Sketch Night at AMP by Strathmore, with The Ayala Project

MAA and AMP by Strathmore are teaming up once again to host sketch nights at the North Bethesda live music club.

Chat with fellow MAA artists over drinks and appetizers before we all make art together during a performance by The Alaya Project, a California trio that blends the classic music style of Southern India—”Carnatic style,” as it’s known—with contemporary jazz and funk. We reserved several tables just for MAA members and their guests.

About the performance: The Alaya Project explores new textures and perspectives built over two decades of friendship and musical immersion. The group combines the grooves of Indian percussionist and drummer Rohan Krishnamurthy with the soulful Ragas and melodies of Prasant Radhakrishnan on saxophone and the harmonic bedrock of Colin Hogan. Learn more

Number of spots: 24

Tickets: AMP by Strathmore is generously offering reduced-priced, $21 tickets (25% off the regular rate) for MAA members and their guests only. Sign up on this page.

Cancellation policy: Tickets are refundable through April 4, 2024. From April 5-onward, tickets are nonrefundable unless we have someone on the wait list to take your spot.

What to expect: We’ll host social time from 7:15-8 pm and provide complimentary, shared appetizers at our tables. The venue has a full bar where you can purchase cocktails, beer, wine, soda, etc. The show itself starts at 8 pm and ends by 9:30-10 pm. The room has low lighting, but our tables will be lit with small lights so that you can see your work. You're welcome to sketch or just enjoy the show. See photos from past MAA Sketch Nights.

What to bring: Sketching materials (such as small sketchbooks, pencils/pens, travel-sized watercolor kit). Keep your materials simple—there isn't a lot of space to spread out.

Address/parking: AMP by Strathmore is in the Pike & Rose shopping area at 11810 Grand Park Ave. in North Bethesda. Directions & parking info. (An important note: This is a wholly different venue from the main Music Center at Strathmore.)

About AMP by Strathmore: AMP by Strathmore is an intimate music venue run by the Strathmore Arts Center. Its funds support Strathmore’s mission to present and produce exemplary arts programs for diverse audiences, create dynamic arts education experiences, and nurture creative ideas and conversations that advance the future of the arts.

Questions: Contact Elissa Poma, elissapoma@gmail.com

Can’t make it to this Sketch Night? Our next one is scheduled for Friday, June 7, with vocalist Kyshona.