Backstage at the Sanctuary

09/18/2025

🎉🥳Happy Anniversary to Everyone involved with Backstage! 🥳🎉

What a wild, wonderful ride it’s been - from our very first show with DARYL DAVIS on Sept 18, 2022, to our upcoming event with TOM GRAY of The Seldom Scene and all of the luminaries in between! ⭐🎸⭐
Huge love to our rockstar moderator Mark Segraves ✌🏼and also to our amazing volunteer crew who keep the magic rolling. ✨✨

09/11/2025

Bluegrass legend TOM GRAY is coming home! Join us for an afternoon of stories, music, and Palisades history—hosted by Mark Segraves of NBC4 with live tunes from Blue Spruce. Don’t miss it!

06/05/2025

04/18/2025

04/18/2025

A truly magical afternoon captured by Mike Landsman and brought to you by Walter Egan, Chris Murray, Mark Segraves, William Adair, and a slew of volunteers. Thank you to all who came out and to all who worked the show! Backstage with Chris Murray and Walter Egan!

04/11/2025

Friends since high school—here's a throwback of Chris and Walter backstage at the Cellar Door in Georgetown, 1978.

Come hear their incredible stories—from Buzz Aldren to Annie Leibowitz, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Nicks, Muhammad Ali, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Jackson Browne, and more!! Plus live music from Chris and Walter and a collaborative art project with William Adair. Our discussion moderated by Mark Segraves of NBC4.

It’s all happening Backstage with Chris Murray and Walter Egan
🎟️ One show only — this Sunday, April 13 at 4 pm !
Grab your ticket on Eventbrite before it's too late.

04/10/2025

Check out Chris Murray's blog post about our upcoming show Backstage with Chris Murray and Walter Egan! https://govindagallery.com/2025/04/03/walter-egans-martyrs-of-rock-and-his-appearance-in-dc/

04/08/2025

BONUS Interactive ART Experience!
Renowned artist, gilder, and frame-maker William Adair will be joining us THIS SUNDAY APRIL 13th for Backstage with Chris Murray and Walter Egan with one of his signature "Golden Doors."Guests will have the unique opportunity to sign this work-in-progress as part of his ongoing reclamation project—rescuing and gilding abandoned doors. This powerful installation will be exhibited next month at the Italian Embassy in Washington, DC. Don’t miss your chance to become part of this evolving piece of art as well as a cool afternoon of stories and music from CHRIS MURRAY and Walter Egan ! Tickets link in comments

One afternoon ONLY this SUNDAY APRIL 13th @ 4 PM !