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2010 Events - Mar 19 - Mar 20 Stoughton - The Del McCoury Band.
General admission. During the late 1950s and 1960s, a young banjo player and tenor singer named Delano Floyd McCoury was cutting his bluegrass teeth in the bars of Baltimore. Bill Monroe suggested Del try out for the spot of lead singer and guitar player in his Blue Grass Boys. After a few years, Del was fronting his own Dixie Pals. In 1981, Del's son Ronnie McCoury became his father's mandolin player, and Ronnie has blossomed into the best bluegrass mandolinist you can hear today. And in 1987, Del renamed The Dixie Pals to The Del McCoury Band when his other son Robbie also joined his father, first as the bass player and then switching over to banjo. Fiddler Jason Carter and bassist Alan Bartrum round out the quintet. Del has proven not to be a relic of bluegrass music's past, but an architect of it's future. Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main St.. Event starts at 7:30PM. For more information call (608) 646-0019.
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Mar 26 - Mar 26 Stoughton - Harry Manx in Concert. General admission. Harry Manx has been called an "essential link" between the music of East and West. Combining the sensuality of traditional blues with transcendent Eastern sounds has become his trademark. Playing the Mohan Veena - a self designed 20 string guitar/sitar -, lap steel, harmonica, stomp box, and banjo, Manx quickly envelops the audience into what has been dubbed "the Harry Zone" with his warm vocals and the hauntingly beautiful melodies of his original songs. Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main St.. Event starts at 7:30PM. For more information call (608) 646-0019.
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Apr 1 - Apr 1 Stoughton - Red Skelton: A Performance Tribute by Tom Mullica. 3PM & 7PM - General admission. No, it's not an April fool's joke - America's favorite comedian will come alive right before your eyes on the Stoughton Opera House stage. Red Skelton was an American favorite, and Tom Mullica's Red Skelton Tribute has become a favorite of Branson audiences. Tom's voice and movements are incredibly like Skelton's. Join Freddy the Freeloader, Clem Kadiddlehopper, Gertrude & Heathcliff, The Mean Widdle Kid, Willie Lump-Lump, George Applebee, and a legion of memorable characters. Don't miss your opportunity to experience this spectacular 2-hour-trip down memory lane. Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main St. For more information call (608) 646-0019.
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Apr 10 - Apr 10 Stoughton - Greg Brown in Concert. For an eclectic musician like Greg Brown, folk music as a description doesn't do any justice to his art. Known for his personal and intimate concerts, Brown's most revealing recordings are live. Greg Brown's smooth, subtle poetics and honest no-frills instrumentation bring to mind great oldies like Woody Guthrie, Muddy Waters, and Leadbelly. At times his songs sound a little like Taj Mahal, while other times they're flat out political folk songs like Pete Seeger. Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main St.. Event starts at 7:30PM. For more information call (608) 646-0019.
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Apr 22 - Apr 22 Stoughton - The Anoushka Shankar Project. General admission. Daughter of legendary sitar virtuoso and composer Ravi Shankar and half sister of jazz singer Norah Jones, Anoushka is a star in her own right. She has been performing on the sitar with her father and as a soloist since the age of thirteen. She received her first of two Best World Music Grammy nominations in 2003, the youngest ever nominee in that category. Anoushka's spellbinding sitar playing skilfully merges classical Indian, electronic and world music. Her ability to give the sitar new expression in a modern context has seen her collaborate with Thievery Corporation, Sting, Nitin Sawhney and Norah Jones. Anoushka will be appearing with an ensemble of virtuoso Eastern and Western musicians performing Indian classical and fusion music from her three CD's, Anourag, Rise and Breathing Under Water. Come and be mesmerized.
Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main St. Event starts at 7:30PM. For more information call (608) 646-0019.
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Apr 24 - Apr 24 Stoughton - The Myth of the Gunfighter and the Hollywood America. By speaker Michael Hecht and special guest Matthew William Miller- piano. Life in the American West: from riding in a stagecoach to who was Wyatt Earp. Hecht will utilize the writing of Larry McMurty, John Steinbeck and Herman Melville and the country music of Roy Acuff, Hank Williams and Leadbelly. Free-will donation at door, OH Benefit.
Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main St.. Event starts at 1:00PM. For more information call (608) 646-0019.
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May 1 - May 1 Stoughton - The Crickets. General admission.
Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main St.. Event starts at 7:30PM. For more information call (608) 646-0019.
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May 15 - May 16 Stoughton - Syttende Mai Festival. Celebrating its Norwegian heritage, Stoughton offers parades, arts & crafts fair, Run/Walk, costumed styleshow, and authentic Norwegian food and dance. Sat 9AM-5PM, Sun 10AM-4PM. Admission: SMF button. Downtown. For more information call (608) 873-7912.
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May 23 - May 23 Stoughton - Midwest Vocal Express. Male Acapella Chorus - Storytelling through song. General admission. Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main St.. Event starts at 2:00PM. For more information call (608) 646-0019.
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Jun 6 - Jun 6 Stoughton - Stoughton Chamber Singers. Mostly Mozart. The Stoughton Chamber Singers is a group of 20 singers under the direction of John Beutel who pursue performance excellence and musical understanding of a wide variety of music from the past and the present. Their concerts include commentary that provides interesting and pertinent information about the music, the composer and historical context to enlighten the audience.
General Admission, Stoughton Opera House, 381 East Main St.. Event starts at 7:00PM. For more information call (608) 646-0019.
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Dec 3 - Dec 5 Stoughton - Victorian Holiday Weekend. The weekend spectacle features music, a tree lighting ceremony, visits with Santa, arts, crafts and bake sales, as well as caroling, period-appropriate costumes, and carriage rides. Admission free. Downtown. Event starts at 10:00AM and ends at 5:00PM. For more information call (608) 873-7912.
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