Get ready for some amazing outdoor music across the North Olympic Peninsula!
The Caribe Steel Band will perform in Sequim on Tuesday while Dawn Martin and Sound Advice will play in Port Angeles on Wednesday as part of the free outdoor summer concerts on the Peninsula.
The city of Sequim’s Concerts in the Park performance of Caribbean, reggae, calypso, soca and samba music will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the James Center for the Performing Arts at Carrie Blake Park, 202 N. Blake Ave.
Wednesday will be the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Concerts on the Pier, a performance of Motown and soulful rock,at Lincoln Street and Railroad Avenue at 6 p.m.
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’s Concerts in the Park will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 27.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Attendees are urged to bring portable lawn chairs and blankets for seating.
Here is the schedule for the rest of the season:
• 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 at 6 p.m. — except July 3 — to Sept. 11.
Admission is free and open to the public.
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 backdrop of the Port Angeles Harbor in one direction and the Olympic Mountains in the other.
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:
• July 10 — Crushwater; indie, rock.
• July 17 — Three Too Many; progressive rock.
• July 24 — Kayohti, swamp funk.
• July 31 — Backwoods Hucksters; 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 — Champagne 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 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.
