Talk about a massive music marathon.
An event that started from the Fete de la Musique in Paris and touts music being played in 725 cities around the world, the Make Music Day has arrived in Portland, and therell be 60 scheduled performances in 15 different venues, encompassing all genres of music from alternative to bluegrass to classical to zydeco from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Summer Solstice day, Sunday, June 21. All events are free and open to the public.
The Portland venues: Outdoors Arbor Lodge Park (1-2 p.m.), Dawson Park (noon-8 p.m.), Director Park (noon-8 p.m.), Eastside Esplanade (noon-5 p.m.), Holladay Park (noon-8 p.m.), McCoy Park (11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.), Market Street Pub (1-7 p.m.), Sellwood Park (noon-8 p.m.). Indoors Edgefield (1-6 p.m.), The Jazz Salon (5:30-7 p.m.), Montis Cafe (1-3:30 p.m.), Music Millennium (11 a.m.-8 p.m.), OConnors Vault (noon-4 p.m.), Portland Piano Company (11 a.m.-6 p.m.), Re:Sound (11 a.m.-5 p.m.). Mass appeal events Guitar Center in Beaverton (ukulele/harmonic, 1-3 p.m.), Home Depot in Beaverton (Make a Music Instrument Workshop, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.), Pioneer Courthouse Square (ukulele event, 6 p.m.).
Complete information, including a list of musicians taking part, can be found at www.makemusicdaypdx.org.