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Pride and Joy Starring Doug Anderson & Lori Dokken with Gregg Peterson at Crooners

Dunsmore Jazz Room 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtimes. Gay Comedic Cabaret, Rat Pack Join Doug Anderson as he will be singing some smart, fun, sassy, gay and occasionally naughty songs filled with the pride & joy, this Pride month brings. Let’s celebrate Pride month at Crooners! Doug Anderson vocals Lori Dokken piano Gregg Peterson special guest Doug Anderson has been a comedic, singer/performer for over 40 years. Singing in London at The Piano, Crazy Coq’s, The Phoenix Arts Club are some favorites. In New York at Don’t Tell Mama’s, Birdland, Rose’s Turn, 88’s. Doug has performed at The Guthrie with Joe Chvala and The Flying Foot Forum, The Chanhassen Dinner Theater in 4 productions, The Hey City Theater, BLB and Crooners to mention a few local venues. douganderson.com

Kenni Holmen Up Front at Crooners

Crooners Main Stage 6161 Hwy 65 NE, Minneapolis

Remodeled classic nightclub featuring raised ceilings, luxury booths, tiered seating, and state-of-the-art sound and lights. Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 1 hour before showtimes. Internationally Acclaimed Saxophone Crooners’ Up Front Series: Saxophonist for Prince, Celine Dion, Frank Sinatra, Chaka Khan and many more comes ‘Up Front’ for the first time in his own concert, telling stories from his career and playing the songs that brought him there. Kenni Holmen, sax Jennifer Grimm, vocals Yohannes Tona, bass Petar Janjic, drums Kevin Gastonguay, piano David Feily, guitar Kenni Holmen is one of the most active recording and touring musicians from the Twin Cities area. Kenni has performed and recorded with many local, national and international artists over his twenty year career. Kenni has performed with Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, T.C. Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Donny Osmond, The Rev. Billy Graham Crusade, The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Doc Severinson, Garrison Keilor, The Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra just to name a few. Kenni has recorded with Janet Jackson, Rod Stewart, Prince, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Ben Sidran, Baby Face, Mandy Moore, and many others. In addition to recording album projects and jingles, Kenni also writes, co-produces and has performed with New Age artist Lorie Line since 1993. This includes a performance at The White House in the fall of 2000. Kenni was voted “Best Tenor Sax Player” by Twin Cities Reader magazine. Kenni is also featured with Prince’s horn section called “The HornHeads” who have toured throughout the United States and Europe since 1992. “Kenni Holmen is a musical freak of nature” –Vulfpeck Hornheads.com/Kenni-Holmen

EAT A FEAT / The Songs of The Allman Brothers and Little Feat

The Belvedere at Crooners 6161 Highway 65 NE, Minneapolis

Dinner and cocktail seating and service begins 75 minutes before showtimes. Southern Rock and Soul Mick Sterling Presents EAT A FEAT / The Songs of The Allman Brothers and Little Feat is a force of nature show that features three guitars, two pianos, three horns, full percussion and a killer rhythm section honoring the legendary bands THE ALLMAN BROTHERS and LITTLE FEAT. Led by Mick Sterling, this show is unstoppable. Mick Sterling – Lead VocalMark Lickteig – Hammond Organ and VocalPeter Guertin – PianoJohn Wright – Bass GuitarBobby Vandell – DrumsStan Kipper – DrumsChico Perez – PercussionStephen Morgan – GuitarDan Neale – GuitarSteve Lehto – GuitarDavid Foley – SaxJeff Gottwig – TrumpetJim Hann – Trombone Mick Sterling is a Minnesota Music Hall of Fame and Midwest Music Hall of Fame Recipient and a veteran of the Twin Cities music scene for over four decades. He is also the founder of MICK STERLING PRESENTS that produces over 30 different shows in the region and is the Founder of The 30-Days Foundation. www.micksterlingpresents.com

Maggie’s Afterglow: Colleen Raye and Rick Carlson

Maggie’s 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 Maggie’s Afterglow consists of casual entertainment offered outside our usual listening environment of ticketed concerts. Various jazz singers and pianists appear in the lounge. There is no cover, but tips are encouraged. You may sign up for the guest list, but space is not reserved. Seating is first come, first served in the bar and at lounge tables.

Aaron Lee Kaplan at Pioneer Place

Veranda Lounge MN

Aaron Lee Kaplan is a guitarist and singer/songwriter from Marshfield, WI. He describes his music as Twisted Blues & Eclectic Americana. He has been gaining a reputation throughout the Midwest for his slide and fingerstyle guitar playing and his humorous yet thought-provoking original songs. Kaplan usually performs as a one-man-band by using foot percussion to fill out his sound. Kaplan has been performing for over 20 years in a wide variety of genres, both as a solo artist and with various groups. He incorporates this experience and his diverse influences into an original style based in American Roots music yet progressive in scope. He uses blues and folk music as a framework to experiment and play with the conventions of the genre. He regularly employs dissonance and chromatic passages to create tension and humor in his music. As a lyricist, Kaplan is often philosophical and touches on deep themes such as mortality, identity, mental illness, addiction, and the meaning of human experience. He uses dark humor; word play and at times abstract imagery to explore these themes in an original and deeply personal way. In September 2017, Kaplan released his EP Some Sunny Day. One of the songs from that EP, It Is What It Is, was included on the Wisconsin Roots Music Co-Op 2019 Compilation CD. In March 2020, he released his album Dairyland, a collection of original guitar instrumentals inspired by life in Wisconsin. His latest album, Smiley’s Blues, was released in December 2022. All these releases have been well received by audiences and have received regional radio airplay. Kaplan is currently performing throughout the Midwest and in the planning stages for recording a new album.

Jim McGowan at Dubliner

The Dubliner Pub 2162 University Avenue, St. Paul

Jim performs an engaging mix of acoustic, folk, rock, Irish, roots & blues. Prepare for a good time…and to sing along!