Two step the night away at a Honky Tonk Dance with Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines, presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts & Culture. A free dance lesson is included with admission, led by Sharon Schiliro and Michael Hart of Dancing by the Bayou.
Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines is a band out of Washington DC who play western swing, rockabilly, old country and some jump blues. Their influences include music from the 1940s thru the early 60s, including almost everything that came out of The Quonset Hut and RCA Studio B in Nashville, Sun Records in Memphis, and Bakersfield. Band members are Kiti Gartner (vocals, rhythm), Zachary Sweeney (electric guitar), Jonathan Bozarth (upright bass), Brian Alpert (drums), Lynn Kasdorf (pedal steel guitar).
Schedule
7:30pm -8:00pm || Beginner Two Step Lesson
8:00pm - 10:30pm || Dancing with the band
Tickets
Discounted Advance Tickets ($22) || Online Only || Advance sales end at 11:59 pm on Thursday, April 16
Same-Day Tickets ($27) || Online or at the door (Cash, Check, or Credit Card) || Doors open at 7:00pm on Friday, April 17
Dual Dance Ticket ($40) || Includes 4/17/26 Honky Tonk Dance with Kiti Gartner & The Drifting Valentines and 6/19/26 Honky Tonk Dance with Dede & the Do-Rights || Purchase Dual Dance Ticket >>
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Parking
Use the following address for GPS to take you to our FREE parking lot: 5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo, MD 20812
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The Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture manages Glen Echo Park, one of the most lively visual and performing arts sites in the Washington area. The Partnership presents vibrant artistic, cultural and educational offerings at Glen Echo Park and promotes the Park as a unique destination for our region's diverse population. We inspire creativity and offer shared artistic experiences in a welcoming historic and natural setting within a National Park.
Each year, more than 300,000 people come to the Park to renew their creative spirit through arts classes, festivals, exhibitions, dances, children’s theater, music performances, nature programs, and more.
To learn more, visit: glenechopark.org
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