experience

festival of american
fiddle tunes
2012
Summer
Season
Suzy Thompson, Artistic Director
Fri, July 6, Littlefield Green,
7 PM, $15
• Cajun Dance Ray Abshire, Brandon Moreau,
Al Berard, Jesse Lege and Joel Savoy & Friends
FREE GUMBO while it lasts!
Sat, July 7, McCurdy Pavilion,
1:30 PM, $37/$26/$18
• Fiddle Grand Finale
Jerron Paxton, Vesta Johnson with Steve Hall,
Byron Berline, Antonia Apodaca with Jeanie
McClerie and Ken Keppeler, Franklin George
with Kim Johnson, Genticorum
Discover Pass not
required for entry
Port Townsend
WRITERS’ CONFERENCE
Genticorum
Erin Belieu, Artistic Director
Sun, July 8 – Sat, July 21
Daily lectures at 4PM and daily readings at 7:30
PM take place at the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater,
and are open to the public at no cost.
Visit www.centrum.org/writing for
full schedule of festitval participants and author
readings.
experience
LIVE
fort worden state park,
port townsend, wa
JAZZ Port townsend
John Clayton, Artistic Director
All-Festival Package: $128/$98/$77
Mainstage Package $90/$60/$39
Fri, July 27, McCurdy Pavilion,
7:30 pm $38/$29/$19
Eric Reed Trio with special guest
Walter Smith III Eric Reed (p), Hamilton Price
(b), Kevin Kanner (d), Walter Smith III (t sax)
Dynamic Duos: “A Tribute to JJ & Kai”
featuring Wycliffe Gordon and Jiggs Whigham
(trombones)
“Six String Masters” with Bruce Forman
and Graham Dechter (guitars)
“Drummage” Jeff Hamilton and Matt Wilson
(drums)
Tamir Hendelman (p), Chuck Deardorf (b),
Rodney Green (d)
Bruce Molksy
Los Lobos
Byron Berline
Sat, July 28, McCurdy Pavilion,
1:30 pm $47/$34/$22
Benny Green Trio with special guest
Gary Smulyan Benny Green (p), Ben Wolfe (b),
Rodney Green (d), Gary Smulyan, (b sax)
Introducing Dena DeRose Dena DeRose
(p/v), Martin Wind (b), Matt Wilson (d)
Eric Reed
Ann Rabson
Mary Stallings
Johnny Mandel
Dena DeRose
Robert Belfour
The Shadow of Your Smile: The Music
of Johnny Mandel Centrum Faculty All-Star
Big Band directed by NEA Jazz Master Johnny
Mandel
Sat, July 28, McCurdy Pavilion,
7:30 pm $38/$29/$19
Mary Stallings with the Eric Reed Trio
Mary Stallings (v), Eric Reed (p), Hamilton Price
(b), Kevin Kanner (d)
Graham Dechter Quartet Graham Dechter
(g), Tamir Hendelman (p), John Clayton (b),
Jeff Hamilton (d)
JAZZ in the clubs
Visit www.centrum.org/jazz for schedule
($25 Evening Club Pass)
Thurs, July 26, 8 pm – 11 pm
Venues: The Public House / The Upstage /
NW Maritime Center
Fri, July 27 & Sat, July 28,
10 pm – 1 am
Venues: The Public House / The Upstage /
Castle Key / Rose Theatre / Undertown /
Key City Playhouse / NW Maritime Center
Clarence Acox
George Cables
Jeff Clayton
John Clayton
Dawn Clement
Chuck Deardorf
Graham Dechter
Dena DeRose
Bruce Forman
Benny Green
Rodney Green
Wycliffe Gordon
Randy Halberstadt
Jon Hamar
Jeff Hamilton
Tamir Hendelman
Gary Hobbs
Kevin Kanner
Sherrie Maricle
Kelby MacNayr
Hamilton Price
Bill Ramsay
Eric Reed
Walter Smith III
Gary Smulyan
Terell Stafford
Mary Stallings
Jay Thomas
Byron Vannoy
Sachal Vasandani
Laura Welland
Jiggs Whigam
Matt Wilson
Martin Wind
Ben Wolfe
fgh
Free Fridays
at the Fort
The lunchtime concert series on the lawn of the
Nora Porter Commons, from noon to 1:00 pm
free to the public.
• July 6
Carr Family Band
• July 13
Josie Sokoloff-Toney
• July 20
Simon Lynge
• July 27
Jazz Port Townsend
Participant Showcase
• Aug 3
Performance from the
Acoustic Blues Festival
fgh
Concerts for kids
Fort Worden Chapel – 11:00 AM
Kids: Free (ages 3 and up)
Adults: $5 (at door only)
Fri, July 6 Dejah Leger
Fri, Aug 3 Lightnin’ Wells
Port townsend
ACoustIC BLues
FestIVAL
Daryl Davis, Artistic Director
All-Festival Package:
$66/$56/$51 (includes clubs)
Sat, August 4, McCurdy Pavilion,
1:30 pm $36/$26/$18
Routes of the Blues
Centrum Gospel Choir, Angela Hill, Director,
with Rev. Robert B. Jones
Orville Johnson and Grant Dermody
Tim Sparks
Louisiana Blues with Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes
Ann Rabson
Robert Belfour and Phil Wiggins
Chicago Blues with Billy Flynn and Daryl Davis
Blues in the clubs
Visit www.centrum.org/blues for schedule
($25 Evening Club Pass)
Fri, August 3 and Sat, August 4
8 pm to 12 am Expanded Venues!
The Public House / The Upstage / Undertown /
Key City Playhouse / Khu Larb Thai / American
Legion / The Boiler Room
Ahmad Baabahar
Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes
Terry “Harmonica” Bean
Robert Belfour
Mark Brooks
Elan Chalford
Billy Citrin
Crow Quill Night Owls
Daryl Davis
Guy Davis
Rich DelGrosso
Grant Dermody
Ari Eisinger
Eleanor Ellis
Mary Flower
Billy Flynn
Angela Hill
Steve James
Orville Johnson
Rev. Robert B. Jones
Gary Copeland Lilley
Jimmi Mayes
Arthur Migliazza
John Miller
Dean Mueller
Jenny Petersen
Ann Rabson
Lauren Sheehan
Tim Sparks
Elijah Wald
Lightnin’ Wells
Phil Wiggins
fgh
Los Lobos
Sun, Aug 12, McCurdy Pavilion,
7:30 pm $55/$40/$25
tickets:
www.Centrum.org
or call
800.746.1982
Processing Fees Apply
James and Nelly Tretter, The Welland Family,
the Congdon-Hanson Family
The Richard and Anne Schneider Director’s Creative Fund