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Tim Hawkins
Lakeside
Symphony
Orchestra
Concert
Tuesday, Aug. 11
8:15 p.m.
Hoover Auditorium
Please remember to bring Chautauqua passes when
attending performances at Hoover Auditorium.
HAWKINS,
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Some of his most popular parodies
include, “Pretty Pink Tractor,” “Cle-
tus Take the Reel,” “Short Songs” and
“Smells Like Birthday Cake.”
He develops new material daily,
simply by absorbing the world around
him. Hawkins pokes fun at everyday
life and spoofs hit songs, which takes
him only minutes to complete.
The Lakeside Symphony Orches-
tra (LSO), under the direction of Rob-
ert Cronquist, will present an evening
concert commemorating the 485th
Anniversary of the Augsburg Confes-
sion. This LSO season is supported
by the Ohio Arts Council.
To open the program, the LSO will
perform “Overture to Der Meisters-
inger,” which was composed by Rich-
ard Wagner in 1862.
The optimistic, light-hearted tone
of the piece, paired with Wagner’s
ability to tap into the revolutions
taking place in the German-speaking
states of central Europe in the 1860s,
meant that the work was a triumph at
its Munich premiere in 1868.
Next, the LSO will play “Sympho-
ny No. 39” in E flat major by Wolf-
gang Amadeus Mozart. The piece
includes four movements, Adagio-Al-
legro, Andante con moto, Menuet-
to-Allegro and Finale-Allegro.
Mozart composed the piece in
1788, during the war between Turkey
and the Roman Empire in Vienna.
This particular symphony is un-
usual, because it is the only compo-
sition from Mozart’s adulthood that
does not use oboes. This means the
clarinets are given more prominence
throughout the piece.
To begin the second half of the
program, the LSO will perform Felix
Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 5,”
known as the Reformation.
The selection was composed by
Mendelssohn in 1830 in honor of the
300th Anniversary of the Presentation
Saturday, Aug. 8
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of the Augsburg Confes-
sion.
This symphony was
written for a full orchestra
and was Mendelssohn’s
second extended sympho-
ny. It was not published
until 1868, 21 years after
the composer’s death.
It is divided in four
movements, Andante-Al-
legro con fuoco, Allegro
vivace, Andante and Andante con
moto–Allegro.
Andante-Allegro con fuoco begins
with a slow introduction and is Men-
delssohn’s version of the “Dresden
Amen” on the strings.
Allegro vivace, a B-flat major
scherzo, is very different in spirit
from the first movement, being much
lighter in tone.
Andante, in G minor, is a lyrical
piece primarily for the strings. There
are references to the “DresdenAmen.”
Andante con moto–Allegro is a
sonata form and is in 4/4 time. It is
“I used to write what I thought was
funny,” said Hawkins. “Now all I do
is live my life and make notes.”
Hawkins recently released his
sixth concert DVD, titled “That’s the
Worst,” which was added to his col-
lection of DVDs that include “Push
Pull Point Pow,” “Rockshow Comedy
Tour,” “Insanitized,” “I’m No Rock-
star,” “Full Range of Motion” and
“Greatest Hits & Bits.”
He also finalized the manuscript
for his first book, titled Diary of a
Jackwagon.
The book, released this past week,
tells his stories about marriage, par-
enting, homeschooling, worship mu-
sic and food, while keeping true to his
comedic flair. Diary of a Jackwagon
based on Martin Luther’s chorale Ein
feste Burg ist unser Gott (A Mighty
Fortress Is Our God). At the very end
of the coda, a powerful version of Lu-
ther’s chorale is played by the entire
orchestra.
The Augsburg Confession is the
primary confession of faith used in
the Lutheran Church and one of the
most important documents of the
Protestant Reformation.
It was created to defend the Lu-
therans against misrepresentations
and to provide a statement of their
theology that would be acceptable to
the Roman Catholics of the time.
From his debut as a jazz and blues artist to be-
coming a pop icon, A.J. Croce has traveled a long
musical journey that he will share with Lakesiders
at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 in Hoover Audi-
torium.
Croce, son of legendary singer Jim Croce, be-
gan his career at the age of 18 when he opened for
jazz singer B.B. King while on tour. Since then,
he has headlined festivals, concerts and venues
worldwide.
Just like the countless jazz musicians who
influenced him, Croce continues to create stellar
music with authenticity and truth.
For the A.J. Croce show on Thursday, Aug.
