SMILE Summer Music

08/21/2025

Let's cap off a great summer in Sellwood with a Summer Free For All concert on Sunday! This year SMILE is partnering with Portland Parks & Recreation to bring you the Too Loose Cajun/Zydeco Band! They bring their high energy south Louisiana dancehall sound to upper Sellwood Park. The weather may be Louisiana-like, but we'll be in the shade, so come on out! See you there at 6:30!

08/12/2025

SMILE Summer Music is excited to present for our final concert at Moreland Presbyterian Church, singer, songwriter and poet, Beth Wood. Join us at 6:30 for this very special show with one of Oregon's premier performers.

“Beth Wood is easily one of the best performing songwriters on the planet.”

Beth has been writing, performing, teaching, and creating for over twenty-five years — delighting and inspiring audiences with her exceptional musicianship, intelligent writing, powerhouse voice, and warm and commanding stage presence.

Beth’s songwriting and poetry have been recognized by the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Award, The Sisters Folk Festival Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Award, the Billboard World Song Contest, the Oregon Book Awards, and many more. (https://www.bethwoodmusic.com)

08/09/2025

Should be a beautiful evening tonight for a neighborhood concert! Come on out to the Moreland Presbyterian Church parking lot for the next to last SMILE Summer Music concert with the fabulous Michelle Alany and the Mystics!
6:30 pm. See you there!

08/06/2025

So looking forward to an outstanding group playing this Saturday -- Michelle Alany and the Mystics! Prepare to be dazzled!
Specializing in a global acoustic sound that features lush strings, soulful vocals and rhythmic groove, Michelle is at home delivering haunting Mediterranean melodies, trading shredder blues licks, or gently crafting a sensuous country solo on the fly, bringing her joyous abandon and enthusiasm to any world of music.
SMILE Summer Music - 6:30 pm in the Moreland Presbyterian Church parking lot.
http://www.michellealany.com

08/05/2025

What a weekend that was in Sellwood! Between Saturday at the Summerville Street Fair, our SMILE Summer Music series, and Sundae in the Park there was so much great entertainment (brought to you by SMILE, your neighborhood association)! Thanks to all of the performers and the amazing audiences for it all. Let's do it again next year!

08/01/2025

It's a busy celebratory weekend in Sellwood! And SMILE is sponsoring music Saturday afternoon at the Summerville Street Fair, Saturday evening at Moreland Presbyterian Church, and Sunday at Sundae in the Park.

On Saturday, between 11:15 am and 4 pm at the plaza by Gino's on SE 13th & Spokane, enjoy SMURK, the Hannah Brown Trio, the Ross Island Ramblers, and Arlie Connor & the Abettors.

Then at 6:30 as part of the SMILE Summer Music it's Story and Tune! And at Sundae in the Park in Sellwood Park on Sunday, check out performances by Ants Ants Ants, Classical Ballet Academy, Chords Music School, and Carpathian-Pacific Express!

Lot's of ways to satisfy your ears and feet ... don't miss!

07/29/2025

There's lots going on in Sellwood this weekend! With the Summerville Street Fair and Sundae in the Park happening, don't forget we've got the fourth of our six SMILE Summer Music concerts on Saturday evening at the Moreland Presbyterian Church parking lot.

Our free neighborhood concerts continue this week with a fantastic harmony-driven band, Story and Tune. Original contemporary folk and crowd-pleasing covers, they'll bring an energetic and heartfelt show to Sellwood. Check them out at https://www.storyandtune.com/live-music

07/28/2025

07/26/2025

Reminder to head over to the Moreland Presbyterian Church parking lot for some great music tonight! And say hello to two of our sponsors who will be there - Sellwood Pet Supply and Tom Dwyer Automotive! Should be a beautiful evening!

07/23/2025

Saturday! Don't miss this one!

07/21/2025

What a wonderful Saturday evening we had with Brightwell and Moran! Come on out next week for some Texas juke joint blues with Kivett Bednar! https://kivettbednar.com

Moreland Presbyterian Church parking lot at 6:30 ... see ya there!

07/18/2025

Tomorrow evening! ... Weather should be perfect for another wonderful evening of music in Sellwood! Come on out for Brightwell & Moran.
https://brightwellandmoran.com

We are so looking forward this Saturday to two well respected singer songwriters - Kelly Brightwell and Woody Moran - who have teamed to form a very tuneful band. So grab a chair, bring dinner or dessert (which you can pick up at one of our great local carts or restaurants!), and enjoy a delightfully musical evening in Sellwood!

Oh ... and there'll be cotton candy curtesy of Sellwood Senior Living!

6:30 pm in the parking lot of Moreland Presbyterian Church.