FarmStrong takes listeners beyond bluegrass at Port Angeles Concert on the Pier tonight . . . and other free open-air concerts in Jefferson, Clallam counties this week

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, July 29, 2015

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE of free outdoor music on the North Olympic Peninsula continues with::

■ PORT ANGELES CONCERT ON THE PIER — Today, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., FarmStrong (bluegrass and beyond).

Concert on the Pier, sponsored by Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce, is every Wednesday night through Sept. 9 at City Pier.

Dancing is encouraged.

City Pier is a kid-friendly, dog-friendly, no-smoking, no-skateboards, no-alcohol venue.

Some chairs are available for the disabled and early arrivals.

There is a snack and beverage vendor.

Concerts move to the roofed Gateway transit center, Lincoln and Front streets, if there’s rain.

“Bubble Man” Greg Bondy provides entertainment for kids at Concert on the Pier with chalk for pavement drawing and a bubble-making machine.

Next Concert on the Pier: John “Scooch” Cugno and Mike Shea (classic blues), Aug. 5.

■ PORT TOWNSEND CONCERT ON THE DOCK — Thursday, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Hot Damn Scandal (American and Gypsy blues).

Concert on the Dock, sponsored by the Port Townsend Main Street Program, continues every Thursday through Aug. 20 at the Pope Marine Plaza in downtown Port Townsend.

Bring a chair or blanket and your shades.

The concerts are for all ages.

Dancing is encouraged.

A wine, beer and cider garden for concertgoers is available at the plaza beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Next Concert on the Dock: Stacy Jones Band (blues and rock), Aug. 6.

■ PORT ANGELES SUMMERTIME MUSIC! —— Thursday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Cort Armstrong & Blue Rooster (Appalachian-style blues) at the Port Angeles Library, 2210 S. Peabody St.

This is the first in the three-concert Port Angeles Summertime Music! series funded by the Port Angeles Friends of the Library.

Bring a picnic and blankets or lawn chairs for seating.

Thursday, Aug. 13 concert: Ranger & the “Re-Arrangers” (swing standards, traditional Gypsy melodies and original tunes).

Thursday, Aug. 27 concert: Whozyamama (traditional Cajun tunes).

■ PORT TOWNSEND FREE FRIDAY AT THE FORT — Friday, noon to 1 p.m., Port Townsend Acoustic Blues, featuring “songsters” Joe Hunter and Joe Seamons (American roots music) on the Nora Porter Commons at Fort Worden State Park.

This is the last performance in this summer’s Free Fridays at the Fort concert series.

Grab your sun hat and sunglasses, pack a lawn chair or blanket and bring your lunch.

If weather is inclement, alternative plans will be posted on the Centrum website, www.centrum.org.

■ AND MORE — For more information about free concerts and other music events, check Peninsula Spotlight, the weekly arts and entertainment magazine included in Friday’s Peninsula Daily News — and consult the North Olympic Peninsula Events Calendar at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/peninsuladailynews.