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The 2011 Summer Season at Centrum
Featuring Taj Mahal, the Seattle Symphony, and more than 60 Concerts and Events
PORT TOWNSEND, WA – April 26, 2011 – Centrum, Washington’s home for creative arts and education,
is proud to announce the schedule of concerts and events for the 2011 summer season at Fort Worden
State Park. Comprised of artists and guests from five festivals and conferences celebrating singing,
fiddle traditions, jazz, writing, and acoustic blues, as well as special performances from the Seattle
Symphony and blues icon Taj Mahal, the Centrum summer season features more than 60 events that
include a diverse lineup of concerts, club performances, dances and readings. Tickets are available to
Centrum members starting April 15, and to the general public starting May 1, through
www.centrum.org, or by phone at 800.746.1982.
Mainstage performances for all festivals take place at McCurdy Pavilion, a WWI-era dirigible hangar
converted into a concert hall, which can be opened for afternoon concerts to allow seating on the wide
lawn of Littlefield Green. The grounds open to the public for picnicking one-hour prior to show time,
and feature artist merchandise and recordings, as well as a beer garden for patrons 21 and older.
Smaller concerts, as well as readings from the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, take place in the
280-seat Joseph F. Wheeler Theater as well as at intimate club venues in downtown Port Townsend.
Dances are located at various venues around Fort Worden State Park.
The Seattle Symphony, under the baton of Music Director Gerard Schwarz, opens the 2011 season on
Friday, June 17 at 7 PM with a performance at the 1200-seat McCurdy Pavilion. The concert marks the
second-to-last concert with Maestro Schwarz, who is stepping down after an illustrious 26-year career,
and features a program that includes Dvorak’s New World Symphony, and world premieres from
composers Samuel Jones and Philip Glass.
The 2011 season also features a performance by Taj Mahal in McCurdy Pavilion on Wednesday, August
3 at 7:30 PM, as part of the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival. The concert marks the first
appearance on the Olympic Peninsula by the two-time Grammy winner in more than 10 years.
Centrum’s 2011 season includes two special concerts in association with the National Endowment for
the Arts. Jazz Port Townsend and the NEA Jazz Masters Live program presents NEA Jazz Masters Bill
Holman, legendary composer/arranger for Stan Kenton, Count Basie, and Buddy Rich, and nine-time
Grammy winner clarinetist/saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera, in a new collaboration to be performed by
the Centrum Faculty All-Star Big Band at 1:30 PM on Saturday, July 30 at McCurdy Pavilion.
Centrum’s Festival of American Fiddle Tunes is proud to welcome five winners of the NEA National
Heritage Award, in concert at McCurdy Pavilion on Saturday, July 9 at 1:30 PM. Centrum’s “Master
Hands Project: NEA National Heritage Award Winners” concert features guitarist Wayne Henderson,
fiddler and barn dance caller Dudley Laufman, Cajun master Marc Savoy, Swedish fiddler Paul Dahlin,
and Irish fiddler Liz Carroll in an historic celebration of National Heritage honorees and recognized
American treasures.
The readings and lectures series from the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, now in its 38th year,
features Bob Shacochis, a National Book Award winner, Cate Marvin, whose poetry investigates the role
of gender and gender awareness in contemporary American culture; Carl Phillips, whose poetry
explores the natural world and issues of family, identity, and community; and Pam Houston, a novelist
and short-story writer whose work takes on a “Western” theme as she writes about the lives of
ranchers, farmers, whitewater raft guides, and travelers, paying close attention to the relationships
between men, women, and families.
The 2011 summer season performances complement Centrum’s weeklong workshops in each genre,
where participants and faculty from across the country and around the world come together to provide
mentorship, and create artistic community. Applications are still being accepted for weeklong
workshops for Voice Works, Fiddle Tunes, Jazz, the Writers' Conference, and Acoustic Blues. For more
information, visit www.centrum.org.
