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January 10 – January Series of Calvin University – Monica Guzman – 12:30 p.m.
2023-01-10 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Detroit) | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Monica Guzman
RECLAIMING CURIOSITY IN DIVIDED TIMES
Underwritten by: The Howard Miller Company
Mónica Guzmán is a bridge builder, journalist, and entrepreneur who lives for great conversations sparked by curious questions. She’s a senior fellow for public practice at Braver Angels, the nation’s largest cross-partisan grassroots organization working to depolarize America. Guzmán also hosts a live interview series at Crosscut and co-founded the award-winning Seattle newsletter The Evergrey.
Her book, I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times discusses the crisis of broken conversations among confounded people. It shows you how to overcome the fear and uncertainty that surrounds us to finally understand and learn from people in your life with different and opposing world views.
Guzman studied social and political division as a 2019 fellow at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation and researched how journalists can rethink their roles to better meet the needs of the participatory public as a 2016 fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. She was named one of the 50 most influential women in Seattle and served twice as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes
This lecture will be broadcast live at the Dogwood Center from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Admission is free.
For more information on the Calvin University January Series click here.
The Dogwood Center, a remote site for the Calvin University January Series, is supported in part by the Fremont Area Community Foundation.

January 9 - January Series of Calvin University - Dr. Sara Hendren - 12:30 p.m.
2023-01-09 12:30 - 13:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Dr. Sara Hendren
WHAT CAN A BODY DO?
Monday, January 9
Underwritten by: Maria & Patrick O’Hare
Sara Hendren is an artist, design researcher, writer, and professor at Olin College of Engineering. She also considers herself a humanist in tech—creating collaborative public art, social design, and writings that reframe the human body and technology.
In her book, What Can a Body Do? How We Meet the Built World, Hendren examines the things we use and spaces we inhabit and calls for society to imagine a better-designed world for all bodies. NPR selected the book as a Best Book of the Year, and it won the Science in Society Journalism book prize.
Her artistic work has been exhibited widely and is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper Hewitt Museum. Hendren’s writing and design work have been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, and NPR. Hendren has also been a fellow at New America and the Carey Institute for Global Good.
This lecture will be broadcast live at the Dogwood Center from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Admission is free.
For more information on the Calvin University January Series click here.
The Dogwood Center, a remote site for the Calvin University January Series, is supported in part by the Fremont Area Community Foundation.

Dogwood Theater Workshop for Youth!
2022-12-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Dogwood Presents: Theater Workshops for Youth!
STAGE MOVEMENT! Workshop:
A director and actors collaborate through stage movement to organize thinking into language. Gestures are defined by acting as signs that communicate a character’s action, state of mind, and relationships to other characters. Participants will experience character development and finding their voices via movement, gestures, and facial expressions in interactive theater games. We ask that each participant wears clothes that are comfortable and easy to move in.
This workshop is for ages 12 – 18. Workshops are limited to 20 participants.
Click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $10.00 each.
The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Online sales close one hour prior to workshop, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended.
The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.

