The Library of Congress and Washington Performing Arts’ Mars Urban Arts Initiative will co-host the second “Summer Concerts on the Lawn” outdoor musical performance series. The performances will be presented in conjunction with the "LOC Summer Movies on the Lawn" — a six-film series which showcases iconic films from the Library’s National Film Registry — on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm from July 11 through Aug. 15 on the north lawn of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, across the street from the U.S. Capitol. The film screenings will follow the musical performances at sundown.

The concert series is the latest of many activities that have been presented under the leadership of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden that seek to make America’s library and its treasures more accessible on-site. This exciting lineup of locally-based musicians represents the variety of musical genres that can be found amongst the Library’s music collections.

IS IT RAINING? In the event of rain, the concert will still take place in the Coolidge Auditorium, inside the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, at 7pm. The film will be cancelled or rescheduled.

So we look forward to seeing you, rain or shine!

August 1: ENTATY Music & Go-Go Dance Workshop with Lorenzo "GoLo" Evans

Led by Demetrius Brown (ENTATY), a native of Southeast Washington, DC and an alum of Duke Ellington High School of the Arts, ENTATY Music is one of D.C.’s renowned hometown bands. ENTATY has performed in front of thousands of attendants in various venues around the country opening up for such artist as: Kelly Rowland,Tank, LL Cool J, DMX, Xzibit, The Loxs, Music Soulchild, Cassidy, and Lil Scrappy. He worked with producer Chucky Thompson’s Lifeprint Entertainment, collaborating with artists like Raheem Davaughn and Chuck Brown. The band was recently featured at Dupont Underground and the Anacostia River Festival.

SUMMER CONCERTS ON THE LAWN

July 11: Brent Birckhead Quartet
July 18: Elena & Los Fulanos
July 25: BYTES & BEATS: Shing02 and Fat Jon
August 1: ENTATY Music & Go-Go Dance Workshop with Lorenzo "GoLo" Evans
August 8: KanKouran West African Dance Company
August 15: Verny Varela Combo & Salsa Dancing

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SUMMER FILMS ON THE LAWN

July 11: Mary Poppins
July 18: Beauty and the Beast
July 25: A League of Their Own
August 1: Jaws
August 8: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
August 15: Jurassic Park