Season Program | Big Top Chautauqua 2019 | Page 12

Shows

JULY

BÉLA FLECK AND THE FLECKTONES

2

Tuesday 7:30p
$
52 / $ 64 / $ 78
Groundbreaking banjoist / composer / bandleader Béla Fleck has reconvened the original Béla Fleck and The Flecktones , the extraordinary initial line-up of his incredible combo . Rocket Science marks the first recording by the first fab four Flecktones in almost two decades , with pianist / harmonica player Howard Levy back in the fold alongside Fleck , bassist Victor Wooten , and percussionist / Drumitarist Roy “ Futureman ” Wooten .
Sponsored by WOODY & LINDA PETERSEN
RIDING THE WIND

5

Friday 7:30p
$
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 AVERY WOODS 🎪🎪
BCO +
MAXI PRIEST WITH QUITO RYMER & THE EDGE

6

Saturday 7:30p
$
49 reserved
Maxi Priest is the first reggae artist to have a No . 1 hit worldwide , including the U . S . Billboard charts . With over 15 million albums sold , he is the most successful solo act in British reggae history . Quito Rymer & The Edge is inspired by Bob Marley and issues of the soul . They hail from the beautiful British Virgin Islands with a home connection to Bayfield .
Sponsored by QUITO ’ S GAZEBO , CANE GARDEN BAY , TORTOLA , BVI
🎶🎶Dance alert !
RODRIGO Y GABRIELA

9

Tuesday 7:30p
$
42 / $ 54 / $ 68
Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela have established themselves as globally successful artists . With album sales in excess of 1.5 million worldwide , they have sold out major venues in America , Australia , Japan , and Europe . You may recognize them from the movie soundtracks of ‘ Puss In Boots ’ and ‘ Pirates Of The Caribbean : On Stranger Tides ’ ( with Hans Zimmer ).
Sponsored by KYLMALA TRUSS
JUDY COLLINS with opener David Blong

11

Thursday 7:30p
$
53 / $ 73 / $ 85
Judy Collins has inspired audiences with her sublime vocals and boldly vulnerable songwriting for over 50 years . In the 1960s , she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices . Five decades later , new generations bask in the glow of her iconic 50-album body of work , and heed inspiration from her spiritual discipline .
Sponsored by BAD RIVER LODGE AND CASINO
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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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