Valentine's Day Concert, February 14, 7pm
For the Love of…”, a Valentine’s Day concert featuring the Twin Cities’ best female musicians, is presented by History Theatre in partnership with Lori Dokken. The performers will share their musical insights about the things they love, the people they love, and what they believe true love is about. There are many different types of love that we can all appreciate, from the love of nature to the love of a best friend and even the love of a pet!
This eclectic group of stage veterans will perform romantic musical selections Broadway to opera and from folk to pop. Judi Vinar, Ginger Commodore, Rachel Holder, Erin Schwab, Joan Griffith, Maria Jette, Jen Maren, and Ellis Delaney are among the featured artists under the direction of musical director Lori Dokken.
Through their experiences and life tales, these women artists not only personify the Latin word valentine, which means “strong,” but they have also been inspired by an independent spirit. “The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before,” Albert Einstein once stated.
Come spend an evening with nine powerful, independent performers, each of whom has strong musical ties to our community. This one night only concert will entertain you while we celebrate the real meaning of love.
The History Theatre
30 East 10th Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
651.292.4323
boxofc@historytheatre.com
February 14th - 7:00PM
Ticket Information -
Main Floor: $40, Balcony: $25
We have seen Rachel Holder is so many different scenarios … singing backups in many diverse shows … stepping up to the mic to take the lead on a tune …. do a solo number …
Well … now It is time for “RACHEL!”
Don’t miss this concert event where Rachel Holder is in charge and brings some of her pals along to deliver her vision. An artist of international possibilities, Rachel is the most beautiful, gentle chameleon of song that totally inhabits and delivers whatever musical challenge she is charged with. Her elegant stature initially gets your attention and causes you to sit back and really pay attention to and appreciate her immaculate delivery of songs in every style, emotional content and vocal registration.
If you’ve seen her, you know what I mean …. If you haven’t seen her … well, this is the perfect time to purchase your tickets and experience “RACHEL!”
(**This concert is part two of the “Crooners’ Live Sessions” series of live recordings.)
Featuring Rachel Holder with:
Judi Vinar – vocals/guitar
Lori Dokken – vocals/piano
Katie Gearty – vocals/percussion
Rick Carlson – piano
Ben Kelley – bass
Nate Babbs – drums/percussion
The Main Stage at Crooners
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Doors at 3:00
Show at 4:00
We think it’s about time to put a tuxedo-clad group of women on stage and set them free to sing, swing, sass and show the alternative of what Vegas’ lounges in the ’60s could have been like. This show brings you back to the days of the Rat Pack with Johnny Carson at The Copa Room at TheSands Hotel.
Featuring Patty Peterson, Judi Vinar, Rachel Holder and Lori Dokken with Jendeen Forberg on drums and Jordan Hedlund on bass.
Special Guest – James Rocco, The Ordway Center’s past artistic director and vice president of programs for 13 years, will be your host!
"The Mother of All Rat Packs!"
Sunday, April 24th
Dinner at 5:00 PM
Show at 7:00 PM
Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
501 West 78th Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
952.934.1525
Get your tickets for this show with a $10.00 discount using promo code: RATPACK22.
