Saturday, June 18 7 p.m. to midnight-Stagelights will hold it’s biggest fundraiser to date.  Re-live your Prom Night and dance the night away with live music, great food, prom photos, beer & wine…and fun!  This event will be held at The Rink, corner of Railroad and Center Street in downtown Brookings.  Tickets are $65 for couples, $35 for singles, and price includes two drink tickets, a prom photo,  and gourmet finger-foods prepared by The Two Chefs.  Photos by Jef Hatch Photography, beer & wine provided by MoVino.  Dance to music performed by the Fabulous Spence Bros.

Tickets are available at Cousins & Co. Music, 615 Chetco Ave., Brookings/Earl E. Books, 511 Fern St., Brookings/New Wave Video, So. Coast Shopping Center/Harvest Natural Foods, Crescent City.

Saturday, Sept. 25 7-9 p.m.  Stagelights presents husband and wife duo in a fundraiser for the newly begun lesson program.  All proceeds go toward lesson scholarships, thanks to Jill and Bryson who are generously donating their time.  Tickets are $15 for dinner and show, $5 for show only.  Menu includes all you can eat taco dinner.  Troubaduo performs a wide variety of music with guitar, mandolin and vocals. 

Note:  So sorry this listing did not get posted in time to make this show.  The show was terrific though, and thank you Troubaduo for making such a special evening for those who attended.  Thanks also to Takilma FM Radio for broadcasting live from Centre Stage.  You can listen to Takilma FM on the world-wide-web!

Saturday, July 17 7-10 p.m.  Ravin’Wolf once again will deliver a captivating performance on Centre Stage!  Visiting us again from Seattle, Washington, Jaime and Heather Bilyeu  are sure to thrill you with their own brand of what they call Sagebrush Blues and some very awesome guitar playing!  This will be a Blues dinner show, and the ticket price will be $15 per person, reservations required.  Tickets available at Earl E. Books or the Backstage Café’.

This show was cancelled unfortunately, to be rescheduled at a later date!

Saturday, May 22, 7-9 p.m.  Rick Shaw returns to Centre Stage for another dinner show.  Details to be announced.  $15 per person includes dinner and show, $5 show only.  Reservations available at Centre Stage or Earl E. Books, 703 Chetco Ave., Brookings.

Biography:

Rick Shaw - Not a stage name, comes by songwriting honestly. He really had no choice - the genes ruled! His Grandmother - on Dad’s side was a country/ blues songwriter/singer during the depression and all through her life. She passed the country songwriting along to her son Jim Shaw, who ended up in and out of Nashville, Tennessee during his musical career, pitching songs and performing with the country artists of the 50’s 60’s and early 70’s. Rick inherited the songwriting and performing ability of his Dad in the country music field, while gaining the blues influence of his Grandmother, and the rock, and jazz influences that showed up along the way. A fourth generation Tennessean, Rick didn’t take to country music right off while honing his guitar skills on Southern rock and roll and blues, as he became known for years as Rockin’ Rickey in music circles from Tampa, Florida to Nashville, and the Detroit, Michigan area in the seventies and into the eighties. When he got tired (quickly) of “cutting hamburgers into five and six parts to play rock music, where most of the money went to pay for the equipment,” he turned towards country music, where his Dad had been his whole life. After awhile he was opening concerts for acts such as Earl Thomas Conley, Jim Ed Brown, Eddie Raven, Willie Nelson, Marty Stuart, and B.B. King. Rick influenced one of the founding members of the country band - Sawyer Brown - lead guitarist Bobby Randall ( Who later hosted You Can be a Star, Nashville Network) with his rocking style of playing country music. Randall went so far as to copy Rick’s amplifier setup and style of guitar, as he would come to a certain venue they both worked from time to time, to ask how he played particular rock licks in a country song. Sadly, when the two met again after Randall’s band helped create the rocking country sounds you hear today, Randall acted as though they had never met, and Rick decided he liked ” Nashville cat’s”  not a whole lot.  So he moved to Tampa, Florida and turned to the Blues/Rock scene there. One night while playing at a club of Blues fame - The Blues Ship - a man entered while Rick was playing guitar with a three piece band there. The man had an entourage of people with him. At break time he was introduced to Robbie Steinhart - the founding member of the band Kansas, Violinist and songwriter of ” Dust in the Wind.” Robbie had picked Rick to open for his new band Steinhart Moon, at their gigs in Tampa Bay. In Robbie’s words ” play guitar like I just saw you do, Man.” That lasted about a year before Rick finally migrated back to Nashville to pursue songwriting in the late nineties and into the early part of this decade. He currently has a catalog of songs being shopped around and a publishing contract offer on the table in Nashville, with the son of legendary Nashville songwriter - Harlan Howard - Perry, at BMI.  Rick moved to Oregon to be near his Dad as Jim’s health is on the decline. He’s been here two years now and has recently begun to venture out as a single act. Now working on a second album called MedicineMan, his first album can be purchased at his gigs or online at the following e-mail address. 7mmcreations7@sbcglobal.net   

Saturday, May 8, 7-9 p.m.  Milan Reynolds will perform for the first time at Centre Stage.  Dinner menu will feature a mexican fiesta.   $15 per person, includes dinner and show.   $5 show only.   Reservations available at Centre Stage or Earl E. Books, 703 Chetco Ave.,  Brookings.  This will be right after the artwalk so seating will start  

Biography

Milann was born a poor black child with blond hair, blue eyes and white skin. Milann was drawn to rhythm & blues and jazz from an early age believing that R&B and jazz is the foundation for music referred to as American. He picked up his first musical instrument, a saxophone at age nine. At twelve, he began playing guitar and never stopped.  At fifteen, he began his vocal training. He had the privilege of training with various vocal instructors including Oscar Hammerstein, Jester Harrison and many more; Jester Harrison being a major influence in vocal style. At sixteen, he won the Northwestern Jazz Festival Competition for sax improvisation. While living in Santa Cruz, California he

worked as a studio musician, for Hun Sounds in San Rafael. He provided musical and vocal back-up for numerous well known artists. He lives in Northern California with his artist wife and performs locally. For further information, please contact Milann at MilannR@msn.com.

