Dogwood

Muskegon’s Dutch Henry is an alternative/roots/pop/rock band that is refreshing and trend-setting.  Band members include Greg Miller, Mitch Wood, John Merchant, and Todd Long.   
The band has two albums to their credit.  The current release “All That Space” highlights the great writing and musicality they have become known for.  Their single “On a Dime” from their first CD, “1973”, is featured in the TV show Getting Close on the Outdoor Channel.
Their sophomore album project “All That Space” has received favorable reviews in Vintage Guitar Magazine and USA Today.  Join us in the Black Box for a great night with Dutch Henry!
Tickets $10.  7:30 p.m.  Black Box.
The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and one hour prior to an event.  For information, phone 231.924.8885.
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Dogwood Center and NCCA – Artsplace invite you to join in on the fun and kick off the 2009 Baby Food Festival by watching this animated feature that involves a diminutive mouse who stives to make a mammoth change in his troubled kingdom.  The film is an adaption of author Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Medal-winning children’s book.  The film is rated G and runs 93 minutes.  Free admission, donations accepted at the door to help support the programs of NCCA – Artsplace and the Dogwood Center.

   Nine-year old “blow you away” blues guitarist Tallan “T-Man” Latz of Wisconsin will light up the stage!  Tallan began playing acoustic guitar at age four, electric guitar at five, and by the time he was eight he played on stage with performers like Jackson Brown, Jonny Lang, and Les Paul.  He has appeared on the Today Show, CNN, the Rachel Ray Show and performed at the infamous Chicago’s House of Blues.
Joining Tallan will be teen-girl group Wait a Sec’!  Newaygo County’s own Sarah Wiseley, Emily Wiseley, and Caitlin Bulk make up the group who recently auditioned for “America’a Got Talent” in Chicago.  Watch for them in June on NBC!  
  Tickets $5.  7:30 p.m. Main Stage.
The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and one hour prior to an event.  For information, phone 231.924.8885.

The 16-piece Harry Goldson  Big Band will feature the music of clarinetist and band leader Benny Goodman.  The band will cover such hallmark Goodman pieces as “Let’s Dance”, “Don’t Be That Way”, Goodbye, and the 1938 Carnegie Hall concert version of “Sing, Sing, Sing”.    
Along with other Goodman numbers, the band will showcase the theme songs of the most popular bands from the Swing Era:  Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Duke Ellington.
Tickets $15 adults/$10 children.  7:30 p.m.
The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and one hour prior to an event.  For information, phone 231.924.8885.
“Goldson maintains an exceptionally high level of musicianship, emerging as an impressive jazz clarinetist with an affinity for Artie Shaw, Buddy DeFranco and Benny Goodman.” – Jack Sohmer, JazzTimes Magazine
 

 

Billy Jonas’ performance is an explosion of energy!  He entertains the whole family with his crazy antics and one-man band approach to all things musical. 
A self-described “industrial repercussionist”, he bangs on buckets and trash barrels and he loves to get the audience involved.  Jonas entertains through original sounds, songs, stories and improvisations. 
It’s the rare performer with equal appeal to adults as well as children, and Billy Jonas is one of them.  His brand of “bangin’ and sangin'” in which whimsical songs are sung to the accompaniment of found, non-traditional percussion instruments, is guaranteed to keep the young ones interested and the adults’ toes tapping.
Jonas has recieved multiple awards for his work, including a First Place/Gold from the American Federation of Independent Musicians, and two Parent’s Choice Gold Awards.  Along with various CDs, Jonas has also released two DVDs for families and young audiences:  Everybody’s in the Band and Bangin’ and Sangin’.  Both works have garnered critical acclaim.
Bring the kids, bring the grandparents.  Everyone becomes part of a performance in this family-oriented program that inspires and delights.
Tickets $15 Adults/$10 Children. 3:00 p.m.  Main Stage.
The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and one hour prior to an event.  For information, phone 231.924.8885.

 

Bluegrass concerts that benefit CF research.  Scheduled bands include:  Detour, Lonesome County, Hardline Drive, Lara Williams and New Direction, Lonsome Meadow, Windy Mountain Boys, Out of the Blue, Missy K Band, and Bobby Hutch and Grand Ole Country.  Music begins at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are $15.00 for adults, $10 for ages 16 years old an under.  Tickets may be purchased at the Dogwood Box Office (231.924.8885) or at the West Michigan Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in Grand Rapids (800.968.1050).

Fremont High School Theater presents “Our Town”, written by Thorton Wilder.  The production explores the lives of people living in a small, quintessentially American town.  “Our Town” focuses on aspects of daily life, love and marriage, and death and loss.  Tickets  $10 in advance, $12 show night.  Students $5.

This evening of folk, jazz, and blues will feature sets by Sandra Bernard and Bob Vanstee, Jessica Mondello and Vanstee, Luke Sayers and Jake Stilson, and Michael Anne Erlewine with the Younce Guitar Duo.    Tickets $10. 7:30 p.m.