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Big TAP ChautaquaFest
On September 19, Big Top hosted its 4th annual Big TAP ChautauquaFest as a joint project of Big Top Chautauqua and the Ashwabay Outdoor Educational Foundation. Big TAP features craft brews, wine and spirits in the tent with local cuisine stationed along a trek that brings people up to the top of the ski hill. Crescent Moon and Hoff Stevens provided the musical entertainment. What a way to close out a great year.
Event Sponsors: Star Liquor, Star North of Cornucopia, Super H Foods, Northwest Beverages, Superior Beverages
Special Thanks: Kevin Hunt, Pat Hunt, Gary LaPean, Hauser’ s Superior View Farm, The Pierce Family, Karlyn’ s Gallery, Pike’ s Bay Marina, Deepwater Grille, South Shore Brewery, Canal Park Lodge, AOEF Board of Directors, Big Top Board of Directors, Big Top and AOEF volunteers
Breweries & Distilleries: 3rd Shift, All Sisters Winery, Ballast Point, Bayfield Winery, Bell’ s, Big Wood, Capital Brewery, Central Waters, Coney Island Hard Root Beer, Deschuette’ s, Doane Beer, Dogfish Head, Forbidden Secret Mocha Cream, Goose Island, Gray’ s, Great Dane, Leinie’ s Harvest Shandy, Leinie’ s IPL, Minocqua Brewing, New Glarus, O’ so Brewing Co., Perlick Vodka, Sam Adams Fall Collection, Schell’ s, South Shore Brewery, Squatters Craft Beers, St. Ambroise Oatmeal, Uinta Brewing, Vikre Vodka and Gins, Wasatch Craft Beers, White Winter Winery
Fatty 5K Culinary Trek: 2nd Street Bistro, Ashland Baking Company, The Bayfield Inn, Benoit Cheese, Big Water Coffee, Bodin’ s Fisheries, Coco’ s Café & Bakery, Delta Diner, Erickson’ s Orchard, The Fat Radish, Frankie’ s Pizza, Good Thyme Catering, Happy Hollow Creamery, Harbor House Sweets, Legendary Waters Resort & Casino, Penokee Mountain Foods, Portside Restaurant, Sixth Street Market, Tetzner’ s Dairy, Trinko’ s Sausage, Upper Lakes Foods, The Village Inn
Shanties & Shipwrecks
Check out our newest album featuring the Blue Canvas Orchestra performing Shanties & Shipwrecks live at Big Top Chautaqua. The CD is available at www. shopbigtop. org
2015 by the numbers
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6 th Annual Big Top Idol
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Musical variety nights featuring our Blue Canvas Orchestra
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Guest artist shows featuring a total of 49 groups
Bluegrass Camp for Kids led by Barefoot Movement
Original Historical Musicals
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Free family workshops, outreach activities, exhibits & demonstrations
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Free family matinees & school day performances for area students
Blue Canvas Orchestra On Tour shows throughout Wisconsin
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Glorious summer nights under canvas and stars
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Weeks of Tent Show Radio reaching over 1,090,000 listeners
Happy concert-goers with warm and wonderful memories