December 11 – Christmas with John Berry: 26th Annual Christmas Tour – 7:30 p.m.
2022-12-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
John Berry is known for his seasonal fan favorite holiday performances which are filled with traditional Christmas songs, including his incredible version of “O Holy Night,” many of his most requested hit songs, and a few of his childhood stories sprinkled in.
Click here to get your “CONCERT” tickets! Concert tickets are $50 each, reserved seating. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m.
Click here to get your “MEET AND GREET” tickets! The “Meet and Greet” tickets are $25 and do not include admission to the concert. The “Meet and Greet” is from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended.
“I cannot express the gratitude in my heart enough to be able to share this seasonal tour with fans for 25 years. With Covid-19 crippling the touring industry this past year, it has given me even more reasons to want to share God’s most precious gift, Jesus, with audiences through Christmas music along with my hit songs,” shares John Berry.
Grammy award-winning country star, John Berry is gearing up for the release of a new album in 2021 and the 2021 Christmas With John Berry, The Silver Anniversary Tour. He took advantage of being off the road for the bigger part of 2020 and created new opportunities to continue his reach to his fan base as well as new ones. Highlights include partnering with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for his weekly series, “Songs and Stories For Kids,” which charted multiple times on the Pollstar Live Stream Chart. He released a new video and re-recorded a new single for “The Graduation Song,” started a new podcast, Faith Family & Friends with John & Robin Berry and ended the year with his 24th annual Songs and Stories with John Berry Christmas. In 2019 John Berry celebrated the 28th anniversary since signing his first record deal. He released “The Richest Man” dedicated to his father from the new album Thomas Road. In 2019, Berry was diagnosed with throat cancer, requiring 35 treatments combined of radiation and chemotherapy. In 2018 charted at #30 on the Music Row Breakout Charts with the single, “Beautifully Broken,” which is featured in the soundtrack for the movie of the same name. Berry has placed 20 singles on the country hit parade charts, six of which went Top 5 as well as a No. 1 on the Billboard and Radio & Records country charts. He has earned numerous Gold and Platinum records. Berry’s co-written “A Mind Of Her Own” and “Kiss Me In The Car” introduced him to radio audiences in 1993. Then, “Your Love Amazes Me,” “What’s In It For Me” and “You And Only You” thrust him to stardom in 1994. “Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye,” “I Think About It All The Time,” and “If I Had Any Pride Left At All” were all major hits the following year. “Your Love Amazes Me” earned Berry a 1995 GRAMMY nomination. In 1996, he scored a GRAMMY win for his participation in Amazing Grace: A Country Salute to Gospel Vol. 1. Berry took “Change My Mind” into the country music Top 5 in that same year. “She’s Taken A Shine” became an even bigger hit in 1997. The same year, he was nominated for CMA Vocal Event of the Year for “Long Haired Country Boy” with Charlie Daniels and Hal Ketchum. Both fans and the media took note when “There He Goes” was released as a 1999 duet with Patsy Cline. Berry’s two most recent albums, What I Love The Most and his holiday album, Christmas, are both available now on his website and iTunes and other digital retailers. Berry’s TV show, Songs & Stories with John Berry, aired weekly for two years on Heartland Television, The Family Channel, The Country Network, Roku (via Heartland), AMG TV, Country TV (New Zealand), and Keep It Country TV (UK). For more information, visit songsandstories.com. Follow John on his website at www.johnberry.com.

Dogwood Theater Workshop for Youth!
2022-12-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Dogwood Presents: Theater Workshops for Youth!
THEATER GAMES! Workshop:
By experiencing this workshop. youth will gain skills that will enhance their ability to project their voices, think quickly, and vocabulary building. Additionally, participants will gain confidence, coordination, concentration, teamwork abilities, and focus through a variety of theater games.
This workshop is for ages 5 – 11. Workshops are limited to 20 participants.
Click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $10.00 each.
The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Online sales close one hour prior to workshop, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended.
The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.

Sunday, December 4 - 'A Dicken's Tale' 3:00 p.m. Black Box
2022-12-04 15:00 - 16:00 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Bright Star Touring Theatre returns with their new acclaimed production of A Dickens Tale, based upon the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. A Dickens Tale is a 45-minute, fast-paced version of the literary classic, A Christmas Carol. A Dickens Tale introduces audiences to the mean old man named Ebenezer Scrooge. Content in a life of misery, Scrooge is visited upon by a variety of entertaining and insightful ghostly visitors who encourage him to change his miserable life. Changed by the visits, he transforms into a jolly, holiday loving man! The show features all the classic characters from old Scrooge, bumbling Cratchit, Jacob Marley, the three ghostly visitors, a hilarious beggar woman and more—all played by just two professional actors. Seen by audiences across America, A Dickens Tale, has long been a holiday tradition and is best appreciated by audiences in grades 1st through adult.
Click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $7.50. General admission, Black Box. Tables can be reserved with the purchase of eight tickets. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m. Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended. The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.

