Thrasher Opera House

Join Thrasher Opera House as we present the documentary JAZZ FEST: A NEW ORLEANS STORY Doors open at 5 p.m., Showing at 6 p.m.  FREE to attend, Please RSVP, our bar will be open to purchase drinks. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, aka “Jazz Fest,” is the signature annual music […]

Peter Mulvey has been a songwriter, road-dog, raconteur, and almost-poet since before he can remember. In 1989 he spent a year in Ireland, busking on the streets of Dublin and hitchhiking to whatever gigs he could find. Back stateside, he spent a couple years gigging through the bars of his native Midwest before taking off […]

THE HENHOUSE PROWLERS ARE BLUEGRASS AMBASSADORS. Founded two decades ago with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, this Chicago-bred quartet now finds themselves at the intersection of performance, diplomacy, and education. Onstage, the group's enthralling performances give audiences a sense of how much they love what they do. On record – including […]

Welcome to Ancient Greece, where the focus is on the big tournament! The Olympic Games are starting soon, and the Cyclops and Titans are both expecting to win big in the Games. But the tournament can’t start without Hercules. Will the legendary strongman of the ancient World spark the flame and start the festivities on […]

An audition for the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of HERCULES will be held on Monday, January 20, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Those auditioning should arrive between 3:30 and 4 p.m. and plan to stay for two hours. Parents are welcome to stay for auditions as well. Some cast members will be asked to […]

The Fox Cities Swing Band has been together for over twelve years. The band specializes in the ’40s and 50’s jazz standards from the big band era. The ensemble is made up of a variety of musicians from all over the Fox Valley area. On average, the ensemble plays six to ten times a year for events at retirement communities, fundraisers, birthday parties, community events, and wedding receptions.

A perfect blend of musical talent and comic timing. Their interaction with audiences combined with their spontaneous humor makes each show refreshing and exciting. The Alley Cats never miss a beat as they bring their own contemporary style to the great songs of the 50s and 60s. Together, their freshness and talent make them truly […]

A perfect blend of musical talent and comic timing. Their interaction with audiences combined with their spontaneous humor makes each show refreshing and exciting. The Alley Cats never miss a beat as they bring their own contemporary style to the great songs of the 50s and 60s. Together, their freshness and talent make them truly […]

Mr Sun comprises some of the most original musicians to apply themselves to the American String Band. Legendary fiddler Darol Anger is at home in a number of musical genres, some of which he helped to invent, and is a member of the original "nuclear" generation of pickers who extended Bluegrass, Jazz, and Classical music […]

Light flickers in even the darkest of spaces and smallest cracks. Similarly, The Empty Pockets ignite a bright flame of their own by harnessing a joyful friction between Americana, folk, and rock ‘n’ roll spiked with roots soul. The Chicago quartet—Josh Solomon , Erika Brett , Nate Bellon , and Adam Balasco —lean on an unspoken, yet airtight musical dialogue honed by countless miles on the road, […]

Join us for a special pop-up concert at Thrasher Opera House! Cocktail & Appetizer Hour:  5:30 pm to 6:30 pm Performance from Beth Bombara:  6:30 pm 506 Session - Cocktail style seating Beth Bombara’s It All Goes Up is for this moment what Kathleen Edwards’ Back To Me was for the early 2000s. It’s all […]