Free outdoor concerts set on North Olympic Peninsula

Free outdoor summer concerts are planned in Sequim and Port Angeles this week.

Sequim’s Music in the Park, which began last week with a concert by Blue Rhinos, is 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through late August at the James Center for the Performing Arts at Carrie Blake Community Park, 500 N. Blake Ave.

This week’s concert will be by the Old Sidekicks performing county and bluegrass.

Port Angeles’s Concerts on the Pier program, which began last week with a concert by Sweet T & Justice, will take a break to allow the Fourth of July festivities from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on the City Pier on Wednesday.

Children’s activities are planned at The Gateway transit center. Vendors, a cornhole tournament and concert are planned, as well as a parade around downtown and fireworks at about 10:15 p.m.

Port Townsend will offer free outdoor music in Concerts on the Dock on Thursdays beginning July 12 and extending though Aug. 30 at Pope Marine Park Plaza. Seating will open at 4:30 p.m. Music is set from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a chair or blanket and a picnic to the outdoor venues.

The schedule for summer concerts is:

The city of Sequim

• July 10 — Craig Buhler Quartet, smooth jazz.

• July 17 — Locos Only, blues, country and rock.

• July 24 — Caribe Steel Band, Caribbean.

• July 31 — Black Door Alley, eclectic rock.

• Aug. 7 — Stardust Big Band, big band to modern era.

• Aug. 14 — Sequim City Band, concert band.

• Aug. 21 — Ranger and the Re-Arrangers, gypsy jazz.

• Aug. 28 — FarmStrong, country and bluegrass.

See schedule at www.sequimwa.gov/index.aspx?NID=512.

Port Angeles

• July 11 — Three Too Many, progressive rock.

• July 18 — Robin Besser and the Full Circle Band, contemporary jazz.

• July 25 — FarmStrong, county and folk.

• Aug. 1 — TFM, classic rock and R&B.

• Aug. 8 — Alma y Azucar, Latin jazz.

• Aug. 15 — The Olson Bros Band, modern country.

• Aug. 22 — Daring Greatly, rock, harmony.

• Aug. 29 — Joy in Mudville, roots, rock.

• Sept. 5 — The Blue Rhinos, electric blues.

• Sept. 12 — Stardust Big Band.

• Sept. 19 — The Weavils, bluegrass.

See schedule at www.portangeles.org/pages/ConcertsonthePier.

Port Townsend Concerts on the Dock

• July 12 — Locust Street Taxi, dance band.

• July 19 — Uncle Funk and the Dope Six, dance band.

• July 26 — Three for Silver, roots, indie folk, jazz and blues.

• Aug. 2 — Global Heat, soul, R&B, pop.

• Aug. 9 — Toolshed Trio Grande, roots, rock, soul.

• Aug. 16 — 432 Retro, progressive rock.

• Aug. 23 — Daring Greatly, rock, harmony.

• Aug. 30 — Kevin Mason and the PT All Stars, rock, soul, Motown, R&B.

See schedule at ptmainstreet.org/concerts-on-the-dock/.

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