Old Last Night
Featuring The Blue Canvas Orchestra with Michael Perry & The Southern Fried Chicks Free-Range Comedy Show Sat., Sept. 6, 7:00 Tickets: $ 22 /$ 29 /$ 39 Box Seats: $ 44 Join us for our traditional closing night of the summer season. Old Last Night is a variety show featuring music from our beloved house band The Blue Canvas Orchestra with commentary by our host and special guest Michael Perry. The comedy trio The Southern Fried Chicks is led by Etta May, winner of the prestigious American Comedy Award’ s“ Comic of the Year.” Described as“ Minnie Pearl with a migraine”, May is joined by comediennes and fellow“ Chicks” Sonya White and Karen Mills. Think Blue Collar Comedy Tour with better hair and bigger attitude! Sponsored by: Flamingos Up North- Wild Rice Restaurant, Maggie’ s & The Egg Toss Café
Blue Canvas Orchestra in Concert
Special $ 9 Show! Kid’ s Free! Tuesday, September 9, 7:00 All Seats General Admission $ 9 Kids 19 and under Free! Box Seats: $ 24 Our celebrated house band, led by the incomparable Ed Willett on cello, cuts loose in a special 9 / 9( Sept. 9) concert with $ 9 tickets. The band and special guests will reprise some of our favorite songs from the 2014 season of shows. The Blue Canvas Orchestra has been the glue that holds the Big Top family together for over 28 years. Their exquisite musicianship covers many styles of music ranging from bluegrass to folk to jazz and country! Come discover why this band is beloved throughout our great state and beyond. Sponsored by: The 5 Senses of Phillips, WI, Bill & Barb Gover, The Pinehurst Inn, Jim & Lee Bujold, Therene Gazdik, Judy & Tom Manley, and Bob Durfey & Ann Barthelemy
Nahko and Medicine for the People
Opening set by: Good Graeff Friday, September 12, 7:00 Tickets: General Admission / Standing Room Only! $ 28 /$ 32 at the door This is our year-end feel-good party. All of the seats are out of the tent – people stand and dance in the front and sit in their own lawn chairs in the back. Who better to lead this party than Nahko Bear?! Wherever he travels, Nahko is joined by a tribe of truth seekers who soak up his soulful, curative vibrations; his‘ spirited redemption music’ lays bare the scars of cultural wounds, environmental wrongs, and social injustices. His lyrics bear heavy messages, but the load is lightened by agile melodies and driving rhythms that coerce all who bear witness into spirited, purifying, movement. Sometimes exuberant, sometimes raw, but always transformational, Nahko makes the movement move. Bring your own lawn chair! Sponsored by: Northland College
Big TAP ChautauquaFest at Mt. Ashwabay Sat., Sept. 13, 1:00 – 5:00; Hike 1:00 – 3:00 Tickets: $ 45, Designated Foodie $ 25 Microbrew Tasting, 5K Culinary Hike to the top of Mt. Ashwabay. Must be 21 See back cover for event details. Major Sponsors: Star Liquor of Ashland and Star North of Cornucopia
Helping Paws Pet Rescue
Promoting Animal Welfare on Superior’ s Shores When you adopt a shelter pet, you help to save two lives: the one you bring home and the one who takes its place. 939 W. Bayfield St. | Washburn, WI 715-373-2222
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