HALLOWEEN EVENTS ARE being featured this week and next all around the Peninsula.
Musical treats are among the sweet things offered up for your enjoyment.
Port Angeles
■ Today at Castaways Restaurant and Night Club, 1213 Marine Drive, it’s Jerry’s country jam with guest singer Jim Lind from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The talent contest continues until the end of the month.
On Saturday, The Soul Ducks with Corey Crozier on blues harp play hopping rockabilly and blues tunes from 8 p.m. to midnight.
■ Today at Bar N9ne, 229 W. First St., the open mic starts at 9 p.m.
On Friday, Inherit Earth plays reggae at 9 p.m. $3 cover.
■ On Friday at The Metta Room, 132 E. Front St., Scott Sullivan with Casey Northern plays grassroots at 9 p.m. $3 cover.
On Saturday, Joy in Mudville rocks with old-time funk tunes from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. $3 cover.
■ On Friday at Black Diamond Community Hall, 1942 Black Diamond Road, there’s a harvest hoedown fundraiser to support farmers market operations with Hot Damn Scandal playing “tipsy American gypsy blues” from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
■ On Friday at the Fairmount Restaurant, 1127 W. U.S. Highway 101, a jam session from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. is followed by Rosalie and Dave Secord with the Luck of Draw Band and special guests the Evergreen Fiddle Kids until 8 p.m. This newly formed group plays old-time and folk music, a nice complement to the Secords’ soft rock/bluegrass variety.
On Sunday, Vienna and Dottie host the musical open mic from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
■ On Friday at The Dam Bar, junction of U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 112, Gordon Bowlby hosts a jam session from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
■ On Saturday at Coog’s Budget CDs, 111 W. Front St., a pre-Halloween party featuring MCFD, Static Illusion and the Estafets starts at 6 p.m. $3 cover if you wear a costume; $5 if you don’t.
■ On Saturday at Coo Coo Nest, 1017 E. First St., Ex-Gods, Disenchanter and Teepee Creeper play for Jon’s Pre-40th B-Day Pig Roast, featuring a CD release for C.F.A. (Cody Foster Army), at 9 p.m.
■ Every Tuesday at The Lazy Moon Craft Tavern, 130 S. Lincoln St., Doug Parent plays his acoustic Americana from 6 p.m. to 8 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 Tuesday at the Port Angeles Senior Center, 328 E. Seventh St., Wally’s Boys play jazz 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 friends entertain from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Friday, Me and the Boys play bluegrass and newgrass from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Saturday, Randy Cole and Skip Morris play the best of jazz and blues from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
On Wednesday, Bill Volmut showcases original tunes and acoustic folk rock from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
■ On Friday at Stymie’s at Cedars at Dungeness, 1965 Woodcock Road, Mick and Barry play classic rock and country from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at the Sequim VFW, 169 E. Washington St., Round Trip plays a mixed bag of musical treats for the public to dance to from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. No cover.
■ On Wednesday at Nourish, 1345 S. Sequim Ave., Victor Reventlow hosts the open mic from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with sign-ups at 6 p.m.
■ On Wednesday at The Oasis Bar and Grill, 301 E. Washington St., it’s time to dance to country music by Trail Mix from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Blyn
■ Today in Club Seven lounge at 7 Cedars Casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101, Jim Hoffman brings country dance music to the stage from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On Saturday, dance to Notorious 253 as the band plays popular and original variety for the Halloween party and costume contest from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The costume contest starts at 11 p.m. No cover. For those 21 and older.
On Friday in the Rainforest Bar, country singer Buck Ellard is on stage from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On Saturday, Jeremy Pederson plays contemporary folk from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Port Hadlock
■ On Saturday at the Ajax Cafe, 21 N. Water St., Trevor Hanson plays classical guitar from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Saturday at Zoog’s Caveman Cookin’, 141 Chimacum Road, Andy Badd Dog, Jeff Dale, Little Raven and Hammerin’ Hank take over for Rocktober-fest at 9 p.m. $3 cover.