2011 Summer Season
June 17, 2011
The Seattle Symphony
Gerard Schwarz, Music Director
Making their first appearance in Port Townsend since 2003, the Seattle Symphony and Music Director
Gerard Schwarz return to Port Townsend on Friday, June 17, 7 PM with a program that features two
world premieres: Harmonium Mountain from the celebrated American Composer Phillip Glass, and
Reflections on Fathers and Daughters from Seattle-based composer Samuel Jones. The program opens
with Schubert’s Overture to Rosamunde, and concludes with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New
World.”
The performance is the second-to-last for Maestro Schwarz after 26 years on the podium - his final
concert as music director takes place the following evening at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. A heralded
champion of American music with nearly 300 recordings to his credit, Schwarz ranks among the most
prolific of American conductors. The Symphony has named Schwarz conductor laureate beginning next
season.
The Seattle Symphony performance celebrates the life and legacy of Centrum Founding Director Joseph
F. Wheeler, who passed away in November 2009. A classical clarinetist and former band instructor,
Wheeler brought the Symphony to Port Townsend as part of Centrum’s summer offerings - first at
Centrum’s original performance facility, the Mule Barn tent, and later at the christening of McCurdy
Pavilion in 1992.
A free concert preview of the symphony program, including a piano demonstration and discussion of the
works, is presented by Centrum’s Artistic Director for Chamber Music Lucinda Carver at Wheeler
Theater on Thursday, June 16, 7 PM.
The Seattle Symphony performance is made possible, in part, by the Richard and Anne Schneider
Director’s Creative Fund.
June 27–July 3, 2011
Voice Works
Voice Works returns to the Centrum lineup for 2011, featuring a showcase of vintage country, classic
New Orleans jazz, swing, blues, harmony singing, mountain music from the American south, Cajun,
honky-tonk songs, and bluegrass.
The public performance, “Vocal Roots and Honky-Tonkin’,” on Saturday, July 2 at 1:30 PM is a day-long
concert and dance event at McCurdy Pavilion and Littlefield Green. The concert features music from
Canadian Bluegrass vocalist Jenny Lester, traditional Balkan melodies from Seattle singer Mary Sherhart,
and old-time country duets from Northwest favorites Cliff Perry and Laurel Bliss. Daniel Steinberg leads
the World Harmony Chorus, comprised of workshop participants, and featuring the music of Africa,
Europe and the Americas; and Pharis Romero from Horsefly, British Columbia, returns to the Voice
Works stage to perform old-time music from the far north. The concert closes with the legendary Alice
Gerrard, whose folk, bluegrass, and old-time music career spans forty years.
Beginning at 5 PM, the music moves outdoors onto Littlefield Green for dancing with the Portland, OR
based Lisa Mann Blues Band, and vintage New Orleans jazz and swing from vocalist Meschiya Lake,
accompanied by Casey MacGill and the Seattle-based Blue 4 Trio. Country crooner Reeb Willms, a
member of both The Shadies and The Country Messengers, performs; and the evening closes with fiddle
virtuoso and Balfa family member Courtney Granger joining the Caleb Klauder Band for Cajun and
honky-tonk favorites. Klauder, a co-leader of the popular Portland-based Foghorn, appears frequently
at Centrum’s Festival of American Fiddle Tunes.
Centrum thanks Sage Arts for its generous support of Voice Works.
July 3–10, 2011
The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes
Suzy Thompson, Artistic Director
The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes features workshop classes, dances, concerts, and informal and
spontaneous gatherings of novice and master fiddlers. Artistic Director Suzy Thompson has assembled
fiddle virtuosos from across the Americas to instruct and entertain workshop participants and audience
members alike, in Centrum’s 35th annual celebration of American fiddle traditions.
The public performance series begins on Monday, July 4 at 1:30 PM in McCurdy Pavilion with, “The
Fourth at the Fort,” a day-long concert featuring artists from the festival, and ending with fireworks on
the bluff at Fort Worden – a Port Townsend tradition. The matinee concert, “Old Time Glory,” begins
with the music of Washington old-time fiddle champion Hank Bradley, the old-time banjo of Candy
Goldman, and Seattle’s Dan Lockshon on guitar; and Bertrand Deraspe and Alain Turbide with the highly
rhythmic dance fiddling of the Acadian tradition - the sound that migrated from Canada to Louisiana to
form the roots of Cajun.