“Shout! Sister, Shout!” is a chronological compilation of music and words written or performed by female composers, vocalists, writers, and cultural changemakers from the 1930s to present day. This show was developed and produced in partnership with The History Theatre of St. Paul, MN
Music performed in the show includes:
Sister Rosetta Tharpe – “Up Above My Head” (Traditional Gospel Tune) and “Shout, Sister, Shout” (Tim Brymn, Alex Hill, Clarence Williams – 1930)
Nina Simone – “I Shall Be Released” (Bob Dylan – 1968) and “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” (Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas – 1963)
Carole King – “Believe In Humanity” (1973), “Been to Canaan” (1972) and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” (King and Gerry Goffin – September 1967)
Laura Nyro – “Save the Country” (1968), “Broken Rainbow” (1985)
Janis Ian – “At Seventeen” (1974), “Society’s Child” (1965) and “Boots Like Emmy Lou’s” (2000)
Phoebe Snow – “Poetry Man” (1974), “Harpo’s Blues” (1974) and “Shakey Ground” (Jeffrey Bowen, Alphonso Boyd and Eddie Hazel – 1975)
Bonnie Raitt – “What Is Success?” (Allen Toussaint – 1974) and “Guilty” (Randy Newman – 1973)
Joni Mitchell – “The Magdalene Laundries” (1994), “ Woodstock” (1970) and “Nothing Can Be Done” (Mitchell and Larry Klein – 1991)
Joyann Parker – “Memphis” (2018)
India.Arie – “Strength, Courage and Wisdom” (2001) and “One” (2013)
Joy Ohana – “Human” – (2018)
Lori McKenna – “Humble and Kind” (2015)
Andra Day – “Rise Up” (2015)
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way” (Stefani Germanotta and Jeppe Laursen – 2010)
Poetry, Writings and Quotations from –
Terry Tempest Williams
Maya Angelou
Mary OIiver
Aretha Franklin
Coretta Scott King
Winona LaDuke
Lori Dokken
Musicians:
Judi Vinar
Yolande Bruce
Joyann Parker
Rachel Holder Hennig
Katie Gearty
Anna Christy
Joy Ohana
Liz Draper
Pete Hennig
Spoken Word:
Eden Bodnar
Stage Manager:
Tammie Weinfurtner
History Theatre Personnel:
Chari Hall
Josh Stallings
Kyla Moloney
Nick Walberg
In-Fin Tuan
Gunther Gullickson
Ashton Schneider
Karen Mueller
Ron Peluso
Wayne Hendricks
The 1960s was one of the most memorable decades of all time in the history of The United States. It started out with the election of President John F. Kennedy and the dawn of “Camelot” and closed out with the first man landing on the moon. In between these bookends would be the assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK; civil rights legislation; protests; drugs; The Feminine Mystique; Black Power; hippies; Vietnam; Gloria Steinem; Nixon; the Watts riots; Andy Warhol; Stonewall; NOW; The Beatles; Laugh-In; The Rolling Stones; Twiggy; Woodstock; and so many other momentous events.
While men landed on the moon, women artists took their own giant leap into every area of the musical landscape. The ‘60s were inarguably the most prolific decade for female vocalists and musicians in many diverse styles and categories. From pop and folk to rock and roll and rhythm and blues, women launched themselves into the music scene and claimed their space in the mostly male dominated industry
ACT ONE
"You Don’t Own Me" - (recorded by Lesley Gore 1963 – written by John Madara & David White)
Performed by: Rachel Holder Hennig (lead) with Judi Vinar, Patty Peterson, Ginger Commodore, Joyann Parker, Yolande Bruce, Katie Gearty, and Anna Christy.
“Son of a Preacher Man” - (Dusty Springfield 1968 – John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins) – Joyann with Ginger, Yolande & Rachel
“At Last” – (Etta James 1960 – Mack Gordon & Harry Warren) - Ginger
“Mack the Knife” – (Ella Fitzgerald 1960 – Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein, & Kurt Weill) – Yolande
“Stoney End” – (Barbra Streisand –1967 - Laura Nyro) - Katie with Joyann, Rachel & Lori
“Happy Days/Get Happy” – (Judy Garland/Barbra Streisand 1963 – Milton Ager& Jack Yellen/Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler) – Judi & Patty
“The Beat Goes On” – (Sonny & Cher 1963 – Sonny Bono) – Lori and Joyann with Judi, Rachel & Anna
“Make Your Own Kind of Music” – (Cass Elliot 1969 – Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil) – Anna with Judi & Lori
“Feeling Good” – (Nina Simone 1965 – Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse) – Patty
“Mississippi Goddam” – (Nina Simone 1964 – Nina Simone) – Yolande
“You Keep Me Hanging On” – (Diana Ross & The Supremes 1966 – Hollsnd-Dozier-Holland) – Rachel with Judi & Anna
