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OUR STAGE IS SET FOR ANOTHER EXCITING SEASON of sharing stories and songs! Whether you call Door County home year-round, for a season, or for a brief respite now and again, this is your auditorium and your participation is valued and appreciated! If you are interested in becoming more involved, here are a few ways to play a leading role at DCA:

BECOME A SEASON SUBSCRIBER Season Subscribers save 10% on DCA tickets – A savings of up to $156! Season Subscribers also receive VIP priority ticket processing and get to choose the same seats for every show. If you’re a business owner, consider purchasing a season package to share with special clients, employees, and guests.

VOLUNTEER Volunteers are the heart and “go power” of DCA! Please visit www.dcauditorium.org/volunteer to find out more about giving back to your community through volunteerism. We currently have a special need for parking attendants and year-round volunteers.

CREATE YOUR OWN 5-PACK Choose tickets to five unique DCA-presented events and save 5%. 5-packs are great for sharing with friends and visitors.

JOIN THE AUDITORIUM SOCIETY Auditorium Society membership is a way of supporting all of DCA’s programs, concerts, and events through a financial contribution. Auditorium Society Members receive VIP priority ticket processing. Plus, DCA is recognized as a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization and contributions may be tax deductible. ON THE COVER: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Shakey Graves, Garrison Keillor, Patty Griffin, Ani DiFranco, Charley Crockett.

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The DCA audience at Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Back in the Saddle” tour. Photo by Sarah Bonovich.

SPONSOR A SHOW We’re always looking for businesses and individuals to help make great shows happen! DCA offers sponsorship packages to suit a variety of needs and budgets.

RENT THE AUDITORIUM Door Community Auditorium is pleased to serve as both a partner and a venue for several Door County nonprofit groups, businesses, and individuals. If you or your group is interested in renting the auditorium for a concert, event, or presentation, contact the DCA business office at 920.868.2728 for a tailored estimate. New events are regularly added to DCA’s calendar. Stay “in the know” by joining us on Facebook or subscribing to our e-newsletter. Subscribers and Facebook Friends receive event news, invitations to free events and special discounts!

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Door Community Auditorium’s Expansion Project

“The Annex”

The original dream of DCA, manifested through the efforts of many, has made Door County a better, stronger, richer place. And now, after 30 seasons of being a conduit for magic, community dialogue, learning, and cultural exploration, we are expanding. With community support, DCA purchased the neighboring property, formerly known as Fish Creek Grill/Carlos Banditos. The property will eventually provide a home for: • Pre- and post-event receptions • Expanded accessible parking and restrooms • Business offices • A full catering kitchen for improved artist hospitality • Indoor and outdoor performance spaces for small-scale events • Music lessons for instrumental instruction not offered in the schools Located directly across Highway 42 from DCA and the southern edge of Gibraltar Schools’ campus, the recent installation of sidewalks, lighting, and an ADA compliant crosswalk complete with flashing lights and median has greatly improved passage between the two properties. The acquisition protects DCA’s business interests and preserves this corner of Fish Creek which includes DCA, Gibraltar Schools, Peninsula School of Art, Peninsula State Park, and the YMCA as a vibrant hub for arts, education, and health. As it has for 30 years, presenting high-quality national touring acts and diverse cultural programming yearround on the DCA Main Stage—in partnership with the community and Gibraltar Schools—will continue to be at the heart of our mission. This acquisition will expand our organizational capacity and improve the audience,

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PENINSULA STATE PARK YMCA PENINSULA SCHOOL OF ART GIBRALTAR SCHOOLS

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FORMER FISH CREEK GRILL

student, donor, and artist experience, putting us in a stronger position for the next several decades. While plans for exactly what the space will look like, who will lead construction efforts, and the timeline are still unfolding, the space we envision will be for our community’s benefit for years to come. We invite you to join us as we embark on the second phase of this journey: collecting community feedback and gathering more financial support. Please offer your own ideas at DCAuditorium.org/expansion.

Working Concept for “The Annex”

We are looking for donors at every level to help this dream take shape. We have naming opportunities for folks who support the project financially.

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Thank you! We salute the following individuals, organizations, foundations, and businesses for sponsoring last year’s events.

