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Fall 2024 Events

Gentle Yoga • September • October • November • December • Past Events

Unless noted otherwise, please use the Contact Form on this website or call the Playhouse at (231) 894-0119 for additional information

Gentle Yoga

Yoga Guide
Weekly Schedule

»9:30 AM Mondays
Hannah Avdek

 

Class fee is $10 and may be paid by cash, check, PayPal, or Venmo to the teacher guiding each session, with no advance registration required. A portion of the proceeds benefit the White Lake Youth Theatre.

Arrive early to sign in and settle in on your first session.

 

 

Gentle Yoga

Our yoga sessions welcome yogis of all levels, and are completely beginner friendly! Class is $10 and students should arrive early for their first session to sign in and set up in the glass-encased lobby. Bring a water bottle (a water filling station is available onsite) and your mat and any props you may like, as none are available onsite.

Follow the Yoga in White Lake Facebook page to stay up to date with our growing yoga community.

 

Our yoga instructors are

Cindy Beth Davis-Dykema Hannah Jurcich
Cindy Beth
Davis-Dykema
Hannah Avdek

»Cindy Beth's Wednesday classes at The Playhouse are on hold. She will be teaching special events but not likely a weekly class. You may also click on her name to visit her Facebook page to check for updates.

 

 

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December

Thu, Dec 5
6:30 PM

Postponed due to weather

White Lake Dramatic ClubPlayreading Night at The Playhouse

The White Lake Dramatic Club will be hosting another Playreading Night at the the theatre. All community members interested in the club and who want to have a role in the play please RSVP to Beth Beaman, Managing Director, by using the Contact Form on this website.

 

 

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Saturday, December 14

Doors open at 3:30 pm

Tea Service at 4:00 pm

Tickets
$30 adults
$15 children under 12

Space is Limited to 80 Guests

Buy Tickets

Celebrate Jane Austen's Birthday

Pride and PrejudiceEnglish Tea Service and Movie Screening

Whether you are a fan of her books or came to love Jane Austen through one of the movie adaptations of her works, we invite you to join us for an enchanting afternoon tea celebrating Jane Austen's birthday. While Regency-era attire is encouraged, it’s not required.

Please bring a wrapped book to exchange with fellow guests; this book does not have to be new, in fact dog-eared tomes are preferred. 

Enjoy a delightful English tea service, engaging trivia, followed by a screening of the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice.

Space is limited, so please purchase your tickets early. You will not want to miss this charming celebration of one of literature’s beloved authors.

 

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Saturday, December 21

6:00 to 9:00 pm

Food served 6:00 to 8:00 pm

Tickets:
$30 in advance
$35 Day of Event

Buy Tickets

Tickets are also at The Gnarly Heifer

Cash Bar Available

BBQ, Brews & Ballads

Join us for a night of delicious food, great music, and community support

BBQ Brews BalladsThe Gnarly Heifer is proud to sponsor their first of a series of monthly BBQ and Brews evenings, with proceeds benefiting The Playhouse at White Lake.

Come enjoy a catered meal featuring mouthwatering Pork BBQ, Creamy Potato Salad, Crispy Chips with Rosemary, Garlic Chips paired with Caramelized Onion Dip, and Smoky Mac and Cheese. Food will be served from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, so make sure to arrive hungry. A cash bar offering refreshing brews, wine, and other beverages will be available to complement the meal.

There will also be fantastic live holiday music throughout the evening, featuring Karen and Eric Smith as well as other local musicians.

Don't miss out on this fun-filled night that supports the arts. Bring your friends, your appetite, and your love for great local theater.

We can't wait to see you here

 

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Past Events
September

Saturday, September 14

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

There will be a performance at noon by the WLYT students.

Admission: Donation

WLYT Logo Musical Theatre Dance Workshop

Choreographer Samantha Farrar returns for another one-day immersive to teach a fun and fabulous dance along to Disney's I just can't wait to be king! from The Lion King.

For ages 5 to 15.

Register for this workshop. Registration is $20 or pay what you can.

 

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Saturday, September 21

5:30 to 9:30 pm

Tickets:
$20 in advance
$25 at the door

 

Bands for the BraveBands for the Brave

Benefit Show Fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital

Jeff Shults and company for this fantastic evening of music to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital.  St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

All proceeds to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital

Check out the fantastic line up

  • Country Gold 5:30-6:45
  • County Line Revival 7:00-8:00
  • Whiskey Bent 8:15-9:30

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Saturday, September 28

8:00 pm

Tickets:
$25 advance
$30 day of show
Children 12 and under free

 

 

Dixon's ViolinDixon’s Violin

You've never heard violin like this!

