Chris Lee and Colleen O’Brien make up PoetryMusic

Chris Lee and Colleen O’Brien make up PoetryMusic

PoetryMusic duo to perform in Port Angeles on April 15

PORT ANGELES — Portland, Ore.-based duo PoetryMusic will perform “Where Words and Music Meet” at

7 p.m. Friday, April 15.

The performance will be during the quarterly Art Blast, a free reception celebrating the opening of the spring Art in the Library show at the library at 2210 S. Peabody St.

The opening reception for the spring Art in the Library exhibit, which features work inspired by national parks, will be at 6:30 p.m.

Visitors can meet the artists, enjoy refreshments and view the spring show.

The spring Art in the Library exhibit will be on display until July 12.

Limited library services will be available during the after-hours event.

Colleen O’Brien (voice/cello) and Chris Lee (vibes/percussion) form ­PoetryMusic, a chamber jazz duo dedicated to performing poems that have been set to music, music that has been set to poems and music by some well-known writers who are also accomplished composers.

The multimedia performance includes an accompanying slide presentation with each poem projected on the screen along with photographic images so the audience can follow the written word with the poem being sung.

A diverse mix of poets from Maya Angelou to Robert Frost to Jack Kerouac to Shakespeare will be covered.

Following the program, the duo will open the floor to questions, comments and discussion.

For more information, contact Library Manager Noah Glaude at 360-417-8500 or nglaude@nols.org, or visit www.nols.org.

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