Weekend Guide

June 25, 2009

SUNDAY

Federal Hill Jazz and Blues Festival: Enjoy performances by such groups as the Lower Case Blues, J and B Blues Project, the New Volcanoes, Lafayette Gilchrist and more 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday in Federal Hill. The free event also features food and children's activities and takes place at East Cross and South Charles streets. For more information, go to historicfederalhill.org.

311 and Ziggy Marley: This concert, taking place at Nissan Pavilion at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, features the musical stylings of 311, which fuses such genres as reggae, rap and rock, and Ziggy Marley, the Grammy-winning son of Bob Marley. The Expendables are also slated to perform. Nissan Pavilion is at 7800 Cellar Door Drive, Bristow, Va. Tickets are $30-$45. Call 410-547-7328 or go to ticketmaster.com.

'The Light in the Piazza': This Tony Award-winning play is set in Italy and features an American mother and daughter looking for romance and their struggles along the way. The play is showing at the Swirnow Theater at the Mattin Arts Center, Johns Hopkins University, Homewood campus, 3400 N. Charles St., at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission. Call 410-516-7159 for reservations.

Album quilts: Learn about the Baltimore Album Quilt tradition from expert Marylou McDonald at the Maryland Historical Society, 201 W. Monument St., at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tea and cookies will be served. $25 for nonmembers; free for members. Call 410-685-3750, ext. 319.

'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown': Adventure Stage in Glen Echo Park presents the classic tale based on Charles Schulz's beloved comic strip. It runs through Aug. 8. Sunday's showtimes are 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $12-$15 and free for children younger than 1. The theater is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd. in Glen Echo. Call 301-634-2270.

Toby Lightman: The singer-songwriter takes to the stage at Rams Head Tavern along with guests Luke Brindley and Kentavius Jones at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15. Rams Head Tavern is at 33 West St., Annapolis. Call 410-268-4545 or go to tickets.ramsheadonstage.com.

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