March 8    WAFHS Student Recital, Church of the Redeemer in Glen Echo/Bethesda, Maryland. 4:00. Info and directions at www.redeemerbethesda.org.  Refreshments will be served. Free.

March 9    Concert with Scottish singer Katrine Anderson, 4:00, Carderock Community Hall, Carderock, MD.

March 11   Tea at Strathmore Hall, 1-2:00. Reservations required. Www.strathmore.org.

March 14     Celtic Concert at Captain Salem Avery Museum, Shady Side, MD.  7pm (includes pre-show reception of Desserts, Coffee and tea, followed by 1 hour concert ). Sue with Maggie Sansone and Andrea Hoag. 410-867- 4486.  Address is 1418 East West Shady Side Road Shady Side, Maryland 20764.  http://www.averyhouse.org

March 19    Frederick County Library presents Maggie's Music Celtic Concert, Sue Richards, Maggie Sansone and Andrea Hoag, and dancers from the Teelin School of Irish Dance. 7-8 pm,  Knott Auditorium, Mount St. Mary's College ,16300 Old Emmitsburg Road , Emmitsburg, MD 21727 .For information: 301.447.5330

March 20      "A Celtic Gathering " with Sue Richards, Maggie Sansone, and Andrea Hoag. Baldwin's Station, Skyesville, MD.  Concert at 8:00, Doors open at 6:30pm. 7618 Main St., Sykesville, MD.  (410) 795-1041. Due to limited seating, advance tickets are recommended. ;www.baldwinsstation.com. TICKETS: Concert information: 410-521-9099, uptownconcerts@gmail.com; www. uptownconcerts.com

March 22-23 Play at the Honeyrun Inn, Holmes County, Ohio. www.innathoneyrun.com.

March 30    Sue joins with Maggie and Andrea again: at Historic Cokesbury Church, Market Street, Onancock, VA on Virginia's Eastern shore ( 1 hour south of Ocean City, Maryland). 3-5:00pm. 757-787-4873. Historic Cokesbury Church, Corner West and Market Street, Onancock, VA. www.onancock.com

April 19    Washington Area Folk Harp Society Annual Concert, 7:30, Knox Presbyterian Church, Route 50, one mile inside the I-495 beltway, Falls Church, VA. Sue will appear with mime Mark Jaster as "Harp and Fool" in this variety concert presented by the harp society. The "finale" will feature 20 harps! $15.

April 25     “A Celtic Fair”: Maggie Sansone with Sue Richards, Andrea Hoag, Rob Greenway, Paul Ooots, Matt Bell, and the Teelin School of Irish Dance.  Maggie will celebrate her new CD release. 8:00 pm, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre at Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville MD 20851 www.rockvillemd.gov/theatre

Apr 26    Southern Maryland Celtic Festival, harp competition and workshop/harp circle. Sue will judge the competition and also perform a set on stage.  Www.cssm.org.

May 22- June 8 Tour of NORWAY with the "Harpa" Ensemble. Info at www.bethkolle.com.

June 28    Teach at Ohio Scottish Arts School (OSAS), Oberlin, Ohio. Www.ohioscottishartsschool.org. Instructors this year in addition to Sue are Sharon Knowles, Corinna Hewat, Ann Heymann, and Kelly Stewart. The week begins on the 28th with the Ohio Scottish Games, and ends on Thursday, July 3.  

July 10-13     "Somerset on the Potomac" Harp Festival, Alexandria, VA  Sue will teach workshops and perform with Sharon Knowles as "HEN".  www.harpsomerset.com

July 13-27    Teach at Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, AK.  www.fsaf.org

Aug 11-15    Teach at Summerkeys Music Camp, Lubec, ME. www.summerkeys.com.

September 6  Judge and perform at the Ligonier Highland Games, Ligonier, PA.

October 24-26 Teach and perform at the Dusty Strings Harp Symposium, Seattle, WA. www.dustystrings.com

December 19-20 (tentative) Ensemble Galilei Christmas Concerts at the Great Hall, Annapolis, MD.

ENSEMBLE GALILEI concert schedule (full information is at www.egmusic.com):

Feb 22    Beloit, WI,  “First Person”
Feb 23     River Arts, Prairie du Saci, WI,  “First Person”
Feb 29    Escondido, CA ,  “First Person” 
Mar 2      La Jolla, CA,  “Universe of Dreams”
Apr 4       Arkansas City, KS,  “First Person”
Apr 12    Pittsfield, MA,  “Universe of Dreams”
Oct 11    Maquoketa, Iowa
Nov 9    Atlanta, GA

2009
Jan 18 Palm Beach, FL, "First Person"
Jan 23 Germantown, TN
Jan 24 Chattanooga, TN  "Universe of Dreams"
Jan 30 Concordia College, Moorhead, MN
Feb 13 Wilmington, DE
Feb 14  Takoma, WA
April 18 Burlington, VT
April 19 College Park, MD, Clarice Smith Center