Hi, this is Your Girl Cheryl with What’s Hot for the Weekend!
Friday, September 9
Baltimore bassist MICHAEL FORMANEK convenes a powerhouse big band to celebrate his new CD release at the Creative Alliance, two shows, 7 and 9:30p.m., creativealliance.org
A battle of the sexes pits comedians KYM WHITLEY and DAVID ARNOLD against one another in a comedy clash for gender supremacy, at the Baltimore Comedy Factory, Friday and Saturday, multiple shows, baltimorecomedy.com
MO’FIRE, featuring the classic music of Motown and the legendary Earth, Wind & Fire, take the stage at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA, 7:30p.m., birchmere.com
Returning for another year after so many sold old performances, the choreopoem A REAL (N word) SHOW tells it like it is at Theatre Project in Baltimore, Friday through Sunday, one weekend only, theatreproject.org
Clarinetist TODD MARCUS appears with his original music and jazz classics at An Die Musik in two shows, 8 and 9:30pm, andiemuisklive.com
This is the last weekend for the Tony Award winning musical, JELLY’S LAST JAM, at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, featuring jazz pianist MARK MEADOWS, matinee and evening performances, 703.820.9771.
Saturday, September 10
THE GEORGE COLEMAN & HAROLD MABERN QUARTET keep the best in straight ahead jazz flowing at the Caton Castle, 6 p.m., catoncastle,com
THE COLDSPRING JAZZ QUARTET bring their greatest hits to the Cabaret at Germano’s on South High Street, 7:30pm, 410-752-4515
Baltimore’s ARENA PLAYERS present the Broadway musical, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ’, weekends through October 1, matinee and evening shows, 410.728.8200.
It’s the closing weekend for the musical Dreamgirls at the Motor House in Baltimore, performances at 5 and 7:30pm, artscentric.net
The 202 Arts & Music Festival brings a wide variety of music to Canal Park in southeast DC with headliners GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC performing at 5:30p.m. Also featured, Sin Miedo, Black Alley, Chopteeth, and more Festivities begin at 11 a.m., 202.724.5613.
Sunday, September 11
CULTURE CLUB is back! After 14 years, original band members including BOY GEORGE return to the stage with a performance at The Music Center at the Strathmore in Bethesdsa, MD, 8 p.m., strathmore.org
THE SETH KIBEL QUARTET offers An Afternoon of Jazz, Swing & Klezmer at An Die Musik, one show only, 5 p.m., andiemusiklive.com
THE TEMPTATIONS REVIEW featuring DENNIS EDWARDS appear on stage at The Howard Theatre with all the classic Motown hits, 7 p.m., thehowardtheatre.com
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