SPRING BREAK FOR students gives everyone a chance to break loose and enjoy the warmer weather with lots of musical options.
Port Angeles
■ Today at Castaways Restaurant and Night Club, 1213 Marine Drive, it’s Jerry’s country jam with guest singer/musician Les Wamboldt from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Note: The renovations are complete, and the new wooden dance floor is wide open for fun.
■ Today at Bar N9NE, 229 W. First St., the open mic starts at 9 p.m.
On Friday, it’s DJ Bizzle spinning the lights and music starting at 9 p.m.
On Saturday, DJ RoBoTiX takes his turn at creating a night of lights and music at 9 p.m.
■ On Friday at the Metta Room, 132 E. Front St., DJ Pandora spins all night.
On Saturday, it’s a DJ RoBoTiX dance party at 9 p.m.
■ On Friday at Barhop Brewing, 124 W. Railroad Ave., Joy in Mudville, featuring Terry Smith on drums, plays roots tunes from 9 p.m. to midnight. $3 cover.
■ On Friday at the Fairmount Restaurant, 1127 W. U.S. Highway 101, there’s a jam session from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., followed by the Serendipity Band with special guests Gary Prosser, Vienna Barron and Hattie Backman until 8 p.m. There will be a group sing-along to close out the evening.
On Sundays, Craig Logue hosts the open mic from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ Every Friday at The Lazy Moon Craft Tavern, 130 S. Lincoln St., Dan Maguire performs. This week, he is joined by the Juan de Fuca Band with an Americana and folk flair on stage from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On Wednesdays, Ches Ferguson & Friends perform classic rock with a few originals thrown in from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Black Diamond Community Hall, 1942 Black Diamond Road, caller Eric Curl comes from Seattle to call the contra dances with the Countercurrents band. Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m.; dancing begins at 8 p.m. until about 10:30 p.m. $8 for adults; younger than 18, $4.
■ On Sunday at Next Door Gastropub, 113 W. First St., Howly Slim and Sandy Summers play folk songs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
■ On Monday at the Coo Coo Nest, 1017 E. First St., join the open mic with Jared Bauer at 9 p.m.
■ On Tuesdays at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., Wally’s Boys play jazz dance favorites from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. $5 cover; first-timers free.
Sequim
■ Today at Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St., Cort Armstrong and Matt Sircely entertain from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
On Friday, Cort Armstrong, Sean Divine and Tim Miller play from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Saturday, Sarah Shea and Chez Jazz play from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Sequim VFW, 169 E. Washington St., the Old Sidekicks play classic country for dancing from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The public is invited.
■ On Saturday at The Oasis Bar and Grill, 301 E. Washington St., the Whisky Minstrels (Nolan Murray and Bruce Coughlan) play all-original music from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Sunday at Nourish, 1345 S. Sequim Ave., Sarah Shea sings for Easter brunch patrons at the noon and 2 p.m. seatings.
On Wednesday, Victor Reventlow hosts the open mic from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with sign-ups at 6 p.m.
Blyn
■ Today in Club Seven lounge at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101, dance to Buck Ellard’s cool country sounds with his band from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On Friday and Saturday, Nite Crew plays Top 40 dance hits from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
On Friday in the Rainforest Bar, listen to the mellow tunes of Joey James Dean from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On Saturday, Trail Mix with Neil and Bobbie Usselman plays country blues from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Port Hadlock
■ On Friday at the Ajax Cafe, 21 N. Water St., Trevor Hanson plays classical guitar from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Port Ludlow
■ Today in the Fireside Room at the Resort at Port Ludlow, 1 Heron Road, Trevor Hanson plays from 5 p.m. to closing time.
Port Townsend
■ Today at the Cellar Door, 940 Water St., come check out this week’s local DJ starting at 9 p.m.
On Friday, Hey Lover returns from Portland, Ore., for a rock show with Cradle Cap and Leftover Pie from 9 p.m. to midnight. $3 cover.
On Saturday, Matt Sircely, with Chris Herbst and Jon Parry, celebrates Sircely’s first all-original CD release, “Humdinger Process,” at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
On Tuesdays, join the weekly jazz night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This week, the Michael Glaviano Quintet plays the free event.
■ Every Thursday, The Boiler Room, 711 Water St., hosts an all-ages open mic at 8 p.m., with sign-ups at 7 p.m.
■ On Friday at the Uptown Pub & Grill, 1016 Lawrence St., singer-songwriter Sam Maynard plays covers and originals from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
On Saturday, local George Yoder performs acoustic guitar songs from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
On Tuesdays, join in on an open mic with Jarrod Bramson at 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at Sirens, 823 Water St., Polly O’Keary and the Rhythm Method, creators of the blues album “Compass,” play at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
On Tuesdays, there’s a fiddler jam session starting at 7 p.m.
On Wednesdays, join the open mic starting at 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Pourhouse, 2231 Washington St., The Solvents play rock ’n’ roll from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Hilltop Tavern, 2510 W. Sims Way, Three Chords and the Truth plays country western tunes, honky-tonk and more at 8 p.m.
■ Every Monday at Alchemy, 842 Washington St., Trevor Hanson plays guitar from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ Every Monday at The Tin Brick, 232 Taylor St., Jack Reid hosts an all-ages open mic, with sign-ups at 6 p.m., the opening act at 6:30 p.m. and the mic at 7 p.m. Poets welcome, too.
Discovery Bay
■ On Monday at Snug Harbor Cafe, 281732 U.S. Highway 101, there’s an open mic with David Whipple from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Every Saturday, Skeeter Ezell plays covers of Roy Orbison and the like from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
High notes
■ On Friday at Rainshadow Coffee Roasting Co., 157 W. Cedar St., Sequim, brother-sister duo Kevin Lee Magner and Mary Theresa perform covers and originals with guitarist Scott Bradley from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the First Friday Art Walk.
■ On Saturday for the Port Townsend Gallery Walk, Studio 36, 211 Taylor St., third floor, presents “Dreamother,” an experimental dialogue with a reoccurring feminine figure from dreams. Camille Hildebrandt performs movements while live music performers Susanne Skadron (vocals) and Dmitry Artamonov (instrumentals) lay overtones in two segments: 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, Coyle, The W Lovers, also known as Fleur and Wesley Wood, sing about road trips, moonshine and love at 7:30 p.m.
■ On Tuesday at Fort Worden State Park’s new Capture and Release Studio, located directly behind Copper Canyon Press, Building 315, Port Townsend, Kristin Andreassen, with Jon Neufeld and opener Matt Sircely, brings her new album, “Gondolier,” all the way from Brooklyn, N.Y.
Doors for this folksy rock show open at 7 p.m., with the show starting at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $15.
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Live Music appears every Thursday. It is compiled by News Assistants Anne Sargent and Laura Lofgren.
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And note: This is the last appearance of the “Live Music” column.
Check out “Nightlife,” a listing of entertainment at venues across the Peninsula, in each Friday’s Peninsula Spotlight magazine.