Sponsors 106.9 The Lodge Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik EH Barker The Blacksmith Inn Richard & Barbara Board Close Publications/Fun in Wisconsin The Cordon Family Foundation Bob & Paula Cummings Dave’s Tree Services Door County Medical Center Fireside Restaurant Kocourek Auto Donald & Carol Kress Landmark Resort Main Street Market MMG Foundation Nathan Nichols & Company Newport Resort Nicolet National Bank On Deck Clothing Company, Inc. The Parkwood Lodge Peninsula Publishing Rewind 97.7 Tapuat Kombucha Dale & Margie West The White Gull Inn Wisconsin Cheese Masters Wisconsin Public Radio Wood Rabbit Acupuncture

Playbill Advertisers 106.9 The Lodge DC Eclectic Guitar Door County Maritime Museum

Anschutz Plumbing & Heating Inc. Ashbrooke Hotel Bacon CPA Bayside Tavern Bea’s Ho-made Products, Ltd Birch Creek Music Performance Center, Inc. Blacksmith Clothing Co Blacksmith Inn On the Shore Blahnik Investment Group Bridenhagen Tree & Landscape Carlson & Erickson Builders, Inc Champeau Floor Covering The Clearing Computer Service and SupportRick Bochek Country House Resort Culligan Water Service Dentistry by Design Destination Door County Door County Coffee & Tea Door County Eye Associates Door County Habitat for Humanity Restore Door County Land Trust Door County Medical Center Door County Maritime Museum Door County Nature Works Door Landscape & Nursery Door Shakespeare Eagle Harbor Inn Edgewater Resort Edgewood Orchard Galleries Ephraim Business Council Ephraim Shores Resort ERA Starr Realty

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Firefly Outfitters / Dahl Law Firm Glidden Lodge Beach Resort Great Northern By Design, LLC Hat Head Holiday Music Motel Homestead Suites Horseshoe Bay Golf Club Island Orchard Cider Landmark Resort Landmark Resort (Carrington Pub & Grill) Main Street Market McKeefry & Yeoman LLP Nathan Nichols Nicolet Bank Northern Door Communications Northern Sky Theater On Deck Clothing Company, Inc. Peninsula Building Services Parador Parkwood Lodge

Peninsula Publishing & Distribution Inc. - Pulse Pinkert Law Firm LLP Portside Builders Scandia Village-Good Samaritan Society Silver Birch Tapuat Kombucha Thyme Catering True North Real Estate, LLC The Viking Grill & Lounge Visit Fish Creek/ Civic Association What’s Next? White Gull Inn Wilson’s Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor Wisconsin Public Radio Woodwalk Gallery Wulf Brothers Whistling Swan Inn & Restaurant

Sponsors and Donors Welcome! If you or your business is interested in sponsoring a 2022/2023 event, contact Cari at 920.868.2728 ext.107 or director@dcauditorium.org. Sponsors & potential sponsors receive an invitation to DCA’s Season Launch Party and find out who’s coming to DCA ahead of the general public. DCA is a 501c3 non-profit organization. An acknowledgment of gifts will be issued for tax receipts.

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PRE-SEASON EVENT

Amythyst Kiah Presented in Partnership with Write On, Door County

Friday, May 13, 7 p.m. $30 / 40 / 55 plus sales tax & facility fees Rolling Stone calls Amythyst Kiah “one of Americana’s great up-and-coming secrets.” With an unforgettable voice that’s both unfettered and exquisitely controlled, the Tennessee-bred singer/songwriter expands on the uncompromising artistry she most recently revealed as part of Our Native Daughters—an all-women-of-color supergroup whose Kiah-penned standout “Black Myself” earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best American Roots Song and won Song of the Year at the 2019 Folk Alliance International Awards. Kiah’s singing, songwriting, and guitar work are raw yet nuanced examinations of grief, alienation, and the hard-won triumph of total selfacceptance.

“Independent spirit, vast talent, and musical savvy…. dazzling.” – Pitchfork

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PRE-SEASON EVENT

Sunday, June 12, 3 p.m. Free Event, Donations Encouraged New this summer… The event will be held next door to Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant & Butik at Stabbur. DCA’s annual concert event Play It Forward brings together some of Door County’s favorite musicians to showcase their prodigious talents in an evening that celebrates community and musicality. Inspired by the life and legacy of Bo Johnson, a young Sister Bay resident who died in 2012, “Play It Forward” does just that: participating musicians donate their time, and proceeds from the evening go to benefit a worthy cause. This year, donations will go to benefit Alice Mattson, an 8-year-old Door County girl undergoing treatment for leukemia.

