TUESDAY, MAY 16 2017: Whiskey Barrel-Aged Winter Warmer before hitting the town …
PREFUNK: Dry Fly Distillery sits on the Spokane River in its namesake city. It produces a wonderful Triticale Wheat Whiskey using 100 percent Eastern Washington soft white wheat distilled twice in traditional American whiskey style then aged a minimum of three years in American Oak barrels. Frequently, Dry Fly’s neighbor, No-Li Brewhouse, grabs the used Wheat Whiskey oak barrels and ages its beers, like its Winter Warmer, for two years. Peaks and Pints scored the only keg of the Dry Fly Triticale Wheat Whiskey Barrel Aged Winter Warmer and the whiskey aging muscles through in a big way(!) with honey and brown sugar notes. Peaks and Pints, Tacoma
2 and 6:45 P.M. I AM THE BLUES: Daniel Cross’s new documentary I Am the Blues, follows the Montrealer on a quest through the southern U.S. to track down the last remaining ambassadors of the blues genre. There is something miraculous in this patient little film, which lends an ear to weathered old musicians, going about their lives in the backwaters of the Louisiana Bayou and the Mississippi Delta — bluesmen with names like Jimmy (Duck) Holmes, L.C. Ulmer and Lil’ Buck Sinegal, who have stories for days and music in their creaking bones. Tacoma blues musicians Kim Archer, Rod Cook and Jay Mabin will discuss the film after the evening screening. All are welcome to visit an open mic with Kim Archer at the North End Social Club following the film and discussion. The Grand Cinema, Tacoma
7 P.M. OUR STORIES OUR VOICES: “Ever ask a woman-loving-woman to share what her life has been like?” The Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project extends an invitation to you to take part in an entertaining and educational event. It’s an opportunity to hear the stories, the voices, of old lesbians born in the first half of the 20th century with experiences in a world quite different from today. University Place Pierce County Library, University Place
