Fighting Gravity
Offering a unique blend of Ska, Rock, and World Beat across the country and the world, Fighting Gravity delights audience members at a select few shows each year. RTC has them! NOTE: this event will have strobe lights.
You can now Sip & Stroll at select events in Town Center!
Call 703-435-6600 and press 2 for day-of event cancellations due to weather (which will also be posted on this site)
Join us at the Tephra ICA Arts Festival, Reston Concerts on the Town and Happy Hour with Darden and Friends!
Rules for all Sip & Stroll Events
- Alcohol may be purchased only from restaurants/establishments within the area designated for the particular event (see particular event page for map and participating restaurants).
- No other alcohol may be brought onto or be consumed on the site (individuals may not bring their own alcohol to the event, or have open containers of alcohol on site at any other time), and in no event may alcohol purchased for Sip & Stroll be taken into garages or outside the designated event area.
- Participating restaurants/establishments will serve alcohol for Sip & Stroll in clear plastic cups with the establishment’s logo.
- When purchasing the alcohol, tell your server that you are purchasing for Sip & Stroll.
- Purchased alcohol may not be transferred to a different container; it must be consumed in the cups provided.
- Alcohol allowed only during the designated event hours (see particular event page for details).
Violations are subject to punishment. Fairfax County police and private security will patrol Sip & Stroll events.
Cowboy Mouth
Much like gumbo, the famous dish of their hometown, the New Orleans-born Cowboy Mouth uses a potent blend of musical ingredients - rock, blues, punk, funk, country, pop, soul, and whatever else feels good – to create their bodacious, kickin’ tunes.
Everything
An eclectic blend of pop, funk, rock, Americana, and soul that represents all that is universal about music. Aspiration. Movement. Elevation. Unity. It comes through in the lyrics and is embodied in the experience.
Lez Zeppelin
The first all-female quartet to pay homage to Led Zeppelin. Touring nationally to rave reviews with a powerful live-act show, they will take RTC up the Stairway to Heaven!
Dancing Dream
The Tribute to ABBA, electrifies audiences of all ages with the best ABBA hits "Mamma Mia", "Dancing Queen", "Take a Chance", "Fernando" and many more.
Broadway in the Square
“Broadway's Bad Boys” Spend some time with the Phantom from The Phantom of the Opera, the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, and a little Harold Hill in between! Featuring three Broadway originals: Chris Sieber, Julius Thomas III, and Sam Gravitte. Enjoy three stars under the stars as Broadway comes to Reston!
Broadway in the Square
“Broadway's Bad Boys” Spend some time with the Phantom from The Phantom of the Opera, the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, and a little Harold Hill in between! Featuring three Broadway originals: Chris Sieber, Julius Thomas III, and Sam Gravitte. Enjoy three stars under the stars as Broadway comes to Reston!
Darden Purcell
Director of Jazz Studies at GMU, national recording artist (Origin Records), and curator of this series, Darden Purcell is a bona fide jazz star, beloved by our audience, and she will close out the 2025 season.
Clara Campbell & Justin Mendez
Vocalist and winner of the 2025 Ella Fitzgerald Competition, Clara Campbell, teams with tenor saxophonist Justin Mendez, who has performed with the likes of Dave Liebman, Delfeayo Marsalis, and Wycliffe Gordon, in a program blending timeless standards, original works, and inventive improvisation.
José Luiz Martins
Pianist, composer, and producer José Luiz Martins has a reputation for his distinct harmonic sensibility and masterful improvisation.