Taylor, Wood to Play Benefit

For Hill Country Youth Program


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information ?
Jeff Dorsch, Concert Publicity: 925-7874
Concert Line: 219-9008
Coffeehouse Web Site: www.liveoakuu.org/coffee


SEPTEMBER 2005 (Austin, Texas) ? The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
presents Stephen Taylor and Beth Wood in a musical performance to
benefit Spirit Reins, a program for troubled youth. The show is
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 9, at the Live Oak
Unitarian Universalist Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $10 or a season pass at the door. Gourmet coffee and
pastries are included in the price of admission.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse has been smoke-free from its inception in
1998, before it was cool or legally mandatory!

The coffeehouse, a community outreach program for the Live Oak UU
Church, also is alcohol-free, putting the emphasis on the music and the
musicians. Three-quarters of the gate goes to the performers, and
one-quarter to the selected charity. Since the coffeehouse is an
all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization, all of the money from
admissions paid at the door and season passes goes to the performers
and the charity.

Spirit Reins, a not-for-profit organization, combines the beauty of the
Texas Hill Country with the healing power of horses for the purpose of
helping at-risk youth. This 125-acre oasis northwest of Austin will
serve as a place of hope and healing for young people who need it most.
Spirit Reins offers two structured programs to help achieve this goal.
The goal of these programs is to assist troubled youngsters in
developing new, useful, and life-changing skills?skills that can help
them avoid alcohol and drug abuse, as well as other destructive
behaviors. For more information, visit the organization?s Web site at
www.spiritreins.org.

Playing concert stages at festivals, folk clubs, and house concerts,
singer/songwriter Stephen Taylor has been charming audiences world wide
for more than three decades. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan and raised in
a suburb of Philadelphia as the son of a classical singer (his mother)
in the 1960s, Stephen has been singing as long as he can remember.
Besides music, traveling has always lured him to new places, like
Colorado, California, Hawaii, North Carolina, and finally to Austin,
Texas, where so many great musicians wind up. A typical performance
with Stephen will include everything from thoughtful original
compositions to rollicking blues. With his dazzling guitar style,
strong vocals, and vibrant storytelling, it's easy to see why he's
become a favorite with audiences across the country.

Beth Wood has been recognized for her work in national college touring
as she was named Campus Activities Magazine 2000 Coffeehouse
Entertainer of the Year, 1999 Club Performer of the Year, and 2000,
2001, and 2002 Contemporary Music Artist of the Year Finalist. Beth was
recognized for her songwriting as she was chosen a winner of the
Wildflower Festival 2004 Songwriting Contest and a winner in the 2005
Kerrville New Folk Competition.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 9, at the Live Oak Unitarian
Universalist Church, located at 3315 El Salido Parkway, Cedar Park. For
driving directions, visit the church?s Web site at www.liveoakuu.org or
call 219-9008.


THE LIVE OAK COFFEEHOUSE ? GREAT MUSIC FOR GOOD CAUSES.
NOW IN OUR EIGHTH YEAR.