Free outdoor concerts set on Peninsula next week

Grab your sunglasses and lawn chairs and head outdoors for free music next week.

The Caribe Steel Band will perform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday as part of Sequim’s Music in the Park series at the James Center for Performing Arts, 563 N. Rhodefer Road.

Testify will perform classic rock, blues and Southern rock 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.

Solvents &Famous Lucy will perform folk and Western soul at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Pope Marine Plaza, 621 Water St., for Concerts on the Dock in Port Townsend.

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. 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 on City Pier promise a low-key, family-friendly atmosphere.

Audience members are encouraged to bring blankets or chairs to the informal performances.

No smoking is permitted. 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. 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. 24 – The High Council; “music for the head.”

• Aug. 31 – Kevin Mason and the PT All Stars.

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