Peninsula Daily News
PORT ANGELES — Almost 1,000 people crowded onto the City Pier for Wednesday night’s Concert on the Pier by Lobo Del Mar in what observers said might have set a record for attendance at the Wednesday night summer event.
Lobo Del Mar, comprised of family members and friends (in kilts no less) from the Port Hadlock area played Celtic music, bluegrass, Mexican music, South Pacific island songs, Middle Eastern medleys — complete with Irish step dancers, belly dancers and Flamenco dancers.
(See video clips at our Facebook page, http://tinyurl.com/PDN-PierConcertVideo)
Concert on the Pier is free and every Wednesday during the summer from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Port Angeles City Pier.
It’s kid-friendly, dog-friendly, with a hot dog vendor, too.
The concerts are sponsored by the Peninsula Daily News, KeyBank, Elwha River Casino, Red Lion Hotel, Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce and Port Angeles Parks and Recreation Department.
A holiday special is planned on Saturday for the Fourth of July.
Luck of the Draw will perform country music at 7 p.m., and Missy G’s country-western tunes will be heard at 8:30 p.m. before the fireworks begin.
Next Wednesday, July 8, the Dukes of Dabob will perform Dixieland jazz.
The multitalented Lobo Del Mar will perform at the sixth annual KSQM 91.5 FM Independence Day celebration from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Serenity Square, 577 W. Washington St.
Performing with them there will be the Olympic Express Big Band.
Lobo Del Mar also will play next Tuesday, July 7, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Sequim’s free Music in the Park at the bandshell in Carrie Blake Park.
Port Townsend’s Concert on the Dock series opened Thursday night with Marley’s Ghost’s mixture of bluegrass, Celtic, honky-tonk and other styles.
This upcoming Thursday, Trenary and the Coal Miners will play rock ‘n’ roll.
The Port Townsend concerts are at Pope Marine Park, 621 Water St. and last till 7:30 p.m. Seating opens at 4:30 p.m.
