The CHILDREN'S HOUR, an open mic for by and for kids, meets every third Thursday of the month, and the next performances will take place on:
February 20th,
March 20th,
April 24th, and
May 15th....
These are all Thursdays
The Children's Hour gigs will be held upstairs at The Saloon, 1207 U Street NW. (Green Line, U Street Station.)
FMI: 301 775 3652, or go to the:"Contact" file in this website.
OPEN PIANO HOLIDAY ORPHANS SERIES
For those far from their families--along with everybody else-- Open Piano hosts, every year, a gaggle of special Holiday sessions, featuring food, drink and music,
We had a lot of fun last time, with shows on CHRISTMAS EVE, CHRISTMAS DAY, NEW YEAR’S EVE and NEW YEAR’S DAY. We hope to repeat that this year.
Regarding GUTBUCKET LOUNGE, an event featuring Open Piano notables (Stefan Sullivan, Piano, Vocals; Kevin Lambert, Reduced Drum Kit): We play now and then on weekends at The Saloon.
A rocking mashup of Elmore James, Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone and more, it never fails to deliver, and it’s always fun.
Our next gig will be Friday, March 7th, downstairs at The Saloon, from 9 to 11 pm.
I think I'll preserve this for next year: ART ALL NIGHT PRESENTED THE OPEN PIANO SINGALONG PLAYERS, on Saturday, September 28th, 2024, at the Atlas Theater.
It was the kind of thing we've never done before; having the audience belt out popular songs while we accompanied them, or belting out the songs ourselves, to lead the crowd.
Jenny Cook, David Scott Russell, Texas Sammy Peters, Hunter Congdon and Hudson Elowsky made it happen. The music ranged from The Wizard of Oz to John Legend, and it all went very well.
Below is a list of what we either played or could have played,had the event gone longer.
---PLAYAH:
---JENNY COOK:
-- "What's Up"-4 Non Blondes -- "Torn"- Natalie Imbruglia -- "Everywhere"- Michelle Branch -"Build Me Up Buttercup" -"Wannabe" (Spice Girls)
--- HUNTER CONGDON:
--- BEATLES:
-The long and winding road
-Let it be
-In my life
-Here comes the sun
---CAROLE KING:
-You’ve got a friend
-So far away
-It’s too late
---MISC. POP/EASY LISTENING:
-Don’t let the sun catch you crying
-Piano man
-September
-I will survive
-Ain’t no mountain high enough
-Lean on Me
-Downtown
-Crazy
-What a wonderful world
-What a difference a day made
-Summertime
-----STEVIE WONDER:
-You are the sunshine of my life
-Ma Cherie amour
-----MOVIES & TV:
-When you wish upon a star
-Pure imagination
-Moon river
-Somewhere over the rainbow
-Theme from Cheers
-Arthur’s Theme
-Those were the days (all in the family)
-M*A*S*H theme
------OLD DRINKING SONGS:
-Beer barrel polka
-One more drink for the four of us
-The Wild Rover
-The Irish Rover
-Wabash cannonball
-- SAMMY PETERS:
-Unchained Melody
-Can't Help Falling in Love
-Ain't No Sunshine
-Sweet Caroline
-I Want It That Way
-What's Up *4 Non Blondes
-Dancing Queen
-**ALMOST ANY BLUES OR COUNTRY SONG
-- HUDSON "JUKE BOX" ELOWSKY
- Your Song
- Tiny Dancer
- Goodbye Yellow BricK Road
- Rocket Man
- Bennie and the Jets
- Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Crocodile Rock
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart
- I Guess That's Why They Call it The Blues
- Piano Man
- My Life
- Movin Out
- December 1963
- Hey Jude
- Let It Be
- Moondance
- Dancing Queen
- I Feel The Earth Move
- It's Too Late
- Riders on the Storm
- Touch Me
- Desperado
- The Way It Is
- Evil Woman
- Lean On Me
- Faithfully
- American Pie
- Don't Stop (thinkin about tomorrow)
- Goodbye Stranger
- Keep On Lovin You
- Who's Crying Now
- Saturday In the Park
-- KEVIN LAMBERT
-- Hit the Road, Jack
-- Honeysuckle Rose
-- Minnie the Moocher
-- DAVID SCOTT RUSSELL
--Let It Be
--Hey Jude
--Blackbird
--Lift Every Voice and Sing
--And So It Goes
--Somewhere Over the Rainbow
--Till There Was You
--Lean On Me
--God Bless America
Open Piano itself plays every Wednesday evening from 7 to 10:30 at The Saloon, 1207 U Street NW. See "About" on this website. For even more information about : 301-775-3652
To sign up for our mailing list, go to: purple.piano.
The Children’s Hour
The Children's Hour is back. We returned last Thursday, September 26th, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, and it was, as you'd expect, cute, fun and, well, cute.
The Children's Hour is held every third Thursday of the month, with an option to go later if the situation calls for it. You and your child, or at least A child, are welcome to come by and let them perform for their contemporaries.
We provide a piano and we also welcome solo instruments, singing and maybe even dancing.
The brainchild of our neighbor Chloe Cooney, the Children's Hour is already a smash. Open Piano has always been kid-friendly, and this takes it to another level. It's cute, of course, but their young energy is also refreshing, and they simply augmented the overall good vibe that Open Piano tries to create.
We'll try to stay consistent with the dates, but kids have other events at their schools, and it's recommended to check this website or call 301 775 3652 for any variations. For example, we will revert to having a show every third Thursday of the month in October...