“An extraordinary evening of music, community, and heart.” – DoorCounty.com

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Patty Griffin Thursday, June 16, 8 p.m. $55 / 68 / 78 plus sales tax & facility fees Patty Griffin is among the most consequential singersongwriters of her generation, a quintessentially American artist whose wide-ranging canon and nimble, captivating voice explore the intimate moments and universal emotions that bind us together. Over the course of two decades, this twotime Grammy winner (and seven-time nominee) has compiled a remarkable body of work, prompting the New York Times to hail her for “[writing] cameocarved songs that create complete emotional portraits of specific people....[Her] songs have independent lives that continue in your head when the music ends.”

“Urgent and soulful . . . an emotional gut-punch.” – American Songwriter

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Wednesday, June 22, 8 p.m. $55 / 65 / 75 plus sales tax & facility fees Preservation Hall Jazz Band has held the torch of New Orleans music aloft for more than 50 years, creating music that exemplifies the Crescent City’s inimitable spirit and joie de vivre. On their most recent release, So It Is, PHJB redefines what New Orleans music means today by tapping into a sonic continuum that stretches back to the city’s Afro-Cuban roots and forward to cutting-edge artists like Stevie Wonder and the Black Keys. Today, this seven-piece band has members whose ages span nearly 60 years, fully embodying their mission: to pass on a joyful musical tradition while continually revitalizing it with new blood and fresh ideas.

“Loud, funky and brash, it’s enough to blow the roof off the old place.” – The Guardian

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Okee Dokee Brothers Thursday, June 23, 6 p.m. $15 / 25 / 29 plus sales tax & facility fees With songs written under wide-open skies and harmonies fine-tuned around the campfire, a spirit of friendship and adventure is at the heart of the Okee Dokee Brothers’ Americana folk music. The Okee Dokee Brothers make room for kids to dance, for parents to share stories, and for everyone to gain respect for nature, each other, and the world we live in. Both exuberant and introspective, the Okee Dokee Brothers’ Grammy-winning songs have won them five Parents’ Choice Awards, one Grammy Award and multiple nominations, and praise from the likes of NPR’s “All Things Considered” and USA Today, leading some to call them “two of family music’s best songwriters.” “[The Okee Dokee Brothers] remind us of the American belief that we’re bound for better weather. [They] celebrate everyday explorers, young and old, who rediscover that notion daily.” – NPR

~ Ticket holders may also purchase tickets for a pre-show, family-style pizza party. ~

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Charley Crockett with Special Guest Vincent Neil Emerson

Wednesday, June 29, 8 p.m. $45 / 65 / 78 plus sales tax & facility fees Despite his penchant for pearl snaps and western hats, Charley Crockett isn’t an artist to be pigeon-holed. Part neo-country-western, part bluesman, Crockett is all storyteller. Sad, uplifting, hard, and sweet, complex and delicate all at once, his songs are like life itself, just like the songs’ creator: like nothing you’ve heard or seen before, a genuine Texas original. He sings them in his one-of-a-kind voice: distinctive, plaintive vocals that crack unapologetically with emotion, lines phrased around the beat like a jazz singer, expounding on personal relationships and the world beyond. Young Texas songwriter Vincent Neil Emerson will open the show. “Crockett’s sound is a vibrant kaleidoscope that constantly morphs, shifts, and melds an assortment of country soul, cajun folk, stirring blues, effortless R&B, and a multitude of other American roots music as fresh as it is familiar…rich and boundless and steeped in tradition.” – Texas Monthly

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Indigo Girls

Friday, July 1, 8 p.m. $50 / 65 / 75 plus sales tax & facility fees Released in 1989, Indigo Girls’ eponymous majorlabel debut sold over two million units under the power of singles “Closer to Fine” and “Kid Fears,” turning Indigo Girls into one of the most successful folk duos in history. Over a 35-year career that began in clubs around their native Atlanta, Georgia, the Grammy-winning duo of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers has recorded sixteen studio albums (seven gold, four platinum, one double platinum), sold over 15 million records, and built a dedicated, enduring following. Their latest album, 2020’s critically acclaimed Look Long is a stirring and eclectic collection of songs that explores themes of hope, political divide, and family origins.