Saturday, December 3 - Second City 7:30 p.m. Main Stage
2022-12-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
The Second City, Chicago’s legendary sketch and improv comedy theater will take the main stage December 3 for an always funny, captivating show. Rooted in the groundbreaking improvisational games of Viola Spolin, The Second City opened its doors on a snowy Chicago night in December of 1959, and a comedy revolution began. The small cabaret theater has grown to become the most influential and prolific comedy empire in the world, developing an entirely unique way of creating art and fostering generation after generation of superstars.
Today, The Second City is home to a world-class entertainment company, continuing to produce premier talent in all three of its locations–Chicago, Toronto, and Hollywood–and entertaining more than one million audience members a year. From Steve Carell to Keegan-Michael Key, Stephen Colbert to Tina Fey, Chris Farley to Mike Myers, Second City’s imprint is all over film, television, and beyond. In addition to its stages, Second City Touring Companies perform electrifying revues and original productions across North America and abroad.
This performance may be inappropriate for younger audience members. You must be 17 years or older or accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to attend this event.
Click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $20.00 each. Reserved seating, Main Stage. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m. Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended. The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.

Saturday, November 26 - The Braunschweiger Blues Band 7:30 p.m. Black Box.
2022-11-26 19:30 - 22:00 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
The Braunschweiger Blues Band will be back in the Black Box on November 26! Come on out for a great time with Doug Harmon and crew…. these guys know how to have fun! This popular local group has a great sound, and they get everyone up dancing, and having fun! Join us for a great night! Band members include John Chandonnet on drums and vocals; Todd Juengel on guitar, keyboard and vocals; Wade Perkins on horns, keyboard and vocals; Randy Seabolt on bass and vocals; Doug Harmon on guitar and vocals; and Cousin Richie on vocals and sound technician.
Click here for tickets. Tickets are $12.50 each. General admission, Black Box. Tables can be reserved with the purchase of eight tickets. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m.
Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended.

FHS Theater Presents: Alice in Wonderland
2022-11-19 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-11-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-11-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Thursday, November 17, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 18, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 19, 7:30 p.m.
After Alice tumbles down a mysterious rabbit hole, she finds herself in a strange land where everyone is raving mad. With the help of a Cheshire Cat, an astute Caterpillar, and a righteous Humpty Dumpty, Alice must find her way home and discover who she really is. A darker, more faithful version of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale that reimagines the experience of Wonderland, and ends with an unexpected new twist.
Adults $12.00, Students $8.00. Main Stage. General admission seating.
Click here for tickets!
Dogwood Box Office hours are Tuesday – Friday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and two hours prior to an event. For more information please contact Dogwood Box Office at 231.924.8885.
Tickets may also be purchased at the NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont.

Friday, November 11 - Michigan Mandolin Orchestra 7:30 p.m. Main Stage.
2022-11-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Join the Michigan Mandolin Orchestra as it kicks off its 3rd season. The Grand Rapids based MMO, led by Michigan’s mandoliner Brian Oberlin, will play an incredible line-up of music from the concert music repertoire. The orchestra will perform concert hall standards, “March from Carmen” and Gabriel Faure’s “Pavane” to Britten’s “Pizzicato Polka”. As well as music written specifically for a mandolin orchestra will cascade from the stage courtesy of contemporary composers Aris Blettenberg and Amadei Amadeo. Featured guest, Folias Duoof, of Grand Rapids will play a set of their music as well as the J.S. Bach Double Concerto and Penitente Canyon with the Michigan Mandolin Orchestra.
Click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $17.50 each. Reserved seating, Main Stage. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m. Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended. The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.

Friday, November 4 - 'The Nebula Project' 7:30 p.m. Black Box.
2022-11-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Ben Rosenblum’s “The Nebula Project” dives deeply into Rosenblum’s jazz and world-infused original compositions, exploring the intersection of jazz and improvised American music with global styles ranging from Bulgaria to the Caribbean. The all-star sextet of musicians includes unusual and unique instrumentation opportunities – Rosenblum’s switches between piano and accordion, and the horn player doubles on sax and bass clarinet, leading to a wide variety of possibilities.
Ben is based primarily in New York City and is a graduate of the Columbia-Juilliard program. His original music combines his extensive knowledge of the history of jazz with a free-wheeling, modern melodic sensibility, and powerful narrative approach to the piano. His profound passion for jazz, swing and world music genres finds expression in his unique fusion of harmonic and rhythmic elements from a wide array of sources and gives rise to a signature compositional sound and style at once iconoclastic and deeply rooted in such figures as Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly. Ben’s priority in his composition and in his playing is to tell a compelling story with his music, while reaching the hearts of his audience, connecting on an emotional, an intellectual and a spiritual level.
In 2020, the Nebula Project was voted runner-up for Best New Artist in JazzTimes’ Readers’ Poll. Rosenblum has shared the stage with many highly acclaimed jazz musicians, including extensive work with Curtis Lundy, Winard Harper, Deborah Davis and Chris Washburne, and many others.
Click here for tickets. Tickets are $15.00 each. General admission, Black Box. Tables can be reserved with the purchase of eight tickets. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m. Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended. The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.