Veteran songstress and International Bluegrass Music Association Distinguished Achievement Award
winner Alice Gerrard is joined by the big resonator banjo sound of Rick Good. The matinee also includes
the music of Cajun master and National Heritage Fellow Michael Doucet, and Trio Chicontepec from
near the Gulf coast of Mexico, performing the traditional danzas, sones viejos, and huapangos that
define the Huastecan sound. Finally, Eddie Bond and Kirk Sutphin celebrate the spirit of old-time
masters such as Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham through the unmistakable Round Peak tradition.
The July 4 evening concert, “Fiddles and Fireworks,” begins at 7 PM in McCurdy Pavilion. The
performance is an all-star showcase of artists, including old-time Kentucky masters Paul David Smith and
Jimmy McCown; longtime Bill Monroe and Ricky Scaggs sideman Bobby Hicks with Adam Masters; and
Andrea Beaton with Troy MacGillivray. Andrea is the youngest member of the legendary Mabou Beaton
Family of fiddlers from Cape Breton. The fireworks follow the performance at approximately 10 PM, and
can be seen from the bluff at Fort Worden.
On Friday, July 8 at 6:00 PM, Centrum presents, “Country Cajun Stomp,” a concert and dance on the
lawn at Littlefield Green. The concert features the Savoy Family - Marc and Ann Savoy and their sons
Joel and Wilson, the first family of Cajun music; Balfa family member Courtney Granger, a fiddle prodigy
who recorded his debut album for Rounder Records at the age of 15; and country roots band Marley’s
Ghost, whose 22-year career includes nine studio recordings and dozens of national shows.
The week culminates with, “The Master Hands Project: NEA National Heritage Award Winners” in a
McCurdy Pavilion performance on Saturday, July 9 at 1:30 PM. The concert is an historic gathering of
five winners of the NEA National Heritage Award, including Appalachian guitarist and master luthier
Wayne Henderson; New England contra and barn dance caller Dudley Laufman; legendary Cajun
accordionist Marc Savoy and his family band; former American Swedish Spelmans Trio member Paul
Dahlin; and junior and senior All-Ireland fiddle champion Liz Carroll, the first Irish-American musician to
be nominated for a Grammy. Carroll is joined by guitarist John Doyle, a former member of IrishAmerican super-group Solas, and Carroll’s partner for their Grammy-nominated release, “Double Play.”
The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes is made possible, in part, through the generous support of the
National Endowment for the Arts, WESTAF, the D’Addario Foundation, and Sage Arts.
July 17-24, 2011
The Port Townsend Writers’ Conference
Erin Belieu, Artistic Director
The Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, now in its 38th year, has long been at the heart of the thriving
Northwest literary scene. Artistic Director Erin Belieu, whose works have appeared in The Atlantic
Monthly, Esquire, The Yale Review, Ploughshares, and The New York Times, has designed the week-long
workshop to focus on helping both emerging and established writers create new work and revise
existing manuscripts. Public readings are held each afternoon and evening, and feature festival
participants, as well as Writers’ Conference faculty.
The afternoon lecture series begins on Monday, July 18 at 4 PM with a lecture from author and teacher
Benjamin Alire Sáenz entitled, “The Aesthetics of Pain, Poetry, Politics, and Place.” The Tuesday lecture
at 4 PM features Guggenheim Fellow Dorianne Laux and, “The Marriage of Music and Meaning.” On
Wednesday, July 20 at 4 PM, Portland author Cheryl Strayed lectures on, “The Seat of the Story: Point of
View in Fiction Writing.” Thursday’s lecture at 4 PM will feature poet Carl Phillips, author of 11 books of
poetry; and the Friday lecture at 4 PM features NEA Fellow Paisley Rekdal, and, “What Did You Know
and When Did You Know It?: A Lecture on First Paragraphs.” The lecture series concludes on Saturday,
July 23 at 4 PM with author and Director of Creative Writing at U.C. Davis Pam Houston, discussing,
“Maybe They Are All Unreliable: Narrative Stance and the Slow Delicious Reveal of Understory.”
