The Grand Oshkosh

With spot-on renditions and passionate performances, Listen to Her Heart captures the essence and spirit of Tom Petty’s sound, taking audiences on a nostalgic journey through his incredible career.

From heartfelt ballads like “Free Fallin” and “Wildflowers” to energetic anthems like “American Girl” and “Refugee”, Listen To Her Heart showcases and breadth and depth of Petty’s catalog. With meticulous attention to detail, they recreate the signature guitar riffs, soaring harmonies, and heartfelt lyrics that made Petty a true rock and roll icon.

Featuring Emily Portman as Loretta Lynn WITH The Coalminers

Celebrating 20 years of the Alberta S. Kimball Foundation Series

Join us for an AfterGlow in The Grand Lounge!

At an early age, perhaps due to her Kentucky roots and natural inflection, Emily Portman was told that she, “sounded a lot like” country music legend, Loretta Lynn, so she became a student of her artistry.

She was discovered by Michael Twitty (eldest son of Conway Twitty) who cast her to portray Loretta in the nationally touring musical, “It’s Only Make Believe.” Over the next two decades, her portrayal of the Coal Miner’s Daughter would carry to the most prestigious stages (including the Ryman Auditorium and the Grand Ole Opry).

Portman made frequent trips to Loretta Lynn’s Ranch and, during one of her visits, the two singers were enjoying a casual conversation when, in mid-sentence, Lynn paused, looked at her straight in the eyes and said, “ya’ know, we have a real connection, don’t we?” If you ever saw the two performers together, the connection they shared was obvious.

After Ms. Lynn’s unfortunate recent passing, Emily Portman connected with Loretta’s longtime backup band, The Coalminers. They agreed to join talents and collaborate to honor the memory and music of this true country music trailblazer with “Always Loretta” – a show authorized by the Loretta Lynn family that includes all the greatest hits and shares intimate stories of Loretta’s life through the eyes of those who knew her best.

YouTube’s “singing zoologist” blends video, comedy, puppetry, and music to cultivate the next generation of scientists and conservationists! Especially tailored to elementary ages, each program focuses on a topic (sharks, insects, adaptations, and more) and keeps audiences laughing, moving, responding, and learning. You’ve just never seen anything like it–and you’re going to LOVE it!

Lucas is a master of reading his audience and working on the fly to give them the perfect set to get them dancing, singing, and learning. This is a great pick for public shows and school programs for pre-K & K. You never know what he’ll play but his monarch butterfly song and “How Many Spots Has an Ocelot Got?” are frequent centerpieces.

Starring Lisa McClowry as CHER

April 27, 2025 | 2:00 p.m.

Celebrating 20 years of Alberta S. Kimball Foundation Series

Join us for an AfterGlow in The Grand Lounge!

Cher is, in short, incomparable. And now, she is uncannily and perfectly captured in a Broadway-style live stage show called “The Beat Goes On” by Legends in Concert artist/singer/actress Lisa McClowry who has every aspect of playing Cher down pat: the singing and speaking voice, the walk, the talk, the Bob Mackie-styled costumes, the makeup, and mannerisms. Nothing is overlooked.

Don’t miss ALL the hits (dating back to the 60s!)- “I Got You Babe”, “Gypsies Tramps and Thieves”, “I Found Someone”, “The Way of Love”, “If I Could Turn Back Time”, “Believe”, and so much more!

Few musical ensembles earn top marks for their "deft choreography," but this is no ordinary ensemble. Part chamber music group, part devised theatre company, part modern dance troupe, part circus act, The Fourth Wall blends music, theatre, dance, and acrobatics into a new hybrid art form. In their award-winning variety show Fruit Flies Like a Banana, this trio of musicians creates new interdisciplinary works and reinterprets classic repertoire - all performed in an order chosen by the audience - to make music that leaps off the stage.