Patty and The Buttons preach the gospel of hot rhythm and happy feet. The band is similar to what you would find in a dance hall, cafe or nightclub anywhere around the world between 1920-1940. Despite being an ensemble firmly rooted in tradition, the band presents their music without being shackled to history. They play their own compositions as well as takes on music of the era. Patty’s eclectic taste gives the band diverse influences including New Orleans Traditional Jazz, Western Swing, Gypsy Melodies, Ragtime Piano Blues, Jug Music and 1930′s Popular Song. The core instrumentation of accordion, clarinet, guitar and bass is light and swift, but also melancholic and lush when it needs to be. Patty, mostly known as an accordionist doubles as the bands vocalist. His voice is inspired most by the old time hollers and croons from the dawn of recording once described as “Tom Waits meets Rudy Vallee.” More than anything, The Buttons is a group that is always enjoying themselves… Which seems to give audiences permission to do the same.

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Joyful Interactive Group Singing The Very Popular Big 70’s Singalong is Back!! And as always, with a Freshly Updated Song List. This Time Featuring a Special Tribute to BARRY MANILOW!! Jay and Doug will lead, and together you will belt out those great songs of the 70’s, including hits by Fleetwood Mac, Cat Stevens, John Denver, Dolly Parton, James Taylor, Glen Campbell, The Bee Gees, Carole King, Billy Joel, Elton John, The Eagles, and more. Bring your cell phone or iPad (if you need bigger text), and put on your favorite 70’s clothes. Jay Fuchs: Piano, Vocals, Song LeaderDoug Anderson: Vocals, Guest Song Leader Jay Fuchs is a renowned entertainer, music director, and music educator. For 25 years he has been the musical partner of Erin Schwab, the “Bette Midler of the Twin Cites”. Together they create and perform popular shows throughout the area, including Crooner’s Supper Club, LUSH Lounge and Theater, The W – Minneapolis, Birch’s on the Lake, and many other great venues. Jay is the founder and director of Dr. Jay’s Cabaret, which produces a series of fun and inspirational shows at a variety of popular entertainment spots. He has served as music director for the Governor’s Inauguration Ball, the Charlie Awards, the US Foods Awards Ball, the Basilica of Saint Mary Annual Fund Raiser, Children’s MN, and many more. For 27 years Jay was the Music Theory Department Head at McNally Smith College of Music. Doug Anderson is a veteran actor/dancer/performer in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. He has performed at the Guthrie, Chanhassen Dinner Theater, Hey City Theater, Center City Theater, and many others. He has also performed in London at The St. James Theater, Piaño, Crazy Coq’s, The Music Café and The Phoenix Arts Club.

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Crooners’ Up Front Series Dave Graf, trombonist for Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Harry Connick Jr., Julie Andrews, and many others, comes ‘Up Front’ for the first time in his own concert, sharing stories from his career and playing the songs that brought him there. Dave Graf: TromboneJennifer Grimm: VocalsMatt Peterson: BassPhil Hey: DrumsMary Louise Knutson: Piano Dave Graf started playing trombone in the 4th grade and just kept going with it. One of the most versatile and in-demand trombonists in the Twin Cities, Dave has worked in a wide range of musical settings. His jazz resume includes performances with Slide Hampton, Herbie Lewis, Jack McDuff, Charli Persip and Superband, the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Orchestra, and the Woody Herman Orchestra. As a member of local show orchestras, he has backed stars like Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Harry Connick Jr., Julie Andrews, and many others. Dave has been a fixture on the Twin Cities big band scene for decades. He played in the JazzMN Orchestra almost from its inception and performs frequently with many other area big bands. He has over four decades of experience playing in local pit orchestras for Broadway shows at the Ordway and other Twin Cities theaters. In the jazz realm, Dave was a member of Eric Kamau Gravatt’s group Source Code for several years until Eric’s relocation to his native Philadelphia, has been a long-time member of Doug Haining’s Twin Cities 7, percussionist Peter Kogan’s Monsterful Wonderband, and with his own group, Bone Chance, featuring his own compositions.

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 90 minutes before showtimes. Country Hits from the 1940s, 50s and 60s Country music from the hi-fi era, featuring an all-star band with Prudence Johnson on vocals, Dan Chouinard on piano, and five other veterans of the country scene and A Prairie Home Companion.Dan Chouinard: Piano, VocalsPrudence Johnson: VocalsGary Rue: Guitar, VocalsRichard Kriehn: Fiddle, Mando, Guitar, VocalsJoe Savage: Pedal Steel Guitar, Harmonica, VocalsPeter Johnson: Drums, VocalsGary Raynor: Bass Dan Chouinard accompanist for Twin Cities performers, an enabler of community sing-alongs and a writer of hit shows.Peter Johnson drummer with Doc Severinsen, Dave Brubeck, Manhattan Transfer, Gene Pitney.Prudence Johnson a multifaceted singer who’s appeared around the globe, in two films and over a dozen albums.Richard Kriehn won an international mandolin contest at age 19, and was on Prairie Home Companion for nearly a decade.Gary Raynor has played with the Count Basie band, Sammy Davis Jr., and at Crooners with Marilyn Maye and countless others.Gary Rue is the writer of 70 theater musicals, and was conductor and arranger for Gene Pitney and his 15-piece orchestra.Joe Savage has performed with such country legends as Hank Thompson, Margo Smith, Stonewall Jackson and Wanda Jackson. danchouinard.com/lush-country