The summer season’s free weekly outdoor music concerts begin this week in Port Angeles and Sequim, while Port Townsend’s outdoor series will begin in July.
The city of Sequim’s Concerts in the Park series will begin at 6 tonight at the James Center for the Performing Arts at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave., with Navy Band Northwest performing a mix of Americana music.
Wednesday will see the first of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Concerts on the Pier, at Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue.
The concert will begin at 6 p.m. Bread & Gravy will perform soul, rock and bluegrass.
Port Townsend Main Street Program’s Concerts on Dock will begin July 11 with a performance by Jim Nyby and the F Street Band.
Sequim
The city of Sequim will fire up its outdoor Concerts in the Park series Tuesday at the James Center, 500 N. Blake Ave.
The family-friendly concerts will be at the James Center for the Performing Arts located at Carrie Blake Community Park, 500 North Blake Avenue.
Admission is free and open to the public.
The series will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 27.
Attendees are urged to bring portable lawn chairs and blankets for seating.
Here is the schedule for the rest of the season:
• June 25 — Caribe Steel Band; Caribbean, reggae, calypso, soca and samba.
• July 2 — Ranger and the Rearrangers; swing and gypsy jazz.
• July 9 — John Hoover and the Mighty Quinns; music of John Denver.
• July 16 — Stardust Big Band; 18-piece Big Band music.
• July 23 — Bread & Gravy; blues, classic rock and contemporary.
• July 30 — Max Hatt & Edda Glass; contemporary, jazz, bossa nova and Brazilian.
• Aug. 6 — Black Diamond Junction; classic rock, pop and country.
• Aug. 13 — Blue Rhinos; blues and rock.
• Aug. 20 — Farmstrong; folk, country and bluegrass.
• Aug. 27 — Joy in Mudville; Americana/roots rock.
For the schedule, see www.visitsunnysequim.com/202/Concerts.
Port Angeles
The Port Angeles summer concert series is the longest on the North Olympic Peninsula with a performance every Wednesday evening — except July 3 — from this Wednesday to Sept. 11.
Admission is free and open to the public.
This year’s summer Concerts on the Pier series includes several local favorite bands, as well as bands from the Seattle area, and a national touring band from Portland, Ore., The Talbott Bros.
Music genres will be everything from classic rock and bluegrass to swamp funk and indie rock.
A standard of Port Angeles summers for more than 20 years, these community concerts — sponsored by Key Bank, Elwha River Casino, Red Lion Hotel and the Peninsula Daily News — are presented against the gorgeous summer backdrop of the Port Angeles Harbor in one direction and the Olympic Mountains in the other.
“We’re very excited about this year’s lineup,” said Marc Abshire, executive director of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce.
“We’ve got some amazing talent coming in from Portland and Seattle, but we’re also going to be showcasing some of the best bands from right here on the Olympic Peninsula,” he said.
“The Chamber has enjoyed producing Concerts on the Pier each year, and we’re now partnering with the Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts to provide sustained, high-quality, and free musical performances in the beautiful setting of City Pier well into the future.
“We couldn’t do it without the great support we get from City Parks and Recreation and from our awesome sponsors.”
Audience members are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs to these informal, family-friendly performances.
If heavy wind or bad weather is expected, the performances might be moved to The Gateway pavilion at the corner of Lincoln and Front streets.
Here is the schedule for the rest of the season:
• June 26 — Sound Advice; Motown, soulful rock.
• July 10 — Crushwater; indie, rock.
• July 17 — Three Too Many; progressive rock.
• July 24 — Kayohti, swamp funk.
• July 31 — Backwoods Huscksters; acoustic Americana roots.
• Aug. 7 — Fat Chance; classic rock.
• Aug. 14 — The Weavils; bluegrass.
• Aug. 21 — Sweet T & Justice; American rock.
• Aug. 28 — The Talbott Bros.; rock and blues storytelling.
• Sept. 4 — Black Diamond Junction; classic hits.
• Sept. 11 — Champagine Sunday; rock.
For the schedule, see www.portangeles.org/pages/ConcertsonthePier.
Port Townsend
Downtown Port Townsend will rock with all-ages free Concerts on the Dock from Thursday, July 11 through Aug. 29 at Pope Marine Park Plaza, on Water Street between Madison and Monroe streets.
Seating will open at 4:30 p.m. and music will run from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Attendees should bring chairs or blankets and settle in to listen, dance, see friends, enjoy a drink and have a bite.
In the event of rain, concerts will be moved to the Cotton Building, 607 Water St.
Local vendors and beer garden serving Port Townsend Brewing Co., Port Townsend Vineyards and local ciders (Eaglemount, Alpenfire or Finnriver) will contribute to the festival atmosphere.
Reusable pottery wine and cider cups created by LaughinGnome Pottery and stainless steel pint cups and will be available for rent for $5 at the shows. When guests return the cup, they get their $5 back.
Here is the schedule for the rest of the season:
• July 18 — Uncle Funk and Dope Six; dance music.
• July 25 — Micaela Kingslight Band; blues-rock.
• Aug. 1 — Joy in Mudville; Americana/roots rock.
• Aug. 15 — Daring Greatly; classic rock and soul.
• Aug. 22 — The Whole Bolivian Army; indie rock.
• Aug. 29 — Kevin Mason and the PT All-Stars; rock, soul, Motown, rhythm and blues.
For the schedule, see ptmainstreet.org/concerts- on-the-dock.