The world's premier visionary violinist, Dixon's life mission is to inspire people, and he has done so at over 1,000 concerts across North America, including giving five TED talks/performances, over ten years at Burning Man and Electric Forest, plus radio, TV, and film appearances. A former technology leader and symphony violinist, Dixon walked away from a distinguished career to follow his dream full-time, and invented a whole new music genre. Dixon now improvises on a 5-string electric violin with a looping system he developed to create an all-live one-man symphony, guided by his remarkable personal story of life transformation.

  • The violinist that is changing the world, Preserve the Future
  • Standing ovation … It's no surprise that Dixon was voted the best of the evening, Examiner
  • Not your ordinary violinist, Fox 2 News
  • It's quite an accomplishment for a man who possibly invented a new genre on his violin, City Pulse
  • One in particular, Dixon's Violin, blew minds with a folksy, heartfelt set, performed entirely by one man and one electric violin, Examiner

 

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October

Friday, October 4

7:30 pm

Tickets:
$20 advance/
$25 day of the show

 

First FridaysEyde Evans Hyde and Mike Hyde

Eyde Evans Hyde began her early vocal development in front of her bedroom mirror singing to Diana Ross records. Her love of music carried on through both high school choir and band, and ultimately into her college years when she majored in music. All while she was working on her Bachelor of Music Education degree, Edye was singing in commercial bands at night, often with her to-be husband Mike Hyde. During the years following, which included full-time employment as a K-12 music teacher and a college administrator, Edye was constantly gigging. Some highlights include: singing backup for actress Connie Stevens in Atlantic City; a four month club gig in Shanghai, China; performing as the opening act for Ray Charles in Grand Rapids; and headlining a jazz tour in Torino, Italy. She also became involved in theater, singing and acting in multiple West Michigan productions, a few of her favorites being Ain’t Misbehavin’, Dream Girls, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, and Ragtime. Motivated by this love of theater, Edye went on to form her own non-profit theater company Ebony Road Players which is still in operation today.

Edye & Mike EvansMike Hyde decided his fate after watching The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 at age 8. Consistent guitar lessons starting on day one and a plethora of gigs in his early teen years led to high school jazz band, a college degree in music education, and finally studies at The Guitar Institute of Technology where he was able to hone his craft. For many years, Mike used these acquired skills to play West Michigan commercial and jazz gigs, as well as working as a sideman with local symphonies and visiting Broadway troupes. Recently retired from private and college teaching, Mike now enjoys his focus on the challenge and satisfaction of performing in the duo setting of Edye & Mike.

 

 

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Saturday, October 5
6:00 PM

Sunday, October 6
2:00 PM

Single Tickets:
$5 students
$8 adults
$25 family pass

 

Family Pass Tickets:
$25 family pass

 

 

WLYT LogoThere and Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale

The Playhouse at White Lake is thrilled to stage the world premiere of a new script for The Hobbit, based on the JRR Tolkien classic, and adapted and written members of White Lake Youth Theatre Council.

 

A Hobbit's Tale

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Saturday, October 26
3:00 PM
   &
7:00 PM

Doors open 30 minutes prior to shows

Single Tickets:
$5 child under 18
$12 adults

 

Family Pass Tickets:
$35 family pass (admits 2 adults and up to 3 children)

 

The Reluctant Dragon

Have you ever been to a puppet show? If you answered NO, then it’s time for you to experience Reluctant Dragon Castthe amazing experience of puppetry. The original 1890’s story of The Reluctant Dragon was written by Kenneth Graham and brought to life in the 1980’s by Bob Brown Marionettes (Bob & Judy Brown). Today locally born Joey Emory of My Air Productions Puppet Barn will bring this wonderful story to life for your entire family to experience.

Don’t be fooled, Puppet Shows aren’t just for kids. Joey Emory’s adaptation of this show is sophisticated, creative, warm, and wonderfully engaging, and most importantly wonderful for every age. You and your entire family will love this amazing artful show.

Joey Emory has been a member of both UNIMA International and Puppeteers Of America for over 55 years, and has been active in puppetry since the 1960’s. His My Air Productions has created hundreds of characters and shows that have entertained thousands of people since the 1980’s. His technical theater expertise has been utilized by performing troops throughout the world. You have to see this performance to truly realize the depth of this show for yourself.

 

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November

Friday, November 1

7:30 PM

Tickets:
$20 in Advance
$25 at the door

 

First FridaysFull Cord Bluegrass

When it comes to movers and shakers in the bluegrass world, Full Cord is a super-group on the rise. After winning the prestigious 2022 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition in Colorado, the Michigan-based group followed that with another much-coveted honor when the International Bluegrass Music Association named Full Cord its “Momentum Award Band of the Year.”