“As magical as ever.” – ABC News

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WAR

Sunday, July 3, 8 p.m. $58 / 68 / 78 plus sales tax & facility fees Multi-platinum-selling WAR, the original street band, has been sharing its timeless music and message of brotherhood and harmony for more than four decades, reaching millions across the globe. The band’s long list of hits includes “Low Rider,” “The World Is A Ghetto,” “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” “The Cisco Kid,” and more. With twelve Billboard Top 40 Hits, seven Top 10 hits, and over 50 million records sold to date, WAR has not only sealed their status as a household name, but has also proven that their music and message continue to be as relevant today as they have always been.

“Catchy and fun, crowded and clamorous, but also convivial—lending the music a sense of community.” – Music Aficionado

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The High Kings Thursday, July 7, 8 p.m. $28 / 38 / 48 plus sales tax & facility fees To say that The High Kings are charting a new course for Irish ballad music—equal parts rousing and reflective, energetic and insightful—is an understatement. The High Kings are marking out a new and bright era for Irish folk music, and they’re bringing sold-out audiences worldwide along for the journey. The High Kings sing the songs of Irish yesteryear, as well as new folk originals, with incredible versatility and skill. Together, they breathe their own kind of new life into the Irish ballad tradition, bringing some of the world’s favorite traditional music into the here and now.

“A night of great music, wild fancies, shut-eyed wans, come-all-ye’s, rowdy songs, rebel songs and sweet sad memories, rockin’ and rollin’.” - The Munster Express

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The War and Treaty Tuesday, July 12, 8 p.m. $25 / 35 / 48 plus sales tax & facility fees Since forming in 2014, The War and Treaty have amassed a following as eclectic as their sound itself, a bluesy but joyful fusion of Southern soul, gospel, country, and rockand-roll. Known for live shows that are revival-like in their intensity, the husband-and-wife team of Michael Trotter, Jr., and Tanya Trotter create an exhilarating exchange of energy with their audience, a dynamic they’ve brought to the stage in opening for the legendary Al Green and touring with the likes of Brandi Carlile and Jason Isbell. On their latest album, Hearts Town, The War and Treaty unfailingly harness the thrilling vitality of their live set, spotlighting their heart-on-sleeve storytelling with greater impact than ever before.

“Unbridled passion and torrid energy, never letting up, but spiraling higher and higher with a soulsearing musical power.” – Folk Alley

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Cloud Cult

Friday, July 22, 8 p.m. $25 / 28 / 30 plus sales tax & facility fees Hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the Top Ten Green Bands, Minnesota-based Cloud Cult has a rich, eleven-album history of bucking the mainstream music industry. The New York Times hailed the band’s philosophical lyrics and an alternative-orchestralfolk-rock sound as “an invocation of the life force.” Founded by Craig Minowa as a solo studio project after the unexpected loss of his son, Cloud Cult has since grown into an ever-shifting, multimedia band featuring an evolving lineup of stellar musicians. Often incorporating live painting into their concerts, Cloud Cult are pioneers of multimedia artistry whose work is bound together by their continual celebration of life, love, and catharsis through music.

“Insane genius… Records this casually monumental are rare indeed.” - Pitchfork

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Doc’s 70th Birthday Bash Sunday, July 24, 8 p.m. All Sections $35 Doc Heide, beloved local performer and co-founder of Northern Sky Theater, writes powerful songs that made him a Kerrville New Folk Finalist and have led critics to compare his writing to Bob Dylan and Warren Zevon. Come help celebrate his 70th birthday with this once-ina-lifetime concert of his songs sung by talented friends from around the nation. Featured artists include Lee Becker, Amy Chaffee, Deb Fett, Laurie Flanigan-Hegge, Lachrisa Grandberry, Jeff Herbst, Jimmy Kaplan, Dan Klarer, Steve Koehler, Craig Konowalski, Eric Lewis, Karen Mal, Tim McNurlen, Paul Sowinski, James Valcq, Matt Zembrowski, and other special guests. The concert, in the style of his sold-out DCA event in 2013, will also be a release party for Tangled in Wonder, a book of over 50 of his songs including lyrics, chords, and personal reflections. A free cupcake for everyone!

