Brian Setzer Orchestra tribute band is coming to HIT. Mark your calendar for Friday April 22 and then get out your dancing shoes and leopard-skin jackets, skirts and ties. The Rock This Town Orchestra will bring 50’s rock n roll and big band swing to the Ironwood Theatre stage. It promises to be one heck of a show. With the…
click to read full story >Tickets for the April 9 Linda Ronstadt Experience concert featuring Tristan McIntosh are now on sale. Any one who saw Tristan and her band when they we here back in 2019 will tell you just how good they were. An amazing journey through Linda’s 70s and 80s hits including “You’re No Good”, “Blue Bayou” and “When Will I Be Loved”.…
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We’ve been talking about it for years and we finally got it done. At a cost of nearly $13,000 we have a new movie screen. Unlike the frame of the old beast which was constructed from a double layer of 2″x 6″ lumber, the new frame is made of tubular aluminum so it is much lighter. And there are no…
click to read full story >It is with a sadness and disappointment that we announce that Arts Midwest has been forced to cancel the upcoming WorldFest events, scheduled for the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The international artists continue to experience travel restrictions, including difficulties obtaining visas and lengthy quarantine requirements upon return to their home countries, forcing our friends at Arts Midwest to make the difficult…
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Following their December 16 board meeting, the Historic Ironwood Theatre Board of Directors announced that masks will be required for audiences, staff, volunteers and guests inside the theatre, except while actively eating or drinking. Board President Zona Wick states, “This was not an easy decision for the board but we have done our research and this is the theater industry…
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Be sure to come to the theatre on either Saturday December 11 at 7pm or Sunday December 12 at 2pm. Catch the Charles Dickens’ 1910 silent movie A Christmas Carol accompanied by Tim Mesun on the Barton Organ. The movie will be followed by a truly delightful concert of holiday favorites old and new with Tim (piano and harmonica) and…
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It was recently announced that HIT was awarded a Capital Improvement (CIP) grant from the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). The grant will be used for a along-overdue project – replacement of the Theatre’s piano lift. The lift is used regularly to move the piano from an under stage storage bay off the orchestra pit to…
click to read full story >At the upcoming ABBA Mania show, the Historic Ironwood Theatre (HIT) and Downtown Art Place (DAP) will cooperate in a raffle fundraiser. Show attendees will have the opportunity to win an original watercolor by local artist Peg Sandin. Asked recently about her art, Peg responded: “The latest projects at Peg Sandin Watercolors incorporate my ever-present interest in Lake Superior, as…
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Our concourse entrance doors were recently restored by Cramblit’s Welding. Doors were taken away one-at-a-time for specialized cleaning and hinge adjustment. In the accompanying photograph, Ron Tankka and Don Aspinwall are seen re-hanging the second of four doors. The work was made possible thanks to a gift from Lawrence Kutz to honor the memory of his late wife Geraldine. Thank…
click to read full story >We recently updated our mission statement. Amy Quinn, a non-profit consultant with Grow and Lead: Community and Youth Development (GLCYD), led us through an afternoon workshop of brainstorming, perspective-gathering, and editing. Thanks to Amy’s facilitation, and thoughtful input from all the board members, staff, and volunteers who participated in the work session, we believe we captured the essence of what…
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