Archives for August 2012

Baffling Bill is back at the Dogwood this time to present “Baffling Bill’s Magic of Christmas Show”!  With over 16 years of experience as an educator/entertainer, Baffling Bill knows how to make learning fun through dazzling magic, audience participation, and non-stop laughter! 

Let the fun begin!  Card tricks, illusions, rabbits, and puzzling magic!  Things will disappear and re-appear later in the show when you least expect it!  Be ready to giggle, laugh and then wonder… “How did he do that”???  A special appearance (or will it be a disappearance?) by Santa!  Bring the family for a fun night out at the Dogwood!

Click here to purchase tickets! $15 for adults and $5 for children under 18.  7:30 p.m. Main Stage. General Admission.
Tickets are available here online, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont.
Box Office hours are Tuesday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and two hours prior to an event.  For information, phone 231.924.8885.
NCCA-Artsplace hours are Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Thursdays 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The Braunschweiger Blues Band will be back in the Black Box on December 8!  Come on out for a great time with Doug Harmon and crew….these guys know how to have fun!

This popular local group has a great sound, gets everyone up and dancing, and having fun! Join us for a great night!
Band members include:  John Chandonnet on drums and vocals; Todd Juengel on guitar, keyboard and vocals; Wade Perkins on horns, keyboard and vocals; Randy Seabolt on bass and vocals; Doug Harmon on guitar and vocals; and Cousin Richie on vocals and sound technician.
Click here to purchase tickets! $12.50. Black Box. 7:30 p.m. 
Tickets are available here online, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont.
The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and two hours prior to an event.  For information, phone 231.924.8885.
NCCA-Artsplace hours are Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Thursdays 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

For Elisabeth von Trapp, the sounds of music are part of her earliest memories. Born and raised in Vermont, Elisabeth is the granddaughter of the legendary Maria and Baron von Trapp, whose story inspired The Sound of Music. Singing professionally since childhood, Elisabeth has enthralled audiences from European cathedrals to Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center.

The Empire Brass enjoys an international reputation as North America’s finest brass quintet, renowned for its brilliant virtuosity and unparalleled diversity of its repertoire. The five musicians – all of whom have held leading positions with major American orchestras – perform over 100 concerts a year in cities such as New York, Boston, Chicago, Washington, London, Zurich, and Tokyo. With their best-selling recordings on the Telarc label they have introduced an even larger audience worldwide to the excitement of brass music, ranging from Bach and Handel to jazz and Broadway. They are equally at home in the majestically antiphonal works that Gabrieli composed for St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice and the exuberant show-stopping tunes that Richard Rodgers and Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote for the Broadway stage.

With a voice that critics have called “hauntingly clear” (New York Times), Elisabeth, along with the Empire Brass, “…will send a thrill of pleasure through your nervous system” (Boston Globe).

The highlight of the evening is a wonderful medley from The Sound of Music, wherein the guitar solo Edelweiss flows into an extraordinary rendition of Stille Nacht.

Preglow will start at 6:30 p.m. and feature a photo opportunity complete with sleigh and Christmas scene for a complimentary image of you and your family and friends, hot chocolate, coffee, and treats, and much more to celebrate the Dogwood 10th anniversary!

Click here to purchase tickets. Adults $30. Children 18 and under $15. Main Stage. Reserved seating. Preglow 6:30 p.m. Show 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available here online, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont.
The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and two hours prior to an event.  For information, phone 231.924.8885.
NCCA-Artsplace hours are Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Thursdays 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

West Michigan’s two newest orchestras, the Shoreline Symphony and the Newaygo County Community Orchestra, will present a joint performance on Sunday, November 25 at 3:00 p.m. on the Main Stage.  Highlights will include Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, and familiar and much-loved works by J.S. Bach, Bela Bartok, and Maurice Ravel.  The concert is free of charge.
The Shoreline Symphony, established in September 2012, is celebrating its first season of creating quality classical music for Muskegon and Newaygo County audiences.  Led by founding director S. Annette Jurcevic, the Shoreline Symphony brings together professional and amateur musicians who play alongside students and faculty from several area colleges and universities.  It is the only all-volunteer orchestra in the Muskegon area to include woodwinds, brass, percussion, and strings.
The Newaygo County Community Orchestra, a string orchestra established in February 2012, is in its second season of rehearsing and performing in Newaygo County.  Founding director Lucy Spinner leads orchestra rehearsals.  Members include musicians of all ages and from a variety of musical backgrounds.  NC Community Orchestra specializes in adaptations of popular classical works.
Conductor Annette Jurcevic will direct musicians from both orchestras in the joint performance.  Jurcevic is a recent transplant to West Michigan from Austin, Texas, where she directed the Austin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Austin Summer Pops Orchestra, and the St. Edward’s University Orchestra.  She currently conducts Shoreline Symphony, the West Shore Chorus, and the Muskegon Shoreline Chorus.
Free admission. Main Stage. General Seating. 3:00 p.m.

