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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