Sami Dare, Hypnotist Sat., June 21, 1:00 Essentia Health Free Family Series Show Hilarious stage show as Sami hypnotizes audience membersgreat fun! Stage hypnosis explores the entertaining possibilities of the unexplainable phenomenon we call hypnosis. Modern technology has not been able to lift the veil of mystery that surrounds the power of the human mind. All hypnosis is truly“ self-hypnosis.” The participants make it happen- not the hypnotist! People always have fun. Nobody is embarrassed. It’ s safe, funny, and guaranteed to please. Sponsored by: Essentia Health, Von Holzen Chevrolet, Memorial Medical Center, Chippewa Valley Bank, and The Inn on Madeline Island
Don McLean & Judy Collins Sat., June 21, 7:30 Tickets: $ 60 /$ 75 /$ 88 Box Seats: $ 103 Two legendary singer / songwriters showcase their insightful and down-to-earth performance styles that have shaped America’ s musical landscape with songs like“ American Pie” and“ Both Sides Now.” Don McLean has several hits including“ Vincent,” and“ Crying.” He was inaugurated into the National Academy of Popular Music’ s Songwriters’ Hall of Fame and was awarded the BBC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. The career of angelic soprano Judy Collins has spanned more than 5 decades, embracing an eclectic musical palette that includes folk, cabaret, pop, and show tunes. She won a Grammy for best folk performance in 1968 for“ Both Sides Now.” Other hits include“ Castles in the Air,” and“ Send in the Clowns.” Sponsored by: Flamingos Up North- Wild Rice Restaurant, Maggie’ s & The Egg Toss Cafe
Big Top Idol Auditions Mon., June 23, 3:00pm-7:00pm at the Tent Everyone is welcome to tryout for our annual singing competition. Tryouts will be held on the Big Top Stage. Please be prepared to perform two pieces before our judges without accompaniment. More information at www. bigtop. org. Sponsored by: Bremer Bank and Washburn IGA
Highway 61 Revisited: A Bob Dylan Retrospective Thurs., June 26, 7:30 Tickets: Adults $ 22 / Ages 3-17 $ 11 Box Seats: $ 37 Featuring The Blue Canvas Orchestra with Corey Carlson, Barbara Jean Meyers and Danielle Diamond Debuting in 2013, this show showcases some of our favorite songs by the incomparable Bob Dylan. A Minnesota native, Dylan is an undeniable musical pioneer, using his unequalled songwriting talent as a sword in the civil rights and anti-war struggles of the 60s and 70s. Some favorites from the show include:“ Don’ t Think Twice,”“ Lay Lady Lay,”“ Girl From the North Country,”“ Hurricane,”“ You Ain’ t Goin’ Nowhere” and many more. A crowd favorite last year! Also plays 7 / 10 Sponsored by: Xcel Energy
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Fri., June 27, 7:30 Tickets: $ 36 /$ 52 /$ 62 Box Seats: $ 77 Preservation Hall was founded in 1961 to promote traditional New Orleans jazz in all its authenticity. Legendary players like George Lewis, Sweet Emma Barrett and Kid Thomas Valentine, all rooted in the formative years jazz, were its original stars. That generation is long gone now, yet the hall is still in business and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band continues to tour the world. The band has traveled worldwide spreading their mission to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans jazz. Whether performing at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center, for British Royalty or the King of Thailand, the band releases every ounce of the joyful, timeless spirit this music embodies. Sponsored by: Motion To Go on
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