Sunday, October 23 - Grand Rapids Ballet Junior Company's "Spooktacular" 3:00 p.m. Main Stage
2022-10-23 15:00 - 16:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Don’t miss Grand Rapids Ballet School Junior Company’s Spooktacular at the Dogwood Center! With witches, mummies, tricks, and treats – a hauntingly good time awaits at this special Halloween ballet with choreography by Junior Company Artistic Director Attila Mosolygo. On Halloween night, a young girl’s only wish is to trick or treat with her older sister and her friends and starts the storyline of the performance. When they refuse to let the youngest tag along, she embarks on a mischievous plan to get their candy. Follow the adventures in their neighborhood with appearances by skeletons, Martians, Frankenstein, and even the Addams Family! This is creepy-crawly fun for the whole family. We invite you to join in the spooky fun by coming in costume, too!
Click here to purchase your tickets! $17.50 Adults, $10.00 Children 18 and under. Main Stage. Reserved Seating. 3:00 p.m. Dogwood Box Office hours are Tuesday – Friday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and two hours prior to an event. For more information please contact Dogwood Box Office at 231.924.8885. Tickets may also be purchased at the NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont.

Thursday, October 20 - Vienna Boys Choir 7:30 p.m. Main Stage.
2022-10-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
The Vienna Boys Choir, a centuries-old entity turned popular touring act, will grace the Dogwood’s main stage October 20 to perform sacred and pop music alike. Their touring programs usually begin with early and sacred music, such as Laudates by Mozart and Mendelssohn to more unorthodox pieces, such as “Sister Act” and Billy Joel.
When the choristers take the stage, it will be obvious to the audience that the boys are not simply singing the notes; they are truly absorbing the music and displaying their understanding of the composers and the compositions. One thing you can guarantee from the Vienna Boys Choir: they give value for your ticket. The Vienna Boys Choir is based in Vienna, Austria. Boys that sing in the renowned group are between the ages of 10 and 14.
Click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $17.50 adults, $10 children. Reserved seating, Main Stage. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m. Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended. The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.

Thursday, October 13 - Glenn Miller Orchestra 7:30 p.m. Main Stage
2022-10-13 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Over sixty years since the public first embraced the successful Miller Sound, both the legend and the music live on. The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra is the most sought after big band in the world today for both concert and dance engagements. Still considered the greatest band of all time, its unique sound is loved by almost anybody that cares for dance music.
The legendary Glenn Miller was one of the most successful of all the dance bandleaders back in the Swing era of the 1930’s and 40’s. But, in 1944 while leading the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band, Miller died while traveling to entertain the troops in Europe. The Miller estate formed the present Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1956 following strong popular demand. The band has been touring consistently since, playing an average of 300 live dates a year around the globe to millions of fans.
The 16-member band continues to play many of the original Miller arrangements that keep exciting fans who have not heard them played for a while. Additionally, they are also playing more modern selections in the big-band style, carefully selecting only those newer tunes that lead themselves naturally to the Miller style and sound.
Come out and hear the music you love from the best band around! Moonlight Serenade, I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo, Chattanooga Choo-Choo, A String of Pearls …. all the great tunes of the Swing era!
Music director and tenor saxophonist, Erik Stabnau, brings his lifelong enthusiasm for big band music to each performance of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Having grown up with a love for the music of the swing era, Erik naturally gravitated toward Glenn Miller, drawn to his recognizable melodies and the distinctive sound of his reed section. A Western New York native, Erik learned to play the saxophone, flute, and clarinet in a variety of disciplines before developing an interest in the large ensembles of Ellington, Basie, Dorsey, Miller and others. Excited to pursue a future in music, he attended college at the Eastman School of Music in his hometown of Rochester, earning a bachelor’s of music in Jazz and Contemporary Media. Intent on broadening his education, Erik went on to study music business and recording with a masters degree in Audio Arts from Syracuse University.
Prior to his time with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Erik performed and recorded as a bandleader and sideman throughout the Northeast, adding to his credentials experience as an educator, clinician, writer, and arranger. He was thrilled with the opportunity to join the orchestra in June 2017 on tenor saxophone, playing the music and solos that Tex Beneke first made famous in the 1930’s and 40’s. As a member of the band, Erik has performed across the US in 48 states and abroad in Canada and Japan and now is honored to step in front of the orchestra as its music director.
Click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $17.50 adults, $10 children. Reserved seating, Main Stage. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m. Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended. The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.

