PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles Library will celebrate a new Art in the Library exhibit during its quarterly Art Blast! at 7 p.m. today.
Trillium-239, an acoustic trio and Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau members, will offer a special presentation, “Music with a Message: Songs of Social Change” at the library at 2210 S. Peabody St.
The opening reception for the new Art in the Library exhibit will be at 6:30 p.m., immediately preceding the performance by Trillium-239.
Visitors can check out the new art on display throughout the building and mingle with artists.
Refreshments will be served and limited library services will be available during the free after-hours event.
The exhibit will be on display at the Port Angeles Library through July 23.
Songs can be more than music; they can act as powerful tools for changing society, organizers said.
Trillium-239 highlights notable social movements from the past 150 years that have been powered by song. Music has helped efforts to end slavery, secure voting rights, shorten wars and promote civil rights, and has provided a way to enact and document other social changes.
The process continues today, focusing messages and providing rallying cries for activism and protest.
The trio will tell some of the surprising stories behind some familiar songs, offer a few rare old tunes and provide the opportunity for singalongs.
Trillium-239 is made up of Michelle Cameron on cello, Janet Humphrey on guitar and Mary Hartman on guitar and banjo.
As traveling musicians, they’ve experienced firsthand how music can educate and inspire people and movements.
The trio has played at concerts, coffeehouses and festivals throughout the Northwest. Trillium-239 is based in Richland.
Humanities Washington uses story as a catalyst for nurturing thoughtful and engaged communities across the state.
Speakers Bureau is one of Humanities Washington’s oldest and most popular programs. It offers a roster of 31 cultural experts and scholars.
For more about Speakers Bureau, visit www.humanities .org/programs/speakers.
Art Blast! is supported by the Port Angeles Friends of the Library.
For more information about this and other upcoming programs, see www.nols.org, call 360-417-8500 or email Discover@nols.org.