“Guess Who I Saw Today” – (Nancy Wilson 1960 – Murray Grand & Elisse Boyd) – Ginger
“Piece of My Heart” – (Janis Joplin 1968 – Jerry Ragovoy & Bert Berns) – Katie with Rachel & Joyann
“Dream a Little Dream of Me” – (Cass Elliot 1968 – Fabian Andre & Wilbur Schwandt) – Anna
“Me and Bobby McGee” – (Janis Joplin 1969 – Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster) – Joyann
“I Say a Little Prayer” – (Dionne Warwick 1967 – Burt Bacharach & Hal David) – Yolande with Judi, Rachel & Lori
“(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls” – (Dionne Warwick 1967 – Andre & Dory Previn) – Rachel
“Chain of Fools” – (Aretha Franklin 1968 – Don Covay) – Judi with the ensemble
“Respect” – (Aretha 1967 – Otis Redding) Anna with the ensemble
ACT TWO
“White Rabbit” – (Jefferson Airplane 1967 – Grace Slick) Judi
“Somebody to Love” – (Jefferson Airplane 1967 – Darby Slick) Joyann with Patty, Katie & Lori
“For What It’s Worth” – (The Staple Singers 1968 – Stephen Stills) – Judi, Ginger & Yolande
“Both Sides Now” – (Joni Mitchell 1969 – Joni Mitchell) Lori
“Chelsea Morning” – (Joni Mitchell 1969 – Joni Mitchell) Rachel with Judi, Anna & Lori
“And When I Die” - (Laura Nyro 1966 – Laura Nyro) – Katie
“Woodstock” – (CSNY 1970 – Joni Mitchell)
“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” – (Joan Baez 1969 – Robbie Robertson) – Anna with Judi & Lori
“River Deep, Mountain High” – (Ike & Tina Turner 1966 – Phil Spector) – Ginger with Patty, Yolande and Anna
“This Is My Life” – (Shirley Bassey 1968 – Bruno Canfora, Antonio Amurri and English lyrics by Norman Newell) – Patty
“Walkin’ Blues” – (Bonnie Raitt 1969 – Robert Johnson) – Judi
“These Boots Are Made for Walking” – (Nancy Sinatra 1965 – Lee Hazlewood) – Ensemble
“Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” – (The 5th Dimension 1969 – James Rado, Gerome Ragni & Galt MacDermot - Ensemble
Vocalists:
Judi Vinar
Patty Peterson
Ginger Commodore
Joyann Parker
Yolande Bruce
Rachel Holder Hennig
Katie Gearty
Anna Christy
The Band:
Lori Dokken – piano
Joe Elliott – guitar
Liz Draper – bass
Pete Hennig – drums
Producer, Arranger and Musical Director:
Lori Dokken
Development Assistance From:
Kathryn Perich - Concept/Title/Content
Big Thanks to ...
Kathy Tauer (photography)
Bonni Allen (photography)
Jen Clough (graphic design)
Kyla Moloney (visuals)
Samantha Diekman (visuals)
Levi Dokken (video)
Pauline Jennings (Company Assistant)
The Ordway:
Leslie Brandt
Samantha Goessner (Stage Manager)
Tammie Weinfurtner
Colin (Sound Engineer)
Kris Brodersen (Lighting Design)
Lucas Chase
This performance is made possible in part by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE ARTISTS FEATURED ... VISIT THEM ON THEIR WEBSITES
Judi Vinar - www.judivinar.com
Patty Peterson - www.pattypeterson.com
Ginger Commodore - www.gingercommodore.com
Joyann Parker - www.joyannparker.com
Katie Gearty - www.katiegeartymusic.com
Liz Draper - www.giantstepsmusic.org
1971 – 51 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 this year these albums reach the milestone of being released a half century ago.
To celebrate this grand anniversary, “THREE” (Judi Vinar, Rachel Holder and Lori Dokken) is teaming up with bassist Jay Young and percussionist Dave Stanoch to present these two classic recordings in their entirety on The MainStage at Crooners Supper Club on Sunday, August 28th at 5:00 PM.
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.
Sunday, August 28th - 5:00 PM
The Main Stage at Crooners
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Doors at4:00
Show at 5:00
"50th Anniversary of Pride All-Star Cabaret Show”
FEAT: Erin Schwab, Dan Chouinard, Mary Jane Alm, Ann Reed, Joan Griffith, Ellis, James Rocco, Mistress Ginger, Dennis Spears and many more to be announced.
Crooners joins in congratulating and celebrating Twin Cities’ Pride and the LGBTQ+ community on the 50th Anniversary of Pride with an All-Star Cabaret Show presented by Lori Dokken on June 25th at 8:00 PM and June 26th at 4:00 PM.
From the first gathering in Loring Park and the first Gay Pride parade, through decades of disco, the AIDS quilt, the Human Rights Campaign, transgender rights and now same sex marriage … TC Pride has continued to grow in diversity and community inclusivity and this June expects more than 400,000 visitors to attend their many Pride activities!
We sincerely hope you will join Crooners, Lori Dokken and her very special line-up for this insanely fun and sometimes incredibly poignant cabaret show. It will be EPIC!
