Words & Music at Morning Thunder Cafe on Thursday, April 10th will bring a musical guest to the stage who tells us that his life right here, right now, in these beautiful mountains is better that he would have imagined. Featured artist for the evening is musician Rob Wade.

Wade comments that he is "into the heart of my life now. Having bartered my innocence on a deep and wide range of experiences, I am in the sweet spot. My lyric and song is that path, steps and mis-steps along the way."

"I live on a meadow with many good friends, in a community with even more, and in a homeland with too many to count. Multiplied by good ridges rising and a good river falling through four rich seasons I am deeply blessed. An amazing work to leave to in the morning and a beautiful love to return to at night, I would not dare ask for more."

He began his venture into music out on church hymns and around the piano with the brood. (Wade is one of many siblings.) Then pop songs. The first one he ever learned every word to was "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night. It was he recalls a "powerful to know a song."

He bought his first guitar at a flea market in Galt off a down-and-out musician who simply asked him to play it right. "I've tried to do that. I am far from a dominant guitarist, vocalist or lyricist but my steady proficiency at all three mixed with an adventurous mind and a poet's heart allows me to do something of meaning and beauty ever so often. When you combine enough ever-so-oftens, it becomes a body of work. I suppose I would like to invite folks to come out and check out that body."

Whether it's raining or not, Wade is "looking to build a musical ark of an evening with two by tunes"- with complimentary pairing of his original and other songs. "I want the night to be filled with couplets until there is a good poem of song filling the Thunder Thursday night. We'll see how she emerges."

The open stage will follow the featured sets where any aspiring poets, musicians, storytellers, actors or performers are encouraged to sign up at the door for a 5 to 7 minute time slot. All music performances must be acoustic only, with no electrical instruments or sound equipment allowed. Original work is encouraged.

Doors open at 7:00 pm and no host coffees, teas and libations will be available.

The featured artist program begins at 7:15 pm.

Admission to this much loved two decades old Plumas Arts program is still only $3.

Words and Music is an acoustic music and spoken word program which has been sponsored and facilitated by Plumas Arts since 1989.

Plumas Arts is designated annually by the Plumas County Board of Supervisors to serve as the local representative to the California Arts Council's State-Local Partnership Program. Incorporated in 1981 as a 501c3 not for profit agency, Plumas Arts provides our region with a variety of cultural and educational programs that enhance both the soul of the creative arts and the local economy. For more information call (530) 283-3402 or e-mail info@plumasarts.org