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centrum
creativity in community
2016
season
Centrum.org (800) 746-1982
welcome!
In partnership
with Fort Worden
State Park,
Centrum serves as
a gathering place for creative artists
and learners of all ages seeking
extraordinary cultural enrichment.
OUR MISSION is to foster creative
experiences that change lives. From
exploring the roots of the blues or
jazz, to the traditions of American
fiddle music or our award-winning
writers’ workshop—Centrum’s summer festivals transform the majestic,
inspired setting of Fort Worden State
Park into a unique arts destination.
JOIN US, year-round, and discover a
full array of mainstage performances,
nightclub events, literary readings,
lectures, dances, programs for youth
and so much more.
OUR PROGRAMS welcome participants from across the globe.
In 2015, we served participants from
14 countries, 46 out of 50 states, and
77 percent of the counties in Washington. And 27 percent of those we
serve are age 18 or younger and our
participants range in age from 4 to 98!
We’re proud to inaugurate two new
partnerships in 2016. We invite you to
enjoy the Olympic Music Festival at
Centrum this summer, a collaboration
that magnifies our own celebrated
Centrum Chamber Music series and
workshop. We also launch a new
 Ticket Buyers  Participants
three-year commitment to creative
arts programming for students of
migrant families in Washington this
June—a partnership with the State
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
We present our programs with additional support from the Washington
State Arts Commission, State Parks
welc ome
Commission, National Endowment
for the Arts and the Fort Worden
PDA. We thank the many donors
and generous sponsors who support
Centrum and our unique role in our
Puget Sound community, and I hope
you will too!
Please join us for cultural experiences
you simply cannot find anywhere else
on earth.
Robert A. Birman
Executive Director
TO CENTRUM!
BRAZILIAN
choro
Port Townsend
April 27–May 1, 2016
Anat Cohen | Douglas Lora | Jovino Santos Neto
Fort Worden State Park
Brazilian Choro represents the
melding of European melodic
and harmonic traditions with
African rhythms and sensibilities.
Emerging in Brazil in the middle
of the nineteenth century, Choro
is a cousin of American jazz, with
a sense of yearning that is often
described as a “sweet lament.”
Many ethnomusicologists believe
that the name Choro comes from
the Portuguese verb chorar—that
is, to weep or to cry. It often seems
bright and happy on the surface, but
if you dig deeper you’ll find a kind
of sadness, a longing that Brazilians
call saudade. When joined with its
African influences, Choro has an
irresistible groove and rhythmic
momentum that is uniquely
Brazilian.
Workshop space is still available!
Spend an intensive week learning
from the artists listed here plus
many others. Learn more at
Centrum.org
About our artists
CONCERTS
Saturday, April 30
7:30 p.m.
Wheeler Theater
$28 General Admission
(18 and under free)
Featured Performers:
Dudu Maia, bandolin
Anat Cohen, clarinet
Ted Falcon, violin
Douglas Lora, 7-string guitar
Alexandre Lora, pandeiro
Workshop Participant
Performance
Sunday, May 1
9 – 10:30 a.m.
Free and open to the public
PURCHASE TICKETS
ONLINE AT
CENTRUM.ORG
OR CALL
(800) 746-1982
Our world-class faculty will bring you
the most authentic Choro experience
you can find without a passport!
All performers are either natives of
Brazil or have lived there for extended
periods specifically to absorb this
music. The Choro workshop is a great
way for both jazz and classicallyoriented musicians to meet on
common ground. There are written
charts with lively melodies accessible
to any competent player. There’s
also room for improvisation, and in
a vein that’s a great way for classical
musicians to expand their skills in
this area. This workshop is open to
strings, woodwinds, accordion/piano
and hand-percussion and is limited to
forty-five people. Register early and
reserve your seats early—our Choro
concert sells out every year.
Anat Cohen
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Calder
Quartet
chamber
music series
Fort Worden State Park
Artistic Director Lucinda Carver
CALDER QUARTET
In residence for Centrum’s 2016
chamber music workshop, the
Calder Quartet will lead a week
of masterclasses and coachings
(open to the public to observe),
culminating in the season finale
of Centrum’s celebrated chamber
music series. Winners of the 2014
Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Calder
Quartet is known for the discovery,
commissioning, recording and
mentoring of some of today’s best
emerging composers.
The group works and collaborates
with artists across musical genres,
spanning the ranges of the classical
and contemporary music world.
PURCHASE TICKETS
ONLINE AT CENTRUM.ORG
OR CALL (800) 746-1982
Visit centrum.org
for details on
the 2017 program
Port Townsend
CONCERT
Calder Quartet
Sunday, May 29, 2 p.m.
Sponsored by Nelly & Jim Tretter
Tickets $33 - $44
Beethoven Quartet Op. 18 No. 3
Thomas Adès The Four Quarters
Beethoven Quartet Op. 127
Master Class
Friday, May 27, 7:30 p.m. FREE
Quartets from the workshop coached by
the Calder String Quartet and Lucinda Carver
Student Showcase Concerts
Tuesday, May 31, 7:30 p.m.
Workshop participant String Quartet
and Piano Quintet Concert One
Wednesday, June 1, 7:30 p.m.
