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Pacific Lutheran University, home to the stellar jazz and NPR station KPLU, takes the rhythms to the outside hosting Jazz Under The Stars - an outdoor concert series in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center Amphitheater. The shows are free, and so is the Pura Vida Forza coffee.
The fun starts tonight with New York and Seattle saxophonist/vocalist Brooks Giles. The rest of the series, always on Thursday evenings, features Seattle trumpeter/vocalist Jake Bergevin July 15, Seattle jazz pianist Randy Halberstadt July 22, Seattle jazz guitarist Scott Lindenmuth July 29, Tacoma jazz pianist/vocalist David Deacon-Joyner Aug. 6, and Seattle vocalist Gail Pettis Aug. 12.
Added bonus: W.M. Keck Observatory will provide complimentary star charts at the July 29, Aug. 5 and 12 performances On these dates, a tour of the W.M. Keck Observatory will follow, depending on weather conditions. Check out the PLU Physics Department Web site to learn more about the W.M. Keck Observatory
7-9 p.m., Thursday nights through Aug. 12, no cover,
Mary Baker Russell Music Center Amphitheater, Pacific Lutheran University, 124th and 10th avenues, Parkland
253.535.7787