Inspired by Vienna's world-famous Neujahrskonzert concert, Strathmore hosts an afternoon of famous Strauss waltzes, polkas and operatta excerpts on New Year's Day. Guido Mancusi conducts the Strauss Symphony of America, with Hungarian singers Anita Lukács and Zsolt Vadász, dancers from the National Moravian-Silesian Ballet and international champion ballroom dancers. Saturday, Jan. 1, at 2 p.m. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Tickets are $49 to $89. Call 301-581-5100 or visit strathmore.org.






