Music on Tap at the New Deal This Weekend

Greenbelt favorites and regulars will take the stage this weekend along with special guests the Wharf Rats on Friday and Djesben with Wytold on Saturday.

Friday, Sept. 8, the Wharf Rats, a Grateful Dead jam band, will perform from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Wharf Rats aim to stay true to the spirit and music of the Grateful Dead while also mining the deep veins of other music genre, according to its My Space site.

Saturday, Sept. 9, Djesben returns to the  Saturday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. and will be joined by special guest Wytold on electric cello. Djesben plays originals, jazz tunes, bebop, bossa nova, rock covers and improvisations. Wytold performs electric cello arrangements with progressive world rhythms.

Located in the historic  in the heart of Old Greenbelt and , the New Deal Café is a member-run cooperative.

The café generally requires no cover charge for entertainment, but encourages patrons to make donations to the performing artists.

It invites patrons to enjoy wine and drinks from its bar and partake in Lebanese Mediterranean-based menu selections.

For more information see the New Deal Cafe's website.