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56 °F Forecast | Road Cams Friday, March 18, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend March 18, 2005 Brian Wilson, formerly of the Beach Boys, plays in Jacksonville in September. B-52s, a Beach Boy and Bennett Britt Festivals to bring class acts to Rogue Valley, including some big names to play in new Central Point amphitheater By SANNE SPECHT Mail Tribune Beach Boy Brian Wilson, bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs and 12-time Grammy winner Tony Bennett highlight the Britt Festivals’ 2005 season, its 43rd under the stars in Jacksonville. Announced Thursday, the season will include three concerts in the new 5,900-seat Lithia Motors Amphitheater in Central Point. ZZ Top, B.B. King and Steve Miller are the artists booked for the amphitheater so far, with more concerts set to be announced later this spring. On the Britt hillside, Boz Scaggs, Doobie Brothers, Diane Schuur, Al Stewart, Jonny Lang and America lend their weight to the bill, along with the B-52’s, Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits, John Hiatt, Pink Martini, Pat Benatar, Bela Fleck and Ani DiFranco. Tickets go on sale to Britt members March 23, to the public on May 9. The summerlong music and dance series opens on June 10 with 1980s American cult band The Violent Femmes. The band is best known for its funky folk-punk hits such as "Blister in the Sun" and "Kiss Off." Advertisement Closing out the season on the hillside on Sept. 11 is Tony Bennett, best known for his timeless standards such as "I Left My Heart In San Francisco." ZZ Top provides the season’s grand finale on Sept. 20 in Central Point. Comedy Central’s "Blue Collar Comedy" star Bill Engvall takes the stage June 18 with Jamie Kaler, who enjoys recurring roles on "Will and Grace" and "King of Queens." The season will also feature two dance companies, STREB and Garth Fagan Dance. Fagan’s group, now in its 34th year, is internationally recognized and has received numerous awards, including a 1998 Tony for Fagan’s choreography in Walt Disney’s "The Lion King" on Broadway. STREB’s unique brand of dance involves harnesses, ropes and trampolines. Britt Festivals’ Executive Director Ron McUne describes STREB as "gravity-defying, high-impact, bone- crushing stuff." The Classical Festival, announced earlier and running Aug. 5-20, includes Grammy-winning cellist Lynn Harrell, violinist Caitlin Tully and family concert favorite The Elastic Band. Ticket prices for reserved seats in Jacksonville range from a low of $29 for the Orchestra Allstars to a high of $85 for Tony Bennett. Prices for reserved seats in Central Point average about $60. Cheaper seats are available on the lawn in both locations. For more information about Britt, visit its Web site at www.brittfest.org or call 773-6077 or 1-800-882-7488. Britt’s box office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 216 W. Main St., Medford. Who’s coming All performances are at the Britt Festivals grounds in Jacksonville unless otherwise noted. June 10 — Violent Femmes. June 11 — An Evening with Steve Winwood. June 18 — Comedians Bill Engvall and Jamie Kaler. June 19 — Al Green and Campbell Brothers. June 23 — Creedence Clearwater Revisited. June 24 — Donovan and Tom Paxton. June 25 — Richard Thompson and Jane Siberry. June 26 — America and Al Stewart. June 29 — The Wallflowers. July 1 — An Evening with the Steve Miller Band, Lithia Motors Amphitheater. July 2 — Pink Martini and Paris Combo. July 3 — Rising Stars: The Waifs, Jackie Greene, The Duhks. July 13 — John Hiatt and North Mississippi Allstars. July 14 — The B-52’s. July 15 — Randy Travis. July 17 — Chris Isaak. July 18 — Boz Scaggs. July 21 — Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo. July 22 — An Evening with the Kingston Trio. July 23 — Poco and Pure Prairie League. July 24 — Marc Cohn and Suzanne Vega. July 26 — Tears for Fears. July 28 — Mark Knopfler. July 29 — Earl Scruggs. Aug. 5 — Classical Opening Night Gala with Caitlin Tully and Britt Orchestra. Aug. 6 — Lynn Harrell with the Britt Orchestra. Aug. 8 — Arianna String Quartet, Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall. Aug. 11 — B.B. King Blues Festival "80th Birthday Celebration" with B.B. King, Kenny Wayne Shephard, Joe Bonamassa, Lithia Motors Amphitheater. Aug. 12 — "White Nights — Russian Favorites," with Muza Rubackyt� and the Britt Orchestra. Aug. 13 — Orchestra Allstars with the Britt Orchestra. Aug. 14 — Family Concert with Kevin Hathway, The Elastic Band and Britt Orchestra. Aug. 19 — Alvaro Cassuto and Barbara Nissman with the Britt Orchestra. Aug. 20 — Leila Josefowicz with the Britt Orchestra. Aug. 22 — Doobie Brothers. Aug. 23 — Medeski, Martin and Wood. Aug. 27 — STREB. Aug. 28 — Garth Fagan Dance. Aug. 31 — Bela Fleck, Stanley Clarke and Jean-Luc Ponty. Sept. 1 — An Evening with Brian Wilson. Sept. 2 — Sara Evans. Sept. 3 — Diane Schuur featuring the Caribbean Jazz Project. Sept. 9 — Jonny Lang. Sept. 10 — Ani DiFranco. Sept. 11 — An Evening with Tony Bennett. Sept. 20 — ZZ Top, Lithia Motors Amphitheater. Reach reporter Sanne Specht at 776-4497 or e-mail [email protected] . 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