Mar 22, 2016 | 2014-2015 Season
An Evening With Rebecca and Kuba by Christine Wiese Rarely, if ever, has the Clausen Center in Holstein experienced such an amalgam of musical expression as was on its stage last Saturday. Kuba Kawik with his penchant for esoteric instruments and, by his wife’s...
Feb 16, 2016 | 2014-2015 Season
Hot Time in Holstein Christine Wiese Some really sweet jazz emanated from the Clausen Center in Holstein on Valentine’s Day. The Jaimee Paul and Leif Shires’ Quintet came on stage and brought a host of hopes and dreams with them. What a revelation. It was...
Jan 19, 2016 | 2014-2015 Season
The Wonder Years Rediscovered Christine Wiese There was just one big happy family at the Clausen Center in Holstein last Saturday evening. It was essentially a reunion of disparate souls engineered by Pat Hazell’s show, The Wonder Bread Years. He not only...
Dec 8, 2015 | 2014-2015 Season
The New York Theatre Ballet Danced Into Holstein by Christine Wiese- Tchaikovsky’s beloved classic, The Nutcracker, was performed in Holstein’s Clausen Center by the New York Theatre Ballet last Sunday afternoon. Those who were captured by its magic ranged...
Nov 10, 2015 | 2014-2015 Season
Tony Desare – Talk of the Town by Christine Wiese Talk about your Great Expectations unexpectedly coming to fruition! Tony DeSare certainly filled that bill at The Clausen Center in Holstein last Saturday night. The man is not just a rising star; he is halfway...
Sep 22, 2015 | 2014-2015 Season
Tonic Sol-Fa – Good Medicine By Christine Wiese The men from Tonic Sol-Fa came into Holstein last Saturday and brought a whole different form of energy to the Clausen Center for Performing Arts. It wasn’t electric; it wasn’t frenetic; it wasn’t...
Apr 13, 2015 | 2014-2015 Season
Jim Curry: Take Me Home. The Music of John Denver. Submitted by Gretchen Cooney A full house greeted Jim Curry as Season 5 of the concert series came to a close at the Rosemary Clausen Center for Performing Arts on Saturday. Perhaps Ken Buell should take his show on...