WILD WOODS & WATERS
Thursday , August 15 , 7:30 PM Tickets : $ 22 /$ 11 for Students ages 3-17 Box Seats $ 37 Celebrate the wild side of our nation ’ s waters and landscapes with our Blue Canvas Orchestra and special guests . From the rivers to the Great Lakes , and from the wetlands to the forests , this show features the stories , songs and images of our flora , fauna and greatest natural resources . It is a celebration of these gifts and a renewed call to keep them safe for future generations . Also plays July 11 . Sponsored by Apostle Islands Heritage Preservation Conservancy
COREY CARLSON with the Big City Band
Friday , August 16 , 7:30 PM Tickets : $ 22 /$ 11 for Students ages 3-17 Box Seats $ 37 Favorite son Corey Carlson returns to Big Top Chautauqua for his annual smokin ’ hot summer concert . Carlson grew up on this very ski hill that is the home of the Big Top and was weaned on all of the legendary performers that have graced this stage . He is a prolific songwriter and exceptional musician whose charismatic stage presence , amazingly versatile voice and rock solid instrumentation make him a perennial favorite at Big Top Chautauqua . Expect high-energy rock and blues .
Sponsored by Pier Plaza / Bayfront Inn and Hauser ’ s Superior View Farm
JOAN OSBORNE
Saturday , August 17 , 7:30 PM Tickets : $ 36 /$ 46 /$ 56 / Box Seats $ 71 Seven-time Grammy nominee Joan Osborne hasn ’ t let up since her song “ What If God Was One of Us ” set her career afire with her 1995 debut album Relish . She ’ s been touring extensively and has shared the stage with the likes of Bob Dylan , Stevie Wonder , Emmylou Harris , and Patti Smith . Joan ’ s gritty , rich voice with its soulful and impassioned delivery has found a new intensity with 2012 ‘ s Bring It On Home , a collection of blues , R & B and soul songs and her seventh studio album . Nominated for Best Blues Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards , this album is brilliantly constructed , showing Osborne at her musical best with a triumphant return to her roots . Sponsored by Star Liquor and Fioro Brothers Investment Center
ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND
Sunday , August 18 , 7:30 PM Tickets : $ 32 /$ 44 /$ 50 / Box Seats $ 65 Robert Randolph and the Family Band is an American funk and soul band led by pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph . Rolling Stone included Robert on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time . He was trained as a pedal steel guitarist in the House of God Church and makes prominent use of the instrument in the band ’ s music . The instrument is referred to in many African-American Pentecostal churches as Sacred Steel . Randolph cites Stevie Ray Vaughan as a primary influence in his own technique and style . The group ’ s sound is inspired by successful 1970s funk bands such as Earth , Wind & Fire and Sly & the Family Stone . Sponsored by Kim and Derek Ogle
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