Season Program | Big Top Chautauqua 2017 | Page 34

Friday , September 8 , 2017 • 7:00PM
Tickets : $ 22 adult / $ 11 student Also plays July 27 and August 13
Jan Lee and Severin Behnen lead the Blue Canvas Orchestra in a new show about the queen of all the Great Lakes - Lake Superior . Celebrate the power , majesty , history , and natural wonder of Gitche Gumee through original songs , stories , and spectacular images on the big screen . Jan Lee is the founder of StageNorth in Washburn and a regular performer on the Big Top Stage . Severin Behnen is Big Top ’ s Musical Director during the summer and a teacher and professional musician in Los Angeles in the offseason . They will be joined by BCO members and special guests including Frank Montano , Tom Draughon , Tom Mitchell , Jack Gunderson , Phil Anich , Liesel Wilson , Emily Belanger , and Bruce Qualey , along with visual director Betty Ferris , for this special original production .
Saturday , Sept . 9 , 2017 • 7:00PM
Tickets : $ 22 / $ 30 / $ 36
Join us for our traditional closing night of the 2017 season . Old Last Night is always a mashed-up variety show featuring the music of our own BCO with special guests . Michael Perry , host of Big Top ’ s Tent Show Radio , brings his band The Long Beds to the stage to help close out the season with his original country folk tunes that feature important lyrical themes such as mud , cheese and trucks . C . Willi Myles , “ America ’ s Everyday Comedian ,” is an old friend of the Big Top and a veteran of many an Old Last Night . C . Willi will have everyone in the tent rolling in the aisles with his insightful and hysterical observations of life in the Northland and elsewhere on this crazy planet .
Monday
, September 11 , 2017 • 7:00PM
Tickets : $ 22 adult / $ 11 student
Special pre-show appearance by : Native Expressions Drum & Dance Troupe
Celebrate the wild side of our nation ’ s waters and landscapes with our Blue Canvas Orchestra and Singers . From the rivers to the Great Lakes , and from the wetlands to the forests , this show features the stories , songs and images of our own flora , fauna and greatest natural resources . It is a celebration of these gifts and a renewed call to keep them safe for future generations .
Sponsored by :
• Jim & Joanne Collins •
Sponsored by :
• Maggie ' s Restaurant •
Sponsored by :
• 13 th Annual International Coregonid Symposium •
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∆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 .