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Saturday, March 30th - 8:00 to 11:00 PM

IT'S TIME FOR A BIG OPEN MIC !!!! Grab some music and stop in and take the stage ... first come first served ... I'll also be singing some of my greatest hits ... taking requests ... and hoping that you will stop in! I promise it will be great fun. Kory  will be serving up some fantastic cocktails!

Friday, April 5th - 7:00 to 8:30 PM

Students of Judi and my Vocal Performance Workshop take the stage for their final performance! This is always a fantastically fun evening that you don't want to miss. Kate, Michelle, Janny, David, Kini, Holden, Aurea, Gary, Karen and Maryam are excited to show you their renditions of the tunes that they have been working on for the past eight weeks. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, April 20th - 8:00 to 11:00 PM

Judi and I in The Piano Lounge!

Judi Vinar is home for a bit from her WORLD TOUR with Bobby McFerrin and "Gimme5" ... so she and I will be hanging out in the Lounge ... woo hoo!  A rare evening to catch us together again!

Saturday, April 27th - 8:00 to 11:00 PM

Black Hart Piano Lounge: Local Artist 

Series ...

... with Kory Wolter, Stephanie Palanuk, Micah Berman, and me!  Expect some Lady Gaga, Dear Evan Hansen, Jazz Standards, Billy Joel, Carole King, Sara Bareilles, 50s to present ... It's gonna be a GREAT time!!

Join me for a tremendously uplifting experience at Unity Minneapolis where I have been the Music Director for the past nine years. Weekly Sunday morning services are at 9:30 and 11:30.  If you can't attend in person - watch the live stream of the 9:30 service.  (Tune in at 9:25 so you don't miss the Prelude!)

Frequent musical guests are The Unity Choir, Judi Vinar, Rachel Holder Hennig, Patty Peterson, Debbie Duncan, Dane Stauffer, and many many other Twin Cities' artists.

March 31st

Musical guests are: "Sofia" with Brother Timothy Frantzich, Carin Vagle, Dean Magraw and The Unity Band

April 7th

Musical guests are: Rachel Holder Hennig  with The Unity Band

April 14th - Palm Sunday 

Musical guests: Then Unity Choir with guest soloist Anna Christy and The Unity Band

April 21st - Easter Sunday

Musical guests are: The Unity Choir with Judi Vinar and The Unity Band

April 28th

Musical guests are: TBD

As I approached selecting a theme and music for this September’s Music Series, I kept thinking about our current environment and how this year’s focus could possibly provide some inspiration and new avenues of hope for these challenging times.

When I am feeling small and sometimes at a loss for how I could ever contribute positive energy and a morsel of change into a chaotic environment, I am often brought back to a quiet, reflective place where I recall people in history whose first steps started out small. The authentic and truthful execution of their beliefs and work propelled them into a position where they caused not only ripples, but seismic shifts in society, science, music, civil rights, environmental concerns, and global attitudes.

The September Music Series this year will focus on “Women and The Divine – in Music
and History (Women, Music, and Spiritual Social Action).” From Dorothy Fields to Joni Mitchell to Carole King to India.Arie, the past century has been filled with female songwriters who quietly kept following their passion and over time broke down barriers and emerged as some of the biggest musical voices in the industry. These artists walked alongside their societal companions – women such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Katherine Johnson, Rachel Carson and Maya Angelou – who raised our consciousness to bring about great achievements in humanity from The United Nations and The Civil Rights Act to helping put a man on the moon.

I hope that you are not only inspired by the music, but also find hope and inspiration in the stories of these phenomenal women who found themselves in a place and time where they were called to do that which Spirit kept breathing into their souls, filling them with the confidence, bravery, and commitment that caused them to be unable to do anything but take that first step.

Let’s take it together.

–Lori Dokken