“Arrestingly beautiful. These songs… take up permanent residence in one’s mind and heart.” - Erik Eriksson, Door County Advocate

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Keillor & Company featuring

Garrison Keillor, Prudence Johnson, and Dan Chouinard

Saturday, July 30, 8 p.m. $48 / 65 / 75 plus sales tax & facility fees Keillor & Company is an evening of stand-up, storytelling, audience song, and poetry starring Garrison Keillor and featuring pianist Dan Chouinard and vocalist Prudence Johnson. There are sung sonnets, limericks, and musical jokes, all tied together with the same thread: the beauty of growing old. There is the News from Lake Wobegon, a town booming with new entrepreneurs, makers of artisanal firewood and gourmet meatloaf, breeders of composting worms, and dogs trained to do childcare. And there is an a cappella audience sing-along, with the audience singing from memory an odd medley of patriotic songs, pop standards, and hymns, ending with the national anthem. Chouinard and Johnson lend their prodigious talents to an evening that is, at its heart, classic Garrison Keillor.

“His shows can, for a couple of hours, transform an audience of even so-called coastal elites into a smalltown community with an intimacy only radio and its podcast descendants can achieve.” - LA Times

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COMMUNITY PARTNER EVENT

Peninsula Music Festival August 1–20

Concerts Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Nine different symphonic concerts in three weeks featuring musicians from America’s finest orchestras. Tickets start at $35. Students and children just $10. Full concert details: www.musicfestival.com. Call 920-854-4060 or visit the PMF box office at 10431 N. Water Street, Ephraim.

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Ani

DiFranco Sunday, August 7, 2022, 8 p.m. $38 / 48 / 65 plus sales tax & facility fees Among Ani DiFranco’s many gifts is a rare ability to give voice to our deepest frustrations and tensions, on both a personal and political level. Couple that with her instrumental virtuosity, kinetic vocals, and unparalleled onstage charisma, and you’ve got a performer the Washington Post calls “the greatest folk-rocker of her generation.” Revolutionary Love is the luminous 22nd album in DiFranco’s storied career, which has seen her collaborate with everyone from Prince to Pete Seeger. Three decades into her trailblazing, rule-breaking career, DiFranco is as joyful and transcendent as she has ever been. “A fiercely independent folk singer in punk clothing, a writer of feminist anthems, protest songs and clear-eyed explorations of the messy side of love.” – The New York Times

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Victor Wooten Bass Extremes

Monday, August 22, 8 p.m. $28/ 38 / 48 plus sales tax & facility fees Victor Wooten’s name is synonymous with the bass guitar. Now a five-time Grammy winner with a slew of acclaimed solo albums, Wooten first hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the supergroup Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. Continuing since then to blaze his own musical trail, Wooten has also become widely known as a preeminent musical thinker; his book The Music Lesson is taught in elite schools like Stanford University and Berklee College of Music. In 2011, Rolling Stone named him one of the top ten bassists of all time. At DCA, Wooten will host a bass workshop for players of all ages prior to his show.

“As much a Jedi as a jazz player . . . . Victor Wooten brings harmony wherever he goes.” – American Songwriter

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Asleep at the Wheel Sunday, August 28, 8 p.m. $35 / 48 / 58 plus sales tax & facility fees Founded in 1970, Asleep at the Wheel has been part of the American roots music landscape for more than 50 years. Although the band got its start on a farm in Paw Paw, West Virginia, Asleep at the Wheel became a cornerstone of the Austin, Texas, scene upon its arrival there in 1973. Inspired by Western swing and honky-tonk country, the band has accrued 10 Grammy Awards, 20 studio albums, and 20 singles on the Billboard country charts—all told, they’ve sold 1.5 million records. Five decades in, Asleep at the Wheel is still an important cornerstone of American roots music.

“Asleep at the Wheel has managed to keep the flame of Western Swing music alive for 49 years and with shows like this, showed no signs of slowing down.” – Country Standard Time

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The

Temptations

Friday, September 2, 8 p.m. $68 / 79.5 / 89.5 plus sales tax & facility fees This year, The Temptations celebrate their 60th anniversary. Throughout those six decades, The Temptations have been a hit-making machine, making dozens of records and selling out performances worldwide. A fixture on the original Motown scene, The Temptations began their musical life in Detroit in the early ’60s. In 1964, after recording Smokey Robinson’s “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” they became stars. An avalanche of hits followed, including “My Girl,” “Get Ready,” and “I Wish It Would Rain.” No matter what changes time has wrought in the group’s personnel, The Temptations have retained their signature flair, flash, and musical excellence. “Great singing,” says founding member Otis Williams, “will always prevail.”

