OLD LAST NIGHT featuring Della Mae, Blue Canvas Orchestra and Michael Perry
Saturday, September 7, 7:30 PM Tickets: $ 20 /$ 28 /$ 32 / Box Seats $ 47 Every year on the Saturday after Labor Day, we celebrate the year with our“ Old Last Night” variety night. Our own Blue Canvas Orchestra, under the Old Last Night leadership of our renowned fiddler Bruce Bowers, kicks the evening off with their own brand of high-energy, newgrass / folkinspired, crowd-pleasing music. Michael Perry, humorist and host of Tent Show Radio, adds his Wisconsin-grown wit and humor to the night. And this year, we welcome bluegrass sensation Della Mae to close out the evening. The five female musicians of Della Mae form a powerful collective chemistry with vocal, instrumental, and songwriting talent to spare, the Boston-based combo mines timehonored elements to create music that’ s unmistakably fresh and contemporary – and is a fun and fitting official close to the 2013 Big Top Season( although this year you’ ll notice we’ re continuing on in a few post-season special events.) Sponsored by Flamingos Up North: Maggie’ s Restaurant, The Egg Toss Café, Wild Rice
INDIGO GIRLS in an“ Honor the Earth” show with Winona LaDuke and other special guests
Sunday, September 8, 7:30 PM Tickets: $ 40 /$ 53 /$ 63 / Box Seats $ 78 We are thrilled to welcome The Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, back to Big Top Chautauqua for a very special performance featuring Native American guest artists and a focus on environmental issues. The Indigo girls are a folk rock music duo known for their strong vocal harmonies and brilliant songwriting as well as for their activism. They have been champions for the environment, gay rights, the rights of Native Americans, and the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. They helped Winona LaDuke establish Honor the Earth, an organization dedicated to creating support and education for Native environmental issues. Winona LaDuke( Anishinaabe) is an internationally acclaimed author, orator & activist. A graduate of Harvard & Antioch with advanced degrees in rural economic development, LaDuke has devoted her life to protecting the lands & lifeways of Native communities. Sponsored by Kelly & Crew
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