Sorry! Due to a publishing error, we didn’t get this to readers before Thursday night’s 2023 debut of the Summer Series in Volunteer Park. All of our apologies! Go listen to Khu.éex’ with Preston Singletary as soon as you can!
It’s sitting in a Capitol Hill park with a cool beverage while listening to free music or watching a free movie with friends season. This week brings the first rounds of two key elements of that season — Thursday night Summer Series concerts at the Volunteer Park Amphitheater and Friday night movies in Cal Anderson Park.
CHS reported on the lineup for the 2023 Volunteer Park concert series here — the second season of the free shows set up to celebrate the park’s $2.7 million amphitheater replacement that opened last July. The 2023 series starts Thursday night with Khu.éex’ with Preston Singletary.
Friday, Cal Anderson gets in the game with a screening of… something billed as “The Changling.” We’re assuming the city meant The Changeling, the cult classic about a New York City composer who relocates to Seattle where he moves into a mansion he comes to believe is haunted.
The film is part of the Center City Cinema series running across Seattle parks and will be followed by a few more screenings in Cal Anderson including Capitol Hill-based Three Dollar Bill Cinema hosting The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Not to be outdone, Volunteer Park will also step up for a free summer movie as Three Dollar brings a screening of musical The Wiz to the north Capitol Hill public space.
Summer Series at the Amphitheater 2023
For a second season of the Volunteer Park Amphitheater, Volunteer Park Trust is presenting six free performances featuring an eclectic array of musicians and dancers. The shows will be on Thursday evenings, July 13th to August 17th, from 6:00-8:30pm. The Thursday July, 13th event will also be Volunteer Park Trust’s annual Picnic in the Park with free ice cream, lawn games, and craft activities for kids.
Come celebrate with us all summer long! Bring a picnic, your blanket, and your friends and family to enjoy the show each Thursday. Food trucks will also be available at every event. Full information available here.
- July 13 Khu.éex’ with Preston Singletary Show Brazil!
- July 20 The Paperboys Zan Fiskum
- July 27 Outer Orbit Brittany Davis
- August 3 Kalimba: The Spirit of Earth Wind and Fire LeRoy Bell and His Only Friends
- August 10 Massive Monkees Dance Church Northwest Tap Connection
- August 17 Sara Gazarek Thomas Marriott
2023 Center City Cinema
Free — All movies start at dusk
- Fri., July 14 The Changeling
- Fri., July 21 Some Like It Hot
Three Dollar Bill OUTdoor Cinema
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Friday July 28th at 7pm – Cal Anderson ParkCome by beforehand to say hi and get your seat on the grass.
It’s just a jump to the left…and a step into one of our fabulous Seattle parks for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, co-presented by the Seattle Parks Department and featuring entertainment, special giveaways, and the return of TDBC concessions at Cal Anderson! It’s our first time back there since the pandemic. Talk about a time warp!
Dress up to win fabulous prizes in our costume contest!
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Co-Presented by Langston Seattle
The Wiz
Sunday August 27th at 8pm – Volunteer Park
Pre-show entertainment begins at 7:30pmLet’s move on down the road to Volunteer Park for our final outdoor screening of the year, the musical classic, The Wiz, featuring a host of the hottest musicians from the time period. It’s everything you love about The Wizard of Oz, with the fabulous turned up to 11. We’re proud to partner with Langston Seattle for this special screening!
This one’s a sing-along so come prepared to use those vocal cords!
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