
November 2020
Kick-off your holiday shopping with this FREE event!
Due to COVID-19, specific safety measures are in place:
One-way walking traffic inside the Reif
Limited capacity allowed inside the Reif throughout the event
Masks required
Physical distancing required
No food or drink allowed
Are you a crafter or a vendor interested in participating? Contact rusticwillowcharm@gmail.com for details and a registration form.
March 2021

Inspired by the famous Canadian troupe “Cirque du Soleil”, the show is rich in various stage effects using the latest laser technologies, snow cannons, soap bubble tornadoes, theatrical fog, gigantic smoke rings, smoke-filled soap bubble machines, optical illusions and many other surprises. All the performance is enriched by a live video shooting connected to a large LED screen (35 sq. meters – 380 sq. Feet) that acts as a background and allows for better visibility even in the largest of auditoriums. Adults and children alike will enjoy the show, thanks to the high interactivity and audience participation, the extremely visual content (there are no spoken words as all the show is musical) and the different level of interpretations that that will make adults and children smile.
Grades K – 4
$7 per student | Tickets: boxoffice@reifcenter.org
(218) 327-5780
This show is part of the 2019-2020 Reif Education Class Acts Series and is not open to the general public.
This engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest Touring Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Crane Group.
June 2021
Gear-up for the weekend with a FREE boat-in concert on Pokegama Lake! The east side of Sherry’s Arm, south of Crystal Springs beaches. Look for the purple flowers on the dock, with a willow tree and brown house.
Featuring the classic country/rhythm and blues sounds of Torn & Frayed!
Free-will donations accepted on behalf of the Reif Youth Arts Fund.
Enjoy a FREE Concert at the Hibbing Memorial Building Parking Lot with the Daytrippers! Playing everything from the classic Beatles' tunes to modern classics. Fun for the whole family!
July 2021
Outdoors (covered) under the Jerry and Shirley Miner Family Pavilion at the IRA Civic Center
- You DO NOT need to bring a chair. Seating will be pre-set and the concert is general admission
- NO OVERNIGHT PARKING
- Rain or shine (Outdoors covered under the pavilion)
- No outside food/drink
- Beer/seltzer/food available
- No readmission
- Designated smoking areas
- No firearms
- No tents
- FREE PARKING
The Christopher David Hanson Band 6:30 p.m.
BlackHawk 8 p.m.
Featuring Ice Cold Beer!
For more than 20 years, BlackHawk has shared a unique sense of harmony with their voices, their songs and their fans. It’s a harmony that has sold over 7 million albums, scored some of the most distinctive country radio hits of the ‘90s, and still draws tens of thousands of fans to their electrifying live performances. Today BlackHawk continues to honor its past as it forges its future, and does it all with a commitment that takes their music – and the harmony – to a whole new level.
BlackHawk’s 1993 self-titled Arista debut album launched with the smash single “Goodbye Says It All”, followed by the Top 5 hits "Every Once in a While", "I Sure Can Smell the Rain", "Down in Flames" and "That's Just About Right". The album soon certified Double-Platinum, and the band received an ACM nomination as Best New Vocal Group Of The Year. BlackHawk followed up with the hit albums Strong Enough, Love & Gravity and Sky’s The Limit, which collectively featured such hits as “I’m Not Strong Enough To Say No”, “Like There Ain’t No Yesterday”, “Big Guitar”, “Almost A Memory Now”, “There You Have It” and “Postmarked Birmingham”. It was an unprecedented run of hits for a band that never quite fit the standard country mold. “Getting a BlackHawk record on the radio was often a tough sell,” explains Henry, “for the same reason country radio rejected bands like The Mavericks, The Dixie Chicks and Alison Krauss. But we were committed to smart, strong songs whether they fit the format or not. And the fans responded.”
For the fans, for the music and for the brotherhood of Henry and Dave, harmony remains a powerful force. BlackHawk continues to record new music – including their well-received 2015 Brothers Of The Southland album, a forthcoming Christmas record and an acoustic greatest hits album – and deliver stellar live shows, backed by an all-star band of veteran country and southern rock players. “BlackHawk has a 20-year history of a certain kind of song craft as well as a quality of performance,” Henry says with pride. “People have always come to our shows expecting a concert that is emotionally and musically engaging, and the band still sounds even better than the records, night after night, show after show. When we take the stage, we work as hard as we ever have. We owe it the music, we owe it to ourselves, and Van, and we owe it to the fans. Now more than ever, that’s the true legacy of BlackHawk.”
