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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