It's not too early to start thinking about our annual Leaf Day. We take a weekday to go into the countryside and get away from the hustle and bustle of life inside the Beltway. Typcally we stop to see Sarah at Off the Grid - which means we need to go on a Monday, Tuesday or Friday. Also - leaves have been turning later, so scheduling a trip close to Halloween usually works well. In the past it's been a very small group, but we want to make sure anyone who wants to join us can

August Salons 1st Thursday in August 2026 Salon at Marian & Bill's - Topic TBA. Located in North Arlington. When: 6 August at 6:00 PM 3rd Sunday in August 2026 Salon at Ken & Robert's with a topic to be announced shortly. When: 16 August at 6:00 PM Things to Do National Gallery of Art Film Series Starting in August - Unearthed: Mining on Film features titles from the last 100 years about the environmental and community impacts of mining and other forms of natural resource ext

Join us for a sing-along (or come to listen) of some of the Beatles’ best tunes. Ken Schellenberg performs the piano and is joined by the Usual Suspects! There will be four performances. Monday 16 Nov at Aurora Hills Community Center Wednesday 18 Nov 11:30 am at Lubber Run Community Center Thursday 19 Nov 11:00am at Langston-Brown Community Center Friday 20 Nov 11:00am at Walter Reed Community Center

Join Ken Schellenberg and the Usual Suspects as we look at the music of Richard Rodgers and his collaborators - Lorenz Hart, Oscar Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim. Don’t be surprised if we also dip into the music of his daughter Mary Rodgers. There will be four performances. Friday 23 Oct 1:00pm at Aurora Hills Community Center Monday 26 Oct 11:30am at Lubber Run Community Center Tuesday 27 Oct 11:00am at Langston Brown Community Center Thursday 29 Oct 3:00pm at Walter Reed Com

The free films at the National Gallery of Art East Building Auditorium are back - sort of. The series are intermittant - but an interesting slate of films has been scheduled for August. Starting in August - Unearthed: Mining on Film features titles from the last 100 years about the environmental and community impacts of mining and other forms of natural resource extraction. Programmed in conjunction with the exhibition Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography. Ken

Join Ken and the Usual Suspects for a performance / singalong of Sir Elton’s early hits Four performances Aurora Hills - Friday 17 July 1:00pm Walter Reed - Monday 20 July 11:00 am Lubber Run - Tuesday 21 July 11:00 am Langston - Thursday 23 July 11:00 am

The summer season of free concert has been announced. Please download and print the attached flyer.

Join Ken Schellenberg, Judy Lewis, Jane Petkofsky, and Cameron Fletcher as they perform from the songbook of one the great Broadway composers.There will be 5 Performances: Friday, May 15 | 10:30–11:30 a.m. @ Arlington Mill Monday, May 18 | 11:30–12:30 p.m. @ Lubber Run Wednesday, May 20 | 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. @ Aurora Hills Thursday, May 21 | 11:00 a.m.-noon @ Langston Brown Friday, May 22 | 11:00 a.m - noon @ Walter Reed

Beatles Sing-Along - Part 2 Join Ken and friebnds for a sing-along of another 15 of the Fab Four's best-loved songs. These will be held at the following Arlington Community Centers as part of the 55+ program. Friday, March 6 | 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. @ Lubber Run Monday, March 9 | 10:30–11:30 a.m. @ Arlington Mill Wednesday, March 11 | 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. @ Aurora Hills Thursday, March 12 | 11:00 a.m.-Noon @ Langston Brown Friday, March 13 | 11:00 a.m - noon @ Walter Reed

New Orleans Piano Just in time for Mardis Gras, join us for a program of music honoring New Orleans piano legends such as Jelly Roll Morton, Professor Longhair, Dr. John and Randy Newman. Pianist Ken Schellenberg performs. Monday 9 February 1 p.m. at Lubber Run Community Center Tuesday 10 February 11 a.m. at Langston-Brown Community Center Tuesday 17 February at 1 p.m. at Walter Reed Community Center The previously announced show at Arlington Mill Community Center on Tuesda

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I published an article on Medium about Harold Lloyd's great 1925 comedy "The Freshman." More posts on 1925 films to come?

Marianne has been a vital part of the salon since its beginning. She’s special to all of us and will be greatly missed.

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I'm changing the website a bit. While the salon home page won't change, I'll be posting information about my upcoming performances and...

As most of you know, I have been a longtime advocate of Gaia Theory and what I call the "Gaia Paradigm." Recently, I was alerted to an...

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Did anyone catch Mike Kelly’s column this morning?

Thanks to those who attended (and boo to Zoom for the technical glitches!). Here's a video of the call, Robert's PowerPoint tribute, and...

Photos of my bike trip to Brittany and Normandy are in the PDF.