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Leon Bridges at the Anthem: Across three albums, Leon Bridges has sounded like a perfectly coifed soul man gradually traveling through time, dabbling in retro stylings influenced by Sam Cooke and Otis Redding before embracing everything from Marvin Gaye to D’Angelo, with a fair share of disco diversions. And if you didn’t get enough funk during the festival, an after-party begins at 5 p.m. The focus is on four “activation areas” with music and dancing along the heart of U Street: the main stage at the African American Civil War Memorial at Vermont and U, a “soul station” with additional artists at Lee’s Flower Shop at 11th and U, a community corner with hands-on activities and a farmers market at the Reeves Center at 14th and U, and “Brews and Beats” with DJs and craft beer at Right Proper Brewing near Sixth and T streets. Funk Festival in 2023.) The Day Festival, originally scheduled for May 7 but postponed because of bad weather, features 18 artists, topped by go-go bounce beat trailblazers Critical Condition Band (CCB) and the Naptown Brass Band. (Organizers the MusicianShip announced earlier this year that the event is changing its name to the D.C. This year, though, the parade itself is on ice, and no streets will be closed to traffic. Before and after the parade, there were performances on outdoor stages and late-night parties at neighborhood clubs. Funk Parade started as an anything-goes parade and celebration of U Street, with marching bands and conga lines and costumed dancers banging pots and pans. Funk Parade on the U Street Corridor: The D.C. But while he rejected the gospel music his parents favored, something must have seeped in: Listen to how he mixes the sacred and profane on “Spiritual,” about a lover with “holiness” in her eyes. Curiously, Bowden grew up in a religious household - his father is a minister, his mother a gospel singer - and he wasn’t allowed to listen to secular music until he was 17.

This year’s “Pink Moon” expanded the collaborator list, allowing him to juxtapose his style with 6lack and Blxst and duet with like-minded singers Kirby and Sabrina Claudio. On his gentle debut album “Pink Planet,” Bowden focused on instant-classic melodies and heart-on-sleeve sentiments that were complemented by unassuming, in-the-room instrumentation. Pink Sweat$ at the Theater at MGM National Harbor: David Bowden was born on Valentine’s Day, an astrological coincidence that seems to inform the music he makes under the moniker Pink Sweat$: old-school R&B that strips away the contemporary scene’s hip-hop infatuation and is perfect for dimmed lights and romantic nights.

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Entry to the brewery is free classes, tours and the beer dinner have additional charges. Thursday for “ Brews and O’s,” and the Birdland Road Show visits Friday at 6 p.m. Meanwhile, the Baltimore Orioles, who are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards this weekend, are also getting in on the act: Orioles Hall of Famer Chris Hoiles bartends from 6 to 8 p.m. The weekend also features guided tours and tastings, a “ Perfect Pint Academy” class for those who want to learn to pour a pint of Guinness (Saturday) and a four-course beer dinner (Sunday). Modern rock band Starcrush performs Friday at 5 p.m., and singer Joi Carter takes the stage at 5 on Saturday. There are exclusive beers on tap, including a barrel-aged wild ale and a passionfruit-and-jalapeno amber ale. The Guinness Open Gate Brewery, which debuted as a tasting room in Halethorpe in 2017 before unveiling a brewery, bar, restaurant and gift shop in summer 2018, continues its four-year anniversary celebrations Thursday through Sunday.

Anniversary Weekend at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery: Two institutions are celebrating anniversaries in Baltimore this weekend.