Entertainment

Duluth-based comedian Danielle Thralow won Miami's funniest competition and was named ACME's Comedy Club's 2nd funniest person in the Twin Cities. She has performed throughout North America and is a regular guest at the Los Angeles-based Dat Phan and Friends and numerous other events, including the Seattle International Comedy Competition. She has shared the stage […]

Out of the imagination of a songwriter, the Big Top began and has remained a haven for the art form ever since. The Blue Canvas Orchestra is lucky enough to have many great songwriters in its ranks and on this November night we’ll hear from the pens of three of them. The songs of Ed […]

We'll be topping off Small Business Saturday with the talents of Cellist Ed Willet and vocalist Cheryl Leah, orged by the metropolis but sustained by the wilderness..  Chance coalesced in Los Angeles California, a coming together of two musicians with wildly diverse backgrounds. One of the few voice and cello duos in the world, theirs […]

Performers Jan Lee and Tom Mitchell are bringing their uniquely entertaining and emotionally powerful two-person rendition of Charles Dickens' holiday classic to Bayfield! Nonrefundable tickets are $20. Purchase online or call (715) 779-5223

Blue Moon is a 2025 American biographical comedy drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Robert Kaplow. The film follows songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) as he reflects on himself on the opening night of Oklahoma!, a new musical by his former colleague Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott).

Washburn-born BCO member Yazmin takes the stage with her very own band Beat Zero. The show will feature the Havana Quartet, a group of young Cuban string players based in Minneapolis, and the one and only, fellow BCO member Scott Kirby. Together they create a riveting fusion of Latin-jazz, Funk, Folk/Rock, and Cuban rhythms, driven […]

Join us for an afternoon with Julianne Lepp for a talk about making it through the seasons of chronic illness. Living with chronic illness has many challenges, and the journey is not just a physical one. Tend to Your Spirit is a companion for this emotional and spiritual journey, offering tools to help readers practice […]

The Armando is an improv show exclusive to The Backstage that bases the action on true tales told by a Bay Area special guest who will share personal stories. We will take those stories as inspiration for hilarious and heartwarming scenes. People you know will be sharing stories about the things that you love. Whether […]

The title says it all and they have the lineup to make it happen. Join the BCO as they “release the hounds” in an unrestrained night of music designed to make you dance, dance, dance. In addition to “Rockin’ Molly Otis”, “Shredding James Shafstall”, “Groove master Nate Bean”, Thundering Tom Mitchell and the Hendrix style […]

The CBM string quartet from Chicago presents a musical journal of African-American composers representing our country’s historical eras. The concert includes works by Tom Wiggins, Florence Price, and Daniel Bernard Roumain.

Enjoy a spirited evening of thrilling and thrilling moments with the Bay City Whistleblowers, an ensemble of flutes. They’ll perform many favorite compositions, including by  Pachelbel and Joplin. Members include Erin Cutler, Carolyn Haase, Cheryl Heino, Christine Hulmer, Leslie Kolesar, Teresa Rusch, and Theresa Seppa, with Joni Chapman providing piano accompaniment. (Free for all students)

Awarded "Worldwide Best Tribute Band" Killer Queen blew the roof off The Tent in 2023 and they want to do it again for our fortieth season! We can't wait to have them back. Killer Queen is a British Queen tribute band founded in 1993 by Patrick Myers while at London University—the same venue where Queen […]