• Listen to Uptown Lowdown tonight at the Summer Concerts on the Lawn at Franke Tobey Jones, 5340 N. Bristol St., Tacoma. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic dinner to enjoy at the 6:30 free concert.
• Enjoy Shakespeare in the park at the Animal Fire Theater production of “Hamlet.” Showtime is 7 tonight through Sunday at Priest Point Park, East Bay Drive, Olympia. It’s a free. 360-880-9349, Animalfiretheatre.com.
• Make plans to check out the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire this weekend and every weekend through Aug. 19. Get your renaissance garb out and join in the fun from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at The Kelley Farm, 20021 Sumner-Buckley Highway., Bonney Lake. Admission is $18 a day for adults. 800-587-0172, washingtonfaire.com.
Check out blog.thenewstribune.com/getout for more events.
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