Kathryn Claire, center, and The Lasses

LONG BEACH, Wash. — The Peninsula Arts Center presents The Lasses and Kathryn Claire 7 p.m. Saturday, April 21. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Portland-based musician Kathryn Claire met The Lasses — Amsterdam-based folk duo Margot Merah and Sophie Janna — at a singing session in Amsterdam in 2013.

Sharing a love for singing in harmony and storytelling through music, they soon realized that together they could deliver heartfelt ballads and foot-stomping songs.

After playing several concerts together in the Netherlands and Germany in 2014, Claire offered to help bring The Lasses to the Pacific Northwest for their first U.S. tour. It was a huge success, and the three realized they had begun not only a strong musical collaboration but a touring network between the U.S. and Europe.

The following fall, The Lasses booked a tour of concerts in churches and folk venues across the Netherlands. By 2017, the Pacific Northwest tour and the European tour had established fans for the music they create as a trio.

The Peninsula Arts Center is located at 504 Pacific Ave. N., Long Beach.

Admission is $15 at the door or online through Brown Paper Tickets, or call Bill Svendsen at 360-901-0962. Please make your reservations early — this concert has sold out every year!

Wine, beer and other refreshments are available for purchase.

Concerts benefit the Long Beach Peninsula Acoustic Music Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization.