coming up in the next month ...
"Club Day Monday" - Piano Bar & Open Mic Fiasco - November 18th
"Spiked — A Holiday Variety Show!" - Friday - November 29th - 7:00 PM
"Spiked — A Holiday Variety Show!" - Friday - November 29th - 7:00 PM
HELLO SINGERS!!!
It's time for another Club Day “Piano Bar & Open Mic Fiasco”
Join me on November 18th for another old-fashioned piano bar evening where all are welcome to sing along … sit in and sing a tune … play a tune … just basically “carry on!”
We’ll do some early holiday celebrating … sing some tunes … enjoy a cocktail and get ready for the upcoming frenzy of December!
It’ll be fun! I promise!
PUBLIC WELCOMED!
PARKING LOT RIGHT NEXT TO THE CLUB!
Doors open at 5:00pm for cocktails and lite meal - Show at 5:30pm
Lite meal available for purchase at venue.
Call or email the front desk for menu options and pricing.
612-813-5300
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"Spiked — A Holiday Variety Show!" - Friday - November 29th - 7:00 PM
"Spiked — A Holiday Variety Show!" - Friday - November 29th - 7:00 PM
"Spiked — A Holiday Variety Show!" - Friday - November 29th - 7:00 PM
Spiked! — Table Salt Productions’ perennial holiday favorite — is back!
What is Spiked?
First-rate music plus sketch comedy, all mixed up in a sparkling holiday punch! Featuring local music headliners and Brave New Workshop alums, it’s Saturday Night Live meets Mariah Carey … with cocktails!
Kick off the holiday season right, right after Thanksgiving. Spiked! opens on Friday, November 29, and is a perfect night (or afternoon) out for you and all of your out-of-town guests. Work off that turkey dinner with plenty of belly laughs, plus good old-fashioned hooting and hollering! Rocking holiday songs will get you in the spirit; sweet foreign language carols will tug at your heart; and sketches that take aim at the workplace, the home — and an exploration of what exactly the family pets are getting up to — will have you rolling in the aisles!
Special Guest Artists on Friday, November 29th
THREE - Rachel Holder, Judi Vinar and Lori Dokken!
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29th @ 7:00 PM
Spiked — A Holiday Variety Show!
Presented by Table Salt Productions
CELTIC JUNCTION ARTS CENTER
836 Prior Ave N
St Paul, MN 55104
save the date - sunday, november 24th - 5:00Pm
Lori Dokken presents - “Just Me” ... (It’s Been a While!)
Join Lori for an evening with … Lori!
The first half of Lori Dokken’s 40+ year career in the music industry was spent working alone a lot … in cabarets, piano bars and hosting open mics. The second half has focused more on being a player, producer and music director for many sold out, innovative and creative presentations focused on women in the music industry over the past 100 years.
For this very special performance Lori takes center stage on Sunday, November 24th to go back in time a bit to where she began.
Patrons can expect a set list containing a diverse array of material from her catalogue of almost 45 years in the industry. The evening will feature songs from the 40s to today made famous by such artists as Bonnie Raitt, Tracy Chapman, Jim Croce, Dionne Warwick, Rickie Lee Jones, Elton John, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Ella, David Bowie, The Pointer Sisters, Kenny Loggins … well … you get the idea … with styles ranging from swing to pop to jazz to folk to Broadway to rock and Americana.
Joining Lori will be her friends - drummer David Stanoch and bassist Benjamin Kelly.
In 1992, Minnesota StarTribune music critic, Jon Bream said:
“Dokken is an eccentric cabaret performer with an abundance of talent and personality. Her piano playing has as much personality as she does. And her playing, like her singing, is all over the musical spectrum …
Dokken is an unabashed ham who performs with high, albeit engaging, drama. She has an expressive face even though she sings with her eyes closed. She’s all arched eyebrows, furrowed brow, dimples and grimaces. Her voice has the dramatic flair to match her face. She sings with the clarity of a modern-day Judy Collins and sounds like a Broadway version of a husky-voiced Laura Nyro.
At times she seems like a race-car driver without a map or brakes. Invariably, her quick wit and her equally quick musical instincts save her. She is never less than entertaining.”
And in 1994, Skyway News writer Tricia Booker wrote:
“Pardon Lori Dokken if she doesn’t act like a star. She sings like one - belting out old favorites in a smoky-velvet voice. She looks like one, too, with tanned sculpted cheekbones and a flashy white smile. But Dokken is pure entertainer, the way entertainers are supposed to be.”
Sunday, November 24th - 5:00PM
The Main Stage at Crooners
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
"Singin' in the kitchen" - December 10th & 11th
Featuring Lori Dokken, Patty Peterson, Rachel Holder, Judi Vinar, Ginger Commodore & Joyann Parker
That magical place where we share so much together during our lifetimes. That warm haven where we talk about our struggles, our successes, our loves and sometimes our losses – the kitchen holds all of our secrets and stories.
Lori, Patty, Rachel, Judi, Ginger and Joyann will reach into their bag of personal favorites and offer their collection of remembrances about those snapshots in time when we quietly smile and remember all that really matters in this life. Please join them for an evening (and matinee) of holiday favorites.
EVENING AND MATINEE SHOWS AVAILABLE !!!
"Singin' in the Kitchen" - Tuesday & Wednesday, December 10th & 11th
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Concert Series
501 West 78th Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
952.934.1525
About Lori
Musician - Pianist - Vocalist
Music Director - Producer - Arranger - Performance Coach
Music Director - Producer - Arranger - Performance Coach
A vast catalogue of music from old Swing tunes to R &B, Pop and Folk to classic old hymns ...
Music Director - Producer - Arranger - Performance Coach
Music Director - Producer - Arranger - Performance Coach
Music Director - Producer - Arranger - Performance Coach
It's not surprising that she was voted "Most Versatile" in high school ...
Passionate Performer
Music Director - Producer - Arranger - Performance Coach
Passionate Performer
This musician will give you everything she's got ...
And that's a lot ... four decades of seasoning as a pianist and vocalist.