Award-winning singer-songwriter Larry Kenneth Potts will perform eclectic acoustic folk music from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday (July 3) at Centre Stage, 703 Chetco Ave., Brookings.

The event is hosted by the non-profit Stagelights Musical Arts Community, with a suggested donation of $5 per person.

Once a school teacher and counselor, Potts now tours the nation promoting his independently-produced albums of original songs, including his third release, “Close to Home.”

Potts, a Sonoma County, Calif.,  resident, has won considerable acclaim by winning and placing in numerous songwriting competitions, and as a seasoned performer has delighted audiences in the San Francisco Bay Area with his easy, relaxed delivery and award-winning songs.

According to his website (www.lkpottssongs.com), Potts’ recipe for his “savory song stew” is: “carefully prepare a base of tasty, fresh FOLK; add two cups chunky, marinated AMERICANA; spoon in a generous dollop of ALT-COUNTRY; stir in a sprig of JAZZ, a pinch of POP and garnish with wake-up SOCIAL COMMENTARY.

Frank Hayhurst, host of  “Face the Music” on KRSH 95.9 in Santa Rosa, Calif., said, “Larry Potts is a classic storyteller and vagabond humorist singer whose songs strike deep and clean to the heart of the matter – he is a bright light, fully capable of setting your couch on fire!”

Listen to L.K. Potts: