Concerts

Barbary Coast Dixieland Show Band

Saturday, June 1st, 7:30 pm

This ensemble of entertaining multi-instrumentalists, who occasionally swap instruments onstage without missing a note, will have your feet tapping from their very first song. Always a sell-out.

We are now sold out and taking names for a waiting list if any tickets get returned

Tickets are $24 for adults and $17 for students and youth.

Bob Milne

traditional jazz piano
Saturday, June 8th, 7:30 pm

From the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival to the Montreal Jazz Festival, this “national treasure” is considered to be one of the best ragtime/boogie-woogie pianists in the world.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $15 for students of all ages.
 

The Elvis Show

Saturday, June 15th, 7:30 pm

Joe Sir and his Rockabilly Rebels perform a tribute to Elvis from hits of the '50s and the music of his movies to hid Grammy award winning gospel music and his record-breaking years in Las Vegas in th '70s.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $15 for students and youth.

This is Cabaret

The Phipps Dance Theater
August 16th - 18th, 2013

Musical theater and jazz dances from shows such as Moulin Rouge, Chicago, Victor/Victoria, and Cabaret, as well as original choreography.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $10 for students of all ages.

Friday & Saturday, August 16 & 17, 2013, at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 18, 2013, at 2 p.m.

The Classic Big Band and The Nostalgics

Saturday, August 24th, 7:30 pm

This hot 17-piece band is dedicated to preserving the original sounds of the great bands of the swing era, such as Miller, Dorsey, Goodman, Shaw, and James; while The Nostalgics recreate the close harmonies of vocal groups of the 1940s.

Tickets are $24 for adults and $17 for students of all ages.
 

Babatunde Lea Quartet

Sunday, September 22nd, 7:00 pm

A master percussionist who has played with a diversity of artists, from Pharoah Sanders to Van Morrison, will perform a concert steeped in African rhythms, Afro-Caribbean spiced music, and straight-ahead jazz.

Tickets are $24 for adults and $17 for students and youth
 

Phil Kadidlo and Les Izmoore Band

45 RPM
Saturday, October 5th, 7:30 pm

The popular keyboardist and his bandmates perform and reflect upon songs they grew up listening to on 45 rpm records, from Elvis and The Beatles to ‘80s New Wave. Fun memories, special guests, and great music.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $15 for students and youth
 

Ensemble Aventura

Cabaret at Cafe 45
Saturday, October 12th, 7:30 pm

Go nightclub-hopping through the heart of Europe with an exuberant world-music quintet featuring violins, voices, and rhythm. Enjoy Parisian ballads, German satire, Gypsy jazz, Balkan dances, and Russian romances.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $15 for students and youth
 

Patrick Ball

Celtic Harp & Story
Sunday, November 10th, 7:00 pm

Marvelous old tales of wit and enchantment accompanied by jigs, reels, and haunting airs performed on the ancient, brass-strung harp of Ireland.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $15 for students and youth
 

Holiday Concerts by The Phipps Festival Chorus

Saturday, December 7th, 2013

Now in its third decade of performances, the popular chorus welcomes the holidays with a variety of selections to cheer hearts, brighten nights, and put all in a festive holiday mood.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $15 for students and youth

Saturday, December 7, 2013, at 3 p.m. & 7 p.m.

The Barley Jacks with Brian Wicklund

Saturday, January 18th, 7:30 pm

A blend of original bluegrass, Celtic, and roots played with acrobatic skill and soul by fiddler Brian Wicklund, guitarist Joe Cruz, bassist Kevin Rowe, and percussionist Joel Arpin.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $18 for students and youth
 

The Shadows Band

'50s Tribute Show
Saturday, January 25th, 7:30 pm

Songs of the '50s and '60s by the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Bobby Vee (the band's former lead singer), Gene Pitney (who the band accompanied in the early '60s and who wrote one of its million seller hits, "Rubber Ball"), and the biggest star of that era, Roy Orbison

Tickets are $25 in advance, or $29 at the door

Northern Gael

Saturday, March 15th, 7:30 pm

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Ross Sutter (voice, guitar, bodhrán, button accordion), Laura MacKenzie (wooden flutes, whistles, concertina, various bagpipes, voice), and fiddler/sean-nós dancer Danielle Enblom as they bring the music and traditional dance steps of the Irish and Scottish countrysides to life.

Tickets are $24 for adults and $17 for students and youth

Sheldon Theatre Brass Band

Sunday, March 30th, 7:00 pm

This award-winning 30-piece ensemble based on the British brass band tradition will perform marches, overtures, classical transcriptions, jazz, and popular tunes.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $15 for students and youth

Oratorio and Organ Ovations

Music for Chorus and the "King of Instruments"Sunday, April 13th, 2:00 pm

The 60-voice choir will perform outstanding oratorio choruses and festival anthems with pipe organ accompaniment by William Kuhlman, a critically acclaimed professor emeritus of organ at Luther College.

General admission tickets are $22 for adults and $10 for students and youth

This concert will take place at Bethel Lutheran Church, 920 Third Street, Hudson
 

Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

Sunday, May 18th, 7:00 pm

“Flawless, musical and witty,” according to Classical Guitar Magazine, England, the quartet has performed throughout the United States, balancing an array of first-rate repertoire ranging from Renaissance and Baroque to Spanish, Latin American and Romantic to contemporary works.

Tickets are $22 for adults and $15 for students and youth

Jared Sherlock

Illusionist & Comic Magician
Saturday, May 31st, 7:30 pm

Modern magic, high-energy comedy juggling, fun audience interaction, a contemporary performance of the infamous bullet-catch, and Jared sawing his beautiful assistant in half are just a few of the things you will encounter.

Tickets are $24 for adults and $17 for students and youth
 

Barbary Coast Dixieland Show Band

Sunday, June 1st, 7:00 pm

This ensemble of entertaining multi-instrumentalists, who occasionally swap instruments onstage without missing a note, will have your feet tapping from their very first song.  Always a sell-out.

Tickets are $24 for adults and $17 for students and youth