PERFORMANCES

Performances set for 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday

The article “Five days, one production: Missoula Children’s Theatre does a musical in a week” on page A7 in Thursday’s Sun gave the wrong date and times for a production. “Rumpelstiltskin” will be performed at 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Jamestown High School auditorium.

July 27, 2012

Five days, one production: Missoula Children’s Theatre does a musical in a week

A group of 34 area students will perform a musical version of “Rumpelstiltskin” Saturday after only five days of preparation.

By Ben Rodgers , July 26, 2012

Rollins coming to Bismarck

Spoken word artist, musician, actor, author, radio show host, columnist and front man for the Rollins Band and the seminal punk band Black Flag, Henry Rollins is coming to Dakota Stage in Bismarck Friday, Sept. 28. His spoken-word performances are a mix of humor and outrage; political commentary and personal anecdote; skepticism and optimism.

July 12, 2012

Finger pickin’ good: David Davis & the Warrior River Boys here next week

Bluegrass music can take a lot of forms but the most traditional one will be performed here next week. David Davis & the Warrior River Boys pride themselves on playing the same type of bluegrass Bill Monroe started in the 1930s.

By Ben Rodgers , July 12, 2012

Sommerfield playing here Friday

Myron Sommerfeld and the Music of the Stars Orchestra will perform from 2 to 4 p.m. July 6 in a concert during Ave Maria Village’s 50th anniversary celebration.

July 05, 2012

Bluegrass show here on July 18

David Davis & The Warrior River Boys will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, in the Jamestown High School Theater. The group performs “hard-driving bluegrass” from Alabama.

July 05, 2012

A rockin’ good time: Live, free music returns to Stutsman County Fair

For 27 years, live music has been has been a staple at the Stutsman County Fair. For the majority of those years one band keeps coming back — the Johnny Holm Band.

By Ben Rodgers , July 05, 2012

Jack White added to Voodoo Fest lineup

Touring in support of his critically acclaimed debut solo album, “Blunderbuss,” Jack White has been added to the lineup for the 2012 Voodoo Music and Arts Experience.

June 28, 2012

You gotta go: ‘Urinetown’ is latest New Rockford production

Just imagine if people had to pay to potty. That’s the premise behind “Urinetown” — the summer production of the Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts in New Rockford.

By Ben Rodgers , June 28, 2012

Caravanserai: Jamestown one of four cities to receive cultural programs

Jamestown is one of four cities in the nation next year selected to host the Caravanserai. The selection enables the community to experience Moroccan culture throughout the upcoming year.

By Ben Rodgers , June 14, 2012

Tommy James coming to Shooting Star

Tommy James is bringing the Shondells to Mahnomen, Minnesota’s Shooting Star Casino Event Center at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 8. “I am always excited about returning to Shooting Star,” said James. “We have a long history with the state of Minnesota and a lot of great fans in the area.”

May 31, 2012

Students in tornado-hit town await ‘Lady A’

Tornadoes battered their school and their homes. Their spring break was filled with cleanup and recovery work that has only just begun. But for one night, students at a southern Indiana high school hope to put all that aside to enjoy an evening that one of country music’s biggest acts planned just for them.

By By Rick Callahan, Associated Press , May 17, 2012

This one’s for Peggy: “A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee” for one night only next Friday

Next weekend three musical talents will come to Jamestown in tribute to the woman who proudly told the world she’s from Jamestown.

By Ben Rodgers , May 17, 2012

Choralaires of the past

Photo courtesy / Larry Hoffman The Jamestown Choralaires from 1956 are pictured. Front row, from left, are Tony Litt, Roland Meidinger, Henry Hanson, Selmer Severinson, pianist Duane Anerson, director Warren Duntley, Art Schuaer, Julius Wedmen, Ben Forrest, Ed Bantarri and Eddie Hirschkorn; second row, from left, Cliff Grann, Don Wanner, John Ebertz, Don Legrid, Charles McAplin, Leonard Olson, Ernie Gates, Don Meeker, Oscar Hopland and Jake Ebel; back row, from left, Phil Mergler, Mike Lawrence, Harry Kinne, Leon Dombrock, Jerry Groth, Adolph Holritz, ElRoy Mogck, Grodon Sevareau, Karl Ulmer, Ernie Linschied and Harold Odegaard. The Jamestown Choralaires host “The Big Sing” at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Civic Center. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children and are available at the door.

April 26, 2012

Fargo Blues Fest lineup announced

The lineup for the 17th Annual Fargo Blues Festival on July 27-28 was announced earlier this week. Friday’s headliners are Shemekia Copeland, Ronnie Barker Brooks and Smokin’ Joe Kubeck & Bnois King.

April 12, 2012