<p>Mike Propsom and Loren Schulte.</p>

LONG?BEACH, Wash. The Peninsula Arts Centers first May concert brings back a couple of its favorite artists, Mike Propsom and Loren Schulte. In addition to being superb musicians, Propsom and Schulte are among the most entertaining people organizers know, and their shows are a lot of fun.

Propsom and Schulte play finger-style blues and ragtime and tell great stories.

The wait is almost over, they said. The Schulte/Propsom Long Beach audio/visual extravaganza is truly happening on Saturday evening May 4th. We have polished our collective stage presences and spontaneous repartee to perfection more or less, laundered our support hose and stocked up on No-Doze to guarantee that well probably be able to stay awake (if not coherent) all the way to concerts end this time.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Tickets are $12, and reservations are recommended.

The concert benefits the Long Beach Peninsula Accoustic music Foundation, a nonprofit.

The Peninsula Arts Center is located at 504 Pacific Ave. North, Long Beach, Wash. For more information, call 360-901-0962 or visit www.peninsulaartscenter.org