Season Program | Big Top Chautauqua 2016 | Page 22

Free Family Matinee

FRI

July 29
7:30pm

Tickets: $22 adult/$11 student
Also plays July 3

Box*

37

$

Ride the winds of time and have fun while you learn in this
classic "illuminated musical history" of Bayfield and the Island
Environs, with secrets of Red Cliff and Old LaPointe. Original
music and song-stories tell the tales while the Big Screen shines
with hundreds of then and now photos featuring Lighthouse
Keepers, Ojibway life, dreamers & schemers, town scenes,
Voyageurs, sailing, fishing, the big flood and more. Created
in 1985 by Warren Nelson and Betty Ferris (Nelson Ferris
Concert Company), "Riding the Wind" was the first show
performed on the Big Top Stage and is still a season highlight.

Sponsored by:
•Woody & Linda Petersen•

SAT

July 30
7:30pm

Vocal
Trash

Opening set: Tall Heights
Box*
Tickets: $22/$28/$38 $53

John Fullbright is one of the brightest young stars on the
musical horizon today. Hailing from Oklahoma, this brilliant
singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist has been compared
to the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Tom Waits, and
Steve Earle. Fullbright's career exploded over the past four
years with a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album
and appearances on Late Night with David Letterman and
the Today Show. The great songwriter, Jimmy Webb, who
penned hits for Glen Campbell and many other artists, says "I
have no doubt that in a very short time John Fullbright will be
a household name in American music."
Sponsored by:
•Don & Abby Funk•

SUN

FREE Family Series

July 31
1:00pm FREE Event • No Tickets Needed

Described as, “Glee Meets Stomp” and Urban Broadway,
this green minded ensemble delights audiences globally,
on a relentless pursuit to bring people together utilizing the
universal language of song and dance. “It’s entertainment
with a conscience,” says Steve Linder, creator of Vocal Trash;
a diverse blend of environmental performers who have been
engaging audiences for over a decade. The musical aspects
of this exciting, high-energy troupe from Texas appeals to
everyone – from the very young to the very old – in its perfect
mix of pop, rock, swing and classic oldies.
Sponsored by:
•Essentia Health-Ashland Clinic•Super One Foods•Apostle Islands Booksellers•
•Apostle Islands Cruises•Bad River Lodge & Casino•BMO Harris Bank•
•Chippewa Valley Bank•Ruth & Bruce Goetz•The Inn on Madeline Island•
•Jeff & Debra Lewis•Madeline Island Ferry Line•Memorial Medical Center•
•Norvado•Karen Traut•Von Holzen Chevrolet Buick GMC•Washburn IGA•
•Chequamegon Bay Arts Council and WI Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin•

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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.