coming up in the next month ...
"Club Day Monday" - Patty Peterson & Lori Dokken - Monday, October 7th
"Club Day Monday" - Patty Peterson & Lori Dokken - Monday, October 7th
"Club Day Monday" - Patty Peterson & Lori Dokken - Monday, October 7th
Special Guest - PATTY PETERSON !!!
Don't miss the infamous Lori Dokken and Patty Peterson for a special Club Day Monday!
Patty Peterson is a dynamic vocalist, radio personality, and inspirational speaker. She is a world class Jazz/ R&B vocalist, a Jazz Radio show host on KBEM Jazz 88 in Minneapolis, a mainstay in the jingle and voice over industry and is an inspiring presenter on the national speaking circuit. In addition to being an award winning vocalist both live and in studio, Patty has hosted radio talk shows, she's been an actress, a model, appeared in numerous commercial voice-overs and jingles, and has performed the national anthem at several major venues.
You can see Patty performing and speaking all around the country as well as performing live with four generations of The Peterson Family.
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
or
"Club Day Monday" - Dennis Curley & Lori Dokken - October 21st
"Club Day Monday" - Patty Peterson & Lori Dokken - Monday, October 7th
"Club Day Monday" - Patty Peterson & Lori Dokken - Monday, October 7th
Lori Dokken welcomes Dennis Curley for this Club Day Monday!!!
Dennis is a native of Syracuse, NY, and a graduate of Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). He has composed music for four shows in the Church Basement Ladies series, and is the arranger of Schoolhouse Rock Live! and Schoolhouse Rock Live Too! (both published by MTI).
He has performed at the Guthrie, the Ordway Center, Theater Latté Da, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Crooners and the Parkway Theater, among others. He tours the Upper Midwest with Country Roads: Dennis Curley Sings the Music of John Denver; Parrothead Paradise: A Jimmy Buffett Tribute; and The Theater of Public Policy.
Dennis is a co-founder and executive producer of Table Salt Productions (TableSaltProductions.com), and can be found on the web at DennisCurley.com.
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
or
"Shout! sister, shout!" - sunday, october 13th - 7:00PM
The Voices of Women ...
The musical journey begins with Sister Rosetta Tharpe and travels through time up to today featuring female phenoms like Billie Holiday, Laura Nyro, Carole King, Nina Simone, Phoebe Snow, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin, Janis Ian, Lady Gaga, India Arie and more. The evening will also be interspersed with words from some well-known writers and celebrities such as Maya Angelou, Terry Tempest Williams, Winona LaDuke, Coretta Scott King, Mary Oliver and more.
On stage to deliver an eclectic and dynamic array of arrangements written or performed by iconic female vocalists is a cadre of local Twin Cities’ luminaries such as Judi Vinar, Joyann Parker, Rachel Holder, Charmin Michelleand Anna Christy backed by pianist Lori Dokken (Producer & Music Director of Shout! Sister, Shout!) along with an all-star rhythm section. They will also be joined by Eden Bodnar, a local actress/artist/voiceover talent who will be delivering the spoken word sections.
A visual backdrop also accompanies this production and features digital renderings of the writers, composers and vocalists associated with each song and quotation.
Sunday, October 13th @ 7:00PM
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Concert Series
501 West 78th Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
952.934.1525
sunday, OCTOBER 27th @ 4:00 PM - "BRANDI & JONI"
Featuring Rachel Holder & friends ...
"BRANDI & JONI"
Please join us for a concert event celebrating the music and friendship of two of the greatest female singer/songwriters of the past 60 years - Brandi Carlile & Joni Mitchell!
It seems to make perfect sense that these two musical meteors have collided and now are sharing the concert stage together. Brandi and Joni both possess an authentic and pure vision in their lyrics and melody that cuts through any false narrative of writing and performing to possess fame. It’s about truth and connection.
In an interview with the BBC, Joni Mitchell said: “If you listen to that music and you see me, you’re not getting anything out of it. If you listen to that music and you see yourself, it’ll probably make you cry, and you’ll learn something about yourself and now you’re getting. something out of it.”
Rachel Holder is the perfect artist to present some of her (and our) cherished tunes by these two phenomenal female icons of the industry. Rachel possesses the same authenticity in her delivery and with each tune goes to a place where we not only see, but can vividly hear her connection to the deep, personal side of each selection. In each song, Rachel sees herself.
Featuring:
Rachel Holder
Judi Vinar
Benjamin Kelly
Nate Babbs
Lori Dokken
Sunday, October 27th @ 4:00PM
The Main Stage at Crooners
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
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.