The international Make Music Day is on Thursday, the Summer Solstice, and will features dozens of musicians at venues throughout Phinney Ridge and Greenwood.
Click here for a map of every venue and list of musicians.
Here’s the schedule:
Naked City Brewery, 8564 Greenwood Ave. N. All-ages performances in the Screening Room:
- 3:15-4 p.m.: The Temporaries
- 4:15-5 p.m.: Little Sara and the Night Owls
Verity Credit Union courtyard, 8533 Greenwood Ave. N.:
- 3:30-5:30 p.m.: Abraham Neuwelt – Handpan/Percussion
- 7-7:30 p.m.: SaeMonae – Rap
- 7:30-8 p.m.: Phoebe Kinks – Indie Alternative
- 8-8:30 p.m.: Moon Candy – Country-Rock
- 8:30-9 p.m.: Jav DaHart
Stage Door Café, 208 N. 85th St.:
- 4-5 p.m.: Stewart Hendrickson – solo fiddle
- 5-6 p.m.: Do Peterson Band – soul & folk
- 6-7 p.m.: Strawberry Rocket – Classic original rock
Greenwood Senior Center, 525 N. 85th St.:
- 1-2 p.m.: Ukulele Jam
Couth Buzzard Books, 8310 Greenwood Ave. N.:
- 3-9 p.m.: Stories and songs with Jim Page
Greenwood Library, 8016 Greenwood Ave. N.:
- 3-5 p.m.: Junk Jam Band workshop with Seattle ReCreative
- 4-5:30 p.m.: Instrument Petting Zoo with Music Center NW
- 6-7:15 p.m.: Rounds & Harmony Workshop with Sandy Buechner
- 7:15 p.m.: Workshop participant performance
Salmon Bay Community Lending, 7919 Greenwood Ave. N.:
- 6-7:30 p.m.: Jazz Jam (lead sheets provided)
- 7:30-9 p.m.: Tango Jam (lead sheets provided)
- 6-8 p.m.: Toddler Jam (instruments provided, for ages 0-5ish)
Makeda & Mingus, 153 N. 78th St.:
- 6-7 p.m.: Abby London – singer/songwriter
- 7-8 p.m.: Ethos – hip hop with a message
- 8-9 p.m.: The Lost Boy presents the Kewl Kidz – Spoken Word and Music
Illumination Learning Studios, 7720 Greenwood Ave. N.:
- 6-7:30 p.m.: Betsy Alexander “Fiddling from Scratch” workshop for the fiddle curious. Loaner instruments available for kids and adults.
Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church lawn, 7500 Greenwood Ave. N.:
- 5-7 p.m.: Seattle Song Circle, participatory singing
- 7-7:45 p.m.: Ukestra Seattle concert
- 7:45-8:30 p.m. Strum-along jam (all instruments and voices welcome)
3 Wishes, 7413 Greenwood Ave. N.:
- Surprise artist
Phinney Books, 7405 Greenwood Ave. N.:
- 6-8 p.m. Mathew Benham, Jazz Guitar
Greenwood Hardware, 7201 Greenwood Ave. N.:
- 5-7 p.m.: Northern tune jam – bring your instrument and join in
- 7:30-9 p.m.: Sarah Comer’s Community Old-time Dance Band, with easy dances taught for all
Beats & Bohos, 7200 Greenwood Ave. N.
- 7-8 p.m. Kelly Blanchard & Blue Star Creeper – original psyche folk rock
Immersive Square home studio, 331 N. 71st St.
- 3-5 p.m. – Play and experience music in Virtual Reality
A-1 Pianos, 7020 Greenwood Ave. N.:
- 3:30-8 p.m.: Piano Street Serenade – you make the music
Johnson & Johnson Antiques, 6820 Greenwood Ave. N.:
- 7-9 p.m.: Cedron and N’Shama Sterling
Heart of Phinney Parks 1 & 2 (on both sides of the Phinney-Greenwood avenues curve at North 67th Street):
- 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Join an open rehearsal with the Different Drummer Band
- 3:30-4 p.m.: Steve Church, Folk, blues & jazz-tinged originals with mouth trumpet
- 8-8:30 p.m.: Phinney Ridge Orchestra
- 8:30-9 p.m.: Phinney Ridge Youth Orchestra
Starbucks, 316 N. 67th St.:
- 5-6 p.m.: Ken Elia – Solo classical guitar, traditional repertoire and arrangements of pop/rock/jazz
The Phinery, 6500 Phinney Ave. N.:
- 5-5:30 p.m.: Phinney School of Music
