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Record-setting performance

Published 1:30 am Friday, June 19, 2026

By Peninsula Daily News

Buoyed by special guest artist singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt, Centrum set a record in gross receipts for its 2026 gala benefit concert and dinner on June 12 at Fort Worden State Park. With a sold-out performance and a post-concert dinner for 300, the arts nonprofit raised $726,637 before expenses to benefit its program and scholarship funds. The tally, which is 35 percent greater than 2025, includes gross revenue from sponsorships, ticket sales, a guitar auction, dessert auction and its signature “Fund-a-Dream” paddle raise, led by emcee Matt Lorch. (David Conklin)

Buoyed by special guest artist singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt, Centrum set a record in gross receipts for its 2026 gala benefit concert and dinner on June 12 at Fort Worden State Park. With a sold-out performance and a post-concert dinner for 300, the arts nonprofit raised $726,637 before expenses to benefit its program and scholarship funds. The tally, which is 35 percent greater than 2025, includes gross revenue from sponsorships, ticket sales, a guitar auction, dessert auction and its signature “Fund-a-Dream” paddle raise, led by emcee Matt Lorch. (David Conklin)

Buoyed by special guest artist singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt, Centrum set a record in gross receipts for its 2026 gala benefit concert and dinner on June 12 at Fort Worden State Park.

With a sold-out performance and a post-concert dinner for 300, the arts nonprofit raised $726,637 before expenses to benefit its program and scholarship funds.

The tally, which is 35 percent greater than 2025, includes gross revenue from sponsorships, ticket sales, a guitar auction, dessert auction and its signature “Fund-a-Dream” paddle raise, led by emcee Matt Lorch.

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