2015 Season Schedule
BLUE CANVAS ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT Thu . AUG 27 , 7:30PM
We ’ re cutting the band loose on some of their favorite songs from the season and from summers past . Musical Director Ed Willett leads the famed house band that has graced the Big Top stage since its founding in 1986 . They are an eclectic blend of string instruments , driving rhythm section , and stunning voices that together rock the tent with their unique fusion of bluegrass , folk and jazzy blues . Big screen visuals accompany the songs creating a full sensory experience that is the signature of our original , historical and environmental musicals .
Adults $ 22 / Ages 3-17 $ 11 Box Seats $ 37 Also plays 6 / 18
Sponsored by : Bayfield County Tourism
GREG BROWN Sat . AUG 29 , 7:30PM
After more than 20 albums ( including Live from the Big Top ) and more than three decades of performing , this co-founder of the influential indie roots label Red House Records and former musical director for Garrison Keillor ’ s A Prairie Home Companion radio program , Iowa singer-songwriter Greg Brown has amassed a rock-solid legion of fans . Perhaps it is the familiar thunder in his voice or the relatability of his poetically-wrought lyrics ; we always look forward to Greg Brown ’ s return to the Big Top . Greg ’ s songs have been performed by many popular artists including Joan Baez , Willie Nelson , Shawn Colvin and Carlos Santana .
$ 22 /$ 30 /$ 38 Box Seats $ 53
MICHAEL PERRY and RONNY COX Fri . AUG 28 , 7:30PM
We bring together music and humor in a special night of grand entertainment . Michael Perry , a Wisconsin native , is a New York Times bestselling author , humorist and the host of Big Top ’ s Tent Show Radio . Tonight he ’ ll present humorous monologues from his books and humor albums . Ronny Cox is a superbly talented singer / songwriter , musician and actor who has been active in music and Hollywood for over 40 years including appearances in Deliverance , Beverly Hills Cop , and Total Recall . Ronny ’ s music is a woven tapestry of songs and stories that tells something of “ the human condition .” Luckily for us his group of consummate musicians includes long-time Big Top performer Bruce Bowers on fiddle .
$ 20 /$ 26 /$ 29 Box Seats $ 44
Sponsored by : Wisconsin Public Radio
RIDING THE WIND Fri . SEP 4 , 7:00PM
Ride the winds of time and have fun while you learn in this classic illuminated musical history of Bayfield and the island environs , with secrets of Red Cliff and Old LaPointe . Original music and song-stories tell the tales while the big screen shines with hundreds of then and now photos featuring Lightkeepers , Ojibway life , dreamers & schemers , town scenes , voyaguers , sailing , fishing , the big flood and more . Created in 1985 by Warren Nelson and Betty Ferris ( Nelson Ferris Concert Company ,) Riding the Wind was the first show performed on the Big Top Stage and is still a season highlight .
Adults $ 22 / Ages 4-17 $ 11 Box Seats $ 37 Also plays 7 / 19
Sponsored by : Terry Panian
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