& Dining

M3 Rock Festival At The Merriweather Post Pavilion

M3 Rock Festival turns 14 this year. The internationally renowned festival of hard rock and heavy metal is ready to celebrate that school’s out for the summer with a full weekend of performances on Merriweather Post Pavilion’s legendary main stage, May 6 and 7. This year’s festival, kicks off with performances from Styx, Extreme, Winger, Slaughter, Lita Ford, Quiet Riot, local favs Child’s Play and more. Sunday, May 7, features Warrant, Great White, Loudness, Steven Adler (of Guns N’ Roses), FireHouse, Riley’s L.A. Guns, Vixen, and Mike Tramp (of White Lion), with everyone’s favorite hometown heroes KIX closing out the weekend. Tickets start at $75 (lawn seating). m3rockfest.com.

Jo Koy At The Capitol One Arena

As one of today’s premiere stand-up comics, Jo Koy (real name, Joseph Glenn Herbert) has come a long way from his modest beginnings performing at a Las Vegas coffee house. The comedian, who pulls inspiration from his family, specifically his son, sells-out arenas and theaters around the world. Saturday, March 11, 7 p.m. Tickets are $43.50 to $390. Jokoy.com.

Baltimore Old Time Music Festival

On March 10 and 11, Creative Alliance convenes some of the brightest old-time musicians, singers, and dancers in the country to celebrate where this music exists today. Join host artists Ken and Brad Kolodner on Friday as they welcome a lineup of musicians for two days of brilliant musicianship, shimmering vocal harmonies, and hot flatfoot dance. Saturday is packed with handson workshops from many of their headline performers, jamming, intimate performances in the Marquee Lounge, afternoon concerts in the theater and a wild square dance to close out the festival on Saturday night. The Baltimore Old Time Music Festival is at the Patterson Theater in the Highlandtown neighborhood of Baltimore. Kids 12 and under, free. Weekend pass, $90; Friday night, $33; Saturday day-pass, $25 for 13 to 18, $65 for adults; Saturday night dance and evening concert, $20. baltimoreoldtimefest.com.

CHIARINA CHAMBER PLAYERS AT ST. MARK’S

With the new year brings four opportunities to hear Chiarina Chamber Players, widely considered to be one of the most compelling chamber programs in town. On Sundays at 7:30 p.m.—On Feb. 5, experience the solo concerto up close, with a chamber version of Chopin’s Piano Concerto in F minor, a reconstructed “Haydn” concerto for double bass, and a new work by Anna Clyne. On March 12, this musical power couple— the Schumanns—and their close friend Brahms composed some of the most enduring music in the German Romantic tradition. With Nurit Bar-Josef, Abel Pereira, and Chiarina artistic directors. On April 16, with the collective power of two pianos side by side, pianists Efi Hackmey and Adrienne Kim perform Messiaen and Mozart. On May 21, composers whose voices are singular--Gabriel Fauré’s beloved Piano Quartet in C minor meets music for piano and strings by Rebecca Clarke, Carlos Simon, and Reinaldo Moya. $25; 18 and under, free. Concerts are at St. Mark’s, 301 A St. SE. chiarina.org.

Upcoming Programs Concerts

Global Sounds on the Hill: Feat. Alash

Sunday, February 5, 4:30pm-6:30pm

Global Sounds on the Hill: Feat. Jontavious Willis

Thursday, February 16, 7:00pm-9:00pm

House Concerts @ Hill Center: Feat. Gabrielle Zwi

Sunday, February 26, 4:30pm-6:30pm

FILMS & PERFORMANCES

BLACK X, Screening & Conversation w/ Malachi Robinson, Moderated by Malikkah Rollins

Thursday, February 23, 7:00pm-9:00pm

COOKING CLASSES & TASTINGS

Butterflies (and Bubbles) in Your Stomach: A Bubbly Wine Tasting

Thursday, February 2, 5:30pm-7:00pm

Long Lunch: DIY Dumplings

Friday, February 3, 11:30am-1:00pm

Sugar Cookie Decorating: Let’s Get Punny This Valentine’s Day!

Friday, February 4, 11:00am-1:00pm

Street Food: The Mekong

Thursday, February 23, 6:00pm-8:00pm

LECTURES & CONVERSATIONS

Arming a New Navy: The Naval Gun Factory and Its Local Workforce

Thursday, February 2, 7:00pm-8:00pm

Poet Katy Didden Reads from Her New Collection Ore Choir: The Lava on Iceland

Saturday, February 11, 4:00pm-5:00pm

Talk of the Hill with Bill Press: Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

Monday, February 13, 6:30pm-7:30pm

Studio Arts

VIRTUAL CLASS: Creative Photography with Adobe Lightroom

Begins Wednesday, February 1, 7:00pm-9:00pm

One-Off Workshops

Contemporary Watercolors: Saturday, February 4, 12:00pm-2:00pm

Introduction to Linocut Printmaking: Saturday, February 4, 2:30pm-5:00pm

Valentine’s Day Sip ‘n Paint: Saturday, February 4, 5:30pm-7:30pm

HUMANITIES & PERFORMING ARTS

Spanish Language Course: Beginner

Begins Wednesday, February 8, 6:00pm-8:00pm

Ongoing Programs

Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP)

Busy Bees: Music & Art Playgroup

French Courses: All Levels

Frontlines: Infant and Child CPR

Gottaswing

Mr. Mike’s Music Together

Opera Starts with Oh!

- Opera Lafayette

Piano Lessons with Gordon Tenney

Shakespeare Theatre Company

Spanish Courses: Beginner Level

Studio One Dance

Super Soccer Stars

Tai Chi Chuan

Tippi Toes Dance

Warrior Fusion Karate

Programmatic support provided by the Capitol Hill Community Foundation and the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.