An evening with Bonnie Raitt
2026 Gala Benefit Concert
Friday, June 12, 2026 - 5:00 p.m.
McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden State Park

SOLD OUT

Bonnie Raitt’s incomparable style blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop. After 20 years as a cult favorite, she broke through to the top in the early 90s with her GRAMMY-award-winning albums, “Nick of Time” and “Luck of the Draw,” which featured hits, “Something To Talk About” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” among others. The thirteen-time GRAMMY winner was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 and Rolling Stone named her one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” and one of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time.” In 2024,she was recognized for her lifetime of artistic achievements as part of the Kennedy Center’s 47th Class of Honorees in Washington, DC.

Known for her lifelong commitment to social activism, Raitt has long been involved with the environmental movement, performing concerts around oil, nuclear power, mining, water, and forest protection since the mid-’70s. She was a founding member of MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy), which produced the historic concerts, album and film NO NUKES (1979,) as well as a founding member of The Rhythm and Blues Foundation, which works for royalty reform and recognition of generations of pioneer R&B artists. She continues to work on safe energy issues in addition to environmental protection, social justice, Native American and human rights, as well as artist’s rights and music education.

Centrum is honored to present a benefit concert with singer, songwriter, and guitarist Bonnie Raitt. This special evening is Centrum’s most important annual source of scholarship funds.

Together, we will celebrate another year of bringing artistic dreams to life.

Your support makes it possible for the next generation of performing, literary, and visual artists to be a part of transformational creative experiences at Centrum.

PROGRAM

5:00 pm
Benefit Concert featuring Bonnie Raitt and her full band
McCurdy Pavilion (90-minutes with no intermission)

Visit Bonnie Raitt's website at: https://www.bonnieraitt.com/

For questions or additional information, please call (360) 385-3102 x205.

Photo courtesy Austin PBS/Austin City Limits. Photo by Scott Newton.