Workshop participant String Quartet
and Piano Quintet Concert Two
Tickets: $10
All concerts at the Wheeler Theater
hermitage piano trio
Descending from the great Russian
musical tradition, the Hermitage
Piano Trio embodies the majesty of
its lineage while at the same time
including in its immense repertoire
works from the great European
tradition and contemporary American
commissions.
The trio is comprised of noted soloists
in their own right. They are: violinist
Misha Keylin, cellist Sergey Antonov
and pianist Ilya Kazantsev.
CONCERT
Hermitage Piano Trio
Sunday, October 30, 2 p.m.
Wheeler Theater
Tickets $33 - $44
Suk Elegie, Op. 23
Mendelssohn Trio No. 2
in C minor, Op. 66
Glinka Trio Pathetique
Shostakovich Trio No. 2
in E minor, Op. 67
Eric
Byers
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Hermitage
Piano Trio
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A Workshop for Singers
Voice Works
Rich Moore | Mollie O'Brien | Laurie Lewis | Kathy Kallick | Petunia
June 28 - July 3, 2016
Fort Worden State Park
Come and be reminded of what a
beautiful gift we give by singing.
Voice Works’ unique combination of
world-class artists and passionate
singers creates a rich community that
welcomes styles, songs and stories in
a wide range of vocal traditions.
In 2016, we’ll continue to explore
'Blood Harmony'—how people who
were raised with the same accent,
the same phrasing and intonation, and
the same genes, are capable of blending two and three voices into one.
And don’t miss the annual Honky Tonk
Polka Dot dance. Wear your dots!
CONCERTS
and DANCES
Blood Harmony—
Mothers and Fathers
and Daughters
Friday, July 1, 7:30 p.m.
Wheeler Theater
Tickets $22
General Admission
Featured Performers:
Carol Elizabeth Jones
and Vivian Leva
Carl and Kelli Jones
Mac, Jenny, and
Hanna Traynham
Mollie O’Brien, Rich Moore,
and Lucy and Brigid Moore
plus sisters Laurie Lewis
and Kathy Kallick
Honky Tonk
Polka Dot Dance
Saturday, July 2, 8 p.m.
USO Building
Tickets $15
(sold at the door only)
Featuring:
Petunia and the Vipers
…with a beer garden and
a nice wooden dance floor.
Featured
Performers
Petunia
Laurie Lewis and
Kathy Kallick
Mollie O’Brien and
Rich Moore,
Lucy Moore, and
Brigid Moore
Carl Jones and
Kelli Jones-Savoy
PURCHASE TICKETS
ONLINE AT
CENTRUM.ORG
OR CALL
(800) 746-1982
Carol Elizabeth Jones
and Vivian Leva
Mac and Jenny Traynham,
Hanna Traynham
Workshop space is still available!
Learn more at Centrum.org/
voiceworks
left: Mac and Jenny Traynham
below: Carol Elizabeth Jones and Vivian Leva
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Kelli Jones-Savoy
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The Festival of American
fiddle Tunes
July 3-10, 2016
Rafe Stefanini
Alice Gerrard | Joe Newberry
The 40th Gathering
Fort Worden State Park
Artistic Director Suzy Thompson
Since its inception in 1977, The Festival
of American Fiddle Tunes has been one
of the largest celebrations of traditional
music west of the Mississippi.
More than 30 faculty members from six
different countries share a rich history
and diverse styles of fiddle music with
hundreds of participants in our weeklong,
multigenerational workshop held each
summer at Fort Worden State Park.
Classes, band labs, tutorials, dances,
concerts, open jams, and informal and
spontaneous gatherings culminate in
mainstage performances that welcome
thousands of audience members to join
this rich community and experience this
cavalcade of North American fiddle styles.
Laurie
Lewis
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Workshop space is still available!
Learn a variety of genres from the
bearers of fiddle tradition in a weeklong immersion workshop open to
all skill levels.
Learn more at Centrum.org/fiddle
CONCERTS
Fiddles on the Fourth
Monday, July 4, 1:30 p.m.
McCurdy Pavilion
Tickets $29, $23 and $16
Maine:
Frank Ferrel
and Doug Protzik
Michigan:
Judy Raber and
Jim McKinney
Rags and Blues:
Suzy Thompson
Old Time:
Joe Newberry
and Rafe Stefanini
Roots:
Ed Littlefield
Mexico:
Don Pedro Dimas y familia
Fiddles
and Fireworks
Monday, July 4, 7 p.m.
McCurdy Pavilion
Tickets $29, $23 and $16
Irish:
Tony DeMarco
Swing:
Frank Maloy
and Mick Kinney
Bluegrass:
Laurie Lewis
and Tom Rozum
Old Time:
Bertram Levy,
Festival Founder
Klezmer:
Alicia Svigals
and Patrick Farrell
Rhythm and
Roots Dance
Friday, July 8, 7:30 p.m.
Littlefield Green outside
McCurdy Pavilion
Tickets: $15
Folk Roots: Marley’s Ghost
Cajun: Savoy Family Band
North and
South America
Saturday, July 9, 1:30 p.m.
McCurdy Pavilion
Tickets $29, $23 and $16
New England:
Pete Sutherland
Quebec:
Mme. Thérèse Rioux
and Keven DesRosiers
Old Time:
Alice Gerrard and
Rayna Gellert
Brazil:
Grupo Apui, Pedro Cruz
and Andre Dantas
West Virginia
Jimmy Triplett
Cape Breton:
Wendy MacIsaac
Festival
of American
Fiddle Tunes
Performance
Package
Includes four events held
at the McCurdy Pavilion:
Monday, July 4,
1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Friday, July 8, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 9
1:30 p.m.
