The new outdoor plaza at the Oregon Convention Center on N.E. MLK, Jr. Blvd. will be the site of a free summer concert series, as

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teamed up to present the concerns, starting July 12 and continuing every Thursday, from 5 to 7 p.m., through Aug. 30.

The line-up includes: July 12 (Curtis Salgado); July 19 (Soul Vaccination); July 26 (Pepe and the Bottle Blondes); Aug. 2 (Wheel in the Sky); Aug. 9 (The Stolen Sweets); Aug. 16 (Sonny Hess Women in Blues Revue); Aug. 23 (Bobby Torres Big Band); Aug. 30 (Quarterflash).

If you want something to eat while at the concerts, the convention center's chef, Allan Wambaa, has created a barbeque menu that includes a Painted Hills beef burger, a Banh Mi sandwich, a Carlton Farms Kochujang-smothered pork belly, a grilled vegan hemp burger with Muffaletta spread and a veggie kabob bento. Oregon beer, wine and distilled spirits will also be available for purchase.

Domaine Chandon, the Heathman Hotel, House Wine, the Hoyt Street Station Community Café, Langley Investment Properties, Lloyd Center, Lloyd District Transit Management Association, NW Natural, Pepsi, Waterbrook Winery, and Metro's online community input panel, Opt In, have underwritten the series.

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