The Oscar Song Sing-Along with Dan Chouinard & Special Guest Maud Hixson at Crooners

Dunsmore Jazz Room 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Celebrating the Best Songs of the Movies Since 1934 there’s been an Academy Award given for Best Original Song. In this season of waiting for this year’s ceremony (March 2), the Oscar Song Sing-Along at Crooners is safe place to burn off some of that anticipatory excitement by singing a bunch of our favorite movie songs – winning and not-winning – of the past 90 years. Dan Chouinard: Piano and Host Maud Hixson: Special Guest Singer and Movie Music Expert Dan Chouinard is an all-purpose pianist and accordionist, concert soloist and accompanist, sing-along enabler, and writer and host of live history-and-music shows for MPR, TPT and theaters around the Twin Cities and beyond. Maud Hixson is a devoted exponent of great songs, ranging from the classic Great American Songbook to unsung compositions awaiting rediscovery. She’s been hailed as “gently virtuosic” (All About Jazz), with a style that’s “warm, compelling and intimate” (Michael Feinstein). “Eclectic Minnesota accompanist Dan Chouinard is ‘everyone’s go-to guy.’ “ — Kim Ode, StarTribune 2017 danchouinard.com

The New Standards at Crooners

Main Stage Showroom 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Jazz Arrangements of Pop and Rock Hits Minnesota stalwarts, The New Standards create an intriguing blend of everything from classic cabaret to punk rock, from the freedom of jazz, to the soul of pop and rock. They make it work through offbeat humor and sheer musicianship.Chan Poling: Piano and Vocals John Munson: Bass and Vocals Steve Roehm: Vibraphone Formed in 2005 as an off-shoot project between three Minneapolis-based musicians and friends, The New Standards has grown into a globe-spanning adventure—filling theaters and clubs around the world and spawning several CDs, videos, cartoons, and dance and theater projects that have charmed and delighted an ever-multiplying legion of faithful fans. “As a trio, they have made a practice of dressing up punk and pop classics – “I Will Dare” by the Replacements gets a place in the pantheon – in jazz arrangements that overlay piano, upright bass and vibraphone…The DNA of the band and its members has its feet firmly rooted into punk/pop culture.” – NY Times www.thenewstandards.com

GB Leighton at Medina

Medina Entertainment Center 500 Hwy 55, Medina

with guest Lisa Wenger & Her Mean, Mean Men

$27 – $37

Colleen Raye with Rick Carlson

Maggie’s Piano Lounge 6161 Highway 65 NE, Minneapolis

No cover–light fare available from 4:30pm to 9:30pm. Full-menu available until 8:30pm. Bar and table seating offered – NO RESERVATIONS Colleen Raye: Vocals Rick Carlson: Piano Maggie’s Piano Lounge is a warm, relaxed and inviting space featuring a variety of seasoned singers and piano players. No cover. Order all of your favorite Crooners drinks and dinner items, experience superb service, and enjoy the great music!

Shane Martin at 201

201 Tavern Beer Garden and Grill 201 Jackson Street #102, Anoka

Barking Daisy at Neisens

Neisens Sports Bar and Grill 4851 West 123rd Street Savage, MN 55378, Savage