Geeks Who Drink Trivia at Pale Fire
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Get a team together for weekly pub trivia from Geeks Who Drink every week from 8-10pm at Pale Fire! Free to play and winning teams get cool prizes.
We're changing to Monday night trivia for 12 weeks over the summer! Please note the following dates:
· Through July 5th - Wednesdays at 8pm
· July 10th to September 18th - Mondays at 8pm
· September 27th and on - Wednesdays at 8pm
Each quiz consists of seven rounds of eight questions each, in a variety of formats, including audio and visual rounds. Bonus questions sprinkled throughout the quiz will net you additional goodies.
Teams can be up to six players, so bring your smartest friends (or some likable dummies) — or come solo.
Answer all the questions on your phone, so make sure someone comes arrives with a full charge.
We often have a full taproom for dinner AND trivia so please wait until 7pm or later to arrive. You can talk to the bartender if you need help getting a table!
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Play SINGO at Pale Fire! It's Bingo with a musical spin and you can play every Thursday for FREE! Instead of listening for a number, players are listening to song clips of "the good parts" of popular songs. Sing along and match song titles on your Singo card.
The first player to mark five songs in a row and to shout "Singo" wins the round.
Grab some friends and join the fun every Thursday for a chance to win some prizes!
First Friday: "Kabuki" by Austin Gammons
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Our June show is "Kabuki" by artist Austin Gammons, one of our bartenders! Come see the opening of this collection of gouache and colored pencil on Friday, June 2nd or anytime the taproom is open the rest of the month.
The Cool Amps + puppy doll + Kip Sparkles at Pale Fire
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The Cool Amps, puppy doll, and Kip Sparkles at Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Friday, June 2nd
7PM
FREE
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The Cool Amps
Armed with catchy tunes and fun times, this Songwriter Indie-Rock trio comes at you with melodies, harmonies, drums, keys, and this...uhh...six string bass...electric..guitar.. type...thing. Idk. The Beatles used it on Hey Jude.
puppy doll
Epic-Electronic-Pop sweetheart with an edge: contrasting child-like female vocals over top the type of music that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Kip Sparkles
A born-and-bred child of the 80's hailing from Roanoke, Va, Kip is a force to be reckoned with. Carrying on the legacy of Rock and Roll while blazing an Electro-House trail of his own, he leaves his mark on the music scene one thunderous beat at a time.
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Annabeth at Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Friday, June 9th
8PM
FREE
all ages
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Looping diverse instrumental sounds with crystalline vocals, singer/songwriter Annabeth works in a similar folk-pop milieu as artists like Feist, Regina Spektor, and Aurora. Her debut album, “extra orchard,” was picked up by French record label What a Mess! Records and she went on to tour nationally and across Europe.
Born in Harrisonburg, VA to Irish immigrant parents, Annabeth McNamara penned her first song on guitar at age 13, eventually releasing her first folk recordings on banjo to friends and family as a freshman in college. While in college, she went on several tours of the West Coast, opening for bands like Paper Bird and Devil Makes Three. Before graduating, she'd released several more EP's: Rambin’ Banjo Miss, Daphne's Nest, Bird and the Bee, Live in Darmstadt, an album with her French sweetheart "The Wild Harmony", and Folks of the Dark and Still Lake with French producer "Vincent Stockholm.”
After living in France and playing festivals like St. Feliu Fest and Darnius Fest, she came home to Virginia and won the House Artist Grant, working with a large team in the nation's capital to create her album "Surprise," which charted on iTunes top 100 and was considered in the first round of the Grammy's. She then went on to found a girl-band with her back-up musicians, and they went on to successfully fund-raise their self-titled album "Larkspur" on Kickstarter and played festivals like Shensara and Floyd Yoga Jam.
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It's BEST.WEEKEND.EVER. & Liberty Street is celebrating with a LAWN PARTY in Downtown Harrisonburg Saturday, June 17, 12 - 6 PM! Sip & Stroll your way down Liberty Street and discover pop-up vendors, live music, and lawn games at participating businesses.
SIP & STROLL 12 - 6 PM
🥤 Grab a drink and walk downtown!
🥤 Must be 21+ to consume alcohol. Nonalcoholic options available.
GIVEAWAYS
Grab a BINGO sheet at participating businesses and enter to win merch or gift cards from those downtown businesses!
🎟️ Earn stamps by following the prompts on the BINGO board.
🎟️ Five stamps in a row (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) is a BINGO.
🎟️ Earn 1 entry into the giveaway for every activity you do. Earn 10 bonus entries for a BINGO.
🎟️ Turn in your card at a participating Liberty Street location for your chance to win a prize!
PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES
🦩 DART Resale & Trade
🦩 Mashita
🦩 Pale Fire Brewing
🦩 Sage Bird Ciderworks
🦩 & More Announced Soon!
Family & Dog-Friendly Event
Dog Days of Summer at Best.Weekend.Ever.
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It's the Best.Weekend.Ever...FOR DOGS! Find plenty of activities for all ages around downtown, but there's only one place where four-legged furry friends are the star of the show.
💧 We'll have "doggie" pools, free tennis balls, an agility course, and misting station plus...
🌭 Food from The Corndog Company and IceStickles shave ice.
🍺 A limited release Pale Fire beer benefiting Anicira. You can also participate in the downtown Sip & Stroll (12-6pm) and BYO from another nearby restaurant.
📷 A pup costume contest and photo booth with Amelia Schmid. [details to come]
🐾 Toys, accessories, and treats from Blue Ridge Dog, or pup bandanas from Dogwood Goods.
🐶 Anicira on site with cornhole for humans and other activities just for dogs.
💜 A surprise visitor to be announced soon!
More info about Best.Weekend.Ever. available at downtownharrisonburg.org/best-weekend-ever/
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Don't Look Up at Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Sunday, June 18th
2-5PM
FREE
all ages
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Don’t Look Up is a central Virginia group of musicians that was formed from their connection to the Central Virginia Blues Society (CVBS). The band has over 150 years of combined music experience and they have all performed with multiple local and regional acts throughout their careers.
Dave Sherman – Guitar, Vocals
Rob Martin – Guitar Vocals
Andy Burdetsky - Bass, Vocals
Lance Foster – Drums, Vocals
They perform many styles of music, but this band focuses on traditional Chicago
and Delta blues along with a vintage Rock N Roll sound. Get your dancing shoes on, because these guys will get you off your seat and moving.
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Hear your British band favorites from The Invasion at Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Friday, June 23rd
7PM
FREE!
all ages
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The Invasion is a band of seasoned musicians from the Shenandoah Valley, dedicated to performing some of the greatest music from the British invasion era. This includes the music of The Beatles, The Stones, The Kinks, The Who and many more. The Invasion celebrates the hits that captured America from the early 60's to the early 70's. They capture the spirit and energy of one of the most fun periods of Rock and Roll history!
Ebony Nicole + Matthew Mozingo + Lilac War at Pale Fire
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Ebony Nicole, Matthew Mozingo, and Lilac War at Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Friday, June 30th
7PM
FREE
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EBONY NICOLE
Ebony Nicole is a local Harrisonburg, va singer songwriter. She was born in Tacoma, WA and has lived in NJ, NYC, Seattle and spent a summer studying worship music in Australia. All of those many places have influenced her musical taste and sonic vibe. She has been writing music since age 12 and was recognized for an original song titled “show me” at a Richmond, VA talent showcase at age 13. Her 2018 single ‘High and Dry’ was awarded a special mention in the United Kingdom Songwriting Contest in the singer-songwriter category. Her first Ep ‘It’s complicated’ dropped in 2016, Her second EP- ‘Feels, this way’ was released January of 2021, as a series of downloadable singles that you can find on any major music platforms online. She recently released her first full length album called “I’m Fine” September 19,2022. Check out this acoustic singer songwriter with indie RnB vibes.
LILAC WAR
Lilac War is a lullaby-folk duo from the Appalachians that got it's start in 2017, playing various shows around the Winchester and Harrisonburg, Virginia areas. Singer and songwriter Nic Maoury and guitarist Michael Chladon come together to play original music for fans of The Paper Kites, Hozier, and all soft folk music lovers in general.
MATTHEW MOZINGO
Matthew Mozingo is a 23 year old singer/songwriter from Harrisonburg, VA. His mix of acoustic and R&B music is sure to bring the vibes to any playlist or jam session.
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Local Shenandoah Valley artists come out to Pale Fire to cover music from the Laurel Canyon music scene. From the Mamas & the Papas to the Eagles, and from The Beach Boys to Buffalo Springfield - it's a night of hit songs from the '60s and '70s that you know from a little area tucked away outside of LA called Laurel Canyon.
Artist lineup includes Dr.How and The Reasons to Live, Justin Jones, Matt Parrish, Erin and Dave Abbott, The Hot Mamas, Bruce Johnson, Basement Rebellion, Kelly May Brown, Josh Vana, Jay Zehr, Scott Murray, Dan Easley, Cheryl Sule, Charles Hawtrey and the Deaf Aids, Pete Stallings, Danny Dolinger, Corrie Lynn Greene,
Christian Perritt, and TroutMouth.
Bands to be covered that night include Jackson Browne, Bonnie Rait, Joni Mitchell, Beach Boys, Love, The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Carly Simon, Michael Nesmith, James Taylor, The Mamas & the Papas, Frank Zappa, The Doors, Neil Young, The Eagles, and Linda Rondstadt.
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Skribe at Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Friday, July 14th
7PM
FREE
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Garage folk from the land of pleasant living.
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Harry Koizumi at Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Sunday, July 23rd
2PM
FREE
all ages
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Harry Koizumi, also known as "Uncle" Harry was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He studied classical guitar at the University of Hawaii and sang in the UH Choir and with the Chamber Singers. Since 1985, Harry has shared his love of music and teaching guitar and ukulele at Kailua's Coconut Grove Music Store.
In 1991 Harry became very interested in Hawaiian music and began studying with slack-key guitar master, Raymond Kane. In 1993, Harry was awarded an apprenticeshiop with Mr. Kane by the Hawaii State Foundation of Culture and the Arts to perpetuate the Hawaiian slack-key guitar. Harry then studied Hawaiian steel guitar with Jerry Byrd for three years.
Harrv's music has been used on Kulaiwi, a Hawaiian language show. He appeared on the Department of Education's guitar instructional television show "Eazy Tunes" and taught on the
SIX-part ukulele instructional show, "Eazy Strummin'." In 1994, he released two albums - "Still Green" and "Merry Christmas from Uncle Harry." In November 1997, Harry released another album, "Celebrating Life Through Friends and Music" and in 2006 he released his fourth album "He Mana' Ko'u ia 'Oe."
Harry was privileged with the opportunity to take slack-key music onto the international scene. Award-winning documentary
filmmaker Sigrid Faltin came to Hawaii in 2007 to film Harry
paving the slack-key version of "La Paloma" - the Cuban wedding song. In April of 2008 Harry traveled to Germany to play at the movie's opening.
In 2016 Harry expanded his reach as a teacher by creating a YouTube channel called "Harry's Guitar." He posts performances as well as teaching videos that focus on the basics of guitar & ukulele and also how to play specific songs.
Harry has been performing since he was in high school, starting in rock & roll bands and playing in many clubs in Honolulu, Waikiki, and Kailua including The Wave, Pirate Bully Hays, Moose McGillycuddy's, 23 Step, Lucky Pierre's and Jazz Cellar, to name a few. His classical guitar and Hawaiian slack-key background allowed him to successfully transition to playing private parties and restaurants as a solo artist in the 1990s.
Matthew O'Donnell at Pale Fire
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Matthew O'Donnell - the Blue Ridge Bard! - at Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Friday, July 28th
7-10PM
FREE
all ages
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Matthew O'Donnell is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and performer of traditional Celtic music based in Charlottesville, Virginia sharing songs and tunes for all people and all places.
An experienced practitioner of the classic pub singer’s trade, Matthew brings a modern energy to traditional drinking songs, sea shanties, Irish jigs & reels, timeless folk favorites and original songs. A typical live show sees Matthew switching between the accordion, bouzouki, guitar, banjo, fiddle, bodhran and tin whistle as he roars out singable choruses to the rhythm of kick drum and tambourine (played with his feet).
Matthew’s familiarity with a wide range of musical styles allows him to mix flavors of rock, pop, country and jazz music as side dishes to the main course of traditional folk music. Matthew’s expansive repertoire of 1,000+ songs & instrumental tunes, and penchant for variety, ensures that no two shows are ever quite alike. Matthew treats every performance, be it for 10 or 10,000, as a warm gathering of close friends, full of humor, storytelling, interaction, camaraderie, optimism and tenderness, and Matthew invites all who might hear to rediscover the joys of social music and communal singing.
Bryan Elijah Smith + Jay Austin at Pale Fire
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Bryan Elijah Smith with Jay Austin at Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Friday, August 4th
7PM
FREE!
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Hailing from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, Smith's unique and haunting vocals will leave you with a sense of timeless nostalgia. With over 1500 songs written, 12 independent releases spanning various genres, his music has been compared to the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Gregory Alan Isakov. Smith is a two-time winner of the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest and his song 'In Through The Dark' was featured in the NETFLIX series 'Virgin River', which was also nominated for an Independent Music Award in the 'Used In Film/TV' category in 2020. Smith will be joined by the talented Jay Austin on violin, who has been performing with him since 2010, and together they promise to deliver an electrifying performance that will move both your feet and soul.
SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/artist/78tFFT4Yq3il8qf74b4Dre?si=yBoizlZCS-m25To3LL2DUg