20, Hotel Lakeside and the Fountain Inn are of-
fering a ‘Weekday Gem’ deal with reduced rate
Single Rooms at $89 and Family Rooms at $109
per night.
Make an online reservation by visiting www.
lakesideohio.com/accommodations, and use the
promotional code: GEM 2015.
Reservations may also be made by phone at
(866) 952-5374, ext. 230. Please note that the pro-
motional code must be mentioned over the phone.
Family Night
in the Park:
Dennis
Stroughmatt et
l’Esprit Creole
Sunday, Aug. 9
6 p.m.
Steele Memorial Bandstand
For this week’s Family Night in
the Park concert, Dennis Strough-
matt et l’Esprit Creole will take the
audience on a journey through Upper
Louisiana’s Creole Culture with a vi-
brant blend of music, language and
stories.
The band’s music bridges the gap
between contemporary Canadian and
Louisiana Cajun-style music from a
tradition that has been passed down
for more than three centuries. The
style blends together Celtic, Canadi-
an and old-time music preserved by
families in the Ozark region.
This medley of music, language,
stories and culture stowed away in
the Missouri Ozarks has been given
a voice, in this tapestry of the world,
with concerts by Dennis Stroughmatt
et l’Esprit Creole.
The group has performed at the
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fes-
tival, Smithsonian Folklore Festival
and The Library of Congress.
They have also been Old Mines
This week’s Hoover Movie Night
is “The Pajama Game” (1957) star-
ring Doris Day, John Raitt and Ralph
Dunn.
Directed by George Abbot and
Stanley Donen, “The Pajama Game”
tells the story of a strike at the Sleep-
Tite Pajama Factory, where workers
Hoover
Movie Night:
“The Pajama
Game”(1957)
Monday, Aug. 10
8:15 p.m.
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are demanding a seven and a half cent
per hour raise.
Company owner, Myron Hasler
(Dunn), is oblivious to the fact that
this wage increase would bring the
employees’ wages in line with the in-
dustry standard.
Hasler hires a new superintendent,
Sid Sorokin (Raitt), to fill the role of
negotiator with the union and supervi-
sor of the factory workers.
Soon after arriving to the facto-
ry, Sid meets Babe Williams (Day),
the union President and Chair of the
Grievance Committee.
Despite their professional strug-
gles between management and the
union, both Sid and Babe become at-
tracted to one another. However, Babe
knows their professional and personal
lives should not intersect, especially
with the union’s outstanding griev-
Special hotel promotion price for upcoming Hoover show
ance with the pa-
jama factory.
Thus far,
Hasler has refused
to grant their mo-
tion for a wage in-
crease and blames
the company’s
Board of Direc-
tors, who has the
final approval of
all company deci-
sions.
With the trials of the ongoing strike
lingering, it could ruin any chance of
a personal relationship between Babe
and Sid, unless the problem is re-
solved.
Now, Babe and Sid must work to-
gether to end the strike, meeting both
sides’ demands without taking any
drastic measures that could hurt either
Area Historical Society’s Fête de
L’Automne (Festival of Autumn)
for the past 17 years running.
Stroughmatt has been playing
fiddle for 23 years. He was taught
to play by local Creole fiddlers
Roy Boyer and Charlie Pashia, in
the same Creole tradition as their
fathers.
Stroughmatt has been the fea-
tured keynote speaker at the Na-
tional Association Teachers of
French Conference and the Mis-
souri Folklore Society Conference.
His band members include
Doug Hawf on guitar and bass; and
Jim Willgoose on upright bass.
Hawf is a member of a French
Creole family in Southern Illinois
with a real passion for playing music
from his family’s heritage.
reminds readers that during
life’s struggles, laughter
will always be the best
medicine.
In addition to his DVD
and book releases, Hawkins
has released five CDs since
2002, including Tuna Fish
Sandwich (2002), Extreme-
ly Madeover (2004), Cletus
Take the Reel (2009), Rock-
show Comedy Tour (2011)
and Pretty Pink Tractor
(2011).
Hawkins lives in St.
Louis, Mo. with his wife,
Heather, and their four chil-
dren, three sons and one
daughter.
Willgoose is a longtime folk mu-
sician from Boston, Mass., who now
teaches at Kaskaskia Community
College in Centralia, Ill.
party in the end.
The film is based on the hit Broad-
way musical, The Pajama Game, fea-
turing choreography by Bob Fosse.
It also showcases the same popular
musical selections as the Broadway
show, including “The Pajama Game,”
“Racing with the Clock,” “I’m Not At
All in Love” and “Hey There.” (101
mins)