music festivals

2021 Olympic Music Festival features in-person performance, virtual salon

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Featured image by Rebecca Jasso from Pixabay The 2021 Olympic Music Festival kicks off its thirty-eighth season with the Opening Celebration with GardenMusic on Sunday, August 29. The concert will be held outdoors at the Littlefield Green at Fort Worden State Park at 200 Battery Way in Port Townsend, Washington. Tickets are $40 per person … Continue reading 2021 Olympic Music Festival features in-person performance, virtual salon

Oregon Festival of American Music July 22-31 in Eugene, Oregon

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Image by Marcel Dominic from Pixabay After a year's break forced by the coronavirus pandemic, the Oregon Festival of American Music returns for 10 days this month. The 2021 festival's theme is "Reel Music", which explores the roles of music in film from the silent screen era through the 1980s in a series of talks … Continue reading Oregon Festival of American Music July 22-31 in Eugene, Oregon

2021 Cathedral Park Jazz Festival resumes in-person format July 16-18

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Image by Marcel Dominic from Pixabay Last year, the Jazz Society of Oregon streamed the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival because of COVID-19. This weekend, the longest-running jazz festival west of the Mississippi River welcomes you to enjoy the shows live at Cathedral Park, under the St. John's Bridge in Portland. Masks and distancing are still … Continue reading 2021 Cathedral Park Jazz Festival resumes in-person format July 16-18

Can’t make the Waterfront Blues Festival this year? Stream it!

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This weekend, the Waterfront Blues Festival returns to Portland in a new location with limited seating, and only a few tickets are left for Monday, July 5. If you can't make it to the live performances or are not comfortable going to gatherings yet due to COVID-19, don't worry. There are two ways you can … Continue reading Can’t make the Waterfront Blues Festival this year? Stream it!

Summer 2021 Christian music events in New England

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Britt Nicole on stage at The Soulfest: Christian Music Festival in Gilford, New Hampshire (photo by Cheryl Landes) Three Christian music events will be held in New England this summer: two music festivals in New Hampshire and a music series in Massachusetts. 2021 Hampton Beach Christian Music Festival in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire The 2021 … Continue reading Summer 2021 Christian music events in New England

30th annual Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz July 16-18

The 2021 Greater Hartford Jazz Festival banner with a man playing a saxophone and a bird percned on the neck of the saxophone
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Come to Bushnell Park in downtown Hartford, Connecticut on the third weekend of July to enjoy live music, food, arts, and culture at the 30th annual Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz. Here's the full concert schedule: Friday, July 167 p.m.—Zaccai Curtis9 p.m.—Dennis Edwards Temptation Revue Saturday, July 172:30 p.m.—The Amandala Reggae Band4:30 p.m.—Kevin Powell & … Continue reading 30th annual Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz July 16-18

Third annual Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival May 20-23

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In 2021, the Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival celebrates its third anniversary with a stellar lineup of renowned jazz artists. Enjoy 23 outdoor shows over four days at 10 wineries, parks, and other venues throughout the Lake Chelan Wine Valley in Central Washington Thursday-Sunday, May 20-23. Wines produced in the Lake Chelan Wine Valley … Continue reading Third annual Lake Chelan Wine and Jazz Festival May 20-23

Upriver 2021, from the Waterfront Blues Festival, has a new venue in Portland

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The Waterfront Blues Festival in Portland is back this year Friday-Sunday, July 2-5, with a few twists because of the continuing COVID pandemic. Instead of being held on the waterfront in downtown Portland, it's moving less than a mile away to The Lot at Zidell Yards and changing its name to Upriver 2021. The festival's … Continue reading Upriver 2021, from the Waterfront Blues Festival, has a new venue in Portland