Friday, September 30 - Sweet Tea Trio 7:30 p.m. Main Stage.
2022-09-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Coming back again is Sweet Tea Trio! This is an all female harmony group hailing from the deep south. They’ve opened up for legendary acts of all genres including Bon Jovi and Alabama. The three are signed with Vector Management & Lost Highway Touring; and are managed by singer-songwriter, rapper and producer, Kid Rock. All meeting through a mutual vocal coach in Alabama: Kate Falcon, from Southside, Victoria Camp, from Tuscaloosa, & Charity Bowden from Hope Hull are the three ladies who make up Sweet Tea Trio. Together, their music has no limit. Each growing up with different influences, listening to bands like
Journey and classic country legends like Loretta Lynn, the three keep their lyrics honest and their music full of roots and authenticity. They are currently recording a studio album, produced by Kid Rock and are continuing to write for future projects. Performing all over the country in venues like arenas, theaters, and outdoor music festivals, the three have a love and passion for traveling together and meeting their fans. Kate, Victoria, and Charity take great pride in writing their own music and connecting with fans through their lyrics. Together, the three encompass what it means to be classy southern women with a love for what they do. Sweet Tea Trio is bringing a new “old school country with a rhinestone flair” to Nashville. Robert Ritchie/Kid Rock explains, “These young ladies are some of the most talented, kind hearted and hard working singers and players I have ever met. At their young ages they are already becoming fast scholars of the road and writing songs. In my opinion they pick up where the Dixie Chicks and Pistol Annies meet. They are 100% country and I look forward to sharing my 30 years in this business to get them an honest shot at the big time.“
Click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $17.50 each. Reserved seating, Main Stage. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m. Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended. The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.

Sunday, September 25 - Dogwood Thanks Community 4:30 p.m.
2022-09-25 16:30 - 19:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
This year marks a special time for the Dogwood Center for Performing Arts! It has been 20 years since the opening of the $7 million dollar facility in July 2002 which was a fulfillment of a dream that began with Dan and Dorothy Gerber.
The community’s support has been tremendous over the years, and a special “Thank You” to the community event that celebrates the first 20 years for the Dogwood Center will be held on Sunday, September 25 from 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. and we invite you to join us!
From 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., there will be fun activities for the young ones and families on the main stage. From 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. will be social time with cash bar, artist meet and greet with Jane and Brian Stroschin, a presentation of the 2022 Volunteer Award and a look back…and forward for the Dogwood Center. Light appetizers will be served.
The Dogwood Center is proud that it has established itself as an organization dedicated to its mission and serving the people of Newaygo County for the past 20 years, and we are excited to be planning and working “to set the stage” for the next 20 years!
The “Thank You” to the community event is free, and RSVP’s are welcome by calling 231.924.8885.

Friday, September 16 - Boogie Woogie Kid 7:30 Black Box.
2022-09-16 19:30 - 21:30 | MI
A 2020 CAFE award winner for family entertainment! Join Pianist and Singer Matthew Ball aka The Boogie Woogie Kid for a family program of New Orleans Song, Boogie-Woogie Piano, Swing Dance Era favorites and more! Matthew is the piano man of nearly 5 million YT views who performs classics like Ain’t Misbehavin, In The Mood, It Had to be You, On The Sunny Side of the Street, When the Saints Go Marchin’ In, Basin Street Blues, Bumble Boogie, Glory of Love, Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out, and more.
A graduate of Oakland University and lifetime Metro-Detroiter, Matthew trained classically at Oakland University with classical pianist Flavio Varani, a graduate of The Paris Conservatory and Manhattan School of Music, who traced his own pedigree of study back to Chopin himself! Recently appearing on a host of local shows, including Fox News Up North’s ‘Michigan This Morning Show,’ twice on Fox News Detroit’s ‘The Nine Show,’ on Fox News Grand Rapids’ ‘The Morning Mix’ Show, Channel 20 News Detroit’s ‘Concert on the Qube,’ and as well as Pam Rossi’s ‘Behind the Mic’ hit podcast, Matthew Ball has established himself as one of the leading entertainers around Detroit and Michigan.
Click here for tickets. Tickets are $12.50 each. General admission, Black Box. Tables can be reserved with the purchase of eight tickets. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m.
Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended.