McCurdy Pavilion Seating
Section A: $85
Section B: $70
Section C: $52
Seating is reserved at
the McCurdy Pavilion
performances.
PURCHASE TICKETS
ONLINE AT
CENTRUM.ORG
OR CALL
(800) 746-1982
Centrum thanks Sage
Foundation for its lead
support of Fiddle Tunes.
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writers’
Featured Faculty
Marvin Bell
Kwame Dawes
Jonathan Evison
Debra Gwartney
Dorianne Laux
Sam Ligon
Pam Houston
Joy Passanante
Helena Maria
Viramontes
conference
Port Townsend
July 17-24, 2016
Fort Worden State Park
Artistic Director Sam Ligon
The Port Townsend Writers’ Conference
has been at the wild heart of the thriving
Pacific Northwest literary scene since 1974.
Whether you’re new to writing and
seeking an inspirational environment to
create new work, looking for advanced
post-MFA revision workshops, or simply
desire to renew and recharge yourself in
a writing retreat, our Writers’ Conference
gives you the craft and connections to
make breakthroughs in your work.
For event details, visit
centrum.org
or call (800) 746-1982.
Centrum thanks Amazon
for its lead support of the
2016 Writers’ Conference.
Workshop space is still available!
Experience a week—or ten days—learning
within a supportive and welcoming community. Designed for beginning, emerging, and post-MFA writers with education
tracks in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
Learn more at Centrum.org/writing
below: Jonathan Evison |
Debra Gwartney | Helena María Viramontes
Public Readings
Unless otherwise noted, all
readings take place at the
Joseph F. Wheeler Theater
All readings are free
and open to the public!
Sunday, July 17
7:15 p.m.
Sayantani Dasgupta;
Jonathan Evison
Readings at 7 p.m.:
Monday, July 18
Joy Passanante; Sam Ligon
Tuesday, July 19
Greg Glazner; Marvin Bell
Wednesday, July 20
Shawn Vestal; Melissa Febos
(Downtown at the Northwind
Arts Center, 701 Water Street)
Thursday, July 21
Debra Gwartney;
Helena María Viramontes
Friday, July 22
Joseph Millar; Pam Houston
Saturday, July 23
Dorianne Laux;
Kwame Dawes
above:
Joy Passanante | Marvin Bell |
Sam Ligon | Pam Houston
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jazz
Port
Townsend
July 24 – 31, 2016
Fort Worden State Park
Artistic Director John Clayton
Jazz Port Townsend is the perfect
opportunity to enjoy world-renowned
musicians, a full weekend of jazz in
a seaside paradise, and experience a
wide array of mainstage and nightclub
performances.
Artistic Director John Clayton
assembles over 35 internationallyknown performers and combines them
in creative ways. The resulting sparks
that are generated are why Jazz Port
Townsend has emerged as one of the
leading jazz festivals in the nation.
Workshop space is still available!
Spend an intensive week learning from
the world’s leading jazz musicians.
Learn more at Centrum.org/jazz.
PURCHASE TICKETS
ONLINE AT
CENTRUM.ORG
OR CALL (800) 746-1982
Harris Mericle
and Wakayama
Grace Kelly
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Making Sense of Investing
Stephen Sklar - (360) 385-2243
Matt Wilson | Kendrick Scott
MAINSTAGE
CONCERTS
All concerts in McCurdy Pavilion
Friday July 29, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets $45, $32, $25
JPT Quintet
JD Allen, tenor
Sean Jones, trumpet
George Colligan, piano
Harish Raghavan, bass
Matt Wilson, drums
Jeff Hamilton Organ Trio
featuring Akiko Tsuruga
and Graham Dechter
Saturday, July 30, 1:30 p.m.
Tickets $53, $35, $28
Clayton Brothers Quintet
Jeff Clayton, alto
Terell Stafford, trumpet
Gerald Clayton, piano
John Clayton, bass
Kendrick Scott, drums
René Marie/Dee Daniels
René Marie & Dee Daniels, vocals
Dena DeRose, piano
Chuck Deardorf, bass
Joe LaBarbera, drums
Dena DeRose | Dee Daniels | Wycliffe Gordon
festival
Packages Include:
Seating is reserved at
McCurdy Pavilion performances.
All-Fest Package
Includes all three McCurdy
Pavilion concerts AND Jazz
In the Clubs on Friday and
Saturday (not Thursday).
McCurdy Pavilion Seating
Section A: $180
Section B: $135
Section C: $115
Mainstage Package
Includes all three McCurdy
Pavilion concerts. Does not
include Jazz In the Clubs.
McCurdy Pavilion Seating
Section A: $130
Section B: $85
Section C: $65
Faculty All-Star Big Band:
A Tribute to Woody Herman
Led by Jeff Hamilton and
Joe LaBarbera
jazz in the clubs
Saturday, July 30, 7:30 p.m.
