Man, this weekend is going to rock!  Come say hello at Jazz & Oysters on Sunday, where you’ll find me (and dozens of other volunteers) working at Jazz & Oysters.  I adore this event.  It reminds me of picnics my family had on Seattle’s Green Lake when I was a kid.

Grab a blanket or a beach chair and stretch out on the grassy lawn of Oysterville’s historic schoolhouse (the whole village is on the National Historic Register).  Listen to first-rate musicians, wondering how this little team that could gets such top-notch entertainment to tiny Oysterville.  Get up and dance if ya wanna (I will!).

Meanwhile, smell oysters cooking on a huge outdoor grille, have a beer, wine or soda, maybe a shrimp or crab cocktail, some fruit & cheese, and some amazing desserts…

It’s one of those “Lazy Days of Summer” sort of experiences that have me continually saying this is “the beach of my childhood”.  AND, the event is a fundraiser for Water Music Festival in October, when the group brings classical music to the Peninsula in free and low-cost concerts, making it accessible to everyone.

This year, the brilliant merchants of Ilwaco, on the southern end of this spit of sand, have added a Saturday evening event called Blues & Seafood.  I’m sooo looking forward to seeing what they have in store for us tonight!