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Welcome to Stout Month at Fort George
ASTORIA — Every year, for
one dark day, stout lovers
converge on Fort George to
enjoy craftspeople, roaming
entertainers, art and specta-
cle, surrounded by more than
60 rare stouts on tap during
the Festival of Dark Arts.
If you were lucky enough
to get tickets, check festi-
valofdarkarts.com for lineups
and stout lists. If you missed
out on tickets this year, get
ready for The Aftermath.
On Sunday, Feb. 18, the
day after Festival of Dark
Arts, the Fort George campus
will reopen to the public
at noon. There will be new
stout releases in the pub and
pizzeria, and the tap trailer
will be filling growlers from
the remaining Festival of
Dark Arts kegs.
But barrel fans will be
in the Lovell Brewery for
the release of four new
ery. Get this evolutionary
IPA on tap or in four-pack
cans to go.
No tickets, no reserva-
tions required. Top your
night with a live perfor-
mance by The Builders and
the Butchers at 8 p.m. There
is never a cover.
Stout Month
PHOTOS COURTESY FORT GEORGE BREWERY
A Festival of Dark Arts glass
variations in this year’s
Matryoshka series. Joined
by Bourbon Barrel Matry-
oshka (2018) and cellared
versions of the Matryoshka
AN ACOUSTIC CELEBRATION OF MUSIC
NEHALEM | FEB 2-4, 2018
WINTERFEST
ALL AGES EVENT
KEVIN BURKE
FEB 2 | 7:30 PM
CASTLETOWN
FEB 2 | 7:30 PM
QUARTERFLASH
FEB 3 | 7:30 PM
TERRY ROBB
FEB 3 | 1:30 PM
ADVANCE &
RESERVED
SEATING TICKETS
AVAILABLE AT TICKETTOMATO.COM
MEL BROWN
FEB 4 | 2:00 PM
NORTH COUNTY
RECREATIONAL DISTRICT
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
36155 9TH ST., NEHALEM
FIND OUT MORE AT
WWW.NCRD.ORG
beers from 2017, the Lovell
Taproom will pour all eight
of these barrel-aged stouts.
Wax-dipped bottles of the
five 2018 Matryoshkas along
with limited cellared bottles
from 2017 will be on sale.
To add a little light to the
dark, a fresh Fields of Green
will be released at the brew-
To some people, the
second month of the year
is simply February, the
shortest and, at times,
dreariest month along the
Oregon Coast. But at Fort
George, February is 28 days
of dark, delicious ales, more
commonly known as Stout
Month.
Created more than 20
years ago by Fort George
co-owner Jack Harris,
Stout Month has taken on
a life of its own in Astoria.
Brewer creativity with the
style expands every year, as
do those stout tap lists (24
unique stouts this Febru-
ary!).
As you arrive at Fort
George public house, or
pizzeria, or Lovell Taproom
during February, you’ll be
welcomed with an over-
flowing tap list of dark and
deliciousness. Stout staff is
here to help you with your
selection, or you may order
up blind stout taster trays.
At least eight stouts will be
on tap in each location, with
a new stout released every
few days.
Bring your loved ones,
beloved growlers and love
of the dark. Fort George
promises you won’t go away
light-handed.
For more information
about Fort George Brewery
and Stout Month events, go
to fortgeorgebrewery.com.
Songs, strings, recycled art on stage
ASTORIA — At the Liberty
Theatre 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb.
4, Soprano Laura Wayte
performs with Portland
composer Nicole Portley,
Eugene artist Helen Liu and
the excellent string trio of
Della Davies, Annissa Olsen
and Kathryn Brunhaver.
They will also perform
the compelling poetry of
Denise Levertov, presented
along with an art installation
by Liu on the Liberty stage.
Wayte, of Eugene, recent-
ly premiered the title role in
a new opera, “The Woman
of Salt,” and completed
the inaugural year of a new
art song concert series in Eu-
gene, Songs@Tsunami.
For 20 years, Wayte has
been performing traditional
and contemporary opera,
orchestral pieces, choral
and chamber music. She
particularly enjoys perform-
ing contemporary classical
JON C. MEYERS PHOTO
Laura Wayte, far right, and the string trio
music from across cultures:
American, German, French,
Spanish, Italian, Catalan,
Danish and Norwegian.
In all these languages and
cultures, Wayte searches
for music that moves her,
and she offers a program to
make the audience feel as
if they are embarking on a
journey.
Portley creates vocal
music that employs expres-
sive and authentic texts,
with modern yet accessible
musical styles.
The frugal and pragmatic
nature of Liu’s Taiwan-
ese upbringing combined
with recycling and reusing
practices learned here in
Oregon, allow Liu to see
the non-biodegradable,
almost indestructible plas-
tics going into the landfill
as opportunity rather than
waste.