Friday, June 15, 7:30 pm
Trampled by Turtles
Opening Set by Charlie Parr Gen. Admission Grounds Passes $ 28 Progressive, high-energy bluegrass from Duluth, Trampled by Turtles is making big noise on the Billboard charts. With a sound that’ s a bracing hybrid of classic American songwriting, bluegrass and folk, this is forceful acoustic music from the land of ice and snow – of dark winters, isolation and numbing cold – delivered at breakneck pace with the
fervor of religion. Sponsored by Kelly & Crew
We expect this to be a standing and dancing audience, please choose your seating accordingly.
Saturday, June 16, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Chautauqua Uncorked! Wine-Tasting Fundraiser $ 25 tickets in advance, $ 30 at the door Join us under the Big Top for our 2nd annual( almost) wine tasting and music sampling event. Enjoy a bountiful variety of Wines, Wisconsin Cheeses, Live Music by The Blue Canvas Orchestra & Singers, Tours, Souvenir Glasses and More! All proceeds benefit Big Top Chautauqua.
Wednesday, June 20, 7:00 pm; Grounds open at 5:30 16 th Annual Pie and Politics“ The Future’ s in the Dirt: Digging Into Local Food Systems” FREE Presentation, Pie to follow Come socialize and see exhibits before the keynote presentation by Ben Hewitt, farmer and author of“ The Town That Food Saved”. His slideshow and talk will be followed by discussion and the sharing of homemade pies. For detailed speaker profile, go to allianceforsustainability. org. Ben will also be available the day after at the Local Living Economy Summit, 9am-3pm at WITC in Ashland. Sponsored by Alliance for Sustainability, Chequamegon Food Co-op, Northland College, Washburn Family Dentistry, Center for Land Use Education and Big Top Chautauqua
Friday, June 22, 7:30 pm
New First Night
Big Top by Request Tickets: $ 22 Adult /$ 11 Children age 3-17 * Last year we asked our fans to tell us which songs were their favorites from the last 25 years of Big Top Chautauqua musicals and Blue Canvas Orchestra originals. We had lots of responses from fans far and wide. We’ ll start there, and give our fans another chance to weigh in on their favorites before New First Night. Join us for opening night of our 2012 season where our own Blue Canvas Orchestra performs the music you’ ve identified as the best of the best. Also plays: September 1 Sponsored by Karen Traut
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2012 Season Schedule
Saturday, June 23, 7:30 pm
American Stories Tickets: $ 22 Adult /$ 11 Children age 3-17 * The Blue Canvas Orchestra, led by Musical Director Ed Willett, walks back in time through some of the most poignant stories and momentous episodes of our country’ s founding. These are the stories, the songs and the faces of those who came before- the pioneers, the farmers, the lighthouse keepers, the Voyageurs and the Native tribes. This collection of songs and big screen visuals comes from some of our favorite shows including the Nelson-Ferris Concert Company’ s 30 th Star, Riding the Wind, Keeper of the Light & On the Velvet as well as Warren Nelson’ s Old Minnesota and Centennial Green. Also plays: July 5 Sponsored by Wisconsin Alumni Association
Sunday, June 24, 2:00 pm | Free Family Matinee
WC Clark – Texas Blues
Free Family Matinee. See page 13 for full description.
Sunday, June 24, 7:30 pm
Ruthie Foster Opening Set by WC Clark Tickets: $ 38 /$ 30 /$ 22 Foster, who just won her second Blues Music Award, was catapulted to the forefront of the blues / roots world on the strength of her 2009 Grammy-nominated record, The Truth According To Ruthie Foster. Winner of the 2010 Blues Music Award for Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year and the 2010 Living Blues Award Critic’ s Poll for Female Blues Artist of the Year, Ruthie was also named“ Best Female Vocalist” at the 2008 Austin Music Awards. Ruthie has made impact appearances at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and last
year debuted at our own Big Top Chautauqua. Sponsored by Ruth Goetz and 2nd Street Bistro
Wednesday, June 27, 7:30 pm
Emmylou Harris with the Red Dirt Boys Opening Set by The Pines Tickets: $ 85 /$ 75 /$ 60 A 12-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, Emmylou Harris’ s contribution as a singer and songwriter spans 40 years. She has recorded more than 25 albums and has lent her talents to countless fellow artists’ recordings – including Linda Ronstadt, Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Mark Knopfler, Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Rodney Crowell, and Neil Young. Harris was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008. Her most recent album,“ Hard Bargain” debuted on Billboard’ s 200 Chart in the Top 20 in 2011 and received much critical acclaim as well as
commercial success. Sponsored by The Bayfield Inn
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