Date: Saturday, November 25, 2017

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. Almost 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. At DCA, Big Mouth will present an evening of holiday music and other swinging tunes with two special guests: Janet Planet (whom Jazziz Magazine calls “the voice of the New Jazz Culture … amazingly powerful, with seemingly limitless expression”) and Steve March-Tormé (whose singing the L.A. Times calls “seductive and effortless”).

Major Sponsor:
Main Street Market

Date: Saturday, November 4, 2017

Ruthie Foster can command any stage with her fiery blend of soul, blues, rock, folk, and gospel. She returns to DCA fresh off the release of her critically acclaimed album “Joy Comes Back,” which Paste Magazine calls “further evidence of Foster’s prowess when it comes to breaking through boundaries.” Best known for their appearance in “O Brother Where Art Thou,” the Grammy Award-winning Fairfield Four perform their trademark a cappella music to enthusiastic crowds across the country. The quartet has been singularly important in revitalizing and preserving the oldest styles of traditional spiritual and gospel singing.

Presenting Sponsors
Door County Living, Peninsula Pulse
Major Sponsor
Al Johnson’s Restaurant & Butik, Lori & David Nicholas
Supporting Sponsors

2017/2018 Passport Program – Cultural & Educational Opportunities for Door County Students & Families
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Date: Friday, November 3, 2017

Hailed as the “Mark Twain of Americana,” Paul Thorn brings his gritty, gospel-infused Southern rock straight from his hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi, where he grew up as the son of a Pentecostal preacher. Thorn’s music mixes hard-driving boogie with soulful wit. The McCrary Sisters (Ann, Deborah, Regina, and Alfreda) are the daughters of the late Reverend Samuel McCrary—one of the original members of fellow Blues and Roots Fest feature The Fairfield Four. Dynamic and powerful, The McCrary Sisters carry on their family’s legacy with grace, hope, and gorgeous harmonies.

Presenting Sponsors
Door County Living, Peninsula Pulse
Major Sponsor
Al Johnson’s Restaurant & Butik, Lori & David Nicholas
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2017/2018 Passport Program – Cultural & Educational Opportunities for Door County Students & Families
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Date: Thursday, November 2, 2017

Leyla McCalla is a New York-born Haitian-American living in New Orleans. Proficient on cello, tenor banjo, and guitar, McCalla (formerly of the Carolina Chocolate Drops) sings in French, Haitian Creole, and English. Deeply influenced by Creole, Cajun, and Haitian music, as well as by American jazz and folk, McCalla’s music is at once earthy, elegant, and witty—soaked in three centuries of history, yet also fresh, distinctive, and contemporary.

Presenting Sponsors
Door County Living, Peninsula Pulse
Major Sponsor
Al Johnson’s Restaurant & Butik, Lori & David Nicholas
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2017/2018 Passport Program – Cultural & Educational Opportunities for Door County Students & Families
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Date: Monday, October 16, 2017

Touring for the first time ever in North America, ‘The Simon and Garfunkel Story’ is a critically acclaimed concert style theatrical experience about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time. Using state of the art video projection, incredible lighting, and a full live band ‘The Simon & Garfunkel Story’ is a moving and powerful concert featuring all the hits such as “Mrs. Robinson”, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “Homeward Bound”, “Scarborough Fair”, “The Boxer”, “The Sound Of Silence” and many more. This is a show not to be missed!

Underwriting Sponsors:
Margie & Dale West, A Friend of the Auditorium
Major Sponsor:
Door County Medical Center
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Date: Sunday, October 8, 2017

Arlo Guthrie’s father Woody hoped one day to have enough kids to form a family band, traveling the country and singing their songs together – Generations.

The Re:Generation tour is the spirit of an American family making music together. Arlo’s children Abe and Sarah Lee will be joining their dad to present music of the Guthrie Generations.

“The road continues to beckon and the kids, with kids of their own, are hearing the call of their own thoughts. Onward!” ~ Arlo

Headlining Sponsor:
Cynthia Stiehl & The MMG Foundation in Celebration of the YMCA
Major Sponsor:
Al Johnson’s Restaurant & Butik
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Date: Friday, August 25, 2017

Amy Ray and Emily Saliers are Indigo Girls. Rolling Stone describes them as the “ideal duet partners.… When they sing together, they radiate a sense of shared purpose that adds muscle to their lanky, deeply felt folk-tinged pop songs.” The Grammy-winning duo became overnight folk-rock stars in 1989 and have maintained that status ever since, delivering their unique brand of openhearted songwriting and lush harmonies to sellout crowds worldwide. Indigo Girls’ constant touring, as well as their staunch dedication to social and environmental causes, has earned them a fervidly devoted fan following over the years.

Opening Set by Becky Warren!
As heard on NPRs All Things Considered, Nashville singer/songwriter Becky Warrens debut solo album War Surplus relays the affecting, gritty and candid tale of the relationship between an Iraq-bound soldier named Scott and his girlfriend, June. As the story unfolds, the two meet, fall in love, and struggle to hold it all together when he returns from his deployment with PTSD. From the records award-winning lead track straight through til the last note, Warrens potency as a songwriter is on full display, as she weaves a compelling musical narrative rooted in her own life experiences and the rich sounds of Americana and rock & roll.

Headlining Sponsor:
Main Street Market
Major Sponsor:
Door County Medical Center
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