Library to host Alabama country duo
Otha Allen, Jr. and Kristi Leann will be the stars on stage at the Apalachicola Margaret Key Public Library on Wednesday, August 21 from 6 to 7:30 pm ET.
This duo hails from Samson, Alabama. While each were performing as solo artists, they met at a songwriting event and discovered their musical and personal chemistry.
Otha brings southern Alabama charm, soulful vocals and blues-inspired guitar chops to pair with Kristi’s powerful, angelic vocals and percussive rhythm. Last year they recorded their first country single “Made for Lovin Me” to add their personal touch to country music.
“We are eager to welcome this duo to our library’s Summer Music Series,” said Lucy Carter, librarian. “Their unique sound, complementing harmonies, incredible personalities and stories, make it easy to get caught up watching them perform their special kind of musical love.”
Admission to the concert is free, thanks to the 2022 Apalachicola Porchfest Committee and PALS, the Friends of the Library. Refreshments will be available. Come early as seating is limited.
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.