SEQUIM — Free outdoor concerts will reverberate across the North Olympic Peninsula this week.
Blue Rhinos will perform a blues dance concert infused with Latin and funk from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the James Center for Performing Arts, 563 N. Rhodefer Road, as part of Sequim’s Music in the Park series.
Popular Port Angeles band Black Diamond Junction will dish out classic rock and country during Wednesday’s Concert on the Pier from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at City Pier, 315 N. Lincoln St., Port Angeles.
Then, Uncle Funk &the Dope will jam the party music Thursday at 4:30 p.m. 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 Aug. 8 show will not feature any one performer; many voices are encouraged to participate in Sequim’s annual karaoke night. It is back this year by popular demand, the city said.
The rest of the summer’s lineup, which can be found at www.sequimwa.gov, includes:
• Aug. 8 — Annual Karaoke Night.
• 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. 9 — Blue Rhinos; blues.
• 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. 10 – Rooster Crow; alt-country rock.
• 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.
