Strathmore Free Summer Outdoor Concerts
Throngs of community members will flock to the Mansion lawn later this month to welcome the new season of a veritable Strathmore institution—the Free Summer Outdoor Concerts, featuring an eclectic lineup of genre-crashing, and sometimes clashing, feel-good bands and musicians. The series kicks off with Songs of Summer: 2012-2013 Artists in Residence on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at 7 p.m. with current AIRs covering their favorite summer anthems and performing original compositions.

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Puppets Take Strathmore
Avenue Q. Gollum. Elmo. Effigies. Marionettes. Around the world, across the centuries, puppets have transcended cultures as one of the most expressive, adaptable art forms—its origins can be traced back to Egypt, about 4000 years ago. From Saturday, June 22–Tuesday, August 17, 2013, the campus-wide festival Puppets Take Strathmore observes contemporary puppet culture through performance, workshops and an art exhibition, proving that puppets don’t only serve as children’s entertainment, but also as powerful tools for storytelling and for communicating ideas to people of all ages.

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Artist in Residence Owen Danoff
D.C. singer-songwriter Owen Danoff is in a unique position among Strathmore’s Artists in Residence—he’s had lifelong mentorship from his father, two-time Grammy winner Bill Danoff (“Afternoon Delight,” “Country Roads”), and grew up surrounded by accomplished musicians. As the entrepreneurial Owen Danoff continues to forge a name for himself, he shares his progression as an Artist in Residence and unveils tracks from his untitled first full-length album in the Mansion at Strathmore on Wednesdays, June 5 and 19 at 7:30 p.m.

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Strathmore Children's Chorus Spring Concert: The Music of Jim Papoulis
Strathmore began 2013 by actualizing a long-held dream—to launch a children’s choral ensemble—and now the new Strathmore’s Children’s Chorus will host its premiere public concert on Monday, June 10, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The chorus will commemorate its first performance with a repertoire of all Jim Papoulis songs featuring three world premieres, including the Strathmore-commissioned piece, “The Dawn of a Journey.” The 130 members of the Strathmore Children’s Chorus (SCC) will be joined on stage by members of the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras, Holton-Arms Upper School Chorus and the A. Mario Loiederman Middle School Chamber Choir.

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Strathmore Summer 2013 Performance Calendar
Strathmore today announces its 2013 summer season, with 33 concerts, programs, exhibitions and events—the centerpiece of which is the summer festival, Puppets Take Strathmore, a celebration of the art of puppetry. The season also includes Music Center events featuring NPR all–star Ira Glass, spectacular singer Natalie Cole, fast–strumming acoustic guitar fusion from Rodrigo y Gabriela, and the international choirs of Serenade!, as well as returning community favorites such as Strathmore’s Free Summer Outdoor Concert Series, Backyard Theater for Children and the annual tribute concert, dedicated to the music of Wayne Shorter in celebration of his 80th birthday.

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Strathmore, Federal Realty Announce New Entertainment Venue
Strathmore Hall Foundation, Inc. and Federal Realty Investment Trust announce a partnership through the creation of a new performance venue and event space at Pike & Rose, the 24-acre, $250 million mixed-use development in the heart of the White Flint Development District in Montgomery County, MD.

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Strathmore, Glenstone Unveil New Artwork by 1960s Artist Lee Bontecou
Strathmore has unveiled the second work on view in its Music Center from the renowned collection of Glenstone, founded by Mitchell and Emily Rales in Potomac—Lee Bontecou’s 1962 piece Untitled. The installation will be on view in the Lockheed Martin Lobby of the Music Center at Strathmore through March 2014.

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Strathmore Arts and the Brain
Strathmore’s Arts and the Brain series returns for its second season on Thursday, March 14, 2013, with a five part discussion series convening artists, scholars and leading scientific authorities to explore the relationship between the arts, sciences and brain activity. The series begins by exploring Brain-targeted teaching ® with the inventor of the education model, Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Mariale Hardman. Discussions will examine new education models, cutting edge research and innovative ideas, illuminating the intersection of arts and neuroscience.

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