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Summer musical performances set for Friday, Saturday at Holmes Theatre canceled

The final two performances of "The Music Man Jr.," set to take place tonight (July 22) at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 23 at 2 p.m. in Detroit Lakes' Historic Holmes Theatre, have been canceled "due to COVID," according to Holmes Theatre director Amy Stoller Stearns. A makeup date of Wednesday, July 27 has been scheduled, with tickets from both the canceled shows to be honored for the 7 p.m. performance.

Arts and Entertainment

Holmes Theatre summer camp kids to present "Music Man Jr." on July 21-23

A total of 35 kids signed up for the summer theater camp at Detroit Lakes' Historic Holmes Theatre this year — which means that the cast of "The Music Man Jr." will be the largest for the Holmes' summer musical to date. Three shows are planned between July 21-23 on the theater's main stage.

July 15, 2022 07:20 AM

Arts and Entertainment

As spring concerts come to a close, DL's Holmes Theatre gears up for summer camps

There may be just two more concerts on the Historic Holmes Theatre's spring concert schedule, but that doesn't mean the theater's staff is taking the summer off. Three summer theater camps for children will be held, along with some free theater workshops, art classes and the annual Tuesdays in the Park summer concert series at the City Park.

May 09, 2022 06:08 PM

Community

Generations: Setting the stage, White Earth Elder Mike Swan encourages youth with theater

“I’ve seen kids open up more with their personality,”said Mike Swan, a member of the Native Advisory Board at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. “The kids take the lead in their drama camp production. It might be a fairy tale with castles and knights. They are expressing their creativity to let that out in new ways. Some kids never knew they could do something like that.”

April 28, 2022 07:20 AM

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Arts and Entertainment

Duluth celebrates as mayor declares Daniel Durant Day

The actor, a star of Academy Award Best Picture winner "CODA," returned home to an exuberant celebration and a mayoral declaration at the DECC on Monday.

April 05, 2022 09:56 AM

By Jay Gabler

Arts and Entertainment

Down the rabbit hole: 'Alice in Wonderland' to be staged by Detroit Lakes students this weekend

Detroit Lakes Public Schools will present the classic children's tale, "Alice in Wonderland" this weekend at George Simson Auditorium. Three performances are set.

April 05, 2022 07:00 AM

By Vicki Gerdes

Six people on the red carpet at the Academy Awards: three men in tuxedos flanking three women in gowns, two red and one silver-glitter

Arts and Entertainment

Duluth actor Daniel Durant on 'CODA' and 'Best Picture' win

"The world is changing," Durant said about the rising representation of the Deaf community onscreen.

March 29, 2022 08:36 AM

By Jay Gabler

Arts and Entertainment

NYC-based theatre company to stage 'Macbeth,' 'Great Gatsby' at Detroit Lakes' Holmes Theatre

The Historic Holmes Theatre will be hosting back-to-back theatrical shows this coming weekend, March 12-13, with William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" on Sunday at 2 p.m.

March 05, 2022 07:00 AM

By Vicki Gerdes

Local

Mike Swan promoting drama

White Earth elder is encouraging Native American youth to explore their creativity through theater.

February 23, 2022 10:08 AM

By Lorie Skarpness

Local

Detroit Lakes to host one-act play subsection competition Jan. 27

The George Simson Auditorium at Detroit Lakes Middle School will be hosting this year's one-act play competition for Subsection 8AA North on Thursday, Jan. 27, starting at 5 p.m. The public is welcome to come and cheer on their local thespians; there is no cost to attend.

January 24, 2022 03:55 PM

By Vicki Gerdes

Arts and Entertainment

'A Magical Medora Christmas' tour returns with 30 shows across 22 cities

From Nov. 27 through Dec. 23, “A Magical Medora Christmas” brings a family-friendly holiday show that’s “full of spirit, humor and expertly performed music that audiences have grown to expect from Medora,” officials from the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation said in a news release.

November 22, 2021 05:00 PM

By Jackie Jahfetson

Arts and Entertainment

Musical 'Newsies' to make headline-grabbing debut at Detroit Lakes Middle School on Nov. 4

The curtain rises on Detroit Lakes High School's fall musical, "Newsies," on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m, with additional evening performances set for Nov. 6, 12 and 13 as well as a Sunday matinee on Nov. 7.

October 27, 2021 06:30 AM

By Vicki Gerdes

Arts and Entertainment

'Steel Magnolias' to be presented at Holmes Theatre, Oct. 28-30

For the first time in two and a half years, community theater is returning to Detroit Lakes' Historic Holmes Theatre. The heartwarming comedy-drama "Steel Magnolias" will be presented in three performances on Oct. 28-30, with an all-female cast.

October 23, 2021 06:30 AM

By Vicki Gerdes