October is Membership Month!

Are you interested in supporting the arts? Why not become a member or renew your membership this month?

This is possible in three easy ways:

  1. Online – click here
  2. Mail donation to: DBAA, PO Box 434, Dawson, MN 56232
  3. Join in the lobby at one of our concerts!

Area singers invited to join “Instant Ordway Chorus” for Oct. 23 concert

The Ordway Center for Performing Arts is touring one of their most popular productions: “Ordway’s Broadway Songbook on Tour: The First 100 Years of Broadway.” As part this greater Minnesota tour to Memorial Auditorium in Dawson, area singers are invited to join an “Instant Ordway Chorus” and be part of the October 23 concert. Singers will rehearse the week of the performance and sing with the cast during the finale of the concert.

The chorus is open to all vocalists in the area who are interested in this unique opportunity. Rehearsals will be from 7-8 on Monday, October 20; Wednesday, October 22 from 7-8 and on Thursday, October 23 at 5:30pm. All rehearsals will be held at Memorial Auditorium in Dawson.

Music is available by contacting Luanne Fondell at 320.226.5625.  For more information call the box office at 320-769-2955 Ext. 246.

2014 Annual Silent Auction Fundraiser

Dawson-Boyd Arts Association
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Memorial Auditorium Lobby – Dawson
Bidding starts at 6:45pm

MEANDER ARTISTS DONATIONS
Stony Run basket
Jordan Dahl sculpture
Tokheim Stoneware God Jul bowl

SPECIALITY FOODS
Lefse by Mavis Hutt
Donuts by Gail Nelson
Baker’s Dozen Artisan Bread by Dan Fondell
Cookies by Sharon Johnsrud
Raspberry Cordial by Jill Christie
Wine by Dan Larson
Pie by Sue Moseng
Basket of home-canned delicacies
Spaghetti Basket by Saundra Snobl
Chocolate Excess Basket by DBAA Board

ARTS EVENTS & ITEMS
Old Log Theater tickets
Plymouth Playhouse tickets
Chanhassen – Donated by KLQP
Barn Theatre gift certificate
Framed music print – donated by Betty Hastad

EXPERIENCES
Canoe Trip & Shore Lunch with Greg & Lauri Wyum
Dinner in Historic Wold Home
Double pedicure w/lattes at Nirvana
Three voice lessons w/Melanie Benson
Massage donated by JMHS
Esthetic services at Nirvana – Musarrat Virji
Dinner for 6 at Karen Bergeson home

HANDMADE/HAND-CRAFTED
Purse by Sue Christopher
Jewelry by Sue Gerbig
Rosemaled bowl & small box
Photos by Joyce Hustad
Reversible linen set by Sharilyn Bates
Sterling silver ring by Jill Christie
Jewelry by Kim Lindblad
Cards by Sharon Olson
Sterling bracelet by Jill Christie
Purse from Monica’s Apparel & Accessories
Nerd Bird by Woody Peet
Etched mirror – Janet Allee

Proceeds will benefit programming at Memorial Auditorium.

Belle Amour

belle amourSaturday, Oct. 4, 2014 7:30 p.m.

$12 Adults $5 Students

Silent Auction Fundraiser Meander Weekend Concert

Belle Amour is a fun, high energy jazz group that will transport you to a vintage era with its mix of classic American 20s and 30s jazz standards—with a touch of international flair.

Our annual Silent Auction Fundraiser will be in the lobby – Check out the listing of auction items on our website.

The Arts Meander studio tour: 45 artists, 5 counties. Check it out: www.artsmeander.com

Open Seating

Broadway Songbook

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$12 Adults   $5 Students

The First 100 Years  of Broadway: BROADWAY SONGBOOK  is written by James A. Rocco,  Jeffrey P. Scott and Albert Evans

This performance and outreach activities are possible through an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board

Event Sponsor:  Peggy & David Pederson; John & Effie Deno

Celebrate the history of American musical theater by taking a journey through the first 100 years of Broadway. Hear classics from such popular shows as Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man, Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Guys and Dolls and more. From the early years to the Golden Age, this show has something for everyone.

Do you love to sing? Become a member of the “Instant Ordway Chorus”  by arriving early the night of the show to rehearse with the cast and perform onstage! Watch our website for more information.

Open Seating

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River Songs & Tales with Mark Twain

VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Don Shelby

Sunday,  Nov. 16, 2014 7:00 p.m.

$15 Adults   $5 Students

Event Sponsor:   Minnwest Bank Dawson

The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and former TV anchor Don Shelby as Mark Twain celebrate life on the Mississippi. Take a musical journey through the past and present—choral masterpieces, favorite folksongs, traditional spirituals, and Americana—all paired with the immortal words of Mark Twain.

Reserved Seating

This performance and outreach activities are possible through an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is also funded by a grant from the Dawson Community Foundation, a component fund of the Southwest Initiative Foundation.


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Comedy: Roger Radley

roger_radleySaturday,  Feb. 7, 2015 7:30 p.m.

$12 Adults  $5 Students

Winterfest Weekend

Event Sponsor:  AGP; Thrivent Financial – James Heinrich

Comedian Roger Radley has been performing comedy from coast to coast for twenty-five years and along the way he has shared the stage  with the likes of Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, George Carlin, B.B. King, Waylon Jennings, and Paula Poundstone. He won two national talent contests and has been featured on NPR, A&E and Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend.” His humor draws upon the values and experiences of  a farm boy growing up in Wisconsin. Roger likes to think of himself as the “Funniest Former Farmer” in the United States.

Open Seating