Eddie Spaghetti performs Friday at Porky’s

Eddie Spaghetti, frontman of the Seattle band the Supersuckers, will perform as a solo act Friday night at Porky’s Cafe and Lounge, 561 Industrial Way, Longview.

Formed in 1988, The Supersuckers’ aim was to strip away some of the pretense of late ‘80s heavy metal and put a little showmanship into the punk scene. The Seattle band released its first album, “The Smoke of Hell,” on the notable grunge label Sub Pop.

In 2003, Eddie Spaghetti cooked up a solo career with an album of country drinking songs called “The Sauce.”

The show starts at 9 p.m. Friday. Opening acts are Michael Dean Damron, Burnout and Jackmove. There’s a $5 cover charge; 21 and over.

Authors will read from works at WordFest on Tuesday

Audrey Spindle, 16, will read from her story “Dragon Isle,” during next Tuesday’s WordFest gathering.

Gary Dickinson, who last year published a book about his sailing adventures and recently returned from a five-month Caribbean cruise on his sailboat, will also read.

Also on the program is Dan Roberts, a local doctor who is completing a novel and working on a nonfiction book about a heart transplant.

The event will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at The Brits, 1427 Commerce Ave., Longview.

For information, call Alan Rose at 425-3430 ext 280, or see www.alan-rose.com.

Library hosts ‘May’s Vote’ performance

Two professional actors will turn the clock back 100 years portraying Washington state suffragettes – prim and proper Emma Smith DeVoe ( Barbara Callandar) and the outrageous and flamboyant May Arkwright Hutton (Toni Douglas) during a presentation at 7 p.m. Monday in the Longview Public Library.

The play “May’s Vote” is about the women’s work towards a common goal, getting Washington women the right to vote.

The play was written in 1988 under a grant from the Washington State centennial Commission. It has toured extensively throughout Washington since 1989, including two years as part of The Inquiring Mind program of Humanities Washington.

The free program is brought to the community through Northwest Voices.

Callander and Douglass have been touring original plays about women’s history for over a decade.

Douglass, a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, has acted in theaters throughout the western United States. A graduate of Oberlin College, Callander has worked extensively as an arts administrator.