Live Music

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 cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. I Am Woman …. Presented by Lori Dokken coming back to Crooners Join us for a concert event celebrating some of the greatest women singers and songwriters ever! Music Director and pianist Lori Dokken is joined by three of the finest Twin Cities’ vocalists – Judi Vinar, Patty Peterson and Rachel Holder – and they combine forces to turn the stage into a celebration of some of the monumental matriarchs of music. Every time these great friends take the stage, it promises to be a fantastic afternoon of hearing these women “roar” as only they can! Sit back and enjoy the vibrant vocal harmonies these women put to tunes made famous by divas like Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Joni Mitchell, Annie Lennox, Carole King, Barbra Streisand, Bonnie Raitt, Tina Turner, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, The Andrews Sisters, Sara Bareilles, Helen Reddy, Gladys Knight, Alicia Keys and several others. Their set list changes with every show so come back and check them out often! Lori Dokken vocals Patty Peterson vocals Rachel Holder vocals Judi Vinar vocals Over the past four decades, Lori Dokken has performed at every major venue in the Twin Cities from The Dakota to The Guthrie to The Ordway. A sought after accompanist, she is also a successful concert producer, educator, vocal coach, arranger, and vocalist. Currently the Music Director at Unity Minneapolis, she has also been the MD for everything from ensembles at McNally Smith College of Music to acts at the Bryant Lake Bowl and recently was the Music Director for Disenchanted during its successful run at The Illusion Theatre in November 2014. She has produced headline shows for cruise ships as well as local cabaret acts and has opened for legends like Eartha Kitt, Carole King and Tony Bennett. Lori has sung backups for Kenny Loggins and shared the stage with Beatrice Arthur. LoriDokken.com

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 75 minutes before showtime. Traditional Jazz Concert Featuring Jazz Ensemble I, Jazz Ensemble II and Junior High Jazz. Students in the Totino-Grace Jazz Departments, directed by Tim Hoffman, Jessica Haut and Patrick Gonsalves. TotinoGrace.org

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Harp-Forward Chamber Pop Featuring unique songforms and original songs that are sometimes thought-provoking, funny, edgy, and heartbreaking all at once, harpist and lead vocalist Phala Tracy (Matt Wilson and His Orchestra, Dust of Suns) leads a trio with Natalie Nowytski (Country Roads, Orkestar Bez Ime) and Scott Keever (Orkestar Bez Ime) through a winding, multi-lingual musical path exploring love, grief, renewal, and self. Phala Tracy harp, vocals Scott Keever guitar, vocals Natalie Nowytski bass, vocals Follow the Firefly—an imaginative trio comprised of guitar, bass, harp, and voices—made its debut in the fall of 2021. With several paths winding through its varied stylistic influences, the trio twists and turns through singer-songwriter originals, composed instrumentals, and even a foray into traditional music from Eastern Europe.

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