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A&E Briefs

Mark your calendars for these upcoming fun activities.

Skagit City School Picnic, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, July 14, 17508 Moore Road, Mount Vernon. Join us for this time-honored tradition of celebrating community. Food will be available from the La Conner Rotary Club.

The 20th annual NW Art Beat Studio Tour sees 22 artists showing their works in 16 studios in a free, self-guided Skagit Valley art studio tour from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 20 and 21. NW Art Beat is presented by Skagit Artists. Get the map guide and learn more at ­NWArtBeat.com.

La Conner Live 2024 Summer Concert Series takes over Gilkey Square every Sunday from 1-4 p.m. through Sept. 8 at First and Morris streets. The lineup features The Fabulous Murphtones, July 14; Lost at Last, July 21; Mojo Cannon, July 28; Billy Appleton Band, Aug. 4; Midlife Crisis and the Alimony Horns, Aug. 11; The Walrus, Aug. 18; Cascadia Groove, Aug. 25; Pacific Twang, Sept. 1; Chris Eger – Richard Williams Invitational Jam, Sept. 8.

Anacortes Summer Concerts. The Port of Anacortes presents its 2024 free summer concert series at Seafarers’ Memorial Park, 601 Seafarers Way, beginning July 10 with the Naughty Blokes. See the whole summer concert lineup online at portofanacortes.com/events.

Hear Jazz at the Library, sponsored by Anacortes Public Library and the Manieri Endowment, for upcoming concerts at the Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St. At 12:30 p.m. Sunday, July 14, hear the 17-piece A’Town Big Band, joined by special guests the Barefoot Jazz Band. At 1 p.m. Sunday, July 21, Cafe Impromptu quartet presents a Sunday jazz concert with special guests Tobi Stone and Lisa Liu.

 

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