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    July 30, 2017
    Dorothy Molter at her cabin in the Boundary Waters at age 77, in 1984. Ely-based musician Barb Cary Hall has spent the past six years writing a musical about Molter, who spent more than 50 years living alone and tending to tourists on Knife Lake. (Sam Cook / Forum News Service)
    Into the woods: Ely musician turns ‘Root Beer Lady’ Dorothy Molter’s story into a musical
    ELY, Minn. — A long-ish time ago, on an island in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, there lived a nurse who made root beer for...
    entertainment/theaterJuly 30, 2017 - 7:28am
    January 24, 2017
    Kira (Anna Hokanson, left) and Thomas (Tristan Knopf) listen as Matt (Alex Swanson)tells them what she has seen during a scene from the Detroit Lakes High School one-act play, "Gathering Blue," which will be presented to the public this Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7:30 p.m. on the stage of the Historic Holmes Theatre. (Vicki Gerdes/Tribune)
    'A beacon of hope'
    When you ask the cast of the Detroit Lakes High School 2017 one-act play, Lois Lowry's "Gathering Blue," what the story is all about, there's...
    entertainment/theaterJanuary 24, 2017 - 10:50am
    January 8, 2017
    Broadway musical coming to Detroit Lakes: Holmes Theatre to present 'Pump Boys & Dinettes' this Friday
    The musical "Pump Boys & Dinettes" was a bonafide hit when it first premiered Off-Broadway at New York's Chelsea West Side Arts Theatre on July 10, 1981, transferring first to the larger Colonnades Theatre in October before making its Broadway bow at the Princess Theatre on Feb. 4,...
    entertainment/theaterJanuary 8, 2017 - 10:00am
    December 1, 2016
    Submitted photo Musician Travis LeDoyt brings his Elvis tribute, "Christmas with the King," to the Holmes Theatre this Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
    'World's best tribute to young Elvis' comes to Detroit Lakes Saturday
    The Historic Holmes Theatre is proud to announce that Travis LeDoyt is bringing his "Christmas with the King" show to Detroit Lakes on Saturday,...
    entertainment/theaterDecember 1, 2016 - 5:00pm
    November 10, 2016
    Bruno Mars plans concert in Fargo
    Grammy-winning singer Bruno Mars apparently is bringing his magic to the Fargodome. Mars recently released on his website a list of cities he plans to perform at during his 24K Magic Tour, though dates have yet to be released. Fargo was among more than 80 cities in the U.S., Canada...
    entertainment/theaterNovember 10, 2016 - 11:16am
    November 9, 2016
    Extra performance added for 'The Little Mermaid'; Three chances left to see DLHS fall musical, Nov. 10-12
    Due to popular demand, an extra performance of the Detroit Lakes Public Schools' fall musical, "The Little Mermaid," has been added. Audiences can buy their tickets at the door for a special Friday, Nov. 11 showing of the Disney favorite, which gets underway at 7:30 p.m. on the stage...
    entertainment/theaterNovember 9, 2016 - 10:25am
    November 5, 2016
    Submitted photo There will be two performances of "Away in the Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas" at Detroit Lakes' Historic Holmes Theatre this Friday, Nov. 11, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the theater's box office.
    They're ba-aaaack! Church Basement Ladies’ “Away in a Basement” comes to DL’s Holmes Theatre this Friday
    And out of the basement shall come a program of good tidings, great humor and joy! The Church Basement Ladies are serving it up again with their...
    entertainment/theaterNovember 5, 2016 - 10:51am
    November 3, 2016
    In an early scene from "The Little Mermaid," Flounder (Dawson Grimm, left) and Ariel (Kalyn Willson) listen raptly as Scuttle the seagull (Anna Hokanson) explains to them how a "dinglehopper" (actually, a wooden fork) is used to style a woman's hair.
    Under the sea: The Little Mermaid is DLHS fall musical
    Though the adventures of King Triton's youngest daughter, Ariel, were first introduced to the world nearly 180 years ago, in the 1837 Danish...
    entertainment/theaterNovember 3, 2016 - 5:25am
    October 5, 2016
    Photo by Jeremy Daniel/Special to the Tribune The children's show, "Skippyjon Jones: Snow What?" will be presented at the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes on Thursday, Oct. 13. The 10 a.m. show is sold out; however, seating is still available for the 12:30 p.m. show.
    'Skippyjon Jones' coming to Holmes Oct. 13
    Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the bravest Chihuahua of them all? Skippyjon Jones the Siamese cat (who thinks he's a Mexican Chihuahua),...
    entertainment/theaterOctober 5, 2016 - 9:30am
    September 3, 2016
    The Netflix logo. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
    Bill Nye the Science Guy lands Netflix talk show
    Scientist Bill Nye has landed a new Netflix talk show set to launch in spring 2017, the streaming network announced Wednesday. "Bill Nye Saves...
    entertainment/theaterSeptember 3, 2016 - 5:00am
    August 24, 2016
    Medora Musical ticket sales break 100,000
    More than 100,000 tickets have been sold so far for this year's Medora Musical, making it the third consecutive year the longstanding event has...
    entertainment/theaterAugust 24, 2016 - 10:26am
    August 4, 2016
    Julia Amundson and Cory Johnson star as newlyweds Agnes and Michael in ‘I Do, I Do!,’ which opens today at Hubbard’s Long Lake Theater. SUBMITTED PHOTO
    50-year marriage focus of Long Lake Theater’s musical ‘I Do! I Do!’
    The theater production “I Do! I Do!” opens today (Wednesday) and runs through Saturday, Aug. 27 at Long Lake Theater in Hubbard. The two-person...
    entertainment/theaterAugust 4, 2016 - 5:25am
    July 21, 2016
    The cast and crew of Northern Light Opera Company rehearse “Let’s Go on with the Show” under the musical direction of Paul Dove (bottom right). NORTHERN LIGHT OPERA COMPANY
    ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ opens July 28
    “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Wild West Show will come alive when Northern Light Opera Company brings Irving Berlin’s “Annie Get Your Gun”...
    entertainment/theaterJuly 21, 2016 - 5:40am
    June 16, 2016
    Damon Fitcher, of Dickinson, N.D., has been attending the Medora Musical since he was a child. This is his third year being cast in the musical. PHOTO BY Kalsey Stults
    Medora Musical ‘looking forward’
    The Medora Musical kicked off its 51st season this month at the Burning Hills Amphitheatre, with a few changes in store. “We put a lot of time...
    entertainment/theaterJune 16, 2016 - 5:10am
    March 24, 2016
    Auditions set for ‘Steel Magnolias’
    Auditions for the Minnesota Folklore Theater’s summer season production of “Steel Magnolias” are set to take place Monday, April 4 at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, April 9 at 10 a.m. All auditions will be held at Minnesota Folklore Theater, 100 Highland...
    entertainment/theaterMarch 24, 2016 - 5:10am
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