Lucius Woods Performing Arts Center
Concert Schedule
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The area inside the fence opens to the public at 6:00 pm, one hour prior to each concert. August 3 is the exception. The gate will open at 5:30 pm to accommodate extra time for bidding for the Silent Auction items. Gate tickets and Will Call tickets are available at 6:00 pm. Thank you for your patience as we make preparations for gate opening. We pledge our commitment to give you the best possible service and an enjoyable concert experience! Every effort is made to hold the concerts in the Park! Please be prepared with umbrellas and / or rain wear in case of wet weather.
SWITCHBACK
American Roots & Celtic SoulSaturday, JULY 6 7:00 pm |
The musical partnership of Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack, known as Switchback, has been entertaining audiences around the world with their unique American Roots music blended with Celtic Soul. Playing over 200 engagements a year, Switchback can be heard at festivals ranging from the Stan Rogers Folk Festival in Nova Scotia to the Summer Celebration in Michigan where they performed for an audience of 15,000. Their concerts take place at such venues as the intimately famous Bluebird Cafe of Nashville to the 3,400-seat Star Plaza Theater in Merrillville, Indiana. The Switchback Dancers are under the direction of Colleen Kosier and students of Colleen's School of Clogging & Celtic Dance. The dancers travel and perform throughout the United States and internationally with the Celtic Duo Switchback. The Dancers perform with the American Rhythm Cloggers for Disney in Florida's Walt Disney World, at Summer Festivals, State Fairs, half-time shows for semi-pro basketball games, and many St. Patrick Day events. The Clogging and Celtic dancers have competed in Clogging & Celtic dance including, the Highland Sword at National Dance Competitions in the United States winning top honors with Platinum Awards, Top Overall Scores, and cash prizes. Brian FitzGerald: guitar, mandolin,
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ITKIN AND TINGLE An Evening with David ItkinWith Special Guest: Saturday, JULY 13 7:00 pm |
The Music in the Park fan favorite, David Itkin, is a composer whose works includes the movie score, "Sugar Creek". Itkin has conducted a large number of professional orchestras both here and abroad. He was recently appointed the position of Conductor Laureate of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Itkin also serves as the director of Orchestral Studies at the University of North Texas. Kristi Tingle, a native of Birmingham, Alabama, has been named Birmingham's Favorite Actress the past three years in a row. She has starred in a number of musical productions and performed with many prestigious symphony orchestras. At Music in the Park she will be performing Memory, Dreamed a Dream, Don't Cry for Me Argentina and many other show stoppers. Guest Artist De Ann Burger Letourneau a Superior native resides in Las Vegas. She is the Concert Master with the Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra. She attended the University of Wisconsin-Superior with Diane Balko, UW-Milwaukee with Efim Boico & the Fine Arts Quartet in their Chamber Program, and then the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music to study with Dorothy DeLay (Juilliard, CCM) & Kurt Sassmanshaus (CCM, Aspen). She has also had the opportunity to study with some other great violin pedagogues at various times such as Josef Gingold (Indiana University), Jascha Brodsky (Curtis) & David Cerone (Cleveland Institute). David Itkin: keyboard |
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Frankie
Moreno
With Special Guest:
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Frankie Moreno, a talented singer/songwriter, continues to play for sold out audiences at the Las Vegas Stratosphere. Frankie and his band will bring a touch of Las Vegas to Solon Springs. Frankie Moreno is commanding audiences everywhere with his highly contagious music and playful stage antics. His songs are brilliantly crafted and his musicianship is virtuoso. His humor and personality sometimes mask the fact that he's playing what nobody else can. He is unquestionably an extremely unique artist and an all around talent who puts his heart and soul into his music. Moreno's 2012 Awards- 1 Hunkiest Headliner in Las Vegas Joining Frankie Moreno on stage is friend and colleague, De Ann Burger Letourneau. De Ann, a violinist, contributed to Frankie's independent album "Uka-Latte." De Ann also performs for Celine Dion's new show "Celine" at Caesars Palace. De Ann has performed with other noted celebrities such as: Smokey Robinson, Johnny Mathis, Natalie Cole, Metallica and Shania Twain. |
The
Highwaymen
A Musical Tribute to Willie, Waylon & JohnnySaturday, JULY 27 7:00 pm |
The Highwaymen is the ultimate country musical tribute to Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings. Perhaps the greatest country music super group in history, the Highwaymen traveled the world performing country music to millions of fans. Your audience will watch in amazement as each song, one hit after another is sung just as if they were seeing the original band perform. This 90-minute show is full of upbeat, honky-tonk hits like "Ring of Fire", "Dukes of Hazard", and "On the Road Again". "...brilliant performers representing Jennings, Cash and Nelson so authentically, that you would swear the original stars were in the room. All three so completely embody these great legends. It was truly remarkable." - The People's Critic - David Dow Bentley III |
The
Whitesidewalls
50s - 60s
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From Classic Doo-Wop to Rock-a-Billy to pounding Rock 'n' Roll, The Whitesidewalls have entertained audiences thru the years with energy, humor, and an attention to musical detail that will leave you wanting more...and more! The look and sound of "THE GOLDEN ERA" of Rock 'n' Roll is alive and well when The Whitesidewalls hit the stage with Hound Dog, Swanee, Gino, Bobby and Rocky playing the music you love and remember with adrenalin pumped enthusiasm. You will be clapping, dancing and singing along to your favorite musical memories...Rock 'n' Roll played the way it was meant to be played...Authentic And True To Form! NEWLY INDUCTED INTO THE MID-AMERICA HALL OF FAME! Hound dog- guitar, drums, bass,
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Michael Perry &
the Long Beds
Country FolkSaturday, August 10 7:00 pm |
Michael Perry has recently been involved in several musical collaborations, including as lyricist for Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Geoffrey Keezer, and as co-writer (with Bon Iver frontman, Justin Vernon) of the liner notes for the John Prine tribute album Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows. Perry also collaborated with Vernon and Flaming Lips lead singer Wayne Coyne on a project that began when Vernon approached Perry and said, "Say, you're a nurse..." The results were bloody, but then that was the point. Of all his experiences, Perry says the single most meaningful thing he has ever done is serving 12 years beside his neighbors on the New Auburn, Wisconsin Area Fire Department. Mike says: Michael Perry, guitar, lead vocals Order Tickets |
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Duluth Superior
Symphony Orchestra
With Special Guest: Randy Sabien (suh bean) Jazzing it up!Saturday, August 17 7:00 pm |
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will be jazzing it upwith a slightly smaller version of the orchestra. The August 17 performance will be the premier appearance of the new DSSO conductor, Dirk Meyer. He is the Music Director for the 2013 through the 2016 seasons. Meyer received his Doctor of Musical Arts in Orchestral Conducting from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Philosophy from Universitat Duisburg in Essen Germany. 
For Randy Sabien, the term Jazz Violin is little more than the name of the musical genre where his recordings are found. He regularly steps beyond the boundaries of what many think of as jazz, forging headlong into the worlds of rock, blues and funk. His career began with classical violin lessons, he soon picked up fiddling and from there it was only natural he would find himself playing along with his favorite rock tunes. |