Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye and more tributes featured in BlackRock Center for the Arts’ new season

Iconic American performers and notable films made in Montgomery County are the highlight of the upcoming season at BlackRock Center for the Arts.

The Germantown cultural arts center announced its 2026-27 season lineup Thursday, showcasing a series of performances, film screenings, special events and art exhibits featuring American art and culture as the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary.

“This year, as we reflect on what it means to be inhabitants of this contested land, we amplify the voices of local artists, researchers and storytellers who can help us see our relationships to the land more clearly,” BlackRock Gallery Director Joshua Gamma said.

Here’s the full lineup of BlackRock productions slated for the coming season.

Concerts, performances and special events

In addition to its regular programming, BlackRock will host the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for a series of children’s performances. And ReelTalk, a free film screening and discussion series, will showcase movies made primarily in Montgomery County.

• Candlelight concert: Coldplay and Imagine Dragons (Oct. 2)
• Candlelight concert: The Best of Hans Zimmer (Oct. 2)
• ReelTalk: “The Blair Witch Project” (Oct. 14)
• BSO Music Box: The Four Seasons (Oct. 17)
• Local Spirits: Cultivating Community: Local restaurant and craft beverage tasting (Oct. 29)
• George Michael tribute concert (Nov. 6)
• ReelTalk: “Lilith” (Nov. 11)
• BSO Music Box: Jazz It Up (Nov. 14)
• Ray Charles tribute concert (Nov. 21)
• RUNA: Hark an Irish Christmas (Dec. 4)
• Candlelight concert: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac (Dec. 5.)
• Candlelight concert: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (Dec. 5)
• Rare Essence (Dec. 6)
• ReelTalk: “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” (Dec. 9)
• Tula and Regina’s Holiday Drag Pageant (Dec. 11)
• Celebrates The Season featuring The MoCo Women’s Chorus (Dec. 12)
• ReelTalk: “A Year and Change” (Jan. 13)
• SAY IT LOUD! MLK Event (Jan. 16)
• Trouble Man: A Tribute to Marvin Gaye (Jan. 16)
• BSO Music Box: Off to the Moon (Jan. 23)
• Luther ReLives: A Tribute to Luther Vandross (Jan. 23)
• ReelTalk: “Chances Are” (Feb. 10)
• MacMillan Pipe Band (Feb. 27)
• ReelTalk: “Philomena” (March 10)
• BSO Music Box: Mother Goose Music Party (March 20)
• Nirvana tribute concert (March 27)
• ReelTalk: “Body of Lies” (April 14)
• The Cab Calloway Orchestra (April 24)
• BSO Music Box: Grow Play Earth Day (May 8)
• ReelTalk: “The Pelican Brief” (May 12)
• Songbird: The Singular Tribute to Barbara Streisand (May 29)

Gallery exhibitions

• “Women Artists of the DMV: The Thank You Show” (Now-Oct. 19, artist talk and reception Sept. 26)
• “Colores,” featuring artwork by Maria Brito, Mayah Monet Lovell, Francisca Oviedo, Ale Rodriguez-Gitler, Valeria Sofia Auza Suca and Puntadas que Transforman (Sept. 15-Oct. 15, reception Sept. 15)
• “Dean Kessmann: if not obviously, then potentially” (Oct. 27-Dec. 20, artist’s reception Dec. 5)
• “IT HAPPENED HERE: REMEMBERING THREE LYNCHINGS” with the MoCo Lynching Memorial Project (Nov. 3-30)
• “Andrey Skripchenko: World of Colors” (Dec. 12-Feb. 7, artist reception on Dec. 12)
• “Cultivate” (Jan. 16-April 18, reception March 20)
• Youth Art Month (March 2-31, reception March 27)
• Art League of Germantown’s “Inspired! ’27” art show and sale (May 1-30, reception May 30)