ComedySportz Improv Theater Sun ., Aug . 31 , 1:00 Essentia Health Free Family Series Show ComedySportz is described as lighthearted insanity . Using hilarious improvisational theater games and a host / referee , ComedySportz appeals to people from every walk of life , providing clean , positive entertainment . If you have a pulse , it ’ s highly likely that you ’ ll laugh until it hurts . If you don ’ t have a pulse , seek medical attention immediately . Sponsored by : Essentia Health , Von Holzen Chevrolet , Memorial Medical Center , Chippewa Valley Bank , and The Inn on Madeline Island
Della Mae Sun ., Aug . 31 , 7:30 Tickets : $ 20 /$ 28 /$ 36 Special Half Price for kids 17 & under Box Seats : $ 51 We are pleased to welcome bluegrass sensations Della Mae back to the tent for their command performance after last year ’ s debut on the Big Top stage . The five female musicians of Della Mae form a powerful collective chemistry with vocal , instrumental , and songwriting talent to spare . The Boston-based combo mines time-honored elements to create music that ’ s unmistakably fresh and contemporary yet rooted in traditional bluegrass . This World Oft Can Be , Della Mae ’ s second album , shows that like the Avett Brothers , Lumineers , and Punch Brothers , these multitalented young women are respectful of American musical tradition , but not restricted by it . Their album earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album in 2013 .
Native Pride Dancers with Special Guests Thurs ., Sept . 4 , 7:00 Tickets : Adults $ 22 / Ages 3-17 $ 11 Box Seats : $ 37 The Native Pride Dancers , led by Larry Yazzie , two-time World Champion Fancy Dancer and member of The Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa / Meskwaki , celebrates the spirit and beauty of Indigenous peoples through music and dance . Joining The Native Pride Dancers are some of our favorite local performers including Native Expressions Drum & Dance and Laughing Fox from the Red Cliff band of Lake Superior Chippewa . Sponsored by : Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and Legendary Waters Resort & Casino
Shanties & Shipwrecks Fri ., Sept . 5 , 7:00 Tickets : Adults $ 22 / Ages 3-17 $ 11 Box Seats : $ 37 Come sail the Great Lakes and the Seven Seas with Big Top Chautauqua ’ s Blue Canvas Orchestra . Different Drummer Stevie Matier sits in on bodhran & bones . Their latest production draws on the bountiful collection of sea shanties , sailing songs and rowdy sailors-in-port songs that have come down through time from those that roamed the great waters aboard vessels of wood with canvas sails . Of course not all of the wayfaring men returned to dry land . Hear their tales too in song , story and big screen pictures . If you ’ re looking for a great adventure , a good-timing , rousing night of great music – climb aboard the big ship Chautauqua . Also plays 7 / 27 & 8 / 8 Sponsored by : The Boldt Company
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