Full ChordWhile mandolinist Brian Oberlin notes the band’s music “is new and fresh to the ears of seasoned bluegrass fans,” the bluegrass traditions in Full Cord have deep roots. The group’s members—Oberlin, guitarist Eric Langejans, bassist Todd Kirchner—boast decades of musical artistry, with experience in popular performing bands from Michigan to Oregon. The group brings along top players to fill in fiddle and banjo to round out that rich bluegrass tone.

The band’s debut album on Nashville’s Dark Shadow Recording released in November of 2023 and has maintained charting positions through the spring of 2024. Full Cord’s songwriting has reached a new “tipping point,”  manager Katie Kirchner suggests, enhanced by the group’s vast repertoire and robust experience in numerous band projects over the years.

And Oberlin insists the band is “just hitting its stride”—ready to follow in the footsteps of fellow Michigan bluegrass icons Billy Strings and Greensky Bluegrass as yet another star in the making.

 

 

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Saturday, November 2

7:30 pm

Due to the continued illness of Peter Yarrow, we regret that this event has been cancelled.

Ticket refunds are being processed.

Peter YarrowAn Evening with the Legendary Peter Yarrow

A concert by Pete Yarrow, today, is exciting, moving, and also entertaining, but it is also an event that follows in the tradition of his early mentors, The Weavers and Pete Seeger. Peter intentionally uses his music to create a community of acceptance from the stage, an “oasis of peace” as he calls it. His gift for songwriting has produced some of the most poignant songs Peter, Paul & Mary have recorded, including Puff, the Magic Dragon, Day is Done, Light One Candle, and The Great Mandala. As a member of the renowned musical trio, he has earned many gold and platinum albums, and has been awarded and nominated for numerous Grammys.

“We’re part of a long train ride,” is the way Peter Yarrow visualizes the many events that have highlighted a career spanning more than five decades. With characteristic care, Yarrow places the success he’s had within a greater context, seeing his accomplishments as part of a tradition, to be credited as his inspiration and carried on. “When I was in high school,” he recalls, “I heard The Weavers at Carnegie Hall singing songs like If I Had a Hammer, Follow The Drinking Gourd, and Wasn’t That a Time. I was stunned by the extraordinary effect that music of conscience can have on people, particularly when they sing songs of conscience together.” That lesson launched Peter on a lifelong journey that is now, perhaps, in its most vital phase.

Joining Peter will be Libby Glover and David Tamulevich performing as a duo Michigan’s own, Mustard’s Retreat. Their performances are always joyful and uplifting, as well as intelligent, thought provoking and insightful. They’ve recently begun referring to their career and touring as “Defiantly Hopeful.” In part due to their long career, but more as a statement about what the music has meant to them. “Folk music is, at its heart, defiantly hopeful!” Tamulevich says. “We came of age in the 60s, at the confluence of Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan, and the singer/songwriter revolution. We care much more about what we do and stand for and finding that common ground with our audiences, than fame or money: this is our community of choice, and we consider ourselves so fortunate to be here.”

 

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Saturday, November 9

6:30 pm

Tickets:
$10 for students and
$15 for adults

 

The Playhouse Family Fun Performance Series

Circus POP! The Giant Bubble Show

Circus Pop!Prepare to be mesmerized by Circus Pop! The Giant Bubble Show, featuring the extraordinary talents of Logan Jimenez. This thrilling one-man extravaganza combines world-class bubble artistry, magic, circus skills, and comedy, promising an unforgettable experience for children of all ages.   

In this 60-minute spectacle, Logan Jimenez transforms ordinary bubbles into an unbelievaBUBBLE show. Audiences will be spellbound as Logan creates a bubble volcano that erupts bubbles, contorts himself through a tennis racket, places six people inside a single bubble, and creates a bubble snowman that flies over the audience.

"This show is truly the only show of its type in the world today. ," said Logan Jimenez. "I can't wait to share this magical journey with the audience. It doesn’t matter if you are 2 or 102, you love bubbles. And I guarantee you have never seen bubbles like this before.”

Tickets are now available for the premiere of The Giant Bubble Show. Most shows sell out. Experience Circus Pop! The Giant Bubble Show and Logan Jimenez with an enchanting journey into the world of bubbles, where laughter, magic, and the sheer delight of live performance await you at The Playhouse.

 

 

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Saturday, November 16

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

There will be a performance at noon by the WLYT students.

Admission: Pay What You Can (suggested $20)

WLYT LogoMusical Theatre Dance Workshop

Choreographer Lauren Sawson returns for another one-day immersive to teach a fun and fabulous dance along to an adventurous and hero-inspired tune. Tune not yet released.

For ages 5 to 15.

Register for this workshop. Registration is $20 or pay what you can.

 

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December

Thu, Dec 5
6:30 PM

Postponed due to weather

White Lake Dramatic ClubPlayreading Night at The Playhouse

The White Lake Dramatic Club will be hosting another Playreading Night at the the theatre. