The State Theatre will be temporarily closed for the summer of 2024, but exciting things are happening! The restoration of the old lobby will be done during this time. We hope to have it completed in early fall, if not it will still be functional as a venue while we complete this project.
We are working on the fall schedule.
Additional shows will be added and ticket links up soon.
Here is what we have so far…….
Late September / early October – Manhattan Film Festival
10/2 Reminiscing Concert
Whether you “lived the 70s or just love the 70s”, come reminisce with us as we perform your favorite hits the way you remember them! Sing along with us as we play classics from England Dan and John Ford Coley, The Little River Band, Pablo Cruise, and many others. You’ll hear “Baby Come Back”, “Still the One”, “I Go Crazy”, “Lido Shuffle”, “Wildfire”, “Whenever I Call You Friend” and so much more. We feature three lead singers backed by a stellar Minneapolis band. You can look forward to LOTS of harmonies, stories behind the songs plus more fun stuff.
https://reminiscingmusic.com/
10/26 Jackson Browne Tribute
Boyd Lee and his band will be adding Jeff Engholm (Collective Unconscious) in this fabulous tribute the music of Jackson Browne
11/2 Mick Sterling
MEMPHIS AND THE MEANTIMES / The Songs of The Grand Ole Opry and Sun Records
11/9 Belfast Cowboys
is a nine-piece, horn-driven band from Minneapolis that specializes in the music of Van Morrison, mixing rock, blues, roots and soul sounds. Led by veteran songwriter and guitarist Terry Walsh and powered by a four-piece horn section, the Cowboys have flourished in the renowned Minnesota music scene and have consistently packed houses and wowed crowds since 2002.
11/23 Disco Kingz
If you missed this show last year, don’t let this one pass you by.
https://discokingz.com/
Billy McLaughlin Holiday Show – date not yet confirmed
The following events are at The Zumbrota State Theatre.
Event Information:
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Sat04Feb20177:30 PMCrossings Event at The Zumbrota State Theatre
Davina and the Vagabonds
A high-energy quintet whose lead vocalist has been likened to Adele, Bessie Smith, Etta James and Amy Winehouse, Davina & the Vagabonds bring their fresh-but-retro sound to the State Theatre stage on Sat., Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. The show is sponsored by Crossings.Davina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national blues scene with their high-energy live shows, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe. The band’s “Black Cloud,” was named one of the 10 best releases of the year by the Minneapolis Star & Tribune for 2011. In 2012 the band performed in 21 states and six countries in Europe.
So much more than just a blues act, DATV’s shows are filled with New Orleans charm, Memphis soul swagger, dark theatrical moments that evoke Kurt Weill, and tender gospel passages. Davina has been compared to Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday and Betty Boop, but comparisons don’t suffice: Sowers is a true original.Something unique to this “blues” project is the instrumentation. This rollicking quintet is held together by Sowers’ keyboard playing, with acoustic bass, drums, and a spicy trumpet and trombone horn section. The group’s focused, clean sound and emphasis on acoustic instruments is novel to both blues and jazz worlds, and sets the show closer to New Orleans than to Chicago. This has set the Vagabonds apart at blues festivals in Thunder Bay, Ontario; Sighisoara, Romania; Sierre, Switzerland; Kemi, Finland; and 2012’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