“Silvery and startling . . . effortlessly beautiful.” – The Guardian

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Home Free

Saturday, September 3, 8 p.m. $45 / 55 / 65 plus sales tax & facility fees Home Free is the world’s premiere all-vocal country band. Since winning NBC’s The Sing-Off in 2013, they’ve sold half a million albums, notched 80 million streams on Spotify and 290 million views on YouTube, sold out hundreds of concerts, and amassed a legion of diehard followers (who call themselves “Home Fries”). With praise rolling in from the likes of Perez Hilton, Country Living, FOX & Friends, Rolling Stone, and AXS.com, these extraordinary showmen have continued to win fans across the world with their harmony-laden versions of hits by John Mayer, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Maren Morris, The Oak Ridge Boys, Shakira, and more.

“What’s so special about Home Free is that they can take familiar songs and reinvent them.” – Entertainment Focus

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Passport Program:

Canadian Brass Friday, September 16, 7 p.m. Plus daytime student matinee: call for info. $45 / 55 / 65 plus sales tax & facility fees Named by The Washington Post as “the men who put brass music on the map,” Canadian Brass is arguably the most popular modern-day brass ensemble in the world. Each of Canadian Brass’s five members is a master of live performance, bringing their prodigious skill and vibrant stage presence to bear on everything from trademark Baroque and Dixieland tunes to new compositions and arrangements created especially for them. At home on the world’s best symphonic stages, Canadian Brass is equally game for television performances on Sesame Street or The Tonight Show. For more than four decades, Canadian Brass has been entertaining, spontaneous, virtuosic, and—most of all—fun. “One need not be partial to brass, or even to classical music, to love Canadian Brass. For these famous five are masters not only of music but also of presentation…the chops of virtuosos and the deadpan delivery of the best stand-up comics.” – The Plain Dealer

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Gordon Lightfoot Presented in Partnership with

Door County Maritime Museum

Thursday, September 22, 7 p.m. $65 / 75 / 88 plus sales tax & facility fees After more than 50 active years of hit songwriting, and international album sales well into the multi-millions, it’s safe to say that esteemed singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides near the top of the list of all-time great songwriters in the English language. His vast and varied catalog of songs (which includes hits like “Early Morning Rain,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “For Lovin’ Me,” “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald,” and “Rainy Day People”) has led to acclaim from fans and peers alike. As Kris Kristofferson said, “Gordon Lightfoot has created some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time.”

“I can’t think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don’t like. Every time I hear a song of his, I wish it would last forever.” – Bob Dylan

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Shakey Graves

Sunday, October 2, 7 p.m. $39.50 / 49.50 / 59.50 plus sales tax & facility fees Known for a smoky, spectral fusion of blues, folk, and rock, Shakey Graves is the stage name of Texas singer, songwriter, and guitarist Alejandro Rose-Garcia. Shakey Graves began as a one-man band of epic sonic proportions: the sound emitted from Rose-Garcia’s hollow body guitar, mildly distorted amp, and a suitcase drum belying the young singer’s lean frame. He fingerpicked while keeping time with a double-pedal kick drum, hitting a snare fitted into his suitcase drum and a tambourine fashioned to its side. Now appearing with a 5-piece band, the verve and charisma of his performances have allowed the Austin-based Shakey Graves to parlay grassroots success of his homespun 2011 debut, Roll the Bones, into national visibility—he’s been going strong ever since.

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Manhattan Transfer

Friday, October 14, 7 p.m. $48 / 58 / 68 plus sales tax & facility fees The Manhattan Transfer remains a cornerstone for great pop and jazz hits, a legacy the group has cemented over its illustrious 50-year career. Founded in 1969, the jazz vocal group has explored a capella, vocalese, swing, standards, Brazilian jazz, rhythm and blues, and pop music. With 29 albums, eight Grammy Awards, a PBS special, and induction into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, this iconic group continues to bring extraordinary melodic and jazz-infused vocals to audiences that span generations. Their top hits include “Operator,” “Tuxedo Junction,” “The Boy from New York City,” “Route 66,” and “Birdland.” Don’t miss your chance to see Manhattan Transfer on their farewell tour.

