Norton Announces Kick Off of Lunchtime Music on the Mall with WMATA, D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and NPS
WASHINGTON, DC – With the outdoor festivities of Memorial Day upon D.C., the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today announced that Lunchtime Music on the Mall will begin on Tuesday, June 10 and will run through the summer on the National Mall, by the Smithsonian Metro Station, at 12th St. and Jefferson Dr. SW. Lunchtime Music on the Mall, sponsored by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and the National Park Service (NPS), in conjunction with Norton, brings local and regional musicians to the National Mall to give visitors as well as federal and other office workers downtown a break from the pace of business in Washington. The performances, which will take place every Tuesday and Thursday during the lunchtime hours, will include gypsy jazz, indie pop, traditional North Indian classical music, acoustic soul, traditional Irish folk, West African percussion, classic rock and much more. The list of the first month's performers will be released shortly.
"This will be the third straight year we are able to bring local musical talent to the Mall thanks to WMATA, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, and NPS," said Norton. "We are building from each year's success. The Mall should not be an empty space during work hours. What better way to bring it to life than with the sound of music?"
Published: May 23, 2014