AGNEW — A self-professed “union maid,” Anne Feeney, and troubadour Dana Lyons will team up for “Teamsters and Turtles — Together at Last,” a concert at the Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship tonight.
Olympic Climate Action, a local group seeking to spark dialogue about climate change and its impact here, is sponsoring the 7 p.m. show; admission will be by donation at the fellowship hall at 73 Howe Road off of North Barr Road just east of Port Angeles.
Feeney, a longtime advocate for workers’ rights, and Lyons, a songwriter known for his humorous approach to saving the Earth, are touring together under the “Teamsters and Turtles” banner, marrying their songs and stories in shows from Bellingham to the Oregon Country Fair.
Carlyn Syvanen of Sequim, a member of Olympic Climate Action, has long been a Feeney fan.
She recently discovered Lyons, though, by visiting his website, cowswithguns.com, where songs such as “Swimmin’ in the Big,” “I Am an Animal” and “Prayer for this Land” are found.
“[When] I listened to some of his songs, I knew this was going to be a great show,” she said.
Teamsters and Turtles isn’t merely a cute name. The “together at last” part expresses a hope, Syvanen said, for some common ground beneath environmentalists and workers.
“Ultimately, what I would love to see is that we would all be able to work together so that the environment isn’t pitted against the need for jobs.
“Of course that is a lofty goal for a concert,” she said.
“But this is an opportunity to come together and enjoy good music, and maybe some seeds of agreement will be planted.”
For details about Monday’s concert and other Olympic Climate Action affairs, see olyclimate.org.
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