Big Top Opry Fri., July 18, 7:30 Tickets: Adults $ 22 / Ages 3-17 $ 11 Box Seats: $ 37 In Big Top Opry, members of The Blue Canvas Orchestra re-create the music of Opry’ s legendary performers such as Patsy Cline, Marty Robbins, Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Johnny Cash and Kitty Wells. Severin Behnen wrote the show and leads the band plus plays piano and accordion. We’ re joined by Randy Sabien on fiddle and Joe Savage on steel guitar. Corey Carlson, another regular on the Big Top stage, assists Severin in the compilation of the songs, bringing his love of old-time Western music to the show and adding his signature intensity and charisma. Also plays 8 / 17 Sponsored by: Ashland Construction Company, Inc.
Native Expressions Drum & Dance Sat., July 19, 1:00 Essentia Health Free Family Series Show This celebrated dance troupe, based in Red Cliff, WI, performs with a mission of positive self-esteem for all people, Native Americans and non-Native people alike. They celebrate the core physical activity of dance, ceremony, language immersion, and nutrition, finding art in all areas of life. The origin is the drum or“ heartbeat” which if listened to will bring these elements full circle( the hoop) to a” better way of life”. Native Expressions seeks to share the message of unity and the knowledge that we are all“ ONE TRIBE”. Stick around after the performance to try out a dance step or two. Sponsored by: Essentia Health, Von Holzen Chevrolet, Memorial Medical Center, Chippewa Valley Bank, and The Inn on Madeline Island
Helen Reddy Sat., July 19, 7:30 Tickets: $ 46 /$ 58 /$ 68 Box Seats: $ 83 Helen Reddy is one of the best known recording artists in the world. The“ Queen of 70s Pop” was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, host her own television show and have three # 1 hits in the same year in the USA. As recently as 2011, Billboard Magazine named Reddy the # 28 best adult contemporary artist of all time. As a solo concert artist, she has played at New York’ s prestigious Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, as well as the Palladium and Royal Albert Hall in London. Her career covers all facets of the entertainment industry including film, television and the theatrical stage. Everyone remembers Helen’ s“ I Am Woman,”“ Angie Baby,” and“ Delta Dawn;” they are the soundtrack of an era! Sponsored by: Ruth & Bruce Goetz and Larry & Pat Gansluckner
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Sun., July 20, 7:30 Tickets: $ 30 /$ 45 /$ 53 Box Seats: $ 68 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy carries on the tradition of the legendary big bands and orchestras by touring non-stop, performing over 100 concerts each year around the world. Like the Glen Miller Orchestra, Benny Goodman, and the Count Basie Big Band, BBVD sells out shows to audiences of all ages in cities as far flung as Honolulu, HI, and St. Petersburg, FL, even making an appearance at last summer’ s Pori Festival in Finland. Their fans span generations, filling concert halls around the country for shows that transport them back to a more wholesome, optimistic time. Sponsored by: Yellowbook
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