Promenade brings music to shoppers, diners

The Crystal Cove Promenade, at East Coast Highway and Crystal Heights Drive in Newport Coast, will host “Get Into the Rhythm of Summer,” a series of live outdoor concerts from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday afternoons from July 7 through 28.

The free concerts will feature solo performances by flamenco guitarist Mark Romero, Einstein Brown on the steel drums and jazz by Bruce Wall in three different locations within the promenade.

Shoppers and diners can listen to music in the Center Courtyard, in an area near Banana Republic or in the area adjacent to Williams Sonoma.

For a schedule, call (949) 720-3107.

— Sue Thoensen