Sunday, Feb. 14, 5-7 p.m.  Join us for a very special Valentine’s Day Dinner Show.  The menu will include Lasagna (choice of meat or vegetarian), Salad, Garlic Bread, Dessert, and a Beverage.   “Crooner” music and love songs performed by The Wafler Effect:  Rick Wafler, Heather Klensay, Nick Sandoval, Patrick Graves, and Danny Clark.  Dress up in your finery and enjoy a romantic evening, Centre Stage style!  $25 per couple, advance tickets only.   You may purchase your tickets by phone, 541-251-3952 or 541-412-8099. 

Saturday, October 17  7-9 p.m.  Singer songwriter Tom Begich, coming in from Alaska, will perform on Centre Stage for the first time.  $15 per person for dinner and concert  $5 for concert only. 

Menu :     Spaghetti with Meat & Marinara, Garden Salad, Garlic Bread, Chocolate Moose (not a mispelling, Tom is from Alaska…we just want to make him feel at home!)

Below is Tom’s bio, taken from his website… 

Saturday, October 3, 7-10 p.m.  $15 dinner & show (reservations recommended)  $5 show only… Rick Shaw - Not a stage name, comes by songwriting honestly. He really had no choice - the genes ruled! His Grandmother - on Dad’s side was a country/ blues songwriter/singer during the depression and all through her life. She passed the country songwriting along to her son Jim Shaw, who ended up in and out of Nashville, Tennessee during his musical career, pitching songs and performing with the country artists of the 50’s 60’s and early 70’s. Rick inherited the songwriting and performing ability of his Dad in the country music field, while gaining the blues influence of his Grandmother, and the rock, and jazz influences that showed up along the way. A fourth generation Tennesseean, Rick didn’t take to country music right off while honing his guitar skills on Southern rock and roll, and blues as he became known for years as Rockin’ Rickey in music circles from Tampa, Forida to Nashville, and the Detroit, Michigan area in the seventies and into the eighties. When he got tired (quickly) of “cutting hamburgers into five and six parts to play rock music, where most of the money went to pay for the equipment,” he turned towards country music, where his Dad had been his whole life. After awhile he was opening concerts for acts such as Earl Thomas Conley, Jim Ed Brown, Eddie Raven, Willie Nelson, Marty Stuart, and B.B. King. Rick influenced one of the founding members of the country band - Sawyer Brown - lead guitarist Bobby Randall ( Who later hosted You Can be a Star, Nashville Network) with his rocking style of playing country music. Randall went so far as to copy Rick’s amplifier setup and style of guitar, as he would come to a certain venue they both worked from time to time, to ask how he played particular rock licks in a country song. Sadly, when the two met again after Randall’s band helped create the rocking country sounds you hear today, Randall acted as though they had never met, and Rick decided he liked ” Nashville cat’s”  not a whole lot.  So he moved to Tampa, Florida and turned to the Blues/Rock scene there. One night while playing at a club of Blues fame - The Blues Ship - a man entered while Rick was playing guitar with a three piece band there. The man had an entourage of people with him. At breaktime he was introduced to Robbie Steinhart - the founding member of the band Kansas, Violinist and songwriter of ” Dust in the Wind.” Robbie had picked Rick to open for his new band Steinhart Moon, at their gigs in Tampa Bay. In Robbie’s words ” play guitar like I just saw you do, Man.” That lasted about a year before Rick finally migrated back to Nashville to pursue songwriting in the late nineties and into the early part of this decade. He currently has a catalog of songs being shopped around and a publishing contract offer on the table in Nashville, with the son  of legendary Nashville songwriter - Harlan Howard - Perry, at BMI.  Rick moved to Oregon to be near his Dad as Jim’s health is on the decline. He’s been here two years now and has recently begun to venture out as a single act. Now working on a second album called MedicineMan, his first album can be purchased at his gigs or online at the following e-mail address. 7mmcreations7@sbcglobal.net

Saturday, August 1  7-10 p.m.  Centre Stage will present a Homestyle Mexican Feast (prepared by The Backstage Cafe’) and country music by long time Brookings musicians Rapp Brush and Cousin Elmo.  With Rapp on guitar, Elmo on bass, and both sharing vocals and harmonies, this show will really take you back to the good old country sound.  Add to that a luscious dinner featuring tacos, chili rellenos, rice, beans, and dessert…what a great bargain for dinner and a concert,  tickets are only $15.  Advance reservations please.  Tickets available at Earl E. Books and The Backstage Cafe’.  For credit card purchases phone 541-412-8099.  We start seating at 6:30, show starts right at 7. 

Saturday, May 30 6:30-10 p.m.  Michael Quale in a solo performance, will entertain you with classic hits from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s accompanied by 12 string and classical guitar. 

Dinner will be provided by The Backstage Cafe’ and will include Lasagna, Salad, Garlic Bread, and a desert…dinner and concert  $15  Concert only $5 (Reservations a must for the dinner, tickets may be purchased at The Backstage Cafe’ or Earl E. Books).