"i am woman ... " @ Chanhassen dinner theatres - june 4th
Lori Dokken Presents
"I Am Woman ..." - featuring Lori Dokken, Judi Vinar, Patty Peterson and Rachel Holder
Join us for a concert event celebrating some of the greatest women singers and songwriters ever! Music Director and pianist Lori Dokken is joined by three of the finest Twin Cities’ vocalists – Judi Vinar, Patty Peterson and Rachel Holder – and they combine forces to turn the stage into a celebration of some of the monumental matriarchs of music. Every time these great friends take the stage, it promises to be a fantastic evening of hearing these women “roar” as only they can!
Sit back and enjoy the vibrant vocal harmonies these women put to tunes made famous by divas like Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Joni Mitchell, Annie Lennox, Carole King, Barbra Streisand, Bonnie Raitt, Tina Turner, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, The Andrews Sisters, Sara Bareilles, Helen Reddy, Gladys Knight, Alicia Keys and several others. Their set list changes with every show so come back and check them out often!
Sunday, June 4th
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Concert Series
501 West 78th Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Doors at 5:00
Show at 7:00
the "Say Gay All Day Pride Cabaret!" - Sunday, june 11th
Crooners’ 2nd Annual Gay Pride All Star Cabaret Show
Crooners joins in congratulating and celebrating Twin Cities’ Pride and the LGBTQ+ community on the 51st Anniversary of TC Pride with an All-Star Cabaret Show presented by Lori Dokken on June 11th at 4:00 PM.
Joining Lori as the MC/Host will be the AMAZING Erin Schwab along with LGBTQ+ local luminaries and allies such as: Dan Chouinard, Judi Vinar, Rachel Holder, Dennis Spears, Doug Anderson, Gregg Peterson and more to be announced.
This Cabaret Event will be paired with a Go Fund Me opportunity for supporters and guests to donate to The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1998. Focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth, they offer a toll-free telephone number where confidential assistance is provided by trained counselors. The independent charity watchdog group – CharityWatch - ranks them as one of the top three LGBTQ+ charities in the nation.
We sincerely hope you will join us for this insanely fun and sometimes incredibly poignant cabaret show.
To donate to The Trevor Project on our Go Fund Me page ... go to:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/wkcxx-the-say-gay-all-day-pride-cabaret
SUNDAY, JUNE 11th - 4:00 PM
The Main Stage at Crooners
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Doors at 3:00
Show at 4:00
Theatre L'Homme Dieu - Friday, June 16 at 7:30pm
Season Kick-off Concert!
"Women on the Moon"
Women on the Moon is a concert that showcases some of the greatest female artists from the 1960’s such as Mama Cass, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Cher, Lesley Gore, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Dionne Warwick, Joan Baez, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, and many more..
The 60’s were inarguable the most prolific decade for female vocalists and musicians in many diverse styles and categories. From pop and folk to rock and rhythm and blues, women launched themselves into the music scene and claimed their space in the mostly male dominated industry.
Women on the Moon is a concert event that showcases some of the greatest female artists from the 1960’s such as Mama Cass, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Cher, Lesley Gore, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Dionne Warwick, Joan Baez, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, and many more.
Friday, June 16th - 7:30PM
Theatre L'Homme Dieu
1875 County Road 120,
Alexandria, MN, 56308
320-846-3150
coming up in the next month ...
Club Day Monday - June 5th @ The Woman's Club - Lori's guest is Jen Burleigh-Bentz !!!
June 10th - 3:00 to 5:30 - "Tower Days" in Spring Lake Park - Ginger Commodore, Judi Vinar, Connie
June 10th - 3:00 to 5:30 - "Tower Days" in Spring Lake Park - Ginger Commodore, Judi Vinar, Connie
I am SO excited to have Jen Burleigh-Bentz join me for Club Day Monday! We have worked together in many different configurations and genres over the years. It's ALWAYS a fantastically fun time!
