Centre Stage Productions

Saturday, February 12  4-7 p.m.  Join Cousins & Co. and Stagelights for music and refreshments at both locations! 

Cousins & Co. Music:  Featured artists-James Anderson and Bev Mullis.  Music by Mariah Leanne.

Stagelights Musical Arts Community:  Featured artists-Horst Wolfe, Bette Sherbourne.  Music by various Stagelights members!

We are located at 615 and 619 respectively…Come on in and enjoy!

Saturday, August 14  4-7 p.m.  Centre Stage presents musical guest Tomas Nicholas on keyboard and acoustic piano.  Featured artists are Brookings regulars Bette Sherbourn-mixed media, James C. Anderson-sculpture and mixed media, and former Brookings resident (she now lives in Arizona) Bev Mullis with her Animal Art creations-mixed media.  All artwork on display is for sale and purchases may be made at the Backstage Cafe’. 

Refreshments will be available with additional items and beverages available at the Backstage Cafe’. 

Saturday, March 13 4-7 p.m.  Featured musicians…Jurassic Country and Co. (Rapp Brush, Cousin Elmo, Bill Pearson, Dave Tanner)…classic country sound!  Featured artists:  Bette Sherbourn-mixed media, James C. Anderson-whimsical sculpture, oriental influenced mixed media,  beaded jewelry. Free event, refreshments will be provided with additional items available at the Backstage Cafe’. 

Saturday, Feb. 13, 4-7 p.m.  Featured artists:  James Anderson, whimsical sculpture, oriental influence mixed media, beaded jewelry.  Bette Sherbourne, mixed media.  Featured musical guests:  Homemade Jam.  Father/daughter duo Chris Vorster and Willow Owings, guitar/mandolin/vocals.  Refreshments will be available too!

October 10, 4-7 p.m.  This free event will feature musical guests Jurassic Country…Rapp Brush & Cousin Elmo, good old country music at it’s best!  Featured artist is Tom Tanzi (or Tomas Nicholas as he is sometimes known).

Refreshments will be provided and other goodies will be available at The Backstage Cafe’. 

The Second Saturday Artwalk will begin at 4 and end at 7.  Centre Stage is just about mid-way in the trek from one end of the artwalk to the other.  Ours will be a very special event featuring Christina Olsen the artist…dressed in period garb and George and Anwyn Leverett performing Ancient, Traditional & Contemporary Celtic Music.

 2009 marks the 16th anniversary of the acclaimed Celtic music duo, George & Anwyn Leverett . They have played such diverse venues as Celtic and Blue Grass festivals, Nevada casinos, pubs, fairs, school assemblies and sold-out concerts. They performed the “Green Show” of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival for seven years, before moving to Oregon.

They have a passion for Irish and Scottish music that proclaims itself with each performance. Ancient, traditional and contemporary Celtic music comes to life with their wide variety of folk instruments. Anwyn and George play Irish fiddle, cittern, guitar, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, zither, hammer dulcimer, bowed psaltery, penny whistle & recorder but George’s main instrument is the beautiful self-made 36 string “Lady Harp” George hand builds all the instruments that they play. They blend a kaleidoscope of sounds and textures that makes no two songs sound the same.

Their CDs, Skye Boat, Songs from Shadow Wood, Altar Wind and Christmas Around the Hearth have sold over 50,000 copies. They are now pleased to announce their latest release, Hearth Light. It combines George’s new wire strung harp with Anwyn’s unique collection of medieval instruments (hand made by George) to produce a more up beat Celtic collection of songs.

Saturday, May 9, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.  Join us for a full day of music, food samples, discounts, and surprises!  We are celebrating the grand opening of The Backstage Cafe’ and invite you to be part of the fun.

The music schedule is as follows:

11-12 to be announced

12-2   Rowdy Creek Band-Classic Rock & Blues

2-4  Perry Devine and Gil Kirk-Folk Rock Originals

4-6 Rick Wafler, Heather Clensay, Danny Clark-Jazz, Blues, BeBopp Intrepretations

6-7 To be announced…will go right into the Saturday Join In Jam and go until 10.

Featured Artist:  Bette Sherbourne, Billie Ruth Furuichi.  Bette will demonstrate between 4 and 6.

Saturday, April 11, 4-7 p.m.  Join us for art demonstration, live music, and tasty refreshments during the 2nd Saturday Artwalk.  Featured artist:  Billie Ruth Furuichi…who will be demonstrating silk mandala and discussing her upcoming workshop, Anchoring the Light. 

Featured musicians:  Billie Ruth Furuichi, followed by Mariah Gurney & Shalyn Doan, with other surprise guests likely.

Refreshments will be served…additional food and beverage items will be available at The Backstage Cafe’.

This is a free event!

Artwalk  Saturday, March 14     4-7 p.m. 

• Featured artist:    Billie Ruth Furuichi (fabric art) will be demonstrating making a silk mandala and speaking about her workshop, “Anchoring the Light”,  on March 28th.

Saturday, February 14, 4-7 PM:  Music by Shalyn Doan, Nicole Cuoco, Cameron McVay.  Acoustic pop-rock originals and interpretations, guitar/vocals.  Featured artist Bette Sherbourne, who will be demonstrating her talents between 5 and 6.  Refreshments provided.