AUGUST 16, 2018 // 7
Labor Temple pairs
whiskey and laughter
COURTESY ASTORIA LIBRARY
ASTORIA — Whiskey
pairs well with many
things. Plain ice. A good
beer. Even Coke, if you
want to cover up the
jet-fuel aftertaste of Jack
Daniel’s.
At the Labor Temple
Bar at 8 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 17, we’re delivering
another whiskey pairing:
laughter!
This month, Cheap
Whiskey and Dirty Jokes
is hosted by Oregon
comedian Chad Alan
Gemma. He is joined by
headliner and Philadel-
phian-turned-Portlander
Thomas Lundy, co-host
of the “No Pressure”
podcast.
Lundy’s irreverent
take on the world keeps
things lighthearted while
forcing the audience to
think. Lundy will have
support from Kyle Adams
and Laci Day, two hilar-
ious comics dishing up
the quips and puns you’re
looking for.
Adams, a semi-finalist
in Helium’s “Portland’s
Funniest Person,” is a
product of tragedy and a
person who embraces the
absurd. Laci Day is also
no stranger to the absurd,
and her unique brand of
dark humor has been de-
scribed as “a Lite-Brite in
a dark sketchy alley.”
A $5 cover gets you in
to enjoy gut-busters and
boilermakers galore.
Whiskey does not pair
well with children, so this
is a 21-and-older event.
The Labor Temple is at
934 Duane St.
The Brownsmead Flats will perform at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, on the outdoor stage at the
Astoria Library.
Live from the 10th
Street Stage: The
Brownsmead Flats!
The final concert of the series
features music on harmonica,
string instruments and a
hammered dulcimer as well
as vocal harmonies
ASTORIA — The Astoria Library’s outdoor
concert series, 10th Street Stage, wraps up
with an event guaranteed to fill the audience
with song and mirth: a performance by The
Brownsmead Flats at 6 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 22.
All ages are welcome. Admission is free.
The Brownsmead Flats are known for
creating a fun-loving atmosphere and play-
ing music for young and old alike.
Their style — which they call “Crab-
grass” — is folk/bluegrass with a maritime
flavor and an emphasis on vocal harmonies.
The Flats are a versatile quintet.
Dan Sutherland plays the hammered
dulcimer, mandolin and fiddle.
Ray Raihala picks banjo, guitar and
mandolin.
Robert Stevens is featured on guitar and
banjo.
John Fenton plays bass and mandolin.
And Ned Heavenrich plays harmonica.
The 10th Street Stage is a program of the
Astoria Library, sponsored by the Liberty
Theatre, the Astoria Oregon Public Library
Foundation and the Astor Library Friends
Association.
The library is located at 450 10th St.
For more information, contact library
staff at 503-325-7323 or visit astorialibrary.
org.
In Beth Whitney’s
work, wilderness and
human heart collide
LONG BEACH, WASH. —
Beth Whitney, a modern
folk artist and singer-song-
writer, performs at the
Peninsula Arts Center at 7
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18.
After touring the nation
for seven years as a solo
artist and more recent-
ly as co-founder of the
award-winning group The
Banner Days, Whitney has
emerged with a seasoned
collection of her best work.
“The Wild Unrest” is
made of seven movements
that merge as a single mas-
terpiece, where wilder-
ness and the human heart
collide. The new release,
produced by longtime
collaborator, Brandon Bee,
features such North-
west favorites as Aaron
Fishburn — Whitney’s
COURTESY PENINSULA ARTS
CENTER
Singer-songwriter Beth
Whitney performs Aug. 18.
husband and collaborator
— on upright bass, Natalie
Mai Hall on cello, Jona-
than Berry on violin, as
well as harmonies by Ellen
Whitney, Carina Lewis,
Sarah Gerritsen and Kate
Lynne Logan.
Though the roots of her
latest offering grew from
a dark landscape, listen-
ers can sense a theme of
growing strength from the
opening track, “Raven,”
through to the last note
of “Fireflies,” a song she
wrote using an original
poem by acclaimed Amer-
ican poet Linda Pastan
and featured by the Seattle
Arts & Lecture Series.
The Peninsula Arts
Center is at 504 Pacific
Ave. N., Long Beach,
Wash. Wine, beer and
other refreshments are
available for purchase.
Concerts benefit the
Long Beach Peninsula
Acoustic Music Founda-
tion, a nonprofit charitable
organization.