American Legion Hall, Cotton
Building and Old Whiskey Mill
Tickets $45, $32, $25
“Three-O” (3 trios)
Gerald Clayton, piano
George Colligan, piano
Taylor Eigsti, piano
Harish Raghavan, bass
Kendrick Scott, drums
Sean Jones/Terell Stafford/
Wycliffe Gordon/Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly, alto
Terell Stafford and
Sean Jones, trumpet
Wycliffe Gordon, trombone
Tamir Hendelman, piano
John Clayton, bass
Matt Wilson, drums
Admission $25 (wristband)
Thursday, July 28, 8–11 p.m.
Friday & Saturday,
July 29–30,
10 p.m.– 12:30 a.m.
American Legion Hall, Cotton
Building, Key City Public Theatre,
Pope Marine Building,
Old Whiskey Mill,
Rose Theatre
Featured Faculty
Clarence Acox, drums
JD Allen, tenor
Dan Balmer, guitar
Jake Bergevin, educator
George Cables, piano
Corey Christiansen, guitar
Gerald Clayton, piano
Jeff Clayton, alto
John Clayton, bass
Dawn Clement, piano
George Colligan, piano
Dee Daniels, vocal
Chuck Deardorf, bass
Dena DeRose, vocal
Chuck Easton, guitar
Taylor Eigsti, piano
Michael Glynn, bass
Wycliffe Gordon, trombone
Randy Halberstadt, piano
Jon Hamar, bass
Jeff Hamilton, drums
John Hansen, piano
Sean Jones, trumpet
Grace Kelly, alto
Joe LaBarbera, drums
Christoph Luty, bass
Julian MacDonough, drums
Kelby MacNayr, drums
René Marie, vocal
Harish Raghavan, bass
Kendrick Scott, drums
Gary Smulyan, baritone
Terell Stafford, trumpet
Chris Symer, bass
Jay Thomas, trumpet
Eric Verlinde, piano
Matt Wilson, drums
Gerald
Clayton
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Acoustic
Steve James | Valerie Turner | Jimmy "Duck" Holmes | Phil Wiggins
Blues
festival
Port Townsend
CONCERTS
and DANCES
July 31-August 7, 2016
Old-Fashioned
Blues Dance
Fort Worden State Park
Artistic Director Jerron Paxton
Join us for the largest country blues
gathering in the nation! The focus is
on early blues music, and the week
features players steeped in the rich
musical and cultural traditions of
communities in the Southern USA; the
Piedmont region of the Southeastern
coast, the Mississippi Delta and Hill
Country, Louisiana and Texas.
It’s a downhome, back-porch vibe
filled with hurt and struggle, of
loves won and lost, of perseverance,
celebration—and just the right
amount of humor!
Immerse yourself in the history
and traditions from which the
Blues has grown.
Workshop space is still available!
Participate in a weeklong multigenerational workshop led by the
nation’s best acoustic blues players.
Learn more at Centrum.org/blues
Guy Davis
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Wednesday, August 3
7:30 p.m.
USO Building
General Admission $20
limited to 150
Featured Performers:
Jerron Paxton, Chris Berry,
Andy Cohen, Ari Eisinger,
Aaron Gunn, Mark Rubin,
Ernie Vega, Terry Waldo
and special guests will
perform the dance tunes
of a bygone era.
Acoustic Blues
Showcase
Saturday, August 6
1:30 p.m.
McCurdy Pavilion
Reserved Seating
$45, $35, $25
Featured Performers:
The Fairfield Four, Guy Davis,
Jimmy ‘Duck’ Holmes, Pat
Donohue, Orville Johnson,
Tim Williams, Mark Graham,
Clay Swafford, Phil Wiggins
and special guests.
Blues in the Clubs
Friday, August 5 and
Saturday, August 6
8 p.m.- midnight
Various venues
downtown
Port Townsend
Admission with wristband: $25
Featured Performers:
Jerron Paxton, Chris Berry,
Andy Cohen, Guy Davis,
Rich DelGrosso, Wendy
DeWitt, Pat Donohue,
Ari Eisinger, Mark Graham,
Aaron Gunn, Jimmy ‘Duck’
Holmes, Steve James,
Orville Johnson, Washboard
Chaz Leary, Cory Ledet,
Scottie Parker, Mark Rubin,
Clay Swafford, Valerie Turner,
Ernie Vega, Elijah Wald, Terry
Waldo, Lightnin’ Wells, Phil
Wiggins, and Tim Williams
ACOUSTIC BLUES
PERFORMANCE
PACKAGE
Includes Acoustic
Blues Showcase
and Blues in the Clubs.
McCurdy Pavilion Seating
Section A: $85
Section B: $75
Section C: $65
Seating is reserved at the
McCurdy Pavilion performances.
PURCHASE TICKETS
ONLINE AT
CENTRUM.ORG
OR CALL
(800) 746-1982
Make a Joyful Noise:
Gospel Concert
Saturday August 6, 11 a.m.
Chapel at Fort Worden
State Park
FREE
Blues in the Clubs is a moveable feast of
great music in various downtown venues,
with each venue operating on a first-come,
first-seated basis. Your wristband is an
all access pass, and we encourage you to
move around throughout the evening to
gain the full benefit of the clubs experience.
Venue hosts will help direct you to available
seating or standing room options.
