Wolf Trap's 2008 Filene Center Season Goes Public Today!!

Thanks to everyone for stopping by my blog on this fine St. Patrick's Day! It's an exciting day for all of us Trappers, as our President and CEO Terre Jones is currently announcing the bulk of our summer season lineup that will eventually total close to 180 performances from May - September. Terre's forum for this announcement is the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in front of a capacity crowd that includes such distinguished guests as the honorable Norman A. Minetta, former United States Secretary of Transportation, Mary Bomar, Director of the National Park Service, and one of America's most revered contemporary composers, special guest speaker Marvin Hamlisch.

Before I share summer shows booked thus far, I'd like to announce the winner of my artist trivia contest. Stephanie Stadler, congratulations! You have won a pair of front orchestra seats for correctly guessing the following three artists.

1) Gladys Knight

2) The Black Crowes

3) Trisha Yearwood

Let me know at your convenience which show you'd like to attend, and I'll give you details on how to receive your tickets.

Now onto the main event....

2008 Filene Center Lineup

A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor - 5/23 - 5/24

Riverdance - 5/29 - 6/1

Wolf Trap's 19th Annual Swamp Romp featuring the Wild Magnolias, Pine Leaf Boys, Balfa Toujours, and Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas - 6/8

Trisha Yearwood - 6/11

An Evening with Gordon Lightfoot - 6/14

Boz Scaggs - 6/15

Pilobolus - 6/17

James Taylor and his Band of Legends - 6/18

RAIN - The Beatles Experience - 6/19

H.M.S. Pinafore - 6/20

The Gondoliers - 6/21

Emmylou Harris - 6/22

George Benson - An Unforgettable Tribute to Nat King Cole - 6/24

Ricky Skaggs with Bruce Hornsby - 6/25

The Temptations & The Four Tops - 6/26

Rent - 6/27 - 6/29

Lyle Lovett in concert - 7/2

Donna Summer - 7/5

Candide in Concert - 7/6

Ani DiFranco - 7/7

Paul Taylor Dance Company - 7/8

Chicago - 7/9

NSO @ Wolf Trap:Tcheers for Tchaikovsky! - 7/10

NSO @ Wolf Trap: An Evening with Kiri Te Kanawa - 7/11

NSO @ Wolf Trap: This Way to Broadway - 7/12

Hootie & The Blowfish - 7/13

Al Green - 7/15

Earth, Wind & Fire - 7/16

Indigo Girls - 7/17

Pat McGee Band - 7/18

Gladys Knight - 7/19

Mark Knopfler - 7/22

NSO @ Wolf Trap: Not the Messiah! (He's a Very Naughty Boy) Starring Eric Idle - 7/24

NSO @ Wolf Trap: Wolf Trap is for Lovers - 7/25

NSO @ Wolf Trap: Broadway ROCKS! from Phantom to Dreamgirls - 7/26

Crosby, Stills & Nash - 7/28

Noche Flamenca - 7/29

Hippiefest: A Concert for Peace and Love - 7/30

NSO @ Wolf Trap: Beethoven’s Best - 7/31

NSO @ Wolf Trap: Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies - 8/1

NSO @ Wolf Trap: Dial “H” for Hitchcock - 8/2

The Black Crowes - 8/3

Face of America: Hawai'i Revisited - 8/5

Jethro Tull 40th Anniversary Tour - 8/6

Gipsy Kings - 8/7 - 8/8

Gretchen Wilson - 8/9

B.B. King - 8/10

Los Lonely Boys & Los Lobos - 8/12

Buddy Guy & George Thorogood - 8/13

Smokey Robinson - 8/14

SMV: Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller & Victor Wooten - The Thunder Tour - 8/16

The Beach Boys - 8/17

Kenny Rogers & The Oak Ridge Boys - 8/20

Chris Isaak - 8/21

Eddie from Ohio/Great Big Sea - 8/22

The Irish Tenors - 8/24

UB40 - 8/26

Les Misérables - 8/29 - 9/7

There it is! More information on each performance can be found on the Wolf Trap website. Tickets go on-sale to the general public on March 29, so mark your calendars. The next round of shows will be announced on April 7 with an on-sale date of April 12, so stay tuned for more to come. We can't wait to see you out here this summer!

Also, I'd to invite you to tune in on April 21 when the first five performances in Wolf Trap's Face of America series are featured as part of Thirteen/WNET New York's Great Performances on PBS stations across the nation. Check your local WETA listings for broadcast time.

Have a great St. Patty's Day, and be safe!

later on,
Graham