Centrum Foundation

05/25/2026

There are two Chamber Music Emerging Artist Showcases coming up.
Friday May 29th: Alora Quartet 7:30pm Wheeler Theater
Saturday May 30th: Quartet Aido 7:30pm Wheeler Theater

Both concerts are free & open to the public!
Emerging Artist Concerts sponsored by Sylvia White.
Pictured: Alora Quartet (San Francisco)

05/20/2026

Before the 2026 summer season at Centrum begins in earnest, here's a quick rewind to this spring's Choro Northwest workshop & festival. Hats off to another exceptional week of Brazilian music! We were very pleased to welcome new faculty member, Jéssica Carvalho, who wowed everyone with her virtuosic pandeiro playing. Photos by David Conklin.

05/17/2026

Special thanks to WA Department of Archeology & Historic Preservation for helping us restore the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater to proper form after too many years of neglect.

05/09/2026

What a treat to welcome back director Olivia Newman on the premiere date for the at This was a collaboration with with residency director, Bravo

05/03/2026

A bit of a glow as we approach our peak season in

02/11/2026

Big news for Centrum and Fort Worden State Park.

We’re excited to share that Centrum has signed a new long-term lease with Washington State Parks, securing our home at Fort Worden for decades to come. This agreement affirms Centrum’s role as a cultural anchor on public land and allows us to steward 14 historic buildings, including McCurdy Pavilion and the Wheeler Theatre, while continuing to invest in arts education, performance, and preservation.

Alongside this milestone, we’re also entering a thoughtful leadership transition. After 14 years as Executive Director, Rob Birman will move into a new role focused on long-term capital fundraising and campus projects, while Centrum launches a national search for our next Executive Director. Rob will remain in his current role during the transition, ensuring continuity and care for our community.

This moment reflects both stability and possibility—and our deep belief that Fort Worden will continue to be a place where art, learning, and culture thrive for generations.

👉 Read the full announcement at centrum.org

02/07/2026

We’ve started work repairing the facade of the Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park. Who knew that 1930s bricks are smaller than modern bricks!?

02/06/2026

Centrum’s newly formed Youth Artist Society (YAS) presents its first-ever public event! Strings N Things is a youth-powered music showcase featuring local young bands and singer-songwriters performing old-time fiddle music, folk, indie, and punk.

STRINGS N THINGS
A Youth Music Showcase

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 | 4:00 pm
📍 The Wheeler Theater
🎟️ Admission by donation — nobody turned away

Performers include:
⚫️ Solo and duet youth artists
⚫️ Boiler Room String Band
⚫️ Chloroform Rags

From planning and tech to performance, design, and merch, every aspect of this event is created by students, with guidance from Centrum’s incredible community of local artist mentors. This concert is the culminating showcase of YAS’s winter afterschool workshop, focused on:

_ Event production
_ Screen printing & design
_ Media studies (journalism & podcasting)
_ Sound and lighting for live performance

Come support the next generation of artists and don’t miss this high-energy, youth-led performance at the Wheeler Theater!

01/29/2026

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Vocalist Michael Mayo reached new heights through his latest album Fly, with the project earning the crooner his first Grammy nominations of his career.

01/06/2026

For Brandon Godman, Fiddle Tunes is a rare convergence of craft, community, and sound. As both a luthier and a fiddler, he moves between jam circles and repair benches — adjusting bridges, fixing soundposts, and helping instruments (and musicians) find their fullest voice at Fort Worden.

“What is really special about Fiddle Tunes is #1 it’s a celebration of the fiddle — you kind of pick your adventure, and there are many adventures to have that don’t even appear on the surface.” — Brandon Godman

Founder of The Fiddle Mercantile in San Francisco, Brandon brings decades of repair, restoration, and performance experience — a trusted go-to for instrument care, and a fellow player when the late-night jams spill into stairwells, porches, and hallways.

✨ One story from Centrum Stories: Connected by Community

FEATURING: Brandon Godman, Patrick McGonigle, Kendl Winter, Jere Canote, Chris Cooper, Greg Canote, Kevin Wimmer, Cameron Fontenot, Rhys Jones, Nokosee Fields, Riley Calcagno, Nandi Forrest, Emily Mann
MUSIC BY: “The Appalachian Trail” (Hunter Quinn), “The Rose Waltz” (Foghorn String Band)

FIDDLE TUNES: June 28–July 5, 2026 • Founded 1977 • Classes, jams, dances, concerts + late-night adventures

REGISTER TODAY AT CENTRUM.ORG