Saturday, September 10 - RB Stone 7:30 Black Box.
2022-09-10 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
RB Stone has been called a Blues Cowboy, a Country Bluesman, an Americana Artist, and a Roots Rocker, he answers “Yes to all!” – Blues Revue Magazine
RB has been down many lonesome and rough roads thru the years, logging over a million miles crisscrossing the USA and touring 33 countries and five continents on the world’s highways, skyways and byways. One thing for sure after 18 albums and over 50,000 records sold, he’s always moving, creating and playing his music. His rich baritone voice and wide vocal range carries a lot of weight with any genre he chooses to sing. His guitar is the driving back beat to his songs, his lyrical wit, sense of humor, honest emotion and memorable melodies are what make the tunes stick in your mind.
Click here for tickets. Tickets are $15.00 each. General admission, Black Box. Tables can be reserved with the purchase of eight tickets. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m.
Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended.

August 6 – Jake Allen 7:30 p.m. Black Box.
2022-08-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Michigan native, Jake Allen crafts a kaleidoscopic sound that plunges the curious listener into a world of endless sonic possibilities, incorporating prog-pop, waves of ambient instrumentals, and complex musical layers. Allen showcases the guitar, harnessing every nuance of the instrument and transforming it into an ethereal, shape-shifting creature that bends both notes and time.
Allen explores numerous musical styles with his guitar wizardry, ranging from lullaby-like dreams to burgeoning anthems. A documentarian of sorts, Allen’s immersive storytelling and emotional vocal performance offer a multi-timbral journey through time and space. The constant groove of driving drums, bewitching guitar hooks, and the whisper of a longing voice spark wonder, evoking similarities to pop music’s golden ‘90s era. His fourth album, “Affirmation Day” provides a snapshot of shifting perspectives and personal growth through the means of signature fingerpicking, percussive guitar tapping, and lush musical arrangements.
As a solo artist, Allen utilizes impeccably timed live looping to create a captivating one-man show. Steeped in years of live performance and well-versed in an array of instruments, Allen’s dexterity is only amplified when he wields a single guitar. In an almost hypnotic display, he explores every inch of the instrument with unwavering confidence and creativity. Strings dance as they are plucked awake from their resting tension; percussive rhythms echo; harmonics ring brightly; and intricate chords emerge from each warm strum.
Click here to purchase your tickets now! Tickets are $12.50 each. General admission, Black Box. Tables can be reserved with the purchase of eight tickets. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m.
Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended.

July 28, 29, 30 – Dogwood's Summer Youth Theater presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame 7:30 p.m. Main Stage.
2022-07-28 19:30 - 2022-07-30 22:00 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney animated feature, The Hunchback of Notre Dame showcases the film’s Academy Award-nominated score, as well as new songs by Menken and Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s new book embraces story theater and features verbatim passages from Hugo’s gothic novel.
The musical begins as the bells of Notre Dame sound through the famed cathedral in fifteenth-century Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer who longs to be “Out There,” observes all of Paris reveling in the Feast of Fools. Held captive by his devious caretaker, the archdeacon Dom Claude Frollo, he escapes for the day and joins the boisterous crowd, only to be treated cruelly by all but the beautiful Romani woman, Esmeralda. Quasimodo isn’t the only one captivated by her free spirit, though – the handsome Captain Phoebus and Frollo are equally enthralled. As the three vie for her attention, Frollo embarks on a mission to destroy the Roma – and it’s up to Quasimodo to save them all.
A sweeping score and powerful story make The Hunchback of Notre Dame an instant classic. Audiences will be swept away by the magic of this truly unforgettable musical.
Admission is free, general admission! Click here to get your tickets today!

