Centre Stage Productions

Friday, April 3, 7-9 p.m.  Centre Stage presents Norm Davis, originally guitarist and vocalist for The Country Masters in Southern California.   Norm has a wealth of musical experiences to share with our audience.  His bio will be added to this page shortly. 

No Cover, suggested donation $5         Refreshments will be available at The Backstage Cafe’. 

Saturday, April 18, 7:00-9 p.m.  Rapp Brush, country/blues/folk artist, has been playing in the area for many years.  He has opened for Faron Young, Bobby Bare, Mo Bandy, and Rapp and his band backed the Hagger Twins of Hee-Haw fame.  He also performs originals, and likes to maintain a repoir with his audience by recounting funny stories of his many years in the music business. 

This will be a dinner show, featuring a homestyle Mexican Feast which will include beef tacos and chicken fajitas plus sides, and a desert.  Seating at 6:30.  Advance Tickets $15  Reservations recommended.  Space is limited so buy your tickets now at either Earl E. Books or The Backstage Cafe’.  

Jamie Syrie is a singer/songwriter who’s been playing music for about 16 years.
He has performed all over Los Angeles, Orange County, Huntington Beach, &60D
Manteca, California, as well as, Colorado, Nevada & Utah. Currently, he
resides in Colorado. “I’m a Broadcast Journalism student at Mesa State
College. My music is alternative/indie-style music. Morrissey is the biggest
influence on my music and writing. After a long break, I am venturing out to
perform again with new songs.”

Erik Mackenroth was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and moved with his family to Manteca, California in 1977. As Mackenroth grew up, he formed a love for comedy. In elementary and high school, he entered talent shows where he imitated popular comedians of the day such as, Rodney Dangerfield. Mackenroth went to college in central California where he majored in performing arts. This helped to prepare him for his future in the entertainment field.

In 1995, Mackenroth performed in his first professional show in Walnut Creek, California. After he got a taste for the comedic stage, he moved to southern California a year later. He began at a café in Los Alomitos and from that point, he has been performing standup in a variety of venues.

Erik is currently Headlining and Featuring all over comedy clubs in California. Occasionally, he tours different cities in the United States to expand his fan base.  Please go to erikmackenroth.com for more information.

Tony Clifton bio information:

“Tony Clifton was discovered by the legendary comedian Andy Kaufman in
1969, while performing in a seedy lounge in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kaufman was
immediately mesmerized and signed Clifton to open for him on several occasions,
most notably his historic “Carnegie Hall Concert”.

In the 80’s, Mr. Clifton appeared numerous times on such shows as David
Lettermann2C Merv Griffin, and Dinah Shore. He was a favorite of Jim Henson and
appeared on “The Miss Piggy Special.” Rodney Dangerfield hired Tony
to open for him at Bill Grahamm| world famous Fillmore in San Francisco.

Friday, March 27   7-10 p.m.  Homemade Jam, featuring Willow Owings and dad Chris Voerster, will appear at Centre Stage…don’t miss out on an evening of superb music with  beautiful harmonies!  Willow on guitar & vocals, Chris on mandolin, guitar & vocals.

Refreshments will be available at the Backstage Cafe’.

Friday, March 20, 7-10 p.m.  FreeFlight…Gordon & Chele Later, Shalyn Doan  guitar/vocals/congas.  Acoustic Rock Interpretations…enjoy the harmonies! 

$5 Suggested Donation at the door.   Refreshments available at The Backstage Cafe’. 

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, March 21 7-9 p.m.  Toni Land in Concert  $8 per person.  If you missed Toni’s Valentine’s Day performance, now is your chance to enjoy her unique style up close and personal!  We had a full house at her last performance and a great time was had by all.  Toni has a way of making you feel right at home, and her songwriting and performing skills will have you laughing or feeling her pain as she weaves a tale in her own inimitable way.   You will also have an opportunity to purchase a cd and/or enroll in her uncoming performance workshop (April 4th). 

Tickets are available at Earl E. Books or The Backstage Cafe’, both located at 703 Chetco Ave.  For more information contact Kim at 541-251-3952 or email us at  centrestage@charter.net.

Beverages and appetizers will be available at The Backstage Cafe’!

Saturday, April 25,   9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  “Anchoring the Light”:  A silk painting and movement meditation workshop.    Only  $85  with early bird discount…advance registration must be completed by April 15th to be guaranteed a space…there will be a limited number of participants for optimum results and enjoyment.  ($95 after April 15th if space available)  Fee includes continental breakfast and lunch prepared by The Backstage Cafe’ .

Billie Ruth has facilitated workshops for the Maui Youth Ambassadors, who painted a peace mural in Perslaval-Zalesky, Russia; Women of Vision and Action in Idaho; The Survivors Healing Center in Santa Cruz, California; the Colorado Department of Human Services in Denver, Colorado; South Western Oregon Community College in Brookings, Oregon, as well as many private groups for over 20 years.  She is available as a speaker and facilitator of the 7-MPractice ™ and the 5-D Process ™. 

“My work is a metaphor for the fabric of life, with overlaying design, color, texture, and text.  For the most part, none of us have lives with all of the edges neatly folded over and stitched into a perfect package.  The fabric of our lives is open, undone, hanging loose, leaving us vulnerable and feeling unfinished.  For that reason, many of my fabrics hang with the edges exposing raw fibers.  With my digital collages on paper, I tear the edges to evoke that same emotional motif. 

As a teacher, dancer, musician, poet, and workshop facilitator, I use interdisciplinary techniques.  Whether I am working on a fabric, a digital collage, or designing a piece of art-to-wear, my work integrates arts education, spiritual growth and societal change.  Things change whether we like it or not.  People who are interested in the arts are already poised to fly on the outside of the envelope and move into the future.  “  (Billie Ruth Furuichi)  

For more information please call Kim 541-251-3952  or go to www.furuichiarts.com