“A winning blend of music and theatricality . . . it has no equals among harmony groups in either stylistic virtuosity or technique.” – The New York Times

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Marty Stuart

& His Fabulous Superlatives

Saturday, October 22, 7 p.m. $55 / 65 / 75 plus sales tax & facility fees Back by popular demand! While he’s too gracious to admit it himself, Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Marty Stuart is living, breathing countrymusic history. He’s played alongside the masters, from Johnny Cash to Lester Flatt (who discovered him); been a worldwide ambassador for Nashville; and he’s safeguarded country’s most valuable traditions and physical artifacts (he owns an assortment of Cash’s famed black boots, for example). Sharp, rollicking, and keenly relevant, Marty Stuart is at once a music historian, a visionary artist, and one of the best live performers on the circuit today.

“If country music had a president, it would be Marty Stuart.” – Ken Burns

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Passport Program:

Peter Rabbit Tales

Friday, October 28, 9 a.m. / 1 p.m. Daytime student matinee performances only: call for info. “Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were—Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail and Peter.” Beatrix Potter’s famous opening lines from The Tale of Peter Rabbit have enchanted young audiences for over one hundred years. In Peter Rabbit Tales, Enchantment Theater Company will bring Beatrix Potter’s captivating stories to life using fantastic masks, whimsical puppets, gorgeous scenery, and original music. With appearances by Squirrel Nutkin, Mrs. TiggyWinkle, Jemima Puddle-duck, Thomasina Tittlemouse, and—of course—Peter Rabbit, the magical, marvelous world of Beatrix Potter comes alive on stage.

“A masterful fusion of engaging storytelling with the performing and visual arts, which appeals to all of the senses, stimulates intuitive thinking, and captivates adults and children alike.” – DC Metro Theater Arts

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Jukebox Saturday Night:

Music of Mancini Saturday, November 26, 7 p.m. $28 / 38 / 48 plus sales tax & facility fees Jukebox Saturday Night celebrates the compositions of legendary composer Henry Mancini, from his early work with the Glenn Miller Orchestra to his memorable melodies from TV and film classics such as Peter Gunn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Pink Panther, and many more. Woven throughout the show is the story of Mancini’s incomparable life and career, ranging from his childhood in Pittsburgh, PA, to his stardom in Hollywood. Featuring a full band and a stellar vocalist, Music of Mancini is a walk down memory lane, including such hits as “The Pink Panther Theme,” “The Days of Wine and Roses,” “Moon River,” “Charade,” “Too Little Time,” “The Sweetheart Tree,” and more.

“Henry Mancini’s melodies get stuck in a person’s head.” – The New York Times

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Ugly Christmas Sweater Party with

BIG MOUTH & The Power Tool Horns Thursday, December 22, 7 p.m. $20 / 30 / 38 plus sales tax & facility fees Celebrate the season with Big Mouth & The Power Tool Horns at DCA’s very own, first-ever Ugly Christmas Sweater Party! Nothing says Christmas like a campy outfit and the finest blues, jazz, and rock this side of Green Bay. Big Mouth, one of Door County’s most popular bands, is known throughout Wisconsin for playing an eclectic and dance-worthy mix of blues, jazz, and rock music. Forty years after the band was founded in Michigan by guitarist Jay Whitney, Big Mouth is still going strong, now featuring a horn section, The Power Tool Horns.

“[Big Mouth] will continue to transcend generations, as they’ve always done… keeping audiences happy.” – Peninsula Pulse

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2023 EVENT Passport Program:

Step Afrika

Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 7 p.m. Plus daytime student matinee: call for info. $28 / 38 / 48 plus sales tax & facility fees Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African-American fraternities and sororities, traditional African dances, and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive, compelling artistic experience. Incorporating intricate rhythmic patterns of kicks, stomps, claps, and chants, the dancers of Step Afrika! use their bodies as instruments. But Step Afrika! performances are much more than dance shows—they integrate songs, storytelling, humor and audience participation. The troupe’s blend of technique, agility, and pure energy makes each performance unique and leaves audiences with their hearts pounding.