The Newaygo County Community Choir presents their Christmas program. Free admission. Main Stage. General seating. 3:00 p.m.

The Newaygo County People for Peace will present their annual Celebrate Peace concert with Sandra Bernard and Friends. Other performers will include Eldon Howe and Beth Keloneva and Shea Russell, Dan and Shelly Wierenga, David and Lee Middleman, Tom Messinck, Fred Convertini, Charlie Johnson and Peggy Maat, Redwing, Donald Benson, Barb Pitcher and Amy Oak, and Brenda Huckins Bonter!
Click here to purchase tickets. $12.50. Black Box. 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are available here online, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont.
The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and two hours prior to an event.  For information, phone 231.924.8885.
NCCA-Artsplace hours are Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Thursdays 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Classical Jam is committed to presenting engaging, lively, and high-caliber performances to diverse audiences. Known for their sparkling style and creative concert programs, Classical Jam unites acclaimed soloists and chamber musicians for performances that delight both new and established classical music audiences.
Classical Jam’s wide-ranging repertoire includes traditional classical works, exciting improvisations, commissioned new works, and Classical Jam original compositions. Classical Jam aims to develop a personal relationship between concert-goers, performers, and composers by inviting audiences to share in the process of creation and discovery.
Classical Jam members (Jennifer Choi, violin; Wendy Law, cello; Marco Granados, flute; and Justin Hines, percussion) perform regularly with “Musicians from Marlboro,” Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and Ethel. Individually they have appeared as soloists with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Singapore Symphony, the Juilliard Orchestra, the Oregon Symphony and the Virginia Symphony, among others. Members have performed in venues throughout Europe, Asia, the America’s and the Middle East. Along with their dedication to their individual careers, members of Classical Jam are teaching artists at such leading organizations as the Lincoln Center Institute, the New York Philharmonic, 92nd Street Y, and Carnegie Hall.
Classical Jam was recently selected by Concert Artists Guild to receive the Cary Trust Fund for Contemporary Music Projects, in commissioning composer Randall Woolf for a new work for the ensemble. A grant from the Puffin Foundation LTD was also awarded to Classical Jam in collaboration with filmmaker Kasia Witek in producing “Classical Jam – A Documentary”.
Classical Jam musicians are graduates of the Juilliard School, the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the New England Conservatory, and the Manhattan School of Music.
Click here to purchase tickets. Adults $17.50. Children 18 and under $10. Main Stage. General Seating.  3:00 p.m.
Tickets are available here online, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont.
The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and two hours prior to an event.  For information, phone 231.924.8885.
NCCA-Artsplace hours are Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Thursdays 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

You’re invited to take a tour of the Dogwood Center for Performing Arts! Come on over and “Get In On the Act” as you get to visit all the in’s and out’s of your local performing arts venue. Sign up to win door prizes and indulge in refreshments!
Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012, is proud that it has established itself as an organization dedicated to its mission and serving the people of Newaygo County. We are excited to be planning and working “to set the stage” for the next 10 years!
Have you ever wondered what it looks like in the technician’s booth? Would you like to see what an “intelligent light” looks like? Wonder what your voice sounds like over a microphone? Step behind the scenes for a unique tour of the Dogwood Center and be guided through the facilities and equipment! Everyone is invited, so bring your friends and neighbors to check out the Dogwood!
Tour and experience the following on September 30:

• Technician’s Booth – Main Stage and Black Box sound and light controls. Includes new equipment recently acquired!
• Green Room – the comfortable space performers are in right before they come on stage.
• Main Stage – see the rigging controls for the stage and try out the microphone …. feel the bright lights like you are the performer!
• Catwalk – look down from above and see how the lighting is hung. A great view of the main stage!
• Dressing Rooms – look in the same mirrors that Judy Collins, Garrison Keillor, Janis Ian, Verve Pipe, John Berry, and dancers from the New York City Ballet have looked!
• Black Box – enjoy some light refreshments and the sounds of local pianists as they perform on the Dogwood’s Steinway piano!
• Enter a door prize drawing for 2 tickets to the upcoming performance of Aquila Theatre’s Cyrano de Bergerac!

Free Admission, no tickets required. All ages! 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

As acoustic musicians go these days, Brian Oberlin (mandolin) and Luke Gitchel (guitar) have a chemistry like no other. They have been playing together for 15 years, yet each concert is full of new ideas as they spring and lope through songs, bouncing off each others nuances with a  lively thrill. Their vocal harmonies are likened to brothers as they honed their skills together as teenagers playing in several different Michigan bands. They both grew up in music playing bluegrass on their respective instruments and they write their own songs in the bluegrass and swing genres. Seth Sutton will join them to make an original, bluegrass, and acoustic swing concert that is sure to be a fun evening.
Click here to purchase tickets. $12.50. Black Box. 7:30 p.m.
Dogwood Box Office Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and two hours prior to an event. For more information please contact Dogwood Box Office at 231.924.8885.
Tickets may also be purchased at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. Hours are Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Thursday, 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.. For more information please contact the Artsplace at 231.924.4022.