Interlochen in northern Michigan will host more than two dozen stars – from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Buddy Guy – with tickets on sale April 18. And Hoxeyville returns in mid-August to the Manistee National Forest.
Another Virtuoso at Interlochen: Bela Fleck returns to Interlochen on July 1, with Brooklyn Rider. (Photo/Anna Sink, Local Spins)
With Bonnie Raitt, Bela Fleck, Sheryl Crow, Darius Rucker, Willie Nelson and Steely Dan in its 2014 lineup of concerts, the Interlochen Center for the Arts aims to “create a distinctive magic found nowhere else” for visitors to Northwest Lower Michigan this summer.
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On the heels of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park’s announcement of its 30-concert summer series, Interlochen today unveiled its roster of more than two dozen acts booked for its 2014 Interlochen Arts Festival, with most shows taking place in the unique Kresge Auditorium amphitheater or intimate Corson Auditorium on the campus in Interlochen.
The series is part of Interlochen’s “golden anniversary summer,” and boasts a mix of pop, country, rock, jazz and classical music stars, not to mention special 50th anniversary concerts, says Christopher Gruits, executive director of Interlochen Presents.
Many of this year’s acts are playing Interlochen for the first time, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tigran Hamasyan, Brooklyn Rider, Jason Isbell, Darius Rucker, Five for Fighting, Gary Allan and Robert Randolph & The Family Band. Other big names, such as Raitt, Fleck, Steely Dan, Nickel Creek and Gordon Lightfoot are returning performers.
(A handful of the acts booked for Interlochen also are playing Meijer Gardens this summer, including Jackson Browne, Ray LaMontagne, Five for Fighting, Jason Isbell, Crow and Nickel Creek.)
“Put simply, there’s no place like Interlochen,” Gruits insists. “Many of our guest artists are also alumni who have trained at Interlochen and are now returning to impart important wisdom to the great artists of tomorrow. And of course, there’s nothing like watching a fantastic show in the open-air Kresge Auditorium while the sun sets over the lake. It’s truly a magical experience.”
Tickets go on sale April 18; details and schedule below.
Sheryl Crow (Photo/Anthony Norkus)
INTERLOCHEN ARTS FESTIVAL 2014
Sheryl Crow, Mandy Alexander — June 13, Kresge Auditorium ($44.50-$61.50)
Gordon Lightfoot – June 18, Kresge Auditorium ($30.50-$47.50)
Lynyrd Skynyrd – June 19, Kresge Auditorium ($45.50-$62.50)
Betty Who – June 23, Corson Auditorium ($22)
U.S. Air Force Band: Airmen of Note – June 25, Interlochen Bowl (free)
Rioult Dance – June 26, Corson Auditorium ($12, $34)
Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” – June 26-28, July 2, 3 & 5, 8pm, Upton-Morley Pavilion ($30)
Tigran Hamasyan – June 27, Corson Auditorium ($10, $13, $16)
World Youth Symphony Orchestra – June 29, Kresge Auditorium
Bonnie Raitt, Paul Cebar – June 30, Kresge Auditorium ($41.50-$58.50)
Bela Fleck and Brooklyn Rider – July 1, Kresge Auditorium ($34.50)
The Capitol Steps – July 5, Corson Auditorium ($33.50)
Alessio Bax, World Youth Symphony Orchestra – July 6, Kresge Auditorium ($28)
Interlochen “Collage” – July 8, Kresge Auditorium ($12, $22, $25)
Nickel Creek – July 10, Kresge Auditorium ($31.50-$48.50)
Darius Rucker – July 11, Kresge Auditorium ($43.50-$60.50)
Jackson Browne – July 12, Kresge Auditorium ($37.50-$54.50)
Michael Cooper – July 13, Corson Auditorium ($23.50)
Joshua Bell, World Youth Symphony Orchestra – July 13, Kresge Auditorium ($28)
Broadway’s Next H!t Musical – July 14, Corson Auditorium ($30.50)
Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Jason Isbell – July 17, Kresge Auditorium ($53.50-$70.50)
Cavani String Quartet – July 19, Dendrinos Chapel ($12, $32)
Five for Fighting – July 19, Kresge Auditorium ($31.50-$48.50)
John Axelrod, World Youth Symphony Orchestra – July 20, Kresge Auditorium ($10, $13, $16)
Ray LaMontagne, The Belle Brigade, Jenny Lewis – July 22, Kresge Auditorium ($35.50-$52.50)
Gary Allan – July 25, Kresge Auditorium ($34.50-$51.50)
Ani Kavafian, World Youth Symphony Orchestra – July 27, Kresge Auditorium ($28)
“Les Miserables” – July 31-Aug 3, Corson Auditorium ($10, $21, $25)
Buddy Guy, Robert Randolph & The Family Band – Aug. 5, Kresge Auditorium ($32.50-$49.50)
Enso String Quartet – Aug. 11, 13, 16, Corson Auditorium ($28.50)
Steely Dan – Aug. 20, Kresge Auditorium ($52.50-$69.50)
Ticket Sales: Begin at 9 a.m. April 18. Tickets may be purchased at tickets.interlochen.org. To purchase tickets over the phone, call the Interlochen box office at 800-681-5920 or 231-276-7800.
HOXEYVILLE RETURNS FOR 2014 WITH GREENSKY BLUEGRASS, DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND, MICHIGAN FAVES
Dapper Dudes: Greensky Bluegrass headlines this year’s Hoxeyville. (Photo/Anna Sink, Local Spins)
With its unusual setting “in the heart of” the Manistee National Forest, the three-day Hoxeyville music festival will light up the northern Michigan woods in mid-August with performances by Greensky Bluegrass, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Steppin’ In It, Billy Strings and Don Julin, Luke Winslow King, The Crane Wives, Seth and May, Fauxgrass, The Ragbirds, Rootstand and more.
The 11th festival being held near Wellston, Michigan, and the Pine River, features wooded campsites and “an intimate capacity of 3,500” for performances that will take place Aug. 15-17.
Other artists so far confirmed for the weekend festival include Airborne or Aquatic, Rachael Davis Band, The Go Rounds, Nicholas James & The Bandwagon, Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys, Big Dudee Roo and Roosevelt Diggs.
Pre-sale tickets, $110 each, are available now through the Hoxeyville website and include camping. Upgrades are available for RVS; tickets for children 5-18 are $40.
Get more information at hoxeyville.com.
Email John Sinkevics at jsinkevics@gmail.com.
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