Get in the groove and give back at the same time.
Olympic Cellars’ Summer 2018 Concert Series is once again hosting a number of peninsula- and out-of-area-based music acts this summer, with each concert benefiting local non-profit organizations.
The family-friendly venue, at 255410 US Highway 101 between Sequim and Port Angeles, opens Saturday, July 21, at 6 p.m. with music starting at 7 p.m., rain or shine.
A local restaurant will be onsite for each concert with food available for purchase.
Attendees are urged to get there early, bring warm clothes and bring a lawn chair, as there is limited seating. A patio near the stage is reserved for dancing.
Carpooling also is encouraged, with limited parking spots on winery grounds.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages are allowed in the venue, but smoking/vaping and pets are not.
All concerts are staffed by volunteers from the nonprofit of the week.
Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 at the door; get tickets at the winery or on-line at Brown Paper Tickets. Season passes are available for $75.
• Saturday, July 21 — Fat Chance Band, supporting Port Angeles Chapter IV of the Philanthropic Education Organization (PEO)
Playing for more than 30 years all over the Olympic Peninsula the Fat Chance Band brings to the stage classic rock covers and original tunes for the audience’s dancing pleasure
• Saturday, July 28 — Shaggy Sweet, supporting Peninsula Trails Coalition
A four-man band that gelled in 2008, Shaggy Sweet performs pop-rock-blues with a mix of originals and cover songs
• Saturday, Aug. 4 — Nick Drummond Band, supporting Peninsula Friends of Animals
Nick Drummond has been a performing songwriter for more than 10 years, selling out runs at historic venues such as Seattle’s Triple Door and Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley with Pacific Northwest band favorite, The Senate. Drummond is also known for his work with his former band, Impossible Bird.
• Saturday, Aug. 11 — West Coast Women’s Blues Revue, supporting Sequim Food Bank
Established in 2010, The West Coast Women’s Blues Revue brings a variety of original and covers to audiences of all ages and musical tastes, tunes tinged with blues, funk, rock and soul.
• Saturday, Aug. 18 — Longstride, supporting VIMO (Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics)
Longstride’s high-energy stage show features a “unique and distinctively lyrical reggae-rock-groove identity.”
• Friday, Aug. 24, and Saturday, Aug. 25 — Creme Tangerine, supporting the Port Angeles Noon Rotary (24th) and Welfare for Animals Guild (25th)
Expect all your favorite Beatles songs from Creme Tangerine, who plays faithful-but-not-carbon-copy versions of the classic band.
For more about Olympic Cellars’ Summer 2018 Concert Series, see www.olympiccellars.com/summer-concert-series/.
