work has evolved into an acclaimed body of art that includes the 2008 Hope portrait of Barack Obama, which can be found in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. The artist has executed more than 50 large-scale painted public murals around the world as of 2015. His works are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and many others.

Debuting this summer, American Civics is the first-ever collaboration between Fairey and the estate of legendary photographer Jim Marshall. Fairey interprets Marshall's iconic photography with new works vividly depicting the humanity behind some of America's enduring social justice issues.

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