“A jubilation of rhythm and spirit that harks back to the essence of dancing.” – The Village Voice

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2023 EVENT

Passport Program:

Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents

Songs We Love Thursday, February 16, 2023, 7 p.m. Plus daytime student matinee: call for info. $28 / 38 / 48 plus sales tax & facility fees Songs We Love (presented via the touring initiative Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents) is a journey through the vibrant early years of jazz song. Under the musical direction of Riley Mulherkar, three guest vocalists will join a first-rate band made up of New York’s rising stars. Combining their distinct talents, the group will sing their way through four decades of music, beginning with the early blues and jazz of the 1920s and ending in the early 1950s. This compelling ensemble will explore the songs of Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and more.

“Great jazz… a young, dynamic vibe that you won’t want to miss.” – NYS Music

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Yamato

Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 7 p.m. Plus daytime student matinee: call for info. $28 / 38 / 48 plus sales tax & facility fees From their home base in Asuka Village, Japan (a place with more than a thousand years of history), Yamato travels extensively, bringing the sound of Japan’s Wadaiko drums to audiences worldwide. Wadaiko drums are made of animal skin and ancient trees, some of which are 400 years old— and to Yamato, the drums reflect the center of life and the source of power that pulsates within the human body. With exceptional skill and unwavering conviction, Yamato’s performers envelop audiences in the life force conveyed by the powerful drums.

“This is a show of unbridled enthusiasm, much humor and great musical variety.” –The Scotsman

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Did you know?

In a typical year, the auditorium is home to over 220 performances, rehearsals, assemblies, concerts, plays, and audition dates. These events serve a diverse cross-section of our community including student, community, aspiring, and professional artists. An audience of year-rounders, seasonal residents, and visitors benefit from DCA programs. This Spring, before our season shifts into high gear, we welcome:

COMMUNITY EVENT:

Gibraltar Players Present The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Friday thru Sunday, April 29 thru May 1 Fri. & Sat. at 7 p.m., Sun. at 2 p.m.

COMMUNITY EVENT:

Gibraltar Elementary Music Concert Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 6:30 p.m.

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Gibraltar Secondary Instrumental Concert Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 7 p.m.

COMMUNITY EVENT:

Gibraltar Secondary Choir Concert Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 7 p.m.

All of us who visit, live, work, and play in Door County do so on lands and waterways that are the ancestral homelands, hunting and/or trading grounds of the Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, Menominee, Huron, Ojibwe, Ottawa, Petun and Sauk peoples and nations. We cannot undo the past, but we work today to create a welcoming space for the sharing of story and song, and in so doing, we aim to encourage ourselves and others to let the best interests of the next seven generations guide our actions.

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2022 May 13 AMYTHYST KIAH 7 p.m.

June 12 16 22 23 29

PLAY IT FORWARD 3 p.m. PATTY GRIFFIN 8 p.m. PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND 8 p.m. OKEE DOKEE BROTHERS 6 p.m. CHARLEY CROCKETT WITH VINCENT NEIL EMERSON 8 p.m.

July 1 3 7 12 22 24 30

INDIGO GIRLS WITH LUCY WAINWRIGHT ROCHE 8 p.m. WAR 8 p.m. THE HIGH KINGS 8 p.m. THE WAR AND TREATY 8 p.m. CLOUD CULT 8 p.m. DOC’S 70TH BIRTHDAY BASH 8 p.m. KEILLOR & COMPANY 8 p.m.

August

2–20 PENINSULA MUSIC FESTIVAL** 7 ANI DIFRANCO 8 p.m. 22 VICTOR WOOTEN - BASS EXTREMES 8 p.m. 28 ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL 8 p.m.

September 2 3 16 22

THE TEMPTATIONS 8 p.m. HOME FREE 8 p.m. CANADIAN BRASS 7 p.m. GORDON LIGHTFOOT 7 p.m.

October 2 14 22 28

SHAKEY GRAVES 7 p.m. MANHATTAN TRANSFER 7 p.m. MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES 7 p.m. PETER RABBIT TALES 9 a.m. & 1 p.m.

November

26 JUKEBOX SATURDAY NIGHT: MUSIC OF MANCINI 7 p.m.

December

22 UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTY WITH BIG MOUTH AND THE POWER TOOL HORNS 7 p.m. PLUS… Check out pages 35, 36, 37 for Winter 2023 Mainstage Events

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Yamato

Door Community Auditorium 2022 Main Stage Season Brochure