Season Program | Big Top Chautauqua 2016 | Page 26

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades SUN Aug 14 7:30pm The Barefoot Movement Tickets: $22/$30/$39 Kids 1/2 Price Box* 54 $ THU Aug 18 7:30pm Tickets: $20/$26/$29 Kids 1/2 Price FRI Box* 44 $ Aug 19 7:30pm ∆Dance Alert Strongly rooted in bluegrass, old-time and folk music, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades took 3rd place at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival's Band Competition in 2012 and has since shared the stage with Trampled By Turtles, Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band, and Marty Stuart. The Barefoot Movement has become a Big Top favorite, returning for their third time as the leaders of our annual Bluegrass Camp for Kids. They were award winners at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in 2013 and the 2014 International Bluegrass Music Awards. They draw on bluegrass, folk, acoustic rock and Americana with impressive instrumentation and interweaving harmonies converging old & new musical styles. Sponsored by: •BMO Harris Bank• Sponsored by: •Bent Paddle Brewing Co.• 26 WWW.BIGTOP.ORG (715)373-5552 Box* 25 $ Join us for our 7th Annual vocal competition for local singers, and one of our favor ite nights of the summer. Auditions are held in mid-June where a core group of finalists are chosen to work with vocal coaches to be ready for the live competition at the Big Top. Those 13 years of age and under will compete for the title of Jr. Idol while those 14 and up compete to become the next Big Top Idol. Audience members vote and help to pick the winners – fun for the whole family! Auditions (full details online): MON 6/13: 4pm–6pm Legendary Waters Event Center TUES 6/14: 5pm Online entry deadline WED 6/15: 4pm–6pm Big Top Chautauqua Sponsored by: •Bremer Bank• •Bayfield County Tourism• ✁ 50% off Summer Wagon Ride with 2-night stay with this coupon. Come catch your breath at… SECOND WIND COUNTRY INN Refreshing • Quiet • Tickle-Your-Taste-Buds Breakfast WiFi • Access to ATV & Snowmobile Trail Horse-drawn Wagon & Sleigh Rides 715-682-1000 www.secondwindcountryinn.com 30475 Carlson Rd. in rural Ashland Awake to the country so close to town! ✃ 50% off Winter Sleigh Ride with 2-night stay with this coupon. FREE Wagon Sleigh Rides when you book the whole Inn FREE Wagon Sleigh Rides when you book the whole Inn The Willis Clan is a family of 12 brothers and sisters from Nashville, TN. It has been an exciting year for the clan with the popularity their new reality show, "The Willis Family," along with releasing their 3rd album, Heaven. They are currently playing shows throughout the country and filming Season 2 of their television show. They became a household name after receiving national attention as contestants on season nine of "America's Got Talent." They have performed more than 60 times on The Grand Ole Opry stage alongside many of today's hottest names in Country Music; they also have Irish music and dancing roots. Tickets: $10 ∆Dance Alert We never know when joyous dancing or standing may break out. We try to make it fun for everyone. If you are not a dancer and don’t want to be caught behind one, try choosing seats in the mid-center or back sections.