

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Honky Tonk Dance with Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 10:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Two step the night away at a Honky Tonk Dance with Kiti Gartner &amp; the Drifting Valentines, presented by Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts &amp; Culture. A free dance lesson is included with admission, led by Sharon Schiliro and Michael Hart of Dancing by the Bayou.
 
Kiti Gartner &amp; the Drifting Valentines is a band out of Washington DC who play western swing, rockabilly, old country and some jump blues. Their influences include music from the 1940s thru the early 60s, including almost everything that came out of The Quonset Hut and RCA Studio B in Nashville, Sun Records in Memphis, and Bakersfield. Band members are Kiti Gartner (vocals, rhythm), Zachary Sweeney (electric guitar), Jonathan Bozarth (upright bass), Brian Alpert (drums), Lynn Kasdorf (pedal steel guitar).


SCHEDULE
7:30pm -8:00pm || Beginner Two Step Lesson
8:00pm - 10:30pm || Dancing with the band


TICKETS
Discounted Advance Tickets ($22)  ||  Online Only || Advance sales end at 11:59 pm on Thursday, April 16 || https://www.simpletix.com/e/honky-tonk-dance-with-kiti-gartner-the-dri-tickets-261215

Same-Day Tickets ($27)  || Online or at the door (Cash, Check, or Credit Card)  || Doors open at 7:00pm on Friday, April 17 || https://www.simpletix.com/e/honky-tonk-dance-with-kiti-gartner-the-dri-tickets-261215

Dual Dance Ticket ($40) || Includes 4/17/26 Honky Tonk Dance with Kiti Gartner &amp; The Drifting Valentines and 6/19/26 Honky Tonk Dance with Dede &amp; the Do-Rights ||  https://www.simpletix.com/e/dual-honky-tonk-dance-ticket-kiti-gartner-tickets-261233

All sales final. 


PARKING
Use the following address for GPS to take you to our FREE parking lot: 5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo, MD 20812
For Google Maps, search "Glen Echo Park Parking"

Parking &amp; Directions: glenechopark.org/directions || Park Map: glenechopark.org/parkmap
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/glen-echo/honky-tonk-dance-with-kiti-gartner-and-the-drifting-valentines/200029794434232
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 46

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.simpletix.com/e/honky-tonk-dance-with-kiti-gartner-the-dri-tickets-261215?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=glen+echo-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Glen Echo
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD, United States, Maryland 20812
- **lat**: 38.969
- **long**: -77.14015
- **full address**: 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD, United States, Maryland 20812

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture (https://allevents.in/org/glen-echo-park-partnership-for-arts-and-culture/13833727)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD, United States, Maryland 20812
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Honky Tonk Dance with Kiti Gartner & the Drifting Valentines ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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