SEQUIM — Many voices will be heard at Sequim’s annual karaoke night from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and other outdoor concerts are planned in Sequim and Port Townsend tonight.
The special evening Tuesday is part of Sequim’s Music in the Park series at the James Center for Performing Arts, 563 N. Rhodefer Road.
It is one of the free outdoor concerts that will reverberate across the North Olympic Peninsula this coming week.
Blue Rhinos will perform a blues dance concert infused with Latin and funk from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Port Angeles’ Concert on the Pier at City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St., Port Angeles.
Rooster Crow will perform alt-country rock at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Pope Marine Plaza, 621 Water St., for Concerts on the Dock in Port Townsend.
A additional free outdoor concert is planned in Sequim at noon today.
Ken Young will be the featured performer at Performers on the Plaza. He will play pop, classical and ragtime piano music at the Civic Center Plaza, 152 W. Cedar St.
For information, contact Karen Kuznek-Reese at 360-681-3428 or kkuznek@sequimwa.gov.
In Port Townsend, Centrum offers a free lunchtime concert, the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival Showcase, at Fort Worden State Park at noon today.
The concert will be held at the Nora Porter Commons at 200 Battery Way.
For information, call 360-385-3102.
Music in the Park
Sequim’s Music in the Park will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. each Tuesday through Aug. 29.
Attendees are encouraged to cozy up with chairs, blankets and picnic dinners at the James Center for the Performing Arts.
The rest of the summer’s lineup, which can be found at www.sequimwa.gov, includes:
• Aug. 15 — Caribe Steel Band; steel drum band.
• Aug. 22 — Navy Band of the Northwest; popular music.
• Aug. 29 — Stardust Big Band; big-band-era music.
Concerts on the Pier
Concerts on the Pier will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. every Wednesday through Sept. 20.
Concerts promise a low-key, family-friendly atmosphere.
Audience members are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs to the informal, family-friendly performances.
No smoking is permitted on City Pier.
Should wind or rain dare to make an appearance, concerts will be relocated to the covered Gateway Plaza one block away.
Vendors, including the Hot Dog Cafe, will roll in for the occasion — plus, this year will introduce a beer garden.
The rest of the summer lineup, which can be found at www.portangeles.org, includes:
• Aug. 16 — Testify; classic rock, blues and Southern rock.
• Aug. 23 — Black Door Alley; folk rock.
• Aug. 30 — Geoffrey Castle; violin virtuoso.
• Sept. 6 — The Olympic Express; big-band sound.
• Sept. 13 — Black Rock; classic rock.
• Sept. 20 — Ranger & the “Re-Arrangers”; Gypsy jazz and swing.
Concerts on the Dock
Main Street’s Concerts on the Dock offer all-ages entertainment Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. through August.
Like Port Angeles’ Concerts on the Pier, Pope Marine Plaza features a serene waterfront setting. Local vendors and a beer, wine and cider garden will provide food and drink for the occasion.
The concerts are sponsored by Homer Smith Insurance, Kitsap Credit Union, Uptown Pub & Grill, Windermere Real Estate, LaughinGnome Pottery, KPTZ 91.9 FM, the Peninsula Daily News and the city of Port Townsend.
The rest of the summer lineup, which can be found at ptmainstreet.org/ concerts-on-the-dock, includes:
• Aug. 17 – Solvents & Famous Lucy; folk and Western soul.
• Aug. 24 – The High Council; “music for the head.”
• Aug. 31 – Kevin Mason and the PT All Stars.