Crooners MainStage
6161 Hwy 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
"I Am Woman ... Hear Me Roar!" - featuring Lori Dokken, Judi Vinar, Patty Peterson and Rachel Holder with Jay Young, III and David Stanoch.
We hope that you will join us for an evening celebrating some of the greatest women singers and songwriters ever!
With Lori Dokken at the piano, Twin Cities’ vocalists Judi Vinar, Patty Peterson and Rachel Holder along with bass player Jay Young and drummer David Stanoch will turn the stage into a celebration of some of the matriarchs of music. Sit back and enjoy the vibrant vocal harmonies these girls put to tunes made famous by such divas as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Annie Lennox, Carole King, Tina Turner, Judy Garland, Christina Aguilera and many more. It promises to be a fantastic evening of hearing these women “roar” as only they can!
"I Am Woman ... Hear Me Roar!
Friday, July 15th - 7:00 PM
Benson Public Schools' Performing Arts Center
1400 Montana Avenue
Benson, MN 56215
Here's the link to purchase tickets - https://www.vancoevents.com/BFZI
In conjunction with The Hennepin Theatre Trust’s LGBTQIA+ Exhibit, Patrick’s Cabaret will present Pride 2022 - LIVE! a very special Cabaret in their 3rd Floor performance space, the “900 Studio”, on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Expect an amazing evening of performance, media, cocktails (including non-alcoholic) and a lot of not to be missed!
The cabaret will feature works by:
Apocalypse Theatre, Lori Dokken, Kohl Miner, Ann Marsden, Chris Stark, Venus DeMars, and Patrick Scully - MC
Apocalypse Theatre, a nomadic freak-show caravan will feature Demolition Grrrls a dance track with loud guitars, Codename:Bunny, and The Diseased. hybrid goth industrial punk.
Lori Dokken, - a little cross section of piano bar tunes from the 70s and 80s. Kohl Miner will perform A Queer Elder - a coming of age story.
Ann Marsden Marking a decade since Ann’s passing, Patrick has organized a slide show of Ann’s photos of our LGBTQ community.
Chris Stark will read from her second novel, Carnival Lights, about two Ojibwe teen cousins who leave their fictitious northern Minnesota reservation for Minneapolis in 1969. Carnival Lights was a 2022 Minnesota Book Awards finalist.
Venus DeMars will present an acoustic cameo
Patrick Scully - master of ceremonies
(Covid Protocol: Artist & audience safety is a priority! Patrons are required to: wear a mask in the 3rd floor theater space, and be mindful. Proof of vaccination is not
required. If you feel sick, stay home!)
Patrick's Cabaret - Pride 2022 Live!
Saturday July 16, 2022, 7:30 pm
900 Hennepin Avenue, Mpls
for details visit https://linktr.ee/PatrickScully
Cost: $20. Payment by the "pay-what-you-can" honor system.
Pay with Venmo, PayPal or by check.
Go to http://patrickscully.org/payment.htm
How Spirituals and Gospel Music provided the musical inspiration and foundation for blues, jazz and rock and roll.
Every September at Unity Minneapolis the Music Department presents a month-long focus on a specific musical style, genre, artist or era from our past. Being the Musical Director at Unity places me in the position of selecting what will be featured each year.
I am very excited to join with my friend and collaborator, Ginger Commodore, to assemble this journey through Gospel Music from the Spirituals to contemporary Gospel artists. As challenging as this will be for us to distill into four Sundays, decades and centuries of songs, composers, and artists, we look forward to bringing you a snapshot of the foundational, musical building blocks for the development of some of America’s most renowned contemporary music styles such as blues, jazz and rock and roll.
Musical Guests for this series include: Ginger Commodore, Judi Vinar, Rachel Holder, Julius Collins, T. Mychael Rambo, Jordan Hedlund, Bobby Commodore, Pete Hennig and Dave Berget.
September Music Series – “Discovering the Roots of American Music”
September 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th
Unity Minneapolis
4000 Golden Valley Road
Minneapolis, MN 55422
In-person services at 9:30 and 11:30 AM
Live-streamed at 9:30 AM
To live-stream go to:
or
https://www.facebook.com/unityminneapolis
or:
https://www.youtube.com/user/unitycc
The musical journey begins with Sister Rosetta Tharpe and travels through time to today featuring such female phenoms as Laura Nyro, Carole King, Phoebe Snow, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Lady Gaga and India.Arie as well as others. The evening will also be interspersed with words from some wise women such as Maya Angelou, Terry Tempest Williams, Winona LaDuke, Coretta Scott King, Mary Oliver and many others.