Corey
Ledet
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olympic
music
July 16 & 17,
August 13 through
September 11, 2016
Fort Worden State Park
Artistic Director Julio Elizalde
The Olympic Music Festival (OMF)
is a proud new partner with Centrum
in 2016, presenting six weekends of
performances featuring some of the
best known names in classical music,
including special opening celebration
concerts on July 16 and 17 featuring
superstar violinist Sarah Chang.
Since 1984, the OMF has been presenting world class chamber music on the
Olympic Peninsula, becoming one of the
cultural treasures of the Pacific Northwest. Artistic Director Julio Elizalde
began performing for the festival in
2008 and was named the second
director in the festival's history in 2014.
OMF artists will be in residence at
Centrum during mid-July and from
August 8 to September 11 with matinee
performances taking place in Fort
Worden's Wheeler Theater. Audiences
are encouraged to enjoy the 434 acres
of trails, parkland, and beaches at Fort
Worden before or after each concert.
Sarah
Chang
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festival
in partnership
with centrum
CONCERTS
saturdays and
sundays at 2 p.m.
wheeler theater
Special Opening
Celebration Concert
at Centrum
July 16 and 17
Tickets $65
Featuring superstar violinist
Sarah Chang performing Piazzolla's
Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
Fred
Hersch
Iglitzin Chamber
Music Fellowship
Musical Languages
and Tradition
August 13-21
Tickets $40, $33
Extraordinary artists collaborate
with exceptional young musicians
on the verge of professional careers.
September 3 and 4
Tickets $40, $33
Explore the influence of culture
and folk music in classical
chamber music masterworks.
Musicians from
GardenMusic
Season Finale
Legendary Jazz Pianist
Fred Hersch in Recital
August 27 and 28
Tickets $40, $33
Classical music meets jazz, bluegrass,
Americana, and many other styles,
led by Louisville Orchestra Music
Director Teddy Abrams.
GardenMusic Presents:
Music for Children
and their Families
August 28, 10:30 a.m.
Tickets $8 General Admission
Musicians from GardenMusic present
a special hour-long performance.
September 10 and 11
Tickets $40, $33
Proclaimed by Vanity Fair as "the most
arrestingly innovative pianist in jazz over
the last decade," eight-time Grammy
Award nominee Fred Hersch performs
a solo recital to close the Olympic Music
Festival's 33rd summer season.
For tickets and
event details, visit
olympicmusicfestival.org
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Ukulele
festival
Port Townsend
PURCHASE TICKETS
ONLINE AT
CENTRUM.ORG
OR CALL
(800) 746-1982
September 28 October 2, 2016
Fort Worden State Park
CONCERTS
Friday,
September 30
7:30 p.m.
Saturday,
October 1
7:30 p.m.
Both shows in the
Wheeler Theater
Tickets $22
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Featured Performers:
Daniel Ho
Victoria Vox
Sarah Maisel
and Craig Chee
Gerald Ross
Aaron and Nicole Keim
Del Rey
Adam Franklin
Casey MacGill
The Canote Brothers
Jason Arimoto
House band:
Matt Weiner and
Nova Karina Devonie
Artistic Director Marianne Brogan
Yes, it’s accessible, affordable, and
portable—plus there’s some serious
music being made on this instrument,
in a wide variety of styles.
Now in its fourth season, the Port
Townsend Ukulele Festival continues
to draw a diverse, multigenerational
community of enthusiastic beginner,
intermediate and master ukulele players.
This workshop is sold out for 2016.
Greg & Jere Canote | Casey MacGill | Del Rey
Free Fridays
Bring a picnic blanket, low-back
chairs and some sunscreen and
enjoy Centrum’s annual Free
Fridays at the Fort concert series
showcasing jazz, blues and fiddle
tunes performers among others.
at the Fort
This lunchtime concert series on the
lawn of the Nora Porter Commons
is free to the public. Weather in
June and July is usually nice, but in
the rare event of inclement weather,
an alternative venue will be posted
on Centrum’s website.
CONCERTS at noon
Friday, July 1
Voice Works Showcase
Friday, July 8
Fiddle Tunes
FestivalShowcase
Friday, July 15
Artists TBA
Friday, July 22
Artists TBA
Friday, July 29
Jazz Port Townsend
Workshop Participant
Big Band
Directed by Clarence Acox
Friday, August 5
Acoustic Blues
Port Townsend Showcase
Piedmont Blues
Valerie and Ben Turner
with Phil Wiggins
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Voices from the
Field Arts Academy
AUGust 7-13, 2016
June 19-25, 2016
Grades 9-12
Voices from the Field Arts Academy
provides outstanding arts experiences
for middle school students in
Washington State’s Migrant Education
program. A wide variety of offerings at
Voices from the Field include theater,
spoken word, poetry, dance, visual
art and music during a week-long
residential program.
Presented in partnership with
Seattle Theatre Group, the DANCE
This! Camp at Centrum provides an
opportunity for high school students
to study a wide range of dance styles
and techniques in a supportive, yet
challenging atmosphere.
Centrum’s distinguished artist faculty
members are role models for young
people. They help to open the world
of ideas while providing the skills
necessary to apply them. Guidance from
these diverse and highly qualified artists
encourages creativity and helps kids to
persevere, receive and give feedback,
solve problems, work collaboratively
and have fun.
For this program, Centrum is
collaborating with the Office of the
Superintendent of Public Education’s
(OSPI) Migrant Education Program and
five schools from Washington State.