Jen is an actor/singer based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market. Although Jen has toured internationally and has been blessed with having years of employment on Broadway stages, she also has grown by having performed in many amazingly small and intimate theatres throughout the country. Whilst working contract-to-contract in the Twin Cities Metro area, JBB also auditions in New York, Chicago and wonderful regional theaters across the country. You might also remember seeing her in Fingerhut commercials as "Negative Nancy." She is currently in "The Defeat of Jesse James" - a new work by Chan Poling and Jeffrey Hatcher that is premiering at The History Theatre.
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, or www.frontdesk@womansclub.org
June 10th - 3:00 to 5:30 - "Tower Days" in Spring Lake Park - Ginger Commodore, Judi Vinar, Connie
June 10th - 3:00 to 5:30 - "Tower Days" in Spring Lake Park - Ginger Commodore, Judi Vinar, Connie
June 10th - 3:00 to 5:30 - "Tower Days" in Spring Lake Park - Ginger Commodore, Judi Vinar, Connie
Lori Dokken teams up with Twin Cities' powerhouse vocalists Judi Vinar, Ginger Commodore and Connie Evingson to bring an "unplugged" show to Spring Lake Parks' Annual "Tower Days" festival that will travel through every genre of music.
They will run the gamut from jazz to R & B to folk to pop with a big dose of soul that only these four local vocal treasures can deliver.
Club Day Monday - June 19th @ The Woman's Club - KICKOFF to Pride Week and ERIN's BIRTHDAY CELEBRAT
June 10th - 3:00 to 5:30 - "Tower Days" in Spring Lake Park - Ginger Commodore, Judi Vinar, Connie
Club Day Monday - June 19th @ The Woman's Club - KICKOFF to Pride Week and ERIN's BIRTHDAY CELEBRAT
Erin Schwab joins me for a Pride Week kick-off concert AND we will be Celebrating Erin's BD!!! Yes ... the actual day of!
Expect some Bette ... brassiness ... bawdiness ... along with a whole bunch of touching, beautiful ballads!
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, or www.frontdesk@womansclub.org
52 years of Tapestry and blue - crooners - july 2nd
"THREE" + TWO - Lori Dokken, Rachel Holder, Judi Vinar, Jay Young & Dave Stanoch
1971 – 52 years ago – two of the most influential and renowned albums were released by two of THE greatest female composers of all time – Carole King and Joni Mitchell. The critical acclaim of Tapestry and Blue has only grown over time and these albums continue to influence songwriters across many genres and inspire young artists around the globe.
To celebrate these great singer/songwriters, Judi Vinar, Rachel Holder and Lori Dokken (“THREE”) are teaming up with bassist Jay Young and percussionist David Stanoch to present these two classic recordings in their entirety at Crooners Supper Club on Sunday, July 2nd at 4:00 PM on The Main Stage.
If you are like many of us, you have worn out several copies of Carole’s and Joni’s masterpieces. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to hear the entire albums played uninterrupted by this incomparable group of local artists.
"Tapestry" and "Blue" performed live!
Sunday, July 2nd - 4:00 PM
The Main Stage at Crooners
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Doors at 3:00
Show at 4:00
"here comes the sun" - Sunday, september 24th
Celebrate a fantastic MN fall evening with a BUNCH of Beatles' tunes!
Featuring Lori Dokken, Patty Peterson, Rachel Holder, Connie Evingson, Jennifer Grimm, Ginger Commodore and Judi Vinar!
It’s a Beatles song fest!
For this concert event, Lori Dokken (pianist/vocalist/music director) has enlisted SIX of the Twin Cities’ finest female vocalists: Patty Peterson, Rachel Holder, Connie Evingson, Jennifer Grimm, Ginger Commodore and Judi Vinar. This diverse group of artists promises to deliver, in their own unique ways, a wide range of selections from the Beatles’ vast catalogue of songs. Songs include “Imagine,” “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “The Long and Winding Road,” “Across the Universe,” “Here, There and Everywhere,” “When I’m 64,” “Act Naturally,” “Help,” “Come Together” and “All You Need is Love!” If you are a fan of Lori’s I Am Woman or Women on the Moon shows, you need to see this show!
Sunday, September 24th
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's
Concert Series
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Dinner at 5:00
Show at 7:00
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.