A Center for the Arts


	Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra Sunday, October 27 2:00pm Please join us for a wonderful afternoon of orchestra music as director Craig Peterson conducts the Fergus Falls Civic Orchestra. Featuring the music of Haydn, Beethoven, and Brahms.	tickets
	Triple Espresso Friday, November 1, 2019 7:30 pm The third in our 2019-20 Center Series Triple Espresso – a highly caffeinated comedy tells the story of three guys whose bid for showbiz fame and fortune ended in 4-minutes of magnificent failure on national television. Hugh Butternut, Buzz Maxwell, and Bobby Bean tell their rags-to-rags story earnestly, with hysterical results. Butternut is a musician, a vulnerable soul with a lounge lizard smile; Maxwell is an uncertain magician with an attitude; and Bean is an irrepressible, all-over-the-map entertainer with big dreams. The laughter is infectious and the comedy appeals to everyone from first graders to college students to baby-boomers to grandparents. Early in 1995, Bill Arnold, Michael Pearce Donley, and Bob Stromberg, three successful solo performers who admired each other’s work, gathered over coffee, never knowing the full impact the caffeinated brew would have on their future. They decided to write something they could perform as a trio. Something fun, something unusual, something that would make people laugh so hard they’d snort and embarrass themselves! Funny Stuff!	tickets
	Che Apalache Friday, November 8, 2019 7:30pm The fourth in our 2019-20 Center Series Che Apalache is a four-man string band based in Buenos Aires with members from Argentina, Mexico and the United States. The group’s founder is Joe Troop (fiddle), a North Carolinian multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and composer who moved to Argentina in 2010. While patiently carving out a niche in the local music scene, Joe taught bluegrass and old-time music for a living. That’s how he met Pau Barjau (banjo), Franco Martino (guitar) and Martin Bobrik (mandolin), his most dedicated students. They quickly became picking buddies and in 2013 decided to hit the stage. Che Apalache began as a bluegrass band, but eventually incorporated Latin American styles into their repetoire. Combining instrumental prowess with tight vocal harmonies, they have created an authentic blend of genres to reflect the nature of their lives. Evoking images from Appalachia to the Andes, their debut album, “Latingrass,” is a testament to a powerful cultural and musical exchange. Take a Listen	tickets
	Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience Saturday, November 16, 2019 7:30 pm A Bonus Option for our 2019-20 Center Series Season Package! The Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience is a rare newcomer to traditional pop...fusing a big band spirit with an inventive edge...at once more risky than Buble, more modern than Sinatra. Shaun, an Emmy award-winning crooner (and lead singer of the internationally known vocal group, Tonic Sol-fa) indelibly stamps vocal jazz and swing with a contemporary punch - to the delight of both traditionalists and newcomers - emerging as an original voice in the continuing tradition of the American singer.	tickets
	Dance & Dessert Saturday & Sunday December 7 & 8 2pm JOIN US for a delightful performance of dance followed by a sweet treat at the Senior Center across the street! Dance & Dessert is in it's 25th season featuring auditioned dancers from the Fergus Falls School of Dance. One of the hallmarks is the program variety with beautiful ballet pieces, several modern works and upbeat jazz & hip-hop dance numbers. It's the Perfect Way to LEAP into the Holiday Season! This show is approximately 90 minutes long with no intermission.	tickets
	At Christmas Thursday, December 12 7:30pm At Christmas is a unique blend of family fueled comedy and surprisingly tender and truthful Christmas experiences brilliantly written and performed by three alumni of Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop, as well as a live, 6-piece band featuring one of the Twin Cities' favorite front men, Mick Sterling. This show is a lovely holiday gem that has touched thousands across the region with their surprisingly fresh interpretations of recognizable Christmas favorites.	tickets
	Bells are Ringing Featuring Local Favorites: Wendy & Linda Friday, December 20 7:30 pm	tickets
	James Sewell Ballet Saturday, January 18, 2020 7:30pm The fifth in our 2019-20 Center Series Based in the Twin Cities, James Sewell Ballet studios are located at The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts in Downtown Minneapolis. James Sewell Ballet was the dream of Sally Rousse and James Sewell, two innovators who together re-imagined what a contemporary ballet company could look like: a chamber dance troupe that blends the elegance of classical ballet, the freedom of modern dance, and the can-do spirit of vaudeville. JSB’s annual cutting edge “Ballet Works Project,” features new works by emerging and established choreographers.	tickets
	Dolly Patsy Loretta Legendary Ladies of Country Music - A Tribute Friday, February 7, 2020 7:30pm The sixth in our 2019-20 Center Series Come celebrate the music and memories of Dolly, Patsy, Loretta, spanning three decades of the iconic songs of country music’s all-time legends Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton. Join us for an unforgettable evening of live music featuring their number one hits, including I Will Always Love You, Jolene, Walking After Midnight, I Fall to Pieces, Coal Miner’s Daughter, Blue Kentucky Girl and many more legendary favorites! Dolly, Patsy, Loretta – The Legendary Ladies of Country Music features actresses seen in the Vegas productions of Phantom of the Opera, Million Dollar Quartet, BAZ, and Jersey Boys, and backed by the best musicians Nashville has to offer!	tickets
	American Shakespeare Center's Production of A Midsummer Night's Dream Friday, March 13, 2020 7:30pm The seventh in our 2019-20 Center Series Direct from the Blackfriars Playhouse, the American Shakespeare Center on Tour delivers seriously fun Shakespeare to audiences at performing arts centers, universities, and selective high schools throughout the U.S. Since 1988, ASC on Tour has entertained audiences each year by offering three plays performed in repertory by the same troupe of actors. From single-day events to week-long interactive residencies, ASC on Tour has earned its reputation as one of America’s most respected touring theatre groups. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595/96. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, to Hippolyta (the former queen of the Amazons). These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors (the mechanicals) who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.	tickets
	Christian Howes with Community Musicians Saturday, April 25, 2020 7:30 pm The eighth in our 2019-20 Center Series Named top 3 in the Downbeat Critics Poll in his category and nominated Violinist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist Association, Christian Howes takes the violins far beyond its traditional classical repertoire. From jazz, gospel, a touch of latin, to bluegrass and Americana, Christian Howes is a versatile musician highly recognized as one of the pioneers of improvisation [for strings]. Among many accolades, his 2015 release, “American Spirit” was named among the Best Jazz Albums of 2015″ by the Huffington Post. This summer, Christian celebrates over 1 million views on his Youtube channel with the highly anticipated: Flipping Bach's Violin Partita. Howes is the founder of “Creative Strings“, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to expand music education through the creation of online curriculum, an annual summer conference, and dozens of visits to schools annually teaching improvisation, contemporary styles, and related subjects. He will be joined on stage by our local civic orchestra and high school orchestra musicians.	tickets