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  • Home
  • Shows
    • First Wednesdays - Local Cream Songwriter Showcase w Annette Wasilik (Rockville)
    • Sat 5/23 - Joe Crookston (Charlottesville)
    • Thurs 6/4 - Give a Hoot for Focus! (Gaithersburg)
    • Sat 6/20 - Jesse Ruben (Mountville Folk Festival)
    • Sun 6/28 - The Levins (NEW VENUE in Silver Spring!)
    • Sat 9/26 - Pierce Pettis (Charlottesville)
    • Sat 10/10 - The Kennedys (Gaithersburg)
    • Sat 10/24 - Alex Radus, Louie Lou Louis and Tina Ross - A Falcon Ridge Most Wanted Reunion (Sterling & Virtual)
    • Sat 11/7 - SONiA disappear fear (Charlottesville)
  • About
    • FocusMusic's History
    • Annual Meeting and Jam
    • Links & Partnerships
    • Booking
  • Donate
  • Membership
  • Rising Artist Award
    • 2025 : Erin Ash Sullivan
    • 2024 : Rebecca Berlin
    • 2023 : Tina Ross!
    • 2022 : Goldpine!
  • Venues
    • Gaithersburg
    • Rockville
    • Silver Spring
    • Alexandria
    • Charlottesville
    • Sterling
  • Previous Performances

Sat 11/7 - SONiA disappear fear (Charlottesville)

FocusMusic and Unity of Charlottesville present SONiA disappear fear at Unity of Charlottesville. 2825 Hydraulic Cir  
Charlottesville, VA 22901 | 7pm

SONiA disappear fear is a world class composer and artist whose talent of writing in a variety of genres and languages has garnered her a vast following worldwide. SONiA's Double CD LiVE at MAXiMAL, was in the first round running for Grammy Best Folk Album. Looking at her touring schedule past and future one can trace decades of dedication to various humanitarian and animal rights' causes. Her 2019 CD, By My Silence, is in response to the rise of hate and anti-semitism around the world. While her 2020 compilation album, Love out Loud, encourages people to embrace their identity while highlighting LGBTQ equality. “There is an exuberance and passion shining from SONiA as she warms the audience with her humanity, charm and a touch of glamour”

-Roger Dietz, SING OUT MAGAZINE

From a Palestinian Village to a synagogue in Freudental, Germany to the Sydney Opera House, Americana singer-songwriter  SONiA -has brought her music to audiences across the globe. Her 23rd album, aptly titled Album 23 and a soon to be published autobiography, detail the incredible true story of her remarkable journey as an openly-lesbian artist whose music played a small part in America's transformation from a society of homosexual repression to one in which gay marriage is legal, so far. In this climate of divisive politics at home and around the world, these songs are as vital as ever. 

More about SONiA disappear fear at soniadisappearfear.com

In-Person Admission via Unity of Charlottesville

Events

Date Event Location
Saturday, May 23 @ 7:00PM Sat, May 23 @ 7:00PM 5/23 - Joe Crookston (Charlottesville) FocusMusic Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA 22901 FocusMusic Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Thursday, June 4 @ 7:00PM Thu, Jun 4 @ 7:00PM Thurs 6/4 - Give a Hoot for FocusMusic (Gaithersburg) Give a Hoot Comedy Club, Gaithersburg MD Give a Hoot Comedy Club, Gaithersburg MD
Sunday, June 28 @ 4:00PM Sun, Jun 28 @ 4:00PM 6/28 - The Levins (Silver Spring) Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, Silver Spring MD Unitarian Universalist Church of Silver Spring, Silver Spring MD
Saturday, September 26 @ 7:00PM Sat, Sep 26 @ 7:00PM 9/26 - Pierce Pettis (Charlottesville) FocusMusic Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA 22901 FocusMusic Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Saturday, October 10 @ 7:30PM Sat, Oct 10 @ 7:30PM 10/10 - The Kennedys (Gaithersburg) Focus Gaithersburg - Island Pride Oasis, Gaithersburg, MD Focus Gaithersburg - Island Pride Oasis, Gaithersburg, MD
Saturday, October 24 @ 7:00PM Sat, Oct 24 @ 7:00PM 10/24 - Alex Radus, Louie Lou Louis and Tina Ross - A Falcon Ridge Most Wanted Reunion The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling, Sterling, VA The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling, Sterling, VA
Saturday, October 24 @ 7:00PM Sat, Oct 24 @ 7:00PM 10/24 - VIRTUAL Alex Radus, Louie Lou Louis and Tina Ross - A Falcon Ridge Most Wanted Reunion The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling, Sterling, VA The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Sterling, Sterling, VA
Saturday, November 7 @ 7:00PM Sat, Nov 7 @ 7:00PM 11/7 - SONiA disappear fear (Charlottesville) FocusMusic Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA 22901 FocusMusic Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA 22901
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Current COVID policy

Please note that FocusMusic's COVID policy may be updated without notice as conditions require, and may be further modified by the individual venues.

1/13/22

We request that all attendees be vaccinated and be prepared to show vaccination status for admission (or a negative COVID test dated within the past 72 hours). Additionally, we require that the audience and staff wear masks at all times inside the building unless actively eating or drinking. We thank you for complying with what we’ve determined to be best for our community.

FocusMusic is supported in part by contributions from donors and by funding from the Montgomery County government, the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and other supporting organizations. 

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