Keith Powell at library

Local artist Keith Powell will be at the library this Thursday. (See notice on page 8.)

Here’s to the Women!

Singer Linda Allen’s Here’s to the Women! tour, celebrating 100 years of women’s suffrage, will be coming to several North Central Regional Library branches in September. Her stop at the Grand Coulee Public Library will be 5:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6.

The live, multi-media performance will feature original songs, stories and images commemorating the fight for the Nineteenth Amendment that allowed women the right to vote.

Allen is a songwriter, performer and educator who has been a voice for women since the late 1960s through songs, concerts and workshops. She has done research and presentations for the Washington Women’s Heritage Project, the Women’s History Consortium, the Humanities Commission, the Washington Centennial Commission and numerous museums, schools, libraries and other venues. She has produced 12 CDs of original songs and has toured throughout Washington and beyond.

The many musical styles of the Lemaires

Mark and Cindy Lemaire - a talented husband and wife musical team will present a fun program featuring many musical styles on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. The Lemaires are known for their unique style that blends finger-picking slap and tap harmonics and hand percussion with exquisite vocal harmonies