Songs are literature! Join us for an intimate evening of song and story with singer-songwriters Avery Hill and Jaspar Lepak.
What is a house concert? A house concert is an intimate listening event where music is the focus. A community gathering in support of artists and their work.
Seating is limited. We are asking for a $20-$25 suggested donation per person attending. All donations go to the artists! Please RSVP to reserve your seats at events@paulinaspringsbooks.com.
About Avery Hill:
Avery Hill is a singer-songwriter, storyteller, and teaching artist. Her performances range from thematic presentations to community campfires to a nice old-fashioned “good show.” Integrating intricate melodies with insightful lyrics, Avery’s voice is at once both wise and curious, telling and investigating. Her latest album is The One Who Remembers (2024).
Since 2013, Avery has been a staple instructor of the Portland (OR) ‘ukulele community. Over the years, she has run her own studio of classes and workshops, and has been a featured instructor at regional ukulele events. More recently, she has begun teaching songwriting, including at the Songwriter Soireé Retreat. Whatever the classroom, Avery strives to educate everyone’s inner musician, to elevate their self-knowledge and confidence, and to enchant them with insight, presence, and a handful of good jokes. Learn more at www.averyhill.studio.
About Jaspar Lepak:
Jaspar Lepak (pronounced JAS-per LEE-pack) writes feminist folk songs from the heart—poetic, profound and “always evocative” (Mostly Minnesota). Drawing comparisons to Kate Wolf and Nanci Griffith, her pure voice rings out above the pack, creating classic-sounding folk songs inspired by the many places she has called home (Tucson, Durban, Seattle, and currently Minneapolis). Her 2024 release So Strong landed at #6 on the Folk Radio Chart, and her 2021 release Desert Ghosts also charted in the Top 10 on folk radio. So Strong is a powerful and timely album that perfectly weaves the personal with the political. Inspired by the overturning of Roe, the loss of her childhood friend to cancer and her own experiences with pregnancy, childbirth and caregiving, the songs are bravely honest, deep, sweet and even playful at times. "So Strong is comforting and charmingly unpretentious.” (89.3 The Current) Learn more at https://jasparlepak.com/