Steve Kaufman Show to Benefit
Villa Santa Maria

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


JANUARY 2006 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
presents flat-picking champion Steve Kaufman in a benefit performance
for Villa Santa Maria, a residential treatment center. Cooper's Uncle
will open the show, which is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday,
January 21, 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.

Villa Santa Maria is a residential community specializing in the
clinical treatment of children and families of children who are
suffering from attachment disorders. Nestled in the high desert of the
Sandia Mountains, just 15 minutes from Albuquerque, our serene campus
is an ideal therapeutic setting. The staff at Villa Santa Maria holds
the philosophy that the core of effective treatment is based on
child-centered and family-focused intervention and support. It is our
belief that all aspects of the child and family's involvement with the
Villa provide an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, positive
interaction, role modeling, and effective parenting. Our clinical
model is deeply rooted in attachment theory, and emphasizes trust and
relationships, not just behavioral issues. Villa Santa Maria is a
private, not-for-profit organization with no religious affiliation.
For more details, visit the organization's Web site at
www.villasantamaria.org.

Steve Kaufman was born into a musical family in 1957. His father was a
jazz piano player and his mother was a classically trained pianist. At
age 18 he entered the National Flatpicking Championships in Winfield,
KS and made the top 10. The following year was a wash. In 1977, Steve
took second place to Mark O'Connor and in 1978, at 21 years old, he
returned to win the championship. Then, after being barred from
competition for five years, he returned in the sixth year to win the
1984 championships. Winfield bars the winner for five years and they
can come back in the sixth year, but in 1986 they decided to open up
the contest to everyone and not bar the past years' champs. Steve
returned to win his goal. He became the winner and the first and, at
this writing, the only three-time winner of the National Flatpicking
Championships. Steve stays busy being a husband and father, running
his Kamps, tour schedule, writing books, and recording videos and CDs,
as well as owning and operating The Palace Theater in downtown
Maryville, Tennessee.

In the short time that Cooper's Uncle has been together, they have
played numerous festivals, including three years in a row at the Old
Settler's Music Festival, three showcases at the SXSW music festival,
and the Austin City Limits music festival in 2004. The band has made
numerous appearances on local television and radio, such as Fox 7's
morning news, Music on the Rooftop for News 8 Austin, KUT-FM, KLBJ-FM,
and KOOP radio. Their debut CD, "Greenwood," has showed great success
considering these boys haven't even been out of Texas yet. We're
looking forward to see what these talented young musicians come out
with next.

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 21, 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 NINTH YEAR.