We believe that experiences in
meaningful arts classes will inspire
youth to find their own strengths and
creativity and be an avenue through
which increased literacy and academic
development can occur.
To learn more contact:
Program Manager, Martha Worthley
mworthley@centrum.org
(360) 385-3102 Ext. 120
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DanceThis!
Students participate in Ballet, Jazz, HipHop, Modern dance classes and Bollywood
(new for 2016!) with professional dance
instructors from the Seattle area and beyond.
Each day includes technique and repertory
sessions, with time for exploring the Fort
Worden campus. At the end of the week, there
is a Saturday showcase for friends and family.
The DANCE This! Camp at Centrum is
open to students entering grades
9-12 in Fall 2016 at all levels of dance
experience—from beginner to advanced.
A limited number of
scholarships are available.
Scholarship Deadline: July 11, 2016.
To learn more contact:
Program Manager, Martha Worthley
mworthley@centrum.org
(360) 385-3102 Ext. 120
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youth programs
Explorations
Water
World
Grades 7-9
March 5-10, 2017
Explorations affirms the gifts that
every student possesses. Through
this immersive, week-long program,
students are introduced to the world
of arts and ideas. It’s a total learning
environment that challenges the
mind and body in equal measure in
classes that include sculpture, creative
rhythms, acting, printmaking, dance
and writing.
Each day features four workshop
sessions where students pursue their
main interest then explore different
genres in their other three classes.
Each evening, our faculty artists
showcase their skills, followed by
snacks and group activities in the
dorm. The week concludes with a
student showcase for friends and
family to celebrate and witness
the results of the week!
For this program, students sign up
in groups of 4 to 6 with an adult
chaperone.
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Grades 5 -6
To learn more contact:
Program Manager,
Martha Worthley
mworthley@centrum.org
(360) 385-3102 Ext. 120
april 23-28, 2017
Water World, a dynamic
collaboration between Centrum and
the Port Townsend Marine Science
Center, is filled with activities and
projects that expand and enhance
elementary students’ experience of
the marine world through the lenses
of both science and art.
In collaboration with artists,
scientists, and peers from across the
state, students integrate scientific
investigations with creative writing,
dance, and visual art.
Evening programs include
storytelling, and a student
presentation on the final night,
showcasing new learning about
marine ecosystems and
sharing artistic creations.
For this program, student
groups of 4 to 6 sign up
with an adult chaperone.
Blue Heron
Tales, Texts
& Theater
Grade 6
June 5-10, 2016
During Tales, Texts & Theater, the
entire sixth grade student body
of Port Townsend’s Blue Heron
Middle School will work with vital,
contemporary artists in a variety
of disciplines—creative writing,
theatrical movement, music, and
visual art.
Based on Explorations, each
afternoon the core artist faculty
show and talk about the work
they do. At the end of the week,
students share their creative
experiments with the community in
a student showcase performance.
Youth programs sponsored by
Lucy and Charlie Hanson
Noel and Tom Congdon
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ARTIST RESIDENCIES
Since 1980, Centrum’s Artists-inResidence program has welcomed
hundreds of artists and creative
thinkers of all genres to immerse
themselves in the historic charm and
natural beauty of Fort Worden. The
historic campus has miles of beaches
and a hillside of forest peppered with
World War I era batteries and bunkers.
It is the perfect place to amplify your
creativity—whether through walking
the trails or working in a studio.
Residencies are scheduled year-round,
in week-long blocks, with the exception
of late June until mid-August, and
during the week from Christmas to
New Year's.
Whether you are an individual seeking
a solitary, intimate environment in
which to develop new works or a group
of artists looking for a comfortable and
inspirational space in which to work
collaboratively, Centrum can support
your vision.
left: Artist Terra Holcomb
collaborated with two local Port
Townsend women for a photo
shoot, dressing one in a shell dress
and mask and photographing her
subject on the beach.
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EMERGING
ARTIST RESIDENCy
I love Centrum.
Centrum is 24/7 artist’s heaven.
~pamm hanson
My time thus far at Centrum
has been undeniably positive.
It has been a welcome reprieve
from my usually stressful, fastpaced life, and has provided me
an invaluable space for quiet
contemplation and work.
Centrum proudly launches into the
third year of its initiative to support
artists at the beginning of their careers.
The Emerging Artists Residency is a
month-long residency with housing,
studio space and a stipend provided
to six visual artists, chosen by an
independent jury.
For Residency
Programs Contact:
Finalists are selected through an
invitation-only process. Educators and
cultural producers from throughout the
Northwest, Alaska and Canada nominate artists who have graduated from
a fine arts program within the last five
years. The nominated artists are then
invited to apply.
Program Manager,
Martha Worthley
mworthley@centrum.org
Centrum’s goal is for artists to deepen
their practice and spend a month in
community with other creators.
(360) 385-3102 Ext. 120
www.centrum.org
Information about opportunities for the
public to meet the artists and view their
work will be posted. Visit centrum.org
for updates.
~thomas j. gamble
The Maurer Family
Foundation
Sally Warren
and Jeff Jackson
Lucy and Charlie Hanson
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intensives
Fort Worden State Park | port townsend, WA
Centrum “intensives” are total immersion—intimate, short bursts of
creative exploration. Built around a
long weekend, these workshops fit
easily into busy schedules and provide
an infusion of inspiration to help you
elevate your skills to the next level.