The evening readings series begins on Sunday, July 17 at 7:30 PM with Western States Book Award
winner Pam Houston, and National Book Award finalist Carl Phillips. On Monday, July 18 at 7:30 PM
author and Eastern Washington University professor Sam Ligon reads, joined by poet Paisley Rekdal,
whose works have appeared in the New England Review and Poetry. Cate Marvin, poet and instructor at
Columbia University’s MFA program will read on Tuesday, July 19 at 7:30 PM, with poet and festival
Artistic Director Erin Belieu. Wednesday will feature readings from festival participants at 7:30 PM, and
Thursday features Benjamin Alire Sáenz, author of “The Book of What Remains,” with Great Lakes Book
Award finalist Cheryl Strayed. The Friday, July 20 reading at 7:30 PM will feature writer, editor, and
teacher of creative writing, Seattle’s Wendy Call; Ashley Capps, whose work has appeared in the Boston
Review and Poetry London; and Nation Discovery Award winner and Evergreen College graduate Gabriel
Gudding. National Book Award finalist Bob Shacochis, and Dorianne Laux, National Book Critics Circle
Award winner, conclude the series on Saturday, July 23 at 7:30 PM.
All Lectures and readings take place at Wheeler Theater, and are open to the public at no cost.
The Port Townsend Writers’ Conference is made possible, in part, through the generous support of
Amazon, as well as Goddard College, Copper Canyon Press, and Humanities Washington.
July 24 – 31, 2011
Jazz Port Townsend
John Clayton, Artistic Director
Now in its 35th year, Jazz Port Townsend is one of the nation’s longest-running jazz festivals, and
features Artistic Director John Clayton and a 2011 lineup of both rising stars and established masters.
The concert series begins on Friday, July 29 at 7:30 PM in McCurdy Pavilion with a showcase of the
astonishing 4-octave range of vocalist Dee Daniels, and includes vocalist Charenée Wade, a veteran of
the Festival du Riou, the Montreaux Jazz Festival, and the Ascona New Orleans Jazz Festival, in her Jazz
Port Townsend debut. Friday night at Jazz Port Townsend also includes the Jeff Hamilton Trio, featuring
veteran session drummer, recording artist, and co-leader of the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Jeff
Hamilton, with bassist Christoph Luty, whose recording credits include work with Milt Jackson, John
Pizzarelli, and Diana Krall; and pianist Tamir Hendelman, a national keyboard competition winner and
guest soloist with the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.
On Saturday, July 30 at 1:30 PM in McCurdy Pavilion, Jazz Port Townsend welcomes the Gerald Clayton
Trio, featuring pianist, composer, and Roy Hargrove Quintet alumnus Gerald Clayton, with bassist Joe
Sanders and drummer Quincy Davis. The trio was nominated for a Grammy award for their debut
album, “Two Shade,” and is celebrating the release of their newest album, “Bond.” Joining the set is
composer, bandleader and tenor saxophonist Joel Frahm, recognized by Downbeat as a rising star. The
matinee continues with recording artist and Centrum favorite Sunny Wilkinson, whose performance
credits include The Count Basie Band, Clark Terry, and Milt Hinton. Sunny is joined by Randy Halberstadt
on piano, Tom Wakeling on bass, and Byron Vannoy on drums.
The Saturday matinee concludes with the Centrum Faculty All-Star Big Band, directed by Bill Holman and
John Clayton, and featuring the music of John Clayton, Bill Holman, and others. Centrum and the NEA
Jazz Masters Live program are proud to present the world premiere of a new work by Grammy-winning
composer, arranger, and NEA Jazz Master Bill Holman, featuring the talents of international jazz
ambassador, author, NEA Jazz Master, and 9-time Grammy winner clarinetist/saxophonist Paquito
D’Rivera. The set will also include a premiere from Grammy winning bassist/composer John Clayton,
inspired by the life and legacy of Centrum Founding Director Joseph F. Wheeler.
Jazz Port Townsend continues on Saturday evening, July 30 at 7:30 PM in McCurdy Pavilion with a
performance from vibraphonist Stefon Harris, joined by the Gerald Clayton Trio - pianist Gerald Clayton,
bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Quincy Davis. Harris is the recipient of six Jazz Journalist Association
awards for Best Mallet Player, and has received multiple Grammy nominations, including “Best Jazz
Album” in 2003 for “The Grand Unification Theory.”
Jazz Port Townsend mainstage performances conclude on Saturday night with the eclectic, “JPT 8-Piece
Sextet” featuring former Jazz Messenger Benny Green on piano; Grammy-nominee and composer,
bandleader and teaching artist Matt Wilson on drums; Vanguard Jazz Orchestra saxophonist Joel Frahm;
bassist Christoph Luty, whose recording credits include Milt Jackson, John Pizzarelli, and Diana Krall;
Jiggs Whigham, former Stan Kenton trombonist and artistic director of the Berlin Jazz Orchestra;
trumpeter Terell Stafford, recording artist and clinician for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Essentially Ellington
program; and Cuban-born clarinetist/saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera.
Jazz Port Townsend features club performances by festival artists at venues throughout Port Townsend.
On Thursday, July 28, Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30, The Upstage, The Public House, Key City
Public Theater, the Rose Theater, Castle Key Lounge, Undertown, and the Northwest Maritime Center
will host performances from Jazz Port Townsend artists in the popular annual complement to the
pavilion schedule. Visit www.centrum.org/jazz for schedule updates.
NEA Jazz Masters Live is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts
Midwest that celebrates the living legends who have made an exceptional contribution to the
advancement of jazz.
Jazz Port Townsend is made possible, in part, through the generous support of the NEA Jazz Masters Live
program, Allstate, WESTAF, and the Welland Family. Media sponsorship is provided by KPLU 88.5.
July 31 – August 7, 2011
The Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival
Corey Harris, Artistic Director
The Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival is celebrating its 20th year of introducing Northwest
audiences to the storied traditions of the blues. The week-long festival features Artistic Director Corey
Harris and the nation’s most celebrated acoustic blues artists in numerous public performances
including two mainstage concerts at McCurdy Pavilion, as well as clubs and intimate venues around Port
Townsend.
On Wednesday, August 3 at 7:30 PM in McCurdy Pavilion, Centrum is proud to welcome the Taj Mahal
Trio to the mainstage. Two-time Grammy winner Taj Mahal has played alongside such diverse artists as
Muddy Waters, Bonnie Raitt, and the Rolling Stones. In the fall of 2008, Taj Mahal released, “Maestro:
Celebrating 40 Years.” As the title suggests, this twelve-track set marks the fortieth anniversary of Taj
Mahal’s recording career by mixing original material with classics, and songs written by a host of guest
artists. The album includes performances by Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Angelique Kidjo,
and Los Lobos.
“This record is just the beginning of another chapter,” says Taj. “Even at the end of forty years, in many
ways, my music is just getting started." Acoustic Blues Festival Artistic Director Corey Harris will open
the show. Harris, a veteran touring mate of Taj Mahal with more than 10 albums to his credit, was
awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2007, and has appeared as a guest artist with Billy Bragg, Ali Farka
Toure, and Wilco.
The festival continues on Saturday, August 6 at 1:30 PM in McCurdy Pavilion with the 20th annual DownHome County BluesFest, featuring guitar/piano prodigy Jerron Paxton; guitarist, author, actor and
composer Guy Davis - whose recent release, “Legacy,” was picked as one of the Best CDs of the Year by
National Public Radio; and trance-blues guitarist Otis Taylor with his unique blend of Appalachian
country overtones and moody, psychedelic blues.
The afternoon continues with classically trained pianist and Chicago master Erwin Helfer, and boogiewoogie/stride pianist and songwriter Ann Rabson, performing separately and together in the “fourhand” piano style; and singer/songwriter, dancer, artist and teacher Pura Fe’ and her innovative slide
guitar work from the Tuscarora Indian Nation of North Carolina.
The Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival also features club performances by festival artists at venues
throughout Port Townsend. On Friday, August 5, and Saturday, August 6, more than 20 artists perform
at The Upstage, The Public House, Key City Public Theater, Sirens, The Boiler Room, The Port Townsend
“Cotton Club” (the Cotton Building), and Undertown. Visit www.centrum.org/blues for schedule
updates.
The Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival is made possible, in part, though the generous support of
Sage Arts. Media sponsorship is provided by KPLU 88.5.
Concerts for Kids
The Concerts for Kids series returns for its second year to the Fort Worden Chapel, and is FREE for
children ages 3 and up. On Friday, July 8 at 11 AM, identical twins The Canote Brothers, frequent
performers at the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, bring their infectious humor and genetically
matched voices to Centrum. On Friday, August 5 at 11 AM, Portland-based Americana roots singersongwriter and multi-instrumentalist Lauren Sheehan performs selections from her newest release,
"Rose City Ramble," and other work. Following the concerts, families are encouraged to visit the Fort
Worden Commons lawn to enjoy the noontime Free Fridays at the Fort series of performances.
Centrum’s youth programs receive generous support from the Congdon-Hanson family.
Free Fridays at the Fort
The Centrum 2011 season includes a return of the popular free noontime concert series, “Free Fridays at
the Fort,” on six consecutive Fridays, noon to 1 PM, on the lawn of the Fort Worden Commons. The
Series begins Friday, July 1 with a performance from the Voice Works festival, and continues July 8 with
a performance from the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes. July 15 features a festival musical
performance (artists TBA). Readings from the Writers’ Conference are featured on July 22, participants
from Jazz Port Townsend perform on Friday, July 29, and the series concludes on Friday, August 5 with a
performance from the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival. The public is invited to bring a picnic
lunch or purchase food at the Commons. Admission is free and blankets and low-back chairs are
encouraged.
Ticket Information
Performance tickets are available for single events, festival packages or club passes, and can be
purchased online at www.centrum.org, by phone at 800.746.1982, in person at the Centrum office
during box office hours, 12 PM -4 PM/Monday through Friday, or at the venue box office, which opens
one hour prior to show time. For special vision, hearing or mobility issues, call the Centrum office at
360-385-3102, Ext. 110.
Centrum promotes creative experiences that change lives. We bring together aspiring, emerging, and
master artists to develop creative skills, find mentorship, and build community. Centrum performances
and installations are the public culmination of the workshops and residencies, inviting the greater public
into the artistic experience.
We accomplish our mission through intergenerational festivals and workshops that celebrate and
promote the traditional and evolving arts of the Americas and beyond; programs for Washington State
students that are focused on creative learning and the arts; and residencies that provide artists with the
time, space, and inspiration to develop innovative work.
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2011 SUMMER SEASON AT CENTRUM
SEATTLE SYMPHONY
Friday June 17, 2011
McCurdy Pavilion - 7:00 PM
$75/$50/$35
Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony
Program
FRANZ SCHUBERT - Overture to Rosamunde
PHILIP GLASS - Harmonium Mountain (World Premiere)
SAMUEL JONES - Reflections: Songs of Fathers and Daughters (World Premiere)
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK - Symphony No. 9, "From the New World"
FREE preview with Centrum’s Artistic Director for Chamber Music Lucinda Carver
Thursday, June 16
Wheeler Theater - 7:00 PM
VOICE WORKS
Saturday July 2, 2011
McCurdy Pavilion – 1:30 PM
$35 – reserved section
$20 – general admission
“Vocal Roots and Honky Tonkin’: A Day-Long Concert and Dance”
A day-long concert and dance featuring Alice Gerrard, Cliff Perry and Laurel Bliss, Mary Sherhart with
Michael Lawson, Pharis Romero, Jenny Lester, and Daniel Steinberg’s World Harmony Chorus. Plus,
honky-tonk and Cajun music with Courtney Granger and the Caleb Klauder Country Band, Reeb Willms,
blues with Lisa Mann, and the swing sounds of Meschiya Lake with Casey MacGill and the Blue 4 Trio.
