Enchantments: Framed Moments that Move Us

Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum is thrilled to welcome pianist Paul Finley and writer/maker Patricia Smith for their first two performances at Folio. Their new duet, Enchantments: Framed Moments that Move Us, is a series of vignettes that include encounters with the natural world—water, physics, fire—the medical world, and family, all told in a weave of words and original music. 

After a 32-year friendship, Patricia and Paul began working together to create duets with prose and piano. Thanks to their generosity, proceeds from the performances will benefit Folio.

Join us for a musical performance that celebrates and echoes the enchantments of ordinary life. This experience of weaving spoken words and piano music has opened exciting new dimensions for both. Enjoy an hour of musical performances and a reception to conclude the evening. 

Patricia Smith began doing visual art in midlife as a way to carve out quiet space in a life of practicing psychotherapy, raising kids, and looking after a small farm. She’s carried on ever since, writing and making, and remains most happy when she’s working on a project.

Paul Finley started composing and improvising three months after his first piano lesson at age ten. The piano was where he turned when he felt his strong childhood emotions. Jazz, salsa, and classical piano have been in the mix ever since.