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The Okee Dokee Brothers Sat ., July 12 , 1:00 Essentia Health Free Family Series Show As childhood friends growing up in Denver , Colorado , Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing were always exploring the outdoors . Whether it was rafting down their neighborhood creek or discovering hiking trails through the Rocky Mountains , Joe and Justin were born adventurers . Now , as the Grammy-winning Okee Dokee Brothers , they have put this passion for the outdoors at the heart of their Americana Folk music . Their music inspires you to get outside and experience nature . Sponsored by : Essentia Health , Von Holzen Chevrolet , Memorial Medical Center , Chippewa Valley Bank , and The Inn on Madeline Island
Tent Show Radio Live
Celebrating 20 Years of Tent Show Radio With Michael Perry , BCO , Okee Dokee Brothers & Laughing Fox Sat ., July 12 , 7:30 Tickets : Adults $ 22 / Ages 3-17 $ 11 Box Seats : $ 37 Broadcast since 1994 on Wisconsin Public Radio and other non-profit and community stations in 10 states , Tent Show Radio is heard by over a million listeners every year . We bring the radio show to the big stage where we feature music by our Blue Canvas orchestra and monologues from New York Times best-selling author and TSR host Michael Perry . Big screen visuals accompany , adding a new dimension to the traditional radio show . Award-winning children ’ s musicians The Okee Dokee Brothers , and Native American flute player and storyteller Laughing Fox will join making a night jam-packed with entertainment . And we ’ ll be recording for a future radio show ! Sponsored by : The Madeline Island Museum . Media support provided by : Wisconsin Public Radio
The Oak Ridge Boys Sun ., July 13 , 7:30 Tickets : $ 55 /$ 67 /$ 78 Box Seats : $ 93 The four-part harmonies and upbeat songs of The Oak Ridge Boys have spawned dozens of Country hits and a Number One Pop smash , earned them Grammy , Dove , CMA , and ACM awards and garnered a host of other industry and fan accolades . The group has scored 12 gold , three platinum , and one double platinum album — plus one double platinum single — and had more than a dozen national Number One singles and over 30 Top Ten hits . Some of the best include : “ Elvira ,” “ Bobbie Sue ,” “ American Made ,” and “ Come On In .” Sponsored by : Johnson Motors of New Richmond , WI
Take Me To The Islands Thurs ., July 17 , 7:30 Tickets : Adults $ 22 / Ages 3-17 $ 11 Box Seats : $ 37 Chautauqua Founder , Warren Nelson , debuts a brand new show , “ Take Me To The Islands ,” an original musical celebration of the Apostle Islands . Like “ Riding the Wind ,” it is a multi-media extravaganza featuring an all-star band . “ This new show is a people ’ s history of those who immigrated here , a portrait of daily life , work and play , from the Ojibwa ’ s arrival to present day , a song of why we all love it here ,” says Nelson . Also plays 6 / 28 & 8 / 1 Sponsored by : Pat & Judy Sebranek and Bayfield County Tourism
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