THE FESTIVAL OF AMERICAN FIDDLE TUNES
Suzy Thompson, Artistic Director
Monday, July 4, 2011 – The Fourth at the Fort
Matinee: 1:30 PM/McCurdy Pavilion
$36/$25/$17
“Old Time Glory”
Hank Bradley, Candy Goldman, and Dan Lockshon (old time), Bertrand Deraspe and Alain Turbide
(Magdalen Islands), Alice Gerrard and Rick Good (old time) – plus, Trio Chicontepec (Mexican), and Eddie
Bond and Kirk Sutphin (old time Virginia).
Evening Concert: 7:00 PM/McCurdy Pavilion
$34/$24/$16
“Fiddles and Fireworks”
Paul David Smith and Jimmy McCown (old time Kentucky), Bobby Hicks and Adam Masters (bluegrass),
Bruce Greene and Don Pedi (old time), and Andrea Beaton and Troy MacGillivray (Cape Breton). Plus,
stay for the fireworks – a Port Townsend tradition!
Friday, July 8, 2011
6:00 PM/Littlefield Green
$15
“Country Cajun Stomp”
A dance event featuring Marc and Ann Savoy, Joel Savoy, Wilson Savoy, Courtney Granger and friends,
plus Marley’s Ghost (country roots) on the lawn at Littlefield Green. Bring a picnic and a low-back chair.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
1:30 PM/McCurdy Pavilion
$36/$25/$17
“The Master Hands Project: NEA National Heritage Award Winners Concert”
Wayne Henderson, Dudley Laufman, Marc Savoy, Paul Dahline, and Liz Carroll, with Jacqueline Laufman,
Paul Dahline and Family, and John Doyle, in an historic celebration of National Heritage honorees and
recognized American treasures.
PORT TOWNSEND WRITERS’ CONFERENCE
Erin Belieu, Artistic Director
Readings and lectures are held at the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater, and are open to the public at no cost.
Sunday, July 17
7:30 PM Reading: Pam Houston, Carl Phillips
Monday, July 18
4:00 PM Lecture: Benjamin Alire Sáenz "The Aesthetics of Pain, Poetry, Politics, and Place"
7:30 PM Reading: Sam Ligon, Paisley Rekdal
Tuesday, July 19
4:00 PM Lecture: Dorianne Laux: "The Marriage of Music and Meaning"
7:30 PM Reading: Cate Marvin, Erin Belieu
Wednesday, July 20
4:00 PM Lecture: Cheryl Strayed: "The Seat of the Story: Point of View in Fiction Writing"
7:30 PM Reading: Participant Reading
Thursday, July 21
4:00 PM Lecture: Carl Phillips
7:30 PM Reading: Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Cheryl Strayed
Friday, July 22
4:00 PM Lecture: Paisley Rekdal: "What Did You Know and When Did You Know It?: A Lecture on First
Paragraphs"
7:30 PM Reading: Wendy Call, Ashley Capps, Gabriel Gudding
Saturday, July 23
4:00 PM Lecture: Pam Houston: "Maybe They Are All Unreliable: Narrative Stance and the Slow Delicious
Reveal of Understory."
7:30 PM Reading: Bob Shacochis, Dorianne Laux
JAZZ PORT TOWNSEND
John Clayton, Artistic Director
ALL-FESTIVAL PACKAGE
$133/$106/$76
MAINSTAGE 3-CONCERT PACKAGE
$93/$66/$36
Friday, July 29, 2011
7:30 PM
$35/$28/$18
“Vocal Mastery with Dee Daniels and Charenée Wade”
Centrum favorite Dee Daniels, and introducing vocalist Charenée Wade.
“The Jeff Hamilton Trio”
The supremely inventive sounds of drummer Jeff Hamilton, bassist Christoph Luty, and pianist Tamir
Hendelman.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
1:30 PM
$45/$31/$20
“The Gerald Clayton Trio with guest Joel Frahm”
Pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Quincy Davis, plus tenor saxophonist Joel
Frahm.
