The eighth annual Santa Fe Bandstand series of free, live music performances on the Santa Fe Plaza kicks off Monday and runs for seven weeks.

Octogenarian Antonia Apodaca and her Trio Jalapeño will open the summer series with a blend of traditional Northern New Mexico folk songs and original music beginning at noon, series organizer David Lescht said.

Apodaca, who sings and plays both guitar and accordion, was born into a family of musicians in Rociada. The Jalapeño trio also includes radio personality Ray Casias on guitar, and woodcarver and bass violinist Bernardo Jaramillo.

At 6 p.m. Monday, the initial evening show of the series will feature the blues, country, and soul music of Southern songstress Shannon McNally & Hot Sauce. Organizers are encouraging residents to bring lawn chairs for the event, which opens with the magic, juggling and clowning of The Clan Tynker Family Circus, siblings who perform a variety of talents in a whimsical "Old World/Vaudeville" style of entertainment.

Through Aug. 19, various local and touring performers will take to the Community Stage on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6-8:30 p.m. as well as every Monday and Wednesday from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Among the genres represented during the 79 scheduled performances are blues, Latin, Native, country, rock reggae, R&B, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Americana, alternative and world beat.

Major funding is provided by the city of Santa Fe's Arts Commission and Convention and Visitors Bureau, the McCune Charitable Foundation and the Frost Foundation. Other funding comes from Los Alamos National Bank, Santa Fe County, the Santa Fe Community Foundation, the Plaza Café, Jackalope, Corazón and La Montanita Co-op.

In-kind sponsors include Garrett's Desert Inn and Don Fernando de Taos Hotel & Suites; The Cowgirl BBQ and Grill; The Santa Fe New Mexican; The Hutton Broadcasting Group: 98.1 Radio Free Santa Fe, Project 101.5, 107.5 Outlaw Country, Blu102.9, ESPN Radio and TALK 1260 AM; Santa Fe Community TV Channel 16; and AM 810 Que Suave.

The series is produced by Outside In, a nonprofit, community-based group established in 1995 to bring free, live performances, presentations and workshops to people confined to shelters, residential treatment facilities, nursing homes, correctional facilities and other institutions or human services programs where people would otherwise not have access to the arts.

2010 SANTA FE BANDSTAND SCHEDULE

MONDAY, JULY 5

Noon: Trio Jalapeño de Antonia Apodaca (Northern New Mexico traditional)

6 p.m.: The Clan Tynker Family Circus (juggling and magic) and Shannon McNally and Hot Sauce (Southern songstress, roots)

TUESDAY, JULY 6

6 p.m.: Busy McCarroll and the Ambassadors of Pleasure (power jazz, pop noir) and Eliza Gilkyson (singer/songwriter returns to Santa Fe)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 7

Noon: The Kenny Skywolf Band (Santa Fe R&B artist)

6 p.m.: City of Santa Fe All Stars (city employee talent revue)

THURSDAY, JULY 8

6 p.m.: Matthew Andrae (original groove music) and TradiSon (from Havana, Cuba)

MONDAY, JULY 12

Noon: Don Lovato & Chris Abeyta (Latin smooth jazz)

6 p.m.: Gumbo Project w/Jimmy Russell (voodoo funk & soul) and Papa Grows Funk (New Orleans music)

TUESDAY, JULY 13

6 p.m.: Dave Wayne's The Things That Are Heard Funky (21st century jazz-rock) and Le Chat Lunatique (Gypsy jazz)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 14

Noon: Laurianne Fiorentino (earth-indie music) and Round Mountain (mix of Middle Eastern, Balkan, Celtic and folk)

6 p.m.: Aqua Bendita (Latin pop, Brazilian fusion)

THURSDAY, JULY 15

6 p.m.: White Buffalo (Georgie Angel and friends) and Sisters Morales (Latin country rock from San Antonio)

MONDAY, JULY 19

Noon: Fiddlin' Doc Gonzales (class country swing)

6 p.m.: Freebo (bass player and songwriter) and Billy D & The HooDoos (bluzrok)

TUESDAY, JULY 20

6 p.m.: Santa Fe Concert Band and La Casa Sena Singers ("Some Enchantment Evening — A Broadway Spectacular") and The Pleasure Pilots (vintage R&B and swing)

Wednesday, July 21

Noon: Birds of A Feather (soulful spiritual harmonies) and The Bus Tapes (folk and roll)

6 p.m.: Rumbatronix (Latin electronica) and Lumbre del Sol (Chicano soul)

THURSDAY, JULY 22

6 p.m.: Triple Firrre (10-year-old triplets who rock) and Alex Maryol Band (original rock 'n' roll and blues)

MONDAY, JULY 26

Noon: Curry Spring & Primm (classic rock)

6 p.m.: The Rattlerz (classic country and blues and old-time rock 'n' roll) and Stephanie Hatfield and Hot Mess (rock 'n' roll)

TUESDAY, JULY 27

6 p.m.: Iyah (reggae soul) and Azadeh (Middle Eastern dance troupe) and Y. Que (Latino rock world fusion)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28

Noon: Love Buzzards (old-timey, gospel and blues) and Eagle Star (father/daughter country-folk duo) and Trio Cafe Con Leche (Mexican music grandma loves)

6 p.m.: Quetzal Guerrero (soulful Latin R&B) and Sol Fire (pop rock with a Latin edge)

THURSDAY, JULY 29

6 p.m.: The Rifters (Southwestern Americana) and Hot Club of Cowtown (hot jazz/Western swing trio)

MONDAY, AUG. 2

Noon: Jocelyn Celaya (radical classical guitar) and Robert Sequoia (romantic and passionate guitar)

6 p.m.: The Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singers, and Soulman Sam & The Soul Explosion (rhythm & blues)

TUESDAY, AUG. 3

6 p.m.: Boris and the Saltlicks (roots rock with a dirty soul and a poet's tongue) and Po Girl (eclectic Canadian band)

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4

Noon: Ride That Pony! (Don and Victoria Armstrong and pals)

6 p.m.: Los Tropicales (Latin jazz from Las Vegas, N.M.) and Manzanares (nuevo flamenco meets Latin rock)

THURSDAY, AUG. 5

6 p.m.: 2bers (hip hop with jazz, reggae, folk and soul), 3HC Holy Faith Breakdancing Crew, and Albuquerque Blues Connection

MONDAY, AUG. 9

Noon: Holy Water and Whiskey (traditional, folk, bluegrass, gospel)

6 p.m.: Kim & the Caballeros (big ol' twangy country-western) and South by Southwest (hot country and swing)

TUESDAY, AUG. 10

6 p.m.: Rubixzu (home-grown hip hop and reggae), 3HC Holy Faith Breakdancing Crew, and La Junta (Latin funkadelic reggae hip hop)

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 11

Noon: Kumusah (women's marimba ensemble)

6 p.m.: Legacy of Santa Fe (local variety band) and Los Wise Guys (golden oldies and Beatles covers)

THURSDAY, AUG. 12

6 p.m.: The Strange (rock blues roots) and Ken Valdez (Latin rock and blues)

MONDAY, AUG. 16

Noon: Atomic Grass (traditional bluegrass) and Eric Carlson & The Mystery Ship (post-modern, old-time blue mountain folk)

6 p.m.: Welcome to Bohemia (Ron "Dadou" Romanovsky and friends), The Saltanah Dancers (belly dance) and Nationbeat (Brazilian/Americana fusion band)

TUESDAY, AUG. 17

6 p.m.: Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers (troubled blues that rocks the boat) and Native Roots (Native reggae)

WED., AUG. 18

Noon: Indige Femme (indigenous world beat, folk)

6 p.m.: Savor (Cuban dance music) and Southern Scratch Waila (Native dance music from the Sonoran Desert)

THURSDAY, AUG. 19

6 p.m.: Micki Free American Horse with Shea (power rock), Keith Secola (Native rebel music) and Casper and the Mighty 602 Band (Hopi/Diné roots reggae).