Events

Here’s my latest news letter with some links for your enjoyment. Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments or questions.

Here is some info on upcoming outdoor performances:

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Rick Franklin
Saturday, May 24^th, 10am-12pm
Half Street Central Farm Market
Nats Park Entrance
Washington, DC 20003
https://www.centralfarmmarkets.com/half-street
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Rick Franklin
Sunday, May 25^th, 10am-12pm
Columbia Pike Farmers Market 
In front of the Walgreens at the corner
of Columbia Pike and S. Walter Reed Dr.
2820 Columbia Pike 
Arlington, VA 22204
https://www.columbiapikefarmersmarket.org/
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Rick Franklin & Rick Usilton
Saturday, June 14^th, 1:00pm
Columbia Pike Blues Festival
922 S Walter Reed Dr, Arlington, VA 22204 
https://www.columbia-pike.org/bluesfest/
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Rick Franklin & Rick Usilton
Thursday, June 19^th, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Riverdale Farmers’ Market
Next to the Riverdale MARC station
4650 Queensbury Road
Riverdale, MD 20737
https://www.facebook.com/ RPFMarket/ 
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Rick Franklin & Rick Usilton
Saturday, June 21^st, 10:00am-11:00am
The Kensington Historical Society
Free Summer Concert Series 2025
Howard Avenue Park – across from the
Farmers Market at the Kensington Train Station
http://www.kensingtonhistory.org/
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Rick Franklin
Sunday, June 22^nd, 10am-12pm
Columbia Pike Farmers Market 
In front of the Walgreens at the corner
of Columbia Pike and S. Walter Reed Dr.
2820 Columbia Pike 
Arlington, VA 22204
https://www.columbiapikefarmersmarket.org/ 
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Rick Franklin 
Saturday, June 28^th, 10am-12pm 
Pike Central Farm Market
Located in the parking lot next to Bark Social 
935 Prose Street
North Bethesda, MD 20852
https://www.centralfarmmarkets.com/pike 
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Mark your calendars Now! 
Rick Franklin (2 Performances)
Saturday, July 12^th 12:00pm-1pm
Saturday, July 12^th 2:00pm-3pm
National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave NW
Coulter Plaza, 1st Floor West
Washington, DC 20560
https://americanhistory.si.edu/

“Music from the Hearts of America”
This a multicultural music program that intends to
introduce, stimulate, and promote an understanding
of the multicultural and multi-ethnic contributions by
Native Americans, Enslaved blacks, and immigrants  
to America.

“Music from the Hearts of America” will include
vernacular music reflecting American culture, past
and present, across the nation. Programming would
include European Classical music brought to
America by colonists and people such as
Thomas Jefferson, Native American, Scots Irish (Folk,
Bluegrass, Country, Old Tyme), Ragtime, Black American
Music (Blues, American folk, civil rights and work songs,
spirituals, gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz), Latin-American,
Mexican, Asian, Caribbean and Brazilian, etc.
Program may include songs in other languages,
American folk, civil rights and work songs,
spirituals, gospel, games, etc.
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Videos for you!

Here’s some videos shot by Frank Matheis:
Ain’t Going That Way https://youtu.be/oL0vKwyaL0Q?feature=shared
Going Down The Road Feelin’ Bad https://youtu.be/T1UHP5JDIgE?feature=shared
You Are My Sunshine https://youtu.be/moOKHXJf76E?feature=shared
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Rick Franklin-John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival, September 24th, 2022
https://vimeo.com/770481292/6f243e03ad
 
Rick Franklin-The Lunch and Learn Series at NOVA, September 29th, 2022