You will reside and interact with a
tight-knit group of people who share
your passion, and you will be led by
masters of the craft. Intensives are
often ‘one-off’ workshops that don’t
necessarily repeat every year, so it’s
good to seize the moment and sign up
when you see one that calls to you.
Workshop space is still available!
Learn more at centrum.org
PURCHASE TICKETS
ONLINE AT
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OR CALL (800) 746-1982
Vintage Jazz
Hot Strings
Writing Long
or Linked Poems
May 19 - 22, 2016
November 10-13, 2016
Centrum’s Vintage Jazz “Hot
Strings” workshop celebrates the
contributions of pioneering string
players in the burgeoning hot
jazz of the 1920’s and ’30’s. They
include folks like Joe Venuti and
Eddie Lang, Stephane Grappelli
and Django Reinhardt, Slim Gaillard
and Slam Stewart, Stuff Smith,
Oscar Aleman, Lonnie Johnson,
and Eddie South.
In his narrative lyric The Love Song of J.
Alfred Prufrock, T.S. Eliot sustains a singular
voice through 140 lines and teaches us
what it means to “disturb the universe.”
In this class, participants begin by looking
at successful examples of linked or long
poems, then will be led through a series of
generative exercises meant to stretch your
narrative, lyric, meditative, and dramatic
powers to produce a series of pieces that
could work together as one long text or in
concert as linked poems.
Whether your focus is Early Jazz,
Hokum Jazz, Gypsy Swing, Jug
Band, or Western Swing, we have
a place for you!
Our faculty includes guitarist and
master of 1920’s and 30’s jazz
styles, Matt Munisteri; violinist
Julian Smedley; bassist Matt
Weiner, and guitarist Cyd Smith.
Workshop space is still available!
Learn from the masters in this
total-immersion workshop open
to string players of all skill levels.
Register at centrum.org/vintagejazz-workshop/
CONCERTS
Hot Strings
Vintage Jazz Faculty
May 21, 7:30 p.m
Tickets $23
Wheeler Theater
Cyd Smith | Matt Weiner | Julian Smedley
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Do I Dare Disturb
the Universe:
We’ll apply revision techniques that will
enhance your language for sound and
image, workshop our drafts, and help you
form a cohesive project. Expect a variety of
reading/writing/revising/sharing rhythms
and a spirit of collaborative play.
Workshop space is still available!
Learn more at centrum.org
Faculty
Maya Jewell Zeller teaches creative-writing
at Gonzaga University. She is the author of the
poetry collections Rust Fish (Lost Horse Press)
and Yesterday, The Bees (October 2015, Floating
Bridge Press). Maya also serves as fiction editor
for the Crab Creek Review and co-directs the
Beacon Hill Reading Series in Spokane.
Laura Read has published poems in a variety
of journals, most recently in Silk Road Review
and Alaska Quarterly Review. Her chapbook, The
Chewbacca on Hollywood Boulevard Reminds Me of
You, was the 2010 winner of the Floating Bridge
Chapbook Award, and her collection, Instructions
for My Mother’s Funeral, was the 2011 winner of
the AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry, published
in 2012 by the University of Pittsburgh Press.
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GALA and
auction
saturday
october 22, 2016
Fort Worden State Park
Centrum’s 2016 Gala and Auction, at
The Commons at Fort Worden, will
draw arts and education supporters
from throughout the Puget Sound
and Olympic Peninsula for an evening
of live music, delicious hors d’oeuvres
and libations, a plated dinner, and
bidding on exciting adventures and
exquisite items.
Join a lively crowd of 270+ to enjoy
local and organic food prepared by
Fort Worden’s team of premier chefs
and caterers; bidding in silent and
live auctions guided by our energetic
auctioneer, Laura Michalek; a Funda-Dream presentation and paddle
raise; and a raffle for a luxury Holland
America cruise for two on any one of
its seven routes.
The Gala is a fabulous and fun party,
but behind the festive atmosphere
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lies a serious purpose: raising
funds that help Centrum promote
creative experiences that change
lives. With the generous and
thoughtful support of our Gala
guests, Centrum continues to bring
multiple generations together to
celebrate creativity in community.
Revenues from the live and silent
auctions are devoted to the wide
array of opportunities described in
this brochure, which serve 32,000
adults and youth annually—
artists, workshop participants,
and audience members—from 17
countries, 46 out of 50 states, and
three-fourths of the counties in
Washington state.
The Fund-a-Dream paddle raise
invites guests to make donations
to our scholarship fund, allowing
deserving students of all ages to
attend Centrum’s inspiring and
transformative workshops.
Our annual Gala and Auction
only happens with the support
of our big-hearted and talented
community of donors and
volunteers. It’s the result of
the hard work, dedication, and
the commitment of nearly 100
Centrum supporters and 200
businesses and individuals
who sponsor or contribute
items to the auction, led by a
volunteer Gala Committee with
the production and technical
expertise of Centrum staff.
To learn how you can be a part
of the 2016 Gala and Auction—
as a donor, guest, sponsor
or volunteer contact:
Karen Clemens
kclemens@centrum.org
(360) 385-3102 Ext.132
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To become a donor,
call (360) 385-3102 ext. 132
Centrum.org
Give a gift and support access to
art and culture for the next generation.
