SMILE Summer Music 2026
Bring a chair, pick up dinner at one of our great neighborhood restaurants or carts, and enjoy a delightful summer evening! This year all of the concerts will be held in the parking lot of Moreland Presbyterian Church at SE 19th & Bybee Blvd. (three blocks east of SE Milwaukie Ave.)
July 11th @ 6:30 – Lilla – Powerhouse soul and R&B (underwritten by Tom Dwyer Automotive)
July 18th @ 6:30 – The Bylines – Sophisticated, jazz-inspired, story-driven pop
July 25th @ 6:30 – The Cider Janes – Contemporary folk female trio (underwritten by Sellwood Senior Living)
August 1st @ 6:30 – Rich Layton & Tough Town – High-octane, swampadelic roots rock
August 8th @ 6:30 – Countryside Ride – Traditional honky-tonk dance band
August 22nd @ 6:30 – Johnny Franco & His Real Brother Dom – Rockin’ jump jazz, jungle folk, and samba (underwritten by PDX Sliders)
PLUS . . .
Saturday, August 1st performances by SMURK (ukulele band), Bees in a Bottle, Two Drifters, and the JT Wise Band from 11 am – 4:30 pm at SMBA’s Sellwood Street Fair.
Sunday August 2nd performances by Ants Ants Ants and Sellwood Jazz at Sundae in the Park in Sellwood Park (noon – 5 pm), and …
Sunday August 15th Portland Parks & Rec’s Summer Free For All program presents the heart-pumping samba sound of Bloco Alegria from 6:30 – 8:30 pm in Sellwood Park.
SHOUT OUT TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS — WE COULDN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOUR HELP!
Moreland Presbyterian Church
Sellwood Moreland Business Alliance
The Bee Newspaper
Britt Bragg, Real Estate Broker
Lee Cannon American Family Insurance
Tom Dwyer Automotive
PDX Sliders
Sellwood Senior Living
The Limelight
True Moves Yoga & Pilates
Powell Veterinary Center – Westmoreland
Reuben Schug, Realtor
Sebastiano’s
The Antique Boutique
Please donate to support the concerts and other free SMILE community events . . . every dollar helps.
https://bit.ly/Support-SMILE-Events
To find out more about summer music throughout the neighborhood this summer, see the calendar published by SMBA, the Sellwood Moreland Business Alliance.