“Sunny Wilkinson and guests”
Vocalist Sunny Wilkinson is joined by Tom Wakeling on bass, Byron Vannoy on drums, and Randy
Halberstadt on piano.
“The Centrum All-Star Big Band, directed by John Clayton and Bill Holman, and featuring the Music of
Bill Holman with guest soloist Paquito D’Rivera”
NEA Jazz Masters Live and Centrum present a premiere from Grammy winning composer/arranger Bill
Holman, featuring clarinetist/saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera.
Saturday, July 30
7:30 PM
$35/$28/$18
“Stefon Harris and friends”
Vibraphonist Stefon Harris is joined by bassist Joe Sanders and drummer Quincy Davis.
“The JPT 8-Piece Sextet”
Paquito D’Rivera (cl/s), Joel Frahm (s), Terell Stafford (tr), Jiggs Whigham (tb), Bruce Forman (g), Benny
Green (p), Christoph Luty (b), and Matt Wilson (d).
NEA Jazz Masters Live is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts
Midwest that celebrates the living legends who have made an exceptional contribution to the
advancement of jazz.
JAZZ IN THE CLUBS
$25 – Evening Club Pass
Thursday, July 28
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Venues:
The Upstage/The Public House/Northwest Maritime Center
Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30
10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Venues:
The Upstage/The Public House/Rose Theater/Castle Key Lounge/Undertown/ Key City
Playhouse/Northwest Maritime Center
THE PORT TOWNSEND ACOUSTIC BLUES FESTIVAL
Corey Harris, Artistic Director
ALL-FESTIVAL PACKAGE
$125/$95/$75
MAINSTAGE 2-CONCERT PACKAGE
$85/$55/$35
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
McCurdy Pavilion - 7:30 PM
$65/$40/$25
“The Taj Mahal Trio plus special guest Corey Harris”
The triumphant return of Taj Mahal to the mainstage at McCurdy Pavilion. Plus, Corey Harris in a
masterful showcase of the blues tradition.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
McCurdy Pavilion - 1:30 PM
$33/$24/$18
“The 20th Annual Down-Home Country BluesFest”
Featuring Guy Davis (storyteller/legendary guitarist), Otis Taylor (haunting trance-blues), Pura Fe`
(Tuscarora Nation slide guitar), Jerron Paxton (piano/guitar prodigy), Nat Reese (West Virginia legend),
Erwin Helfer (Chicago piano master), and Ann Rabson (boogie-woogie/stride piano).
BLUES IN THE CLUBS
$25 Evening Club Pass
Friday, August 5, and Saturday, August 6
10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Friday, August 5, and Saturday, August 6
10:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Venues:
The Upstage/The Public House/The Boiler Room/Undertown/Key City Public Theater/Sirens/The Port
Townsend “Cotton Club”
ORDER TICKETS FOR THE 2011 SUMMER SEASON AT CENTRUM
On The Web at www.centrum.org
On The Phone at 800.746.1982
In-Person:
Centrum
223 Battery Wy
Port Townsend, WA 98368
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM/Mon-Fri
(Available at venue box office one-hour prior to show – Box Office closes at 2:00 PM on day of
performance)
For hearing impaired, vision, or mobility issues, please call Centrum at 360.385.3102, ext. 110, for
assistance. A $1 per ticket processing fee is added to in-person orders, and a $3 per ticket processing
fee is added to phone and web orders.
Children under 18 admitted free, except for the Seattle Symphony performance – but all tickets must be
reserved. The Seattle Symphony performance is not suggested for children under 7 years of age.
Please, no Babes-in-Arms or strollers for indoor performances. Programs and artists subject to change.
CENTRUM WORKSHOPS
Applications are still being accepted for weeklong workshops for Voice Works, Fiddle Tunes, Jazz,
Writers’ Conference, and Blues. For more information, or to register for a workshop, please call
Centrum at 800.733.3608, or 360.385.3102, or visit www.centrum.org.
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