Every season, Centrum receives more than
$150,000 in requests from participants-inneed of scholarship assistance. Your charitable
gift can allow many to experience creativity
and art through Centrum’s annual workshops
and live performances.
Last year alone, Centrum served aspiring
artists from 17 countries, 46 out of 50 states,
and 77% of the counties in Washington. Our
workshop participants ranged in age from 4
to 97! And 27% of our enrollees were age 18
or younger, helping Centrum truly fulfill its
mission to provide lifelong learning at Fort
Worden State Park.
Annual donors receive special benefits
including invitations to receptions with our
artists, priority access to ticket purchases,
concierge services and more. Plus, donors
who give $100 or more in 2016 will receive
Centrum’s first-ever highlights CD with
excerpts from the year’s most memorable
performances.
You can help make a difference in many
lives by contributing to Centrum today.
Thank you for your generous support!
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Mailing Address
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Port Townsend,
WA 98368
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ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
FINANCE
Marianne Brogan, Ukulele
Lucinda Carver, Chamber Music
John Clayton, Jazz
Sam Ligon, Creative Writing
Jerron Paxton, Acoustic Blues
Suzy Thompson, Fiddle Tunes
Lisa Johnson, Finance Manager
Karen Sweeney, Finance Assistant
ADMINISTRATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Robert A. Birman,
Executive Director
Gigi Callaizakis,
Director of Human Resources
PROGRAMS
Jordan Hartt, Writers’ Conference
Mary Hilts, Acoustic Blues
Peter McCracken
Voice Works, Fiddle Tunes, Ukulele
Gregg Miller,
Chamber Music, Choro, Jazz
Martha Worthley
Artist Residencies, Young Artists
DEVELOPMENT
Karen Gose Clemens
Director of Development
Beth Bradley
Director of Advancement
Sue Cook
Development Associate
Mary Hilts
Development Manager
Katya Kirsch
Development Officer
Marketing and
Communication
Fred Obee, Marketing and
Communications Manager
Carla Main, Port Townsend
President
John Wilcox, Seattle
Vice President
Leah Mitchell, Port Townsend
Secretary
Aldryth O’Hara, Sequim
Treasurer
Bob Alexander, Bainbridge Island
Terry Bergeson, Tacoma
Jeanie Cardon, Poulsbo
James Costello, Port Townsend
Steve Fetter, Port Townsend
Gordon Hamilton, Port Ludlow
Malcolm Harris, Seattle
John Kennedy, Seattle
Edmund W. Littlefield, Jr., Arlington
David Marriott, Seattle
Cindy McBride, Port Townsend
Ralph Sabin, Seattle
Sally Warren, Dallas (TX)
OPERATIONS
Steve Best, Technical Director
Vernie Colt, Registrar Assistant
Jacqueline Mention, Box Office Manager
Hali Miller, Registar
Lisa Werner, Director of Operations
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Calendar of
Events
Blood Harmony—
Mothers & Daughters
Friday, July 1, 7:30 p.m.
Olympic Music
Festival concerts
Honky Tonk Polka Dot Dance
Saturday, July 2, 8 p.m.
April
July 16 and 17
August 13 – September 11
the festival
of American
Fiddle Tunes
Choro
Faculty Concert
Saturday, April 30
7:30 p.m.
Wheeler Theater
Fiddles on the Fourth
Monday, July 4, 1;30 p.m.
Fiddles and Fireworks
Monday, July 4, 7 p.m.
june
Port Townsend
Rhythm and Roots Dance
Friday, July 8, 7:30 p.m.
Chamber
Music Series
North & South America
Saturday, July 9, 1:30 p.m.
Wheeler Theater
Calder Quartet
Sunday, May 29, 2 p.m.
Port Townsend
Workshop Participant
Concerts
Tuesday, May 31, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 1, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 17, 7:15 p.m.
Dasgupta, Evison
Monday, July 18, 7 p.m.
Passanante, Ligon
Tuesday, July 19, 7 p.m.
Glazner, Bell
Wednesday, July 20, 7 p.m.
Vestal, Febos
Thursday, July 21, 7 p.m.
Gwartney, Viramontes
Friday, July 22, 7 p.m.
Millar, Houston
Saturday, July 23, 7 p.m.
Laux, Dawes
Writers’
Conference
AUGUST
Acoustic
Blues Festival
Port Townsend
Old-Fashioned Blues Dance
Wednesday August 3, 7:30 p.m.
USO Building
Acoustic Blues Showcase
Saturday August. 6, 1:30 p.m.
McCurdy Pavilion
Blues in the Clubs
Friday & Saturday
August 5-6, 8 p.m.
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SEPTEMBER
Jeff Hamilton Organ Trio
Friday, July 29, 7:30 p.m.
Port Townsend
Clayton Brothers Quintet,
René Marie/Dee Daniels,
All-Star Big Band
Saturday, July 30, 1:30 p.m.
“Three-O” (3 trios)
Saturday, July 30, 7:30 p.m.
Jazz in the Clubs
Thursday, July 28, 8 p.m.,
Friday & Saturday,
July 29-30, 10 p.m.
Ukulele Festival
Wheeler Theater
Ukulele Bonanza ONE
Friday, Sept. 30,
7:30 p.m.
Ukulele Bonanza TWO
Saturday, October 1,
7:30 p.m.
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