
The Whidbey Telecom Summer Nights Series is an annual community celebration of the arts held at the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (WICA) in Langley, Washington. Established during the COVID-19 pandemic to bring the community together through music and performance, the series features a variety of events under a large white tent outside Zech Hall, as well as concerts and theater productions on WICA's mainstage.
HAPPY HOUR UNDER THE TENT
Friday and Saturday nights from June to the end of August | 5:00 - 7:00 PM
2025 PERFORMERS
FRIDAY, JUNE 27
Salish Moon with Luke Pauley, guitar/vocals; Julie Radmilla, fiddle; Jing Jing Tsong, standup bass; Michael McInerney, mandola and lead vocals. An eclectic mix of Americana, bluegrass, classic country, classic pop and fiddle tunes. Mostly covers with some originals.
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
ZEPHYRUS, with Kristine O’Kelly and Julie Pigott. After playing music together for fourteen years, sassy longtime local residents Julie Pigott and Kristine O’Kelly are Zephyrus. They are a powerful acoustic duo offering original and favored tunes layered with luscious harmonies, forward guitar rhythms and a few other instruments in the mix. With their heartfelt lyrics and occasional ruckus, Zephyrus aims to please and hopefully ring in summer with a smile or two – playing originals, world music and familiar tunes on a variety of instruments.
FRIDAY, JULY 4
TRI: South Whidbey’s new musical trio, Trí (Tree): Courtney Cooke, Lara Allan and Kristine O’Kelly blend powerful vocal harmonies with acoustic originals and heartfelt favorites. Trí sings from the soul in hopes to lift the spirits of their listeners, walking away lighter and more at peace than when they arrived.
SATURDAY, JULY 5
Island Beguilin's Richard Choquette and Forrest Anderson. With tightly woven guitar work and harmony vocals, the guitar-playing duo specializes in harmonic vocals and a mix of folk, bluegrass, and country music with some other surprises.
FRIDAY, JULY 11
THOSE GUYS: John Hribernick (singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Kristi Barnes (singer/percussionist). Acoustic duo since 2011, playing eclectic yet familiar mix of popular tunes and originals. Their song list spans decades and genres, covering artists from Adele to Zevon.
SATURDAY, JULY 12
JOANN QUITANA TRIO: It's a tasty jazz, blues and pop party! Get yourself a drink, and swing and sway to fabulous live tunes. Joann Quintana, Vocals; Yana Viniko, Keys; Dale Stirling, Bass.
FRIDAY, JULY 18
Northern Storm: Bob Aldrich, bass/guitar/vocals; Russell Clepper, guitar/vocals; Michael McInerney, mandola/vocals; Bev Heising, fiddle/mandolin, vocals. Americana mix emphasizes vocal harmonies with a nice sprinkling of Texas songwriter Russell Clepper’s originals, a few originals by Mac, Bev’s sweet fiddle tunes and a sampling of country/bluegrass/pop.
SATURDAY, JULY 19
The quartet High Tide offers a collection of strong vocals and multi-instrumentals, including guitar, mandolin, violin, bass, piano, ukulele and, for this concert, cello. Songs range from light and fun to thoughtful and inspiring - in the flavor of folk with a hint of bluegrass. With Penny Livingston, Jing Jing Tsong, Bev Heising, Barbara Dunn.
FRIDAY, JULY 25
MONICA FINNEY TRIO
SATURDAY, JULY 26
THE LOUNGE SOUND is a smooth-styling vocal/piano duo of Jana Szabo and Yana Viniko echoing bygone days of jazz standard, ballads, blues and fresh takes on contemporary favorites.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1
DUO DREWS plays jazz standards, bossa novas and original tunes. Pictured are the husband and wife duo from Freeland, Harold Drews (guitar) and Catherine Drews (voice and flute).
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
Puff ‘n Scrub
FRIDAY, August 8
LOCAL VOCAL SHOWCASE features vocalists Pamelagrace Beatty, Roz Honeydew, Joann Quintana, and Jane Szabo with Yana Viniko on piano. This talented group of Arts Alive Whidbey artists enjoy sharing their favorite songs, from vintage jazz and blues to pop classics and originals.
SATURDAY, August 9
Salish Moon with Luke Pauley, guitar/vocals; Julie Radmilla, fiddle; Jing Jing Tsong, standup bass; Michael McInerney, mandola and lead vocals. An eclectic mix of Americana, bluegrass, classic country, classic pop and fiddle tunes. Mostly covers with some originals.
FRIDAY, August 15
THOSE GUYS: John Hribernick (singer/songwriter/guitarist) and Kristi Barnes (singer/percussionist). Acoustic duo since 2011, playing eclectic yet familiar mix of popular tunes and originals. Their song list spans decades and genres, covering artists from Adele to Zevon.
SATURDAY, August 16
Northern Storm: Bob Aldrich, bass/guitar/vocals; Russell Clepper, guitar/vocals; Michael McInerney, mandola/vocals; Bev Heising, fiddle/mandolin, vocals. Americana mix emphasizes vocal harmonies with a nice sprinkling of Texas songwriter Russell Clepper’s originals, a few originals by Mac, Bev’s sweet fiddle tunes and a sampling of country/bluegrass/pop.
FRIDAY, August 22
FORREST & MIRIAM: The father-daughter duo include Forrest, a professional folksinger since the ‘70s; and Miriam, a professional musician, vocalist and percussionist. Their repertoire is primarily folk tunes and singer-songwriter music.
SATURDAY, August 23
Fiddle Chix returns to the tent playing a wide range of genres of rich instrumentals. LtoR: Brigitte Tennis, violin; Bev Heising, mandolin/fiddle; Susan Hanzelka, fiddle; Penny Livingston, guitar; Jing Jing Tsong, double bass.
FRIDAY, August 29
ISLAND JAZZ COLLECTIVE, playing 20th century swing, blues and jazz standards. Bruce Towne, drums; Don Wodjenski, saxophone; Dr. Bob Wagner, keyboard; Baz Stevens, bass.
SATURDAY, August 30
The Vintage Country Folk Band brings timeless Americana and old-time folk tunes to life with a welcoming, sing-along spirit. Kevin Fristad (guitar/lead vocals); Talia Marcus (fiddle/stroh viola); Bruce Launer (banjo/guitar/washboard).