Saturday, July 9 – Bimini Brothers 7:30 p.m. Black Box.
2022-07-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
The Bimini Brothers is an old school rock and roll comedy rock duo playing the West Michigan music scene since 1983. Warning, these guys don’t hold back with their visual gags, dark humor, parody, and satire! Having shared the stage with 3 Dog Night, Boston, Devo, and Alice Cooper, you are guaranteed to want to hang out, be entertained, and join in with their tomfoolery.
Click here to purchase your tickets now! Tickets are $15.00 each. General admission, Black Box. Tables can be reserved with the purchase of eight tickets. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m.
Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended.

Monday - Friday, June 20-24 – Broadway Bootcamp: Disney
2022-06-20 - 2022-06-24 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Have you dreamed of performing your favorite Disney song? Broadway Bootcamp West Michigan is making those dreams come true! For ages 5 – 18, participants will learn the basics of musical theater performance and choreography and then put them together, with the assistance of the facilitator, to perform their own scene, song, and dance from a Broadway show. It is a high-energy, engaging experience for anyone, no matter their level of stage experience. Participants are encouraged to focus their energy in a creative manner and explore self-expression through acting, music, and movement.
Spots are limited. Workshop price is $40/child. Click here for tickets.
Ages 5 – 10
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Ages 11 – 18
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Monday-Thursday with a free performance for all participants and their loved ones on Friday, June 24 at 12:00 p.m.

Saturday, June 11 – Swingtooth Quartet - 7:30 p.m.
2022-06-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Four legendary Newaygo County denizens have been creating wonderment on Croton Pond: “Where is that Bossa Nova coming from?” It’s Swingtooth Quartet, a happy extension of Swingtooth, the well-known local guitar duo, Lee and David Middleman. The Swingtooth Duo was born with the creation of the hand-built instruments now known as the Swingtooth Guitars, featured in the West Michigan Luthier concerts. David and Lee each built their own unique guitar: different, but from the same tree, a North American Cherry. The natural built-in harmony of these instruments is part of this duo’s palpable relationship mystique.
As Swingtooth Quartet, they are joined by Chris Cudworth on bass, and Pat Eickenroth on percussion, both sought after participants in several eclectic groups across Michigan. The synergy among the four is part of their own enjoyment in crafting new ways to express their favorite timeless material of early swing, bebop, sultry ballads and lively bossa nova. Expect innovative improvisation and put on your dancing shoes!
Click here to purchase your tickets now! Tickets are $12.50 each. General admission, Black Box. Tables can be reserved with the purchase of eight tickets. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m.
Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended.

May 21 - Thompson Square - 7:30 p.m.
2022-05-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Country band, Thompson Square’s list of accolades include #1 hits like “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” and “If I Didn’t Have You,” multi-platinum international success, and honors as Vocal Duo of the Year from both the ACM and CMA Awards, just to name a few.
For the husband-and-wife team of Keifer and Shawna Thompson, the next chapter of their career is about something different. Working independently for the first time, their new album, Masterpiece arrives at a tipping-point moment for the duo and it finds them taking skillful control of their acclaimed musical bond. What emerged truly is their Masterpiece, an album filled with all the passionate potency Thompson Square is known for, plus a fearless new range of sounds and personality. Pristine country balladry is joined by sandy reggae funk, fire breathing arena rock and sensual R&B, as the duo strives to be honest with each song’s creative genesis.
As new parents and a newly independent duo, Thompson Square have undoubtedly stepped into the next chapter of their Country-music fairytale … one which Masterpiece documents in unedited clarity. They’ve scored the hits and won the awards and they’d be happy to do it all again, but for the first time in their career, there’s nothing holding their creativity back. Luckily, they’ve never been more ready to share it with fans.
Click here to purchase your tickets! Tickets $25.00. Main Stage. Reserved seating. 7:30 p.m.
Dogwood Box Office hours are Tuesday – Friday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and two hours prior to an event. For more information please contact Dogwood Box Office at 231.924.8885. Tickets may also be purchased at the NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont.

