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SUMMARY:Friday Night Dancing with THE THRILLS at the Transit Pier, District Wharf
DESCRIPTION:Transit Pier at District Wharf\n7-9pm, FREE!!\nBeginner swing lesson 7-7:30pm, band plays 7:30-9pm\nSee more info at the District Wharf Events Page.\nIt’s summer, and Gottaswing is happy to be back at the District Wharf again! We’ll combine two of our favorite Friday night activities this summer: swing dancing and cocktails al fresco. Enjoy swing music with THE THRILLS from 7-9pm, then adjourn to any of the great restaurants and sweet treats available along the Wharf–you can make an entire night of it!\n\nGet ready for some spine-tingling Rock ‘n’ Roll with THE THRILLS. The band is led by uber-talented singer-songwriter Dave Kitchen‘s sweet and powerful vocals, along with potent guitar work. Andy Rutherford adds his fiery, sometimes humorous guitar chops to the mix. The incredible Bill Starks on piano, Brian Alpert on drums, and John Combs on bass provide the swing ingest rhythm section around, and create a swinging engine that propels dancers onto the floor. Put it all together and you’ve got a band that turns heads and fills the dance floor.\n\n    \n#038;autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&" class="__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload" title="YouTube player"  allow="fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy="1" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll="">\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Transit Pier at District Wharf<br />
7-9pm</strong>, <strong>FREE!!<br />
Beginner swing lesson 7-7:30pm, band plays 7:30-9pm</strong><br />
<strong>See more info at the <a href="https://www.wharfdc.com/upcoming-events/">District Wharf Events Page</a>.</strong></p>
<p>It&#8217;s summer, and<strong> Gottaswing</strong> is happy to be back at the <strong><a href="https://www.wharfdc.com">District Wharf</a></strong> again! We’ll combine two of our favorite Friday night activities this summer: swing dancing and cocktails al fresco. Enjoy swing music with <a href="https://thethrills.net"><strong>THE THRILLS</strong></a> from 7-9pm, then adjourn to any of the great restaurants and sweet treats available along the Wharf&#8211;you can make an entire night of it!</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-5314 alignleft" src="https://gottaswing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TheThrills-copy-300x191.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="191" srcset="https://gottaswing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TheThrills-copy-300x191.jpg 300w, https://gottaswing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TheThrills-copy-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https://gottaswing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TheThrills-copy-768x489.jpg 768w, https://gottaswing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TheThrills-copy-1536x979.jpg 1536w, https://gottaswing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TheThrills-copy-600x382.jpg 600w, https://gottaswing.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TheThrills-copy.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
<p>Get ready for some spine-tingling Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll with <a href="https://thethrills.net"><strong>THE THRILLS</strong></a>. The band is led by uber-talented singer-songwriter <strong>Dave Kitchen</strong>&#8216;s sweet and powerful vocals, along with potent guitar work. <strong>Andy Rutherford</strong> adds his fiery, sometimes humorous guitar chops to the mix. The incredible <strong>Bill Starks</strong> on piano, <strong>Brian Alpert</strong> on drums, and <strong>John Combs</strong> on bass provide the swing ingest rhythm section around, and create a swinging engine that propels dancers onto the floor. Put it all together and you&#8217;ve got a band that turns heads and fills the dance floor.</p>
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URL:https://gottaswing.com/events/6-5-26-dc-wharf/
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CATEGORIES:All levels welcome,Dances
LOCATION:760 Maine Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20024
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