Summertime ... and the listenin’ is easy ... especially in South Puget Sound parks. This month and next you have absolutely no excuse to stay inside on a (sort-of) warm summer evening, as local parks fill their space with great music from jazz to rock to classical, and all for free.
Here’s a schedule:
Summer Concert Series, Lakewood
Various bands, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 14, American Lake Park, 9222 Veterans Drive S.W., Lakewood. 253-589-2489, lakewoodparksandrec.com.
Summer Concerts on the Lawn, Tacoma
Bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays. Band lineup is: Aug. 2, Uptown Lowdown; Aug. 9, Tacoma Concert Band; Aug. 16, Voetberg Family; Aug. 23, Hook Me Up; Aug. 30, A Touch of Class. Location is Franke Tobey Jones, 5340 N. Bristol St., Tacoma. 253-752-6621, franketobeyjones.com
Jazz under the Stars, Parkland
Band lineup is: David Deacon-Joyner Trio with Dennis Hastings, 7 p.m. Aug. 2; Neil Andersson and Malibu Manouche, 7 p.m. Aug. 9. Location is Mary Baker Russell Music Center Amphitheater, Eighth Avenue Court South and Wheeler Street South, Parkland. 206-535-7602, plu.edu
Uptown Outdoor Summer Concert Series, Gig Harbor
Band lineup is: Common Ground, 6 p.m. Aug. 2; Austin Radio, 6 p.m. Aug. 9. Location is Uptown Gig Harbor, 4701 Point Fosdick Drive N.W., Gig Harbor, uptowngigharbor.com
Summer Sounds at Skansie, Gig Harbor
Band lineup is: Swing Reunion Orchestra, 6:30 p.m. July 31; Thea Wescott and Timberland Ridge, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7. Location is Skansie Brothers Park, Jerisich Dock, 3207 Harborview Drive, Gig Harbor.
Curran Apple Orchard Summer Concert Series, University Place
The Surf Monkeys, 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 9. Curran Apple Orchard Park, 3920 Grandview Drive W., University Place. curranapple orchard.com
Concert at the Capitol, Olympia
Olympia Symphony Orchestra’s annual outdoor concert featuring highlights from its season, 5-6:30 p.m. Sunday, state Capitol Campus, 416 Sid Snyder Ave. S.W., Olympia. 360-753-0074, olympiasymphony.com
Music in the Park, Olympia
7 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 29, Sylvester Park, Capitol Way South and Legion Way Southwest, Olympia. Get the lineup at musicintheparkolympia.com
Summer Sounds and Cinema, Auburn
7 p.m. Fridays. Band and movie lineups plus locations are: Aug. 3, No Rules and “Tangled” at Sunset Park, 1306 69th St. S.E.; Aug. 10, One Eyed Jack and “Toy Story” at Les Gove Park, 910 Ninth St. S.E.; Aug. 17, Funaddicts and “Despicable Me” at Les Gove Park, 910 Ninth St. S.E. 253-931-3043, auburnwa.gov/events
Summer Concerts, Kent
Missy Raines and the New Hip, 7 p.m. Aug. 9, Lake Meridian Park, 14800 S.E. 272nd St., Kent. 253-856-5050, kentarts.com
Caspar Babypants, noon-1 p.m. Aug. 1; Recess Monkey, noon-1 p.m. Aug. 8. Both at Kent Town Square Plaza, Second Avenue North and West Harrison Street, Kent. 253-856-5050, kent arts.com
Kellee Bradley, noon-1 p.m. July 31; Little Bill and the Blue Notes, noon Aug. 7, Both at Kent Station Plaza, 417 Ramsay Way, Kent. 253-856-5050, kentarts.com
Summer Concert Series in the Park, Des Moines
7 p.m. Wednesdays. Band lineup is: Aug. 1, Sedentary Sousa Band; Aug. 8, Des Moines Got Talent; Aug. 15, Toucans Steal Drum Band; Aug. 18, Poverty Bay Arts Celebration (10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.). All at Des Moines Beach Park, 22030 Cliff Avenue S., Des Moines. desmoineswa.gov
Rosemary Ponnekanti: 253-597-8568 rosemary.ponnekanti@thenews tribune.com blog.thenewstribune.com/arts