Port Ludlow
■ Today in the Fireside Room at the Resort at Port Ludlow, 1 Heron Road, Trevor Hanson plays classical guitar from 6 p.m. to closing.
Port Townsend
■ Today at the Cellar Door, 940 Water St., it’s rotating local DJ night from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
On Friday, Hot Damn Scandal plays at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
On Tuesday, the Selah Martha Quartet steps up from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ Every Thursday, The Boiler Room, 711 Water St., hosts an all-ages open mic at 8 p.m. Sign-ups start at 7 p.m.
■ On Friday at Sirens Pub, 823 Water St., the Slow Motion Cowboys bring country and folk tunes from San Francisco at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
On Saturday, come back for Spice Rack with R&B, funk and circus Motown beats at 9 p.m. $5 cover.
On Tuesdays, there’s a fiddler jam session at 7 p.m.
On Wednesdays, join in the open-mic night starting at 9 p.m.
■ On Friday at Uptown Pub, 1016 Lawrence St., Matney Cook and Paul Benoit bring to the stage classic honky-tonk, roots rock and a bluesy jam starting at 9 p.m.
On Saturday, Paul Benoit returns with Damien Aitken to play original blues, roots, funk and Americana at 9 p.m.
■ On Friday at the Highway 20 Road House, 2152 W. Sims Way, Static Illusion, Inside Defiance and MCFD rock out with a pre-Halloween costume party at 9 p.m. $3 if you wear a costume; $5 for all others.
■ On Saturday at the Pourhouse, 2231 Washington St., Nathaniel Talbot performs folk-pop originals on guitar from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
■ Every Saturday at Snug Harbor Cafe, 281732 U.S. Highway 101, Skeeter Ezell plays covers of Roy Orbison and the like from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
■ On Mondays at Alchemy, 842 Washington St., Trevor Hanson plays guitar from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
High notes
■ On Friday at the American Legion Hall No. 26, 209 Monroe St., Port Townsend, the KPTZ (91.9 FM) Fall Fling dance party benefit features the rocking music of Floating Otis from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. For all ages. There’s also a beer and wine garden and a silent auction.
Tickets are $10 on sale at the Food Co-op, 414 Kearney St., and the lower level of Quimper Sound, 211 Taylor St.
■ On Friday in the Peninsula College PUB, 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles, teens and college students can get down to the Halloween dance music from DJ O.B.1 at 9 p.m. $3 for students; $5 for guests.
■ On Friday, the Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center, 3918 San Juan Ave. in Port Townsend, features Celtic harpist David Michael, guitarist Michael Mandrell and singer-songwriter and harpist Ruth Beck.
The all-ages event begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission at the door is a sliding-scale fee of $10 to $20.
■ On Saturday at the Quimper Grange, 1210 Corona St., Port Townsend, the band Whozyamama plays Cajun and zydeco for the all-ages dance from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $12.
■ On Sunday in the Chimacum High School auditorium, 91 West Valley Road, the Port Townsend Community Orchestra has a free (donations accepted) classical concert from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. featuring Port Angeles student Michael Helwick.
For more information, phone Vicki Mansfield at 360-774-1552.
■ On Sunday at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, Coyle, a six-piece folk orchestra from Ashland, Ore., Patchy Sanders, brings all-ages homemade folk music at 3 p.m.
Admission is by donation.
For more information, visit www.coyleconcerts.com.
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Live Music appears every Thursday. It is compiled by News Assistant Anne Sargent.
Contact the news desk by phoning 360-417-3527 or emailing news@peninsuladailynews.com with “Live Music” in the subject line. And note: The deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. preceding Thursday’s column.
Also, check out “Nightlife,” a listing of entertainment at nightspots across the Peninsula, in Friday’s Peninsula Spotlight magazine.