May 15 - Raion Taiko - 3:00 p.m.
2022-05-15 15:00 - 16:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Feel the heartbeat of the drums pulsing with the moving spirit of this Midwest taiko arts ensemble from the Great Lakes Taiko Center in Southeast Michigan. Raion “sound of thunder” Taiko performers embrace the Rhythms of rain and Energy of light to create Song on the soundscapes of Japanese Taiko drumming.
Raion Taiko ensemble is part of the GLTC Collective of Taiko performing groups. They celebrate the empowering art of Taiko which is rooted in Japanese music traditions and continues to grow today as a global cultural arts movement that amplifies imagination, uplifts spirits, and builds community. Learn more about the Great Lakes Taiko Center groups at https://michigantaiko.net/performances.
Tickets are $12.50 for adults and $5.00 for kids. Main stage. Seating is reserved. Click here to purchase your tickets.
The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 2:30 p.m. Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended. The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.

May 6 - Mandy Barnett - 7:30 p.m.
2022-05-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
Recording artist and performer Mandy Barnett returns to the Dogwood Center with her show The Nashville Songbook, a collection of some of the most influential and iconic country and pop standards ever written. World-class vocalist, Mandy Barnett salutes this great anthology, performing songs originally recorded by artists as diverse as Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline, Elvis, Tammy Wynette, Hank Williams, The Everly Brothers, Brenda Lee, Johnny Cash, and more. Barnett has toured her eclectic repertoire with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, and the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast, among other esteemed groups and venues, and has had recordings featured in numerous film and television soundtracks. Spend an enchanting night of entertainment with one of Nashville’s “finest classic-country and torch singers” (USA Today) with a show that appeals to music fans of all types—who will undoubtedly want to sing along to some of the best-known classics of all time!
Click here to purchase your tickets. Tickets are $35 each. Reserved seating, Main Stage. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m. Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended. The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.

April 22 - Harborcoat - 7:30 p.m.
2022-04-22 19:30 - 21:00 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
The solo-esque project began as a songwriting outlet in 2016 for output that didn’t fit with other projects. The vision was initially a bedroom artistic venture, but a dear friend suggested Matthew Carlson make a real record, and Harborcoat became a functioning band that plays shows and records with an ever-evolving cast of musicians. The phrase “Joy Is Elusive”, and the name of their latest album, appeared in Carlson’s head one day, and the singer/songwriter/guitarist wrote it in black Sharpie on a piece of paper and tacked it to the wall above his studio computer. Originating from Grand Ledge, Michigan, Harborcoat is a rousing dose of English pop-rock that recalls the Smiths, 1980s new wave, and the 1990s Brit-pop invasion.
Click here to purchase your tickets now! Tickets are $12.50 each. General admission, Black Box. Tables can be reserved with the purchase of eight tickets. The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m.
Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended.

April 14 - Grand Rapids Symphony - 7:30 p.m.
2022-04-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Dogwood Center for Performing Arts, 4734 S. Campus Court, Fremont, MI, 49412, United States
The Grand Rapids Symphony returns to the Dogwood Center on Thursday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. for a sure to be incredible performance! Join us and you will experience a world-class orchestra performing for you live at the Dogwood!
The Grand Rapids Symphony was officially organized in 1930 and is recognized as one of America’s leading regional orchestras. The Grand Rapids Symphony presents more than 400 performances each year, touching the lives of some 200,000. Nearly half of those who benefit are students, senior citizens and people with disabilities reached through extensive education and community service programs. Their mission is “to share great music that moves the human soul”…..and that is what they will be doing right here in Newaygo County!
The evening’s performance will be conducted by guest conductor Nicholas Hersh, and will feature Beethoven’s Creatures of Prometheus, Bizet’s Suite No. 1 from Carmen, Valerie Coleman’s Seven O’clock Shout – a salute to healthcare heroes, James P. Johnson’s Charleston, and Stravinsky’s Suite from The Firebird.
This program is funded in part by the Fremont Area Community Foundation. Tickets are $17.50 for adults, $5 children 18 and under and seating is reserved. Click here to purchase tickets.
Mask wearing is welcome for this performance, but not required. Please note that this is subject to change in alignment with any future CDC guidance.
The Dogwood Center is located one mile east of downtown Fremont. Doors open for seating at 7:00 p.m. Online sales close two hours prior to events, please call the box office for ticket availability at 231-924-8885 if online sales have ended. The Dogwood Center Box Office is open Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.dogwoodcenter.com, at the Dogwood Box Office, or at NCCA-Artsplace in downtown Fremont. For more information, phone 231.924.8885.
