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Lori Dokken

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February 14th @ 7 PM - at the history theatre!

Valentine's Day Concert at The History Theatre!

"For the Love of...

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. 

"For the Love of ..." Valentine's Day Concert at The History Theatre!

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

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"THE MOTHER OF ALL RAT PACKS" - 4/24 @ THE CHANHASSEN

Use the code RATPACK22 for a $10 discount for the show.

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!

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"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!" - The voices of women

CROONERS - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25th - 2020

“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

Performers, Technicians and Production folks ...

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

Find out more about The History Theatre

women on the moon - the ordway concert hall - 10/6/2019

Women on the Moon is a concert event that showcases some of our favorite artists from the 1960s such as: Mama Cass, Tina Turner, Aretha, Cher, Dusty Springfield, Lesley Gore, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, Dionne Warwick, Mavis Staples, Joan Baez, Cher, Ella, Shirley Bassey, Laura Nyro, Diana Ross, Barbra, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Nancy Sinatra, and the great Nina Simone.

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

MUSIC PERFORMED IN THE SHOW INCLUDES:

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  

Performers, Technicians and Production Folks

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





"I am woman ... " - 7/15 - Benson,mn performing arts center

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"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

Patrick's Cabaret - Pride 2022 Live! - Sat. July 16th - 7:30

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



For more information in The Hennepin Theatre Trust’s fabulous photo exhibit in Jack’s Lounge (first floor 900 Hennepin) go to:

Sundays in september @ Unity Minneapolis

"Discovering the Roots of American Music"

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:

www.unityminneapolis.org

or

https://www.facebook.com/unityminneapolis

or:

https://www.youtube.com/user/unitycc


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"The Story of Patty ..." at crooners - february 19 and 20

"The Women's Club Series" featuring the amazing life and over 50 year career of Patty Peterson!

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. 

"The Story of Patty ..."

Saturday, February 19th - 8:00 PM

Sunday, February 20th - 4:00 PM 


Crooners Lounge & Supper Club

6161 Highway 65 NE 

Minneapolis, MN 55432 

click here to Find out more and reserve your tickets

"Singin' in the kitchen" - Crooners - sunday, nov 27th

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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!

Sunday, November 27th - 5:00 PM

The Main Stage at Crooners

6161 Highway 65 NE

Minneapolis, MN 55432


Doors at 4:00

Show at 5:00


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Beauty and the beast - 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 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.

Dates that I am scheduled to play:

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

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The last time "Elf ..." was here ... the ushers let me steal one of their costumes for a day ...

The last time "Elf ..." was here ... the ushers let me steal one of their costumes for a day ...

The last time "Elf ..." was here ... the ushers let me steal one of their costumes for a day ...

The last time "Elf ..." was here ... the ushers let me steal one of their costumes for a day ...

The last time "Elf ..." was here ... the ushers let me steal one of their costumes for a day ...

"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


for more info and to purchase tickets click here!

"THREE" @ crooners - Sunday, May 7th - 5:00 PM

Judi Vinar, Rachel Holder & Lori Dokken

"THREE" ... Presented by Lori Dokken


“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. Three represents so many things … past, present and future … beginning, middle and end … body, mind and soul … Judi, Rachel and Lori. The experience of hearing and seeing them in action is not to be missed!


** A note from Lori – During my shows in January thru April, I will include a new adventure - “Crooners’ Live Sessions.” I am going to let the tape roll for some live recordings and see if we can capture the magic that always transpires between audience and artists. Please come and be a part of it! Who knows the final product will be?

SUNDAY, MAY 7th - 5:00 PM


The Main Stage at Crooners

6161 Highway 65 NE

Minneapolis, MN 55432


Doors at 4:00

Show at 5:00


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"here comes the sun" - Sunday, April 23rd @ crooners

Celebrate Earth Day with a BUNCH of Beatles' tunes!

Beatles Song Fest


Please join us as we celebrate Earth Day weekend by singing some of our favorite Beatles’ tunes! “It’s been a long cold lonely winter …” and now “Here Comes the Sun!” (As Lizzo says, it’s “about damn time!”) For this concert Lori Dokken has enlisted five of the Twin Cities’ finest female vocalists - Judi Vinar, Connie Evingson, Ginger Commodore, Rachel Holder and Joyann Parker. 

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. 


I can “Imagine” “Strawberry Fields Forever” that line “The Long and Winding Road” “Across the Universe.” “As My Guitar Gently Weeps,” I follow them “Here, There and Everywhere.” “When I’m 64” I will “Act Naturally” and “Help” us “Come Together” because “All You Need is Love!” It feels like a perfect way to spend a warm, spring Sunday afternoon together!

Sunday, April 23rd - 4:00 PM

The Main Stage at Crooners

6161 Highway 65 NE

Minneapolis, MN 55432


Doors at 3:00

Show at 4:00


Click here to find out more info and purchase tickets!

"OUR VOICES ... OUR CHOICES" - SUN, oct 30th

ENCORE PRESENTATION!!

Lori Dokken Presents 

“Our Voices … Our Choices …” - an encore presentation

Please join us for a very exciting acoustic piano and vocal show - featuring some of the Twin Cities’ favorite female vocalists performing some of their favorite songs. 


Pianist and producer, Lori Dokken, will be joined by Judi Vinar, Patty Peterson, Ginger Commodore, Rachel Holder, Connie Evingson and Ellis Delaney. 


This is a cabaret style event that celebrates women and brings attention to the current struggle to ensure that all women have the right to make their own health care decisions.

 

A portion of the producer’s share of ticket sales will be donated to Planned Parenthood of MN, SD & ND. Audience members will be invited to join in supporting this essential and valued organization. 

Sunday, October 30th - 5:00 PM

The Main Stage at Crooners

6161 Highway 65 NE

Minneapolis, MN 55432


Doors at 4:00

Show at 5:00


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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


click here for more info and to purchase tickets

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


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"brandi & joni" - featuring Rachel Holder - august 20th

... presented by Lori Dokken

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, August 20th @ 4:30

The Main Stage at Crooners

6161 Highway 65 NE

Minneapolis, MN 55432


Doors at 3:30

Show at 4:30

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"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 with Benjamin Kelly on Bass and Nate Babbs on Drums!


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


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