Today and tonight are Friday, Nov. 8.
Bellydancers to shimmy tonight in PA
PORT ANGELES — Shula Azhar, the veil-swirling, sword-balancing bellydance troupe, returns to Wine on the Waterfront at 7:30 tonight.
There’s no cover charge for the performance inside the all-ages venue, which is upstairs in The Landing mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave.
To find out more, phone the venue at 360-565-VINO (8466) or find “Shula Azhar Bellydance” on Facebook.
Mogis, Mudville
PORT ANGELES — Married singer-songwriters Kim Trenerry and Jason Mogi, formerly of the Deadwood Revival band and now of the duo The Mogis, will give a double-header concert at the Junction Roadhouse, 242701 U.S. Highway 101, this Saturday night.
The Mogis and Joy in Mudville, the trio of singer-guitarist-banjo man Jason Mogi, bassist Paul Stehr-Green and percussionist Colin Leahy, will all dish up Americana, bluegrass and rock in this show, which celebrates Trenerry’s birthday.
Music, dancing and birthday cake will converge around 9 p.m. with no cover charge.
Trenerry and Mogi have a storied musical past: They met in Georgia, moved to Port Angeles and formed Deadwood Revival, an ensemble blending Grateful Dead songs, old-time traditionals and Mogi-Trenerry originals.
That band has run its course; this year, the pair decided it was time for something completely different. Though they were the founders of Deadwood Revival, using that name might mislead their longtime fans.
“People knew us as a high-energy quartet, and we didn’t want folks to come to our shows and be disappointed when they did not get what they thought they were going to get,” said Trenerry.
“Although we enjoy the high-energy dancing crowd — Jason still gets that in Joy in Mudville — it has been years since we have gotten to show our softer, sweeter, more insightful side.
“So we thought it out and decided: Why try to come up with some clever band name? Let’s just be real.”
The Mogis have gigs lined up into December: at the Chicken Barn on Whidbey Island on Nov. 16, Wine on the Waterfront in Port Angeles on Nov. 30 and at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle on Dec. 7.
Information about the duo, as well as about Joy in Mudville, is available at the old web address, however: www.Deadwood
Revival.com.
Artsy Thursday
PORT ANGELES — Thursday night Drink and Draw, a casual gathering for artists of all ages and levels at Studio Bob, has been taken over by Salmonella Riviere, aka Wayne King, and has a new start time.
Artists are invited to come at 6 p.m. and stay till 9 p.m.; various guest models come in and pose each week.
There’s no admission charge while wine, soft drinks and other beverages are available at The Loom, the lounge inside Studio Bob at 1181/2 E. Front St.
For information, see The Loom’s page on Facebook.