SEPTEMBER Shows
RIDING THE WIND
1
Sunday 7:00p
$
22 Adult
$
11 Youth
Original music , song-stories , and beautiful big-screen photography lead this musical history of Bayfield and the Island Environs , with secrets of Red Cliff and Old LaPointe . Take a journey with lighthouse keepers , Ojibway , dreamers and schemers , voyageurs , fishermen , and more . Created in 1985 by Warren Nelson and Betty Ferris , this was the first show ever performed on the Big Top stage !
Sponsored by WOODY & LINDA PETERSEN 🎪🎪
BCO +
SHANTIES & SHIPWRECKS
6
Friday 7:00p
$
22 Adult
$
11 Youth
Big Top Chautauqua ’ s Blue Canvas Orchestra draws on the bountiful collection of sea shanties , sailing songs , and rowdy sailors-in-port songs that have come down through time . Hear the tales of those who roamed the seas aboard vessels of wood with canvas sails – and those who never returned – in song , story , and big screen pictures .
Sponsored by LAKE SUPERIOR TALL SHIPS , INC . and FRIENDS OF THE BAYFIELD MARITIME MUSEUM
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BCO +
OLD LAST NIGHT with the Blue Canvas Orchestra , John McEuen & the String Wizards , and host Michael Perry
7
Saturday 7:00p
$
24 / $ 34 / $ 46
Big Top ’ s 2019 end-of-season celebration will feature a trinity of special talent . Michael Perry hosts the night , with the Blue Canvas Orchestra playing some of their favorite tunes of the season and beyond . John McEuen presents music and memories of his career with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and the “ Will the Circle Be Unbroken “ recordings .
YEAR END JAM WITH SURPRISE PERFORMANCES
14
Saturday 7:00p
$
44 in advance
$
49 at the gate
Stay tuned for announcements of the bands that will be performing on this night ! Sign up on Big Top ’ s email list at bigtop . org to be amongst the first to know .
Sponsored by BENT PADDLE BREWING CO . and NORTHLAND COLLEGE STUDENT ASSOCIATION
BIG TAP CHAUTAUQUAFEST
21
Saturday 1:00-5:00p
$
45 All Inclusive
$
25 Food Only
Spend an autumn afternoon enjoying unlimited samples of local , regional , and craft brews from more than 30 breweries , wineries , and distilleries . Come for beverage sampling , live music , and hammerschlagen , walk the base of Mt . Ashwabay and sample food , then hike to the top for the amazing view of Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands . Must be 21 to enter .
Sponsored by STAR NORTH OF CORNUCOPIA , CAPTAIN ’ S SPIRITS OF BAYFIELD , and SUPERIOR BEVERAGES
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🎪🎪 BCO + You can use your BCO + Pass or Family Blanket Pass . 🎶🎶Dance alert ! High-energy show , audiences likely to stand up / dance .
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