STORIES FOR THE WATER
Thursday, August 1, 7:30 PM Tickets: $ 22 /$ 11 for Students ages 3-17 / Box Seats $ 37 This new original show by Bruce Burnside features the Blue Canvas Orchestra along with members of the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra. Set sail with us as we re-commit to our role as good stewards and celebrate all things water. See page 9 for full description. Also plays July 13 and Sept. 5. Sponsored by Xcel Energy
GORDON LIGHTFOOT
Friday, August 2, 7:30 PM Tickets: $ 46 /$ 58 /$ 68 / Box Seats $ 83 Legendary singer / songwriter Gordon Lightfoot is celebrating 50 years of masterful songwriting, multiplatinum albums and international hits. He’ s calling his anniversary tour the“ 50 Years on the Carefree Highway Tour.” And that momentous tour will be making a stop at the Big Top, where Gordon will perform his immortal classics like“ Early Morning Rain,”“ If You Could Read My Mind,”“ Carefree Highway,”“ Sundown,” and“ The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” Mr. Lightfoot was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Don’ t miss this real living legend in concert, on the Big Top stage for the second time since 1999. Sponsored by Larry & Pat Gansluckner and Reed Realty
Grant support for Big Top Idol provided by Chequamegon Bay Arts Council
WHAD’ YA KNOW? WITH MICHAEL FELDMAN
Saturday, August 3, 9:30 AM( note special time) Tickets: $ 20 /$ 28 /$ 35 / Box Seats $ 50 Join us for a live broadcast of the popular radio show Whad’ YaKnow? Hosted by Michael Feldman and produced by Wisconsin Public Radio. Along with the Whad’ Ya Know Quiz, music from the Whad’ Ya Know Trio, and interviews with both celebrities and audience members, other segments have become recurring staples to the show’ s format. Tell your friends and relatives to listen to their radios on Saturday morning. They just might hear YOU playing the quiz with Michael! Sponsored by Flamingos Up North: Maggie’ s Restaurant, The Egg Toss Café, Wild Rice
BIG TOP IDOL 4th Annual Singing Competition
Saturday, Aug. 3 at 7:30 PM Tickets: $ 10 Join us for one of our favorite nights of the summer, when local vocalists compete for the coveted title of Big Top Idol. Singers from the Chequamegon Bay area audition in the spring. Finalists work with vocal coaches and then compete live on the Big Top Stage. Last year Kevin Soulier of Red Cliff garnered the top prize. Past Idols, including Kevin, have gone on to perform at the Big Top in some of our original performances. Get your tickets early for this popular performance. Audience members get to vote for their favorite finalists and help to pick the next Big Top Idol! Sponsored by Bremer Bank and Washburn IGA
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