On stage to deliver an eclectic and dynamic array of arrangements of songs written by these iconic female composers are a cadre of local Twin Cities’ vocalists including Judi Vinar, Joyann Parker, Rachel Holder, Katie Gearty, and Anna Christy backed by pianist Lori Dokken (Producer & Music Director of “Shout! Sister, Shout!”) along with Jordan Hedlund on bass and Daryl Boudreaux on percussion. We will also be joined by actress Eden Bodnar who will be delivering the spoken word sections.
Tickets on sale now!
Saturday, March 19th - 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 20th - 4:00 PM
Crooners Lounge
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Patty will be joined by her trio of pals – Judi Vinar, Rachel Holder and Lori Dokken, along with special guests yet TBA. In the business for more than five decades, Patty is as diverse as they come. She is a world-class Jazz/R&B vocalist, a radio show host on KBEM Jazz 88, a mainstay in the jingle and voice-over industry and an inspiring presenter on the national speaking circuit. There is so much that we know about her. Yet with more than 50 years of musical history, this evening promises to be an amazing journey of stories and songs that will move us to tears, cause us to have bursts of spontaneous laughter and surprise us with all that have we yet to learn about this phenomenal woman.
To honor the accomplished life and generous heart of this Twin Cities’ treasure, the producers of this event are offering two FREE Concerts in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners on February 19th and 20th. They invite the attendees during that evening or afternoon to consider honoring Patty with a monetary gift to The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation which is an organization that helps to support the staff and caregivers who saved Patty’s life fifteen years ago.
This concert is a gift with our thanks and gratitude to you, our musical supporters. We hope that will join us to experience “The Story of Patty …” and we sincerely thank you for considering making a financial gift that evening or afternoon to our friends in the medical community, who not only saved Patty’s life 15 years ago, but devotedly care for us every day and especially during this pandemic.
Your 100% tax-deductible donation will go directly to the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. The Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation is an independent nonprofit research organization that partners with the cardiologists from Minneapolis Heart Institute to lead groundbreaking clinical research and education focused on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart and vascular disease.
Saturday, February 19th - 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 20th - 4:00 PM
Crooners Lounge & Supper Club
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Lori Dokken Presents “Singin' in the Kitchen"
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!
The Main Stage at Crooners
6161 Highway 65 NE
Minneapolis, MN 55432
Doors at 4:00
Show at 5:00
I am ecstatic to be back at The Ordway Center of the Performing Arts for I believe the twelfth year ...(?) This year's production is "Beauty and the Beast" 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.
"Beauty and the Beast" - runs from Wednesday, November 30th through Saturday, December 31st. Evening shows usually have a curtain time of 7:30 and matinees are 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.
Wednesday, 11/30 - Evening
Friday, 12/2 - Evening
Saturday, 12/3 - Matinee & Evening
Sunday, 12/4 - Evening
Wednesday, 12/7 - Evening
Friday, 12/9 - Evening
Saturday, 12/10 - Matinee & Evening
Sunday, 12/11 - Evening
Wednesday, 12/14 - Evening
Friday, 12/16 - Evening
Saturday, 12/17 - Matinee & Evening
Sunday, 12/18 - Evening
Tuesday, 12/20 - Evening
Wednesday, 12/21 - Evening
Friday, 12/23 - Matinee & Evening
Saturday, 12/24 - Matinee
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 with Joe Elliott on Guitar, Ian Young on Bass and David Stanoch on Drums.
The 1960s was one of the most memorable decades of all time in the history of The United States. It started out with the election of President John F. Kennedy and the dawn of “Camelot” and closed out with the first man landing on the moon. In between these bookends would be the assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK; civil rights legislation; protests; drugs; The Feminine Mystique; Black Power; hippies; Vietnam; Gloria Steinem; Nixon; the Watts riots; Andy Warhol; Stonewall; NOW; The Beatles; Laugh-In; The Rolling Stones; Twiggy; Woodstock; and so many other momentous events.
While men landed on the moon, women artists took their own giant leap into every area of the musical landscape. The ‘60s were inarguably the most prolific decade for female vocalists and musicians in many diverse styles and categories. From pop and folk to rock and roll and rhythm and blues, women launched themselves into the music scene and claimed their space in the mostly male dominated industry