The Christopher David Hanson Band
Strong rhythms, great hooks, and catchy tunes pretty much sum up this Northern Minnesota Group, The Christopher David Hanson Band is known for shows that bring out the dancers, fellow musicians, and story song lovers. The first inceptions of CDHB started way back in 2008 out of Minneapolis and reformed again on the Iron Range of Northern Minnesota in 2013. The line up has changed over time but the music and showmanship have remained strong. The band has a long list of notable accomplishments including 5 songs placed in Motion Pictures, numerous TV specials about the band, and host of opening slots with some of nations top groups including; Gin Blossoms, Black Oak Arkansas, Live, Kid Rock's Shannon Curfman, Cory Chisel, Sister Hazel, and more. Christopher David Hanson is also a Nashville recording artist that has worked with many members of Wynonna Judd's band, and Carrie Underwood's group.
The Band has released 4 studio albums available nationwide on every major online platform including; Itunes, Amazon, Google Play, CDBaby, and Spotify. With their own Pandora station, you can hear them anytime, on any device, as easily as searching their name on your phone.
Find them on facebook and visit their website for show details and scheduled events: christopherdavidhanson.com
Enjoy a FREE concert in Hibbing’s Bennett Park! Fun for the whole family.
Featuring the classic country/rhythm and blues sounds of Torn & Frayed!
Free-will donations accepted on behalf of the Reif Youth Arts Fund.
August 2021
John Mueller’s “Winter Dance Party”® is the official live and authentic re-creation of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper’s final tour and the only show endorsed by the Holly, Valens and Richardson estates. Each live concert performance includes over two hours of unbridled, high voltage entertainment featuring all the hit songs of the 50’s era: That’ll Be The Day, Peggy Sue, Oh, Boy, Rave on, La Bamba, Chantilly Lace, and many, many more. Mueller is the critically acclaimed former star of the U.S. touring version of the London/ Broadway hit musical “Buddy… The Buddy Holly Story,” he performs as Buddy Holly with Linwood Sasser as the Big Bopper and Ray Anthony as Ritchie Valens. The show as been performed in front of over 2 million people on national TV for the Jerry Lewis Telethon, has toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada at theaters, performing arts centers, ballrooms, corporate events, casinos and even for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with John Mellencamp, Marshall Crenshaw and others.
A FREE Community Celebration of Thanks! Featuring The Bill Berguson Band, The Christopher David Hanson Band, Torn & Frayed, Adessa and the Beat, Coyote Wild, and World According To Garth | The [...]
Find out moreBe our guest! Dress up like your favorite princess or prince and enjoy a spot of tea with other community royalty! Get your picture taken with Cinderella’s carriage and take the royal tour of the Reif Education Palace (stages/studios). Open to royalty of all ages. You do not have to be a participant of Reif Education to celebrate. Guests encouraged!
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Sunday, August 22, 2021 - 6PM
Myles Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids
Program:
Amanda Maier- Röntgen
Piano Trio in E flat major
Antonín Leopold Dvořák
Piano Trio no. 4 in E minor, op.90 "Dumky"
TCCC Artists:
Natalia Korenchuk - violin
Evgeny Zvonnikov - violin
Magdalena Sas - cello
Guest Artist:
Mary-Ellen Haupert - piano
Sunday, August 28, 2021 - 7PM
Watermark Art Center, Bemidji
Program:
"Wood Works" - Nordic Folk Tunes arranged by the Danish String Quartet
TCCC Artists:
Natalia Korenchuk - violin
Evgeny Zvonnikov - violin
Pedro Oviedo - viola
Magdalena Sas - cello
Emmy Rozanski - trombone solo
Third Coast Chamber Collective is a group of emerging musicians from diverse backgrounds, devoted to promoting the transformative power of chamber music. TCCC artists perform internationally and appeared in the world's most renowned concert halls such as the Carnegie Hall in New York City, Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria, BOZAR in Brussels, Belgium, Herkulessaal in Munich, Germany, Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, Poland, to mention a few.
This Summer, during the first edition of the Third Coast Chamber Collective Festival, artists from Russia, Poland, Paraguay and the USA come together to explore the beauty of compositions inspired by Scandinavian and Bohemian landscapes and traditional melodies. Songs of Our Home is a celebration of the rich and diverse heritage of nationalities that immigrated to the Iron Range and whose legacy, culture, and traditions are still deeply rooted in the area.
For more information about the Festival concerts please visit www.thirdcoastchambercollective.com www.itascaorchestra.org.