What does it mean to be called a ‘Muse”?
As a noun, it means a person — especially a woman — who is a source of artistic inspiration. It seems like the perfect word to encompass this Annual Celebration of Women.
March 8 has been recognized as International Women’s Day since the early 1900’s. International Women's Day celebrates women's achievements in the workplace, and we’ve teamed up with PublicHouse to amplify and acknowledge the inspirational women in our lives, behind our pubs, creating our beer & spirits, feeding us and… performing on our stage.
Live Musical Performances: Prior to 1900 and even after, it was expected that women would perform music, not make music. Singing was something of an acceptable pastime for a girl, but playing an instrument….?! Writing songs? Producing records? It wasn’t a thing and, for the most part, women didn’t think of themselves as creators of music. So much has changed. So much will continue to change. Both pubs will be showcasing women-led performances and events throughout the four days, including:
Thursday, March 5: beergarden Live Music with Connectarine, 7pm
Friday, March 6: PublicHouse Live Music with Complicated, 7pm
Saturday, March 7: beergarden Live Music with Maya Vagner, 6pm and Acoustic Minds, 7:30pm
Sunday, March 8: PublicHouse Paint N Sip with Sierra, 12-2pm
Sunday, March 8: PublicHouse Live Music with Pants with Pockets, 3:30pm
From the Beer Bar @ beergarden: Our Fantastic Beer Buyer, Brianna Gordon, will be featuring a handful of beers & ciders from women-led brew teams, including:
Wayfinder’s Flower in the Kettle Hazy IPA (Natalie Rose Baldwin, head brewer)
Gold Dot’s Helles Lager (Lisa Allen- Head brewer and owner)
Portland Cider’s Pineapple Rose (Dana DeAngelis, head cider maker)
Grand Fir’s Pink Sky IPA (Whitney Burnside, head brewer / owner)
Claim 52’s Fluffy Hazy IPA (Bre Goulette, head brewer)
Baumans Cider’s Peach Raspberry (Christine Walter, head cider maker)
Yonder Cider’s Palisades (Caitlin Braam, founder & Monique Tribble, head cider maker)
Tumalo’s Black Raspberry Cider (Natalie Benage, head cider maker)
Great Notion’s Jumbo (Lara Hargrave, lead production brewer)
From the Cocktail Bar @ beergarden: Nicole Long, our wonderful Cocktail Queen, has designed the Violet Vesper with Wild Roots Marionberry Vodka, Freeland Gin, Lillet Blanc, Butterfly Pea Flower and Lemon (both Wild Roots and Freeland are women-led and run)
MUSE Artwork Design: Briar Knapp