Street Dances are every other Wednesday—June 10 through September 2— from 6 to 8 PM at the Bayview Cash Store, 5603 Bayview Road. Rain or shine! Beer, wine, and soft drinks are available for purchase. Grab dinner from Japonica, the Taproom, or picnic dinners are welcome.

June 10 – TC Ryder & the Groovetones play the grooviest, dancing-est tunes from the 1970s, including a helping of JJ Cale, Dobie Gray, Stevie Wonder and Ray Vaugh, Billy Preston, and a bunch more. Featuring Troy Chapman and Greg Beck on guitar, Brad Thomas on keys, John Stawarz on bass, and David Malony on drums.

June 24 – Wax Lips blends a fusion of classic rock, punk rock, blues, psychedelic rock and more to put on a show that will be sure to get you moving and grooving! Expect a wide range of upbeat original music as well as covers of The Beatles, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, and other popular artists. Members of the band live all over Washington State, but all are South Whidbey High School alumni: Brady Willis, lead vocals & rhythm guitar; Asher Thorn, lead guitar; Jeff Nelson, drums; Jacob Breedan, bass; and Isaac Ramos, keyboard & vocals.

July 8 – Rubatano Marimba offers heart-warming and dance-inducing Zimbabwean style marimba. Tanya Boyd, Audrey Neubauer, Kerry Holland, Dana Moffett, Micah Petrich, Lucas Earl, Caden Davis, Leslie Breeden, Diana Chamrad, Dyanne Harshman, Warner Scheyer and Tillie Scruton will be joined by special guest musicians from Zimbabwe.

July 22 – ROSSaCONN is an eclectic mix of danceable instrumental originals, blending funk, African, reggae rock and life influences. Stephan Ross on bass, Eric Nightsong Conn on guitar, and Rachman Ross on drums keep it upbeat and fun.

August 5 – Western Heroes have been providing original dance music to the Whidbey Island community for 16 years. From polka to punk, their diverse collection of songs are played with one goal in mind: to get people up and moving. Michael and David Licastro provide vocals and guitar, Lorraine Newland on bass and vocals, David Maloney on drums, and Larry Neubauer on keyboard and vocals.

August 19 – PETE is the quintessential Whidbey Island garage band, performing rock & blues dance music and American groove music. The band is comprised of Fredde Butterworth on drums, Dave Draper and David Licastro on guitar, Marc Strader on bass, and Danny Ward on sax.

September 2 – Ike & the Old Man began as a father & son duo eight years ago that blossomed into a full band playing an eclectic mix of pop, rock, blues, country, and jazz. Groove to the beats of Isaac & Mark Wacker, Kent Turner on drums, and multi-instrumentalist Ray Shelly.