Events for MAY 2012 in MD/DC/VA – Posted 4.29.12

Thu May 3 – Play: Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job @ 1st Mariner Arena in MD (8pm)

Thu May 3 – Mint Condition @ Birchmere in VA (7:30pm)

Fri May 4 – Tyler Perry's Madea Gets A Job Job @ 1st Mariner Arena in MD (8pm)

Fri May 4 – Mint Condition @ Birchmere in VA (7:30pm)

Fri May 4 – Gilbert Gottfried @ DC Improv in DC (8pm & 10:30pm)

Fri May 4 – George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic @ Rams Head Live in MD (9pm)

Sat May 5 – Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour by Cirque du Soleil @ 1st Mariner Arena in MD (8pm)

Sat May 5 – Gilbert Gottfried @ DC Improv in DC (8pm & 10:30pm)

Sat May 5 – Chakka Khan @ Howard Theatre in DC (8pm & 10:30pm) – Note: 8pm show is SOLD OUT

Sun May 6 – Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour by Cirque du Soleil @ 1st Mariner Arena in MD (4pm)

Sun May 6 – Rachelle Ferrell @ Birchmere in VA (7:30pm)

Sun May 6 – Gilbert Gottfried @ DC Improv in DC (8pm)

Sun May 6 – Chicago @ Pier Six Pavilion in MD (7:30pm)

Thu May 10 – Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Verizon Center in DC (7:30pm)

Fri May 11 – Dick Gregory @ Howard Theatre in DC (8pm)

Sat May 12 – Esperanza Spalding @ Howard Theatre in DC (8pm) – SOLD OUT

Sat May 12 – The Legwarmers @ Rams Head Live in MD (9pm) – SOLD OUT

Sat May 12 – The New Mel Brooks Musical “Young Frankenstein” @ Lyric Opera House in MD (8pm)

Sun May 13 – The New Mel Brooks Musical “Young Frankenstein” @ Lyric Opera House in MD (1pm)

Wed May 16 – Lee “Scratch” Perry @ State Theatre in VA (8:30pm)

Fri May 18 – The Legwarmers @ State Theatre in VA (8pm)

Sat May 19 – Bilal @ Howard Theatre in DC (8pm)

Sat May 19 – The Legwarmers @ State Theatre in VA (8pm)

Sun May 20 – New Edition @ 1st Mariner Arena in MD (7pm)

Sun May 20 – Brian McKnight w/Duke Ellington Orchestra @ The Howard Theatre in DC (7pm & 9:30pm)

Tue May 22 – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre @ Lyric Opera House in MD (7:30pm)

Wed May 23 – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre @ Lyric Opera House in MD (7:30pm)

Fri May 25 – Amel Larrieux @ Howard Theatre in DC (8pm)

Fri May 25 – Drake: Club Paradise Tour @ Verizon Center in DC (7pm)

Sat May 26 – Eric Roberson @ Birchmere in VA (7:30pm)

Sat May 26 – Cedric the Entertainer and Friends @ Lyric Opera House in MD (8pm)

Tue May 29 – Steve Winwood @ Filene Center at Wolf Trap in VA (8pm)

Links to Locations:

1st Mariner Arena - http://www.baltimorearena.com/upcoming-events.php

Birchmere - http://www.birchmere.com/calendar/calendar_list.cfm

DC Improv - http://www.dcimprov.com/schedule.html

The Howard Theatre - http://thehowardtheatre.com/calendar

Lyric Opera House - http://www.lyricoperahouse.com/live-performances-in-baltimore.php

Pier Six Pavilion - https://tickets.piersixpavilion.com

Rams Head Live - http://tickets.ramsheadlive.com

The State Theatre - http://www.thestatetheatre.com/events/upcoming_events.xml

Verizon Center - http://www.verizoncenter.com/events

Wolf Trap - http://www.wolf-trap.org/Find_Performances_and_Events

OTHER EVENTS in May:

Sat May 5 – Harlem Renaissance Festival in MD

http://pghrf.org/festival

Sat May 5 – Around the World Embassy Tour in DC

http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/things-do-see/calendar/event/around-world-embassy-tour-0

Sun May 6 to Sat May 12 – Kennedy Center presents Look Both Ways: Street Arts Across America in DC (several locations)

http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/festivals/11-12/lookbothways

Sat May 19 – Wine at Wolf Trap in VA

http://www.wolftrap.org/Home/Find_Performances_and_Events/Event/Wine_at_Wolf_Trap.aspx

Sat May 19 – National Asian Heritage Festival: Fiesta Asia Street Fair in DC

http://asiaheritagefoundation.org/events-2/fiesta-asia-street-fair

Sat May 19 to Sun May 20 – Wine in the Woods in MD

http://www.wineinthewoods.com

Wed May 23 and Wed May 30 – NoMa Summer Screen in DC (The Day After Tomorrow / Dr. Strangelove)

http://www.nomabid.org/event-info/noma-summer-screen

Thu May 24 and Thu May 31 – Capitol Riverfront Front Row in DC (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider / Sahara)

http://www.capitolriverfront.org/calendar/by-type/film