{"id":35432,"date":"2018-06-20T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T23:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/life\/city-of-kent-releases-summer-concert-schedule\/"},"modified":"2018-06-20T16:42:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T23:42:40","slug":"city-of-kent-releases-summer-concert-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/life\/city-of-kent-releases-summer-concert-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Kent releases Summer Concert schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gypsy Jazz, indie pop, soulful swing, rock rhythms, plenty of kids’ music and more – this year’s city of Kent Summer Concert Series is sure to have something for everyone.<\/p>\n

Kent’s free summer concerts provide 20 opportunities to enjoy live performance in outdoor settings.<\/p>\n

Concerts and performances for kids are Wednesdays at noon, while adults and families can enjoy their favorite types of music on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.<\/p>\n

For more information, go online to kentarts.com<\/a>. To request a brochure, call 253-856-5050 or email artscommission@kentwa.gov.<\/p>\n

Wednesday Picnic Performances<\/strong> – Especially for Kids<\/p>\n

Presented by city of Kent Parks Department and Kent Arts Commission<\/p>\n

12 to 1 p.m.<\/p>\n

Town Square Park, 2nd Avenue and Harrison Street, downtown<\/p>\n

Sponsored by Republic Services<\/p>\n

July 11: Tickle Tune Typhoon (Positive messages and silly fun)<\/p>\n

July 18: Roberto the Magnificent (Physical comedy and juggling)<\/p>\n

July 25: The Brian Waite Band (Imaginative storytelling and rock n’ roll songs)<\/p>\n

Aug. 1: Joanie Leeds (Has been compared to Sheryl Crow and Alanis…for kids)<\/p>\n

Aug. 8: The Not-Its! (“Kindie- Rock” for kids and parents)<\/p>\n

Aug. 15: Recess Monkey – (Pop, folk, surf rock, and swamp-tinged country)<\/p>\n

Wednesday Family Date Nigh<\/strong>t<\/p>\n

Presented by Kent Station<\/p>\n

6 to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Kent Station Plaza, 417 Ramsay Way<\/p>\n

July 11: Folsom Prison (Johnny Cash tribute band)<\/p>\n

July 18: Darren Motamedy (Smooth Jazz)<\/p>\n

July 25: Stonesy (Rolling Stones tribute band)<\/p>\n

Aug. 1: Mycle Wastman (Soul, R&B, pop)<\/p>\n

Aug. 8: Culture Shock (Latin American hits from trumpeter Bobby Medina)<\/p>\n

Aug. 15: The Fabulous Johnsons with special guest Spike (Classic rock)<\/p>\n

Aug. 22: Hook Me Up Band (Jazz\/pop quartet)<\/p>\n

Aug. 29: Caleb and Walter (Rootsy, country Americana)<\/p>\n

Thursdays at the Lake<\/strong><\/p>\n

Presented by City of Kent Parks Department and Kent Arts Commission<\/p>\n

7 to 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Lake Meridian Park, 14800 SE 272nd St.<\/p>\n

July 12: Shaggy Sweet (Pop rock covers and originals)<\/p>\n

July 19: The Noms (Harmonic rock with blues, country, soul, bluegrass, funk)<\/p>\n

July 26: Ranger and the Re-Arrangers (Gypsy Jazz)<\/p>\n

Aug. 2: Ethan Tucker (Acoustic roots with soulful, bluesy vocals)<\/p>\n

Aug. 9: Royal Jelly Jive (Soul, rock, swing, and hip-hop)<\/p>\n

Aug. 16: Longstride (Lyrical reggae-rock-groove)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Free events at three venues <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":538,"featured_media":35433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-35432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35432"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/538"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35432\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35432"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=35432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}