coming up in the next month ...
Club Day Monday - December 4th First Annual Woman’s Club Christmas Cabaret!
"A Cheeky Christmas: Top of the Naughty List" - with Doug Anderson @ Crooners - December 8th
"A Cheeky Christmas: Top of the Naughty List" - with Doug Anderson @ Crooners - December 8th
1st Annual Woman’s Club Christmas Cabaret!
Featuring performances by our Staff and Members!
Co–hosted by the amazing Emily Rubbelke, this evening is going to astound you with incredible performances by folks we see frequently at The Club that we never knew were such phenomenal talents. Expect some sing-a-longs, some traditional holiday tunes, some Christmas classics and more than likely a few hysterically funny selections. (And perhaps a couple of naughty ones!)
THIS will feed your Holiday Spirit and keep you smiling through the New Year!
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 www.frontdesk@womansclub.org
"A Cheeky Christmas: Top of the Naughty List" - with Doug Anderson @ Crooners - December 8th
"A Cheeky Christmas: Top of the Naughty List" - with Doug Anderson @ Crooners - December 8th
"A Cheeky Christmas: Top of the Naughty List" - with Doug Anderson @ Crooners - December 8th
A few unusual, some a bit naughty but most are memorable Christmas songs to share and lighten the holiday season.
Doug Anderson vocals
Lori Dokken piano
Gregg Peterson vocals
Dane Stauffer vocals
Doug Anderson has been an actor/ dancer/ performer in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area for 40+ years, performing at the Guthrie, Chanhassen Dinner Theater, Hey City Theater, Center City Theater to mention a few. He has performed his cabaret show at The Hey City Theater, The Bryant Lake Bowl; in London he’s performed at The St. James Theater (now The Other Palace), Piaño, Crazy Coq’s, The Music Café and The Phoenix Arts Club.
Friday, December 8th - 7:00 PM
Dinner and drinks service starts 1 hour before showtime.
The Dunsmore Room @ Crooners
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Club Day Monday - December 18th "THREE" (Wise Women)
"A Cheeky Christmas: Top of the Naughty List" - with Doug Anderson @ Crooners - December 8th
Club Day Monday - December 18th "THREE" (Wise Women)
A Holiday Club Day Monday with "THREE" (Wise Women)
Come and enjoy an "old fashioned," sit by the fire, sing some holiday songs, have a cocktail, and catch your breath before the Christmas weekend!
“Three” is the seismic combination of local Twin Cities’ musicians - Judi Vinar, Rachel Holder and Lori Dokken. These three artists have not only been friends for many years but have also been colleagues in a diverse array of musical groups and productions. “Three” brings together a triad of diverse voices that are skilled in multiple styles and genres and the end product is an incredible performance that unites them into a singular sound - rich in color, character, confidence and the sonic seasoning of experience.
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 www.frontdesk@womansclub.org
"Singin' in the kitchen" - Crooners - sunday, Dec 10th
Additional Information
“Singin' in the Kitchen" ... presented by Lori Dokken
Feat: Judi Vinar, Patty Peterson, Ginger Commodore, Rachel Holder, Joyann Parker and Lori Dokken
“Singin' in the Kitchen” says it all ... 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.
Judi, Patty, Ginger, Joyann, Rachel and Lori 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 us for an evening of holiday favorites!
Sunday, December 10th - 4:00 PM
The Main Stage at Crooners
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Doors at 3:00
Show at 4:00
"Peter Pan" - ordway center for the performing arts
I'll be back playing Pre-Show and Intermission !!!
I am ecstatic to be back at The Ordway Center of the Performing Arts for I believe the thirteenth (?) year. This year's production is "Peter Pan" and you will find me once again in The Target Atrium, seated at a very lovely Steinway Concert Grand piano, playing pre show and intermission music. It is really my favorite job of the year ... I love Christmas and Holiday music ... I can't wait to see lots of 'short people' - some old friends and some new ... and of course I enjoy spending time with the fantastic staff at this treasured St. Paul theater.
"Peter Pan" - runs from Wednesday, December 6th through Sunday, December 31st. Evening shows usually have a curtain time of 7:30 and matinees are usually at 2:00.
You will find me seated on the bench an hour prior to the start of the show and then I will be playing again during intermission. I am fairly certain that some of my young friends will sit in and play a little "Jingle Bells" with me ... and we'll see how many renditions end up being posted on YouTube!
When you come to the show - make sure to stop by and say "hello!"
Please check out The Ordway site to find the exact times for certain dates.
Dates that I am scheduled to play:
Wednesday, 12/6 - Evening
Saturday, 12/9 - Evening
Wednesday, 12/13 - Evening
Friday, 12/15 - Evening
Saturday, 12/16 - Matinee & Evening
Sunday, 12/17 - Matinee
Wednesday, 12/20 - Evening
Thursday, 12/21 - Matinee & Evening
Friday, 12/22 - Evening
Saturday, 12/23 - Matinee & Evening
"Shout! Sister, shout! - Sunday, january 28th - 7:00 PM
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's Concert Series
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 Michelle and 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, January 28th
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's
Concert Series
501 West 78th Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
952.934.1525
Dinner at 5:00
Show at 7:00
Chanhassen dinner theatre - sunday, April 21st - 7:00pm
CDT's CONCERT SERIES
"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.
Producer and musical director, Lori Dokken, has assembled some of the Twin Cities’ finest female vocalists to transport you back more than 50 years to a time when so many things were static and tumultuous, and yet “peace” and “love” were two of the most circulated words of the era. Featuring Patty Peterson, Judi Vinar, Ginger Commodore, Rachel Holder, and Joyann Parker along with a smokin’ band of Twin Cities' "A listers."
Sunday, April 21st - 7:00PM
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre's
Concert Series
501 West 78th Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
952.934.1525
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.