Doctor Doolittle Jr - General Admission

July 9 - 11, 2021

The classic tale of kindness to animals trots, crawls and flies onto the stage in Doctor Dolittle JR. The musical tells the classic tale of a wacky, but kind, doctor who can talk to animals, taking the audience on a journey from the small English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh to the far corners of the world. When Doctor Dolittle attempts to help a seal named Sophie, he’s wrongly accused of murder and stands trial before General Bellowes. Once pronounced innocent, Dolittle is free to continue with his search for the Great Pink Sea Snail — the oldest and wisest of the creatures on earth.

Open Mic Bonita!

Thursday, July 15, 2021; 7:00pm

Songwriters, poets, slam poets, performance artists, playwrights, authors and short story writers, stand-up comedians (authors, short story writers and stand-up comedians) …we want YOU! If writing words is your art, we want to give you five minutes of stage time to share with our audience AND there are prizes. The event is free for performers.

Remembering John Denver, a Tribute Starring Ted Vigil

Saturday, August 7, 2021; 7:30pm

Ted Vigil is a singer, songwriter and a tribute artist. He was born in Seattle and raised in the Olympia area. He has been performing from the age of ten throughout school in concert, symphonic and jazz bands developing his talents as a drummer and singer. Ted now performs nationwide, wowing the crowd and selling out theatres in Pennsylvania and Kansas; and has played twice for John Denver’s own “Windstar Foundation” in Aspen, CO. Last year Ted was awarded the Rising Legend Award by the National Traditional Country Music Association.

Funny Shorts Live! September 2021

Friday, September 10, 2021; 7:30pm

10-Minute Plays will be performed throughout the year, every four months, in rotation with The STAGED READING SERIES and JUST FOR LAUGHS. Each series will include five 10-minute plays (total of 15 performed through the year), and each of these performances includes one LOCAL playwright such as Leslie Sanderson and Peter De Fresco. Many of these plays were published as part of CFABS' Stage It, the annual international 10-Minute Play Competition where 200+ plays were entered in the 2021 competition. And by ""Funny Shorts LIVE!” we also mean ""funny shorts!” We will give away free tickets for upcoming shows at Center for the Performing Arts to the person wearing the funniest shorts!

Frontiers: The Ultimate Journey Tribute Band

Saturday, October 23, 2021; 7:30pm

Frontiers is the world's number one tribute to rock supergroup Journey.  These five renowned NYC area musicians recreate the music of Journey to perfection - every nuance and every iconic riff.  Hear your favorite Journey chart-topping hits like Open Arms, Separate Ways, Send Her My Love, Faithfully, Stone in Love, Don't Stop Believing, Who's Crying Now, Anyway You Want It and many more.

Shana Tucker

Saturday, November 6, 2021; 8:00pm

With a deep respect for lyrical storytelling, cellist/singer-songwriter SHANA TUCKER delivers a unique voice through her self-described genre of ChamberSoul™. Shana's melodies weave strong hints of jazz, classical, soulful folk, acoustic pop and a touch of R&B into a distinctive rhythmic tapestry. Touted by JazzTimes Magazine as a jazz talent ''...whose imprint and vitality has already been quite visible...'' Shana's style and sound as been described as a blend of Dianne Reeves, Joni Mitchell, and Tracy Chapman, with an efficient complexity that is reminiscent of Bill Withers. ChamberSoul™ best describes what the listener should expect when experiencing Shana's music. ''I'm intrinsically drawn to 'real' instruments, with resonance, tone and depth that can sound without amplification. Whenever and however possible, I always try to set a tone of acoustic intimacy with my colleagues on stage, and also with the audience, so that the music, performers and audience feel close and tangible, no matter the size the venue.''

Blue Highway Band

Saturday, November 20, 2021; 7:30pm

Highly esteemed bluegrass band Blue Highway has earned a collective 28 IBMA Awards, 6 SPBGMA Awards, one Dove Award, plus three Grammy nominations as a band. In 2019, Blue Highway celebrates 25 years of touring, with four of the original members still intact. As momentum continues to build for the 25 year strong powerhouse band, Blue Highway is rolling on with a rich legacy carried on by three powerhouse songwriters and vocalists in Tim Stafford, Wayne Taylor, and Shawn Lane, whose harmonies soar over the dynamic banjo of Jason Burleson and the tasteful Dobro of Gary Hultman.

Tab Benoit

Saturday, February 5, 2022; 7:30pm

Tab Benoit is a Grammy nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist who has built a remarkable 30+ year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues and acquiring a devoted legion of fans along the way, as well as 5 Blues Music Awards, including BB King Entertainer of the Year (twice) and an induction into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He has recorded and/or performed with Junior Wells, George Porter Jr, Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Billy Joe Shaver, Maria Muldaur, James Cotton, Cyril Neville, Kenny Aronoff, Allen Toussaint, Kim Wilson, Jimmy Thackery, Charlie Musslewhite, Kenny Neal, Chris Layton, Ivan Neville, Jimmy Hall, Jim Lauderdale, Anders Osborne, and Alvin Youngblood Hart to name a few. Tab's accomplishments as a musician are matched only by his devotion to the environmental health of his native Louisiana wetlands. Benoit is the founder and driving force behind Voice of the Wetlands, an organization working to preserve the coastal waters of his home state. In 2010, he received the Governor's Award for Conservationist of the Year from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Benoit also starred in the iMax motion picture Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary of Hurricane Katrina's effects and a call to protect and restore the wetlands.

Miwa Matreyek: Myth & Infrastructure This World Made Itself, and Infinitely You

Miwa Matreyek is an animator, director, designer, and performer based in Los Angeles. She performs her interdisciplinary shadow performances all around the world, including animation/film festivals, theater/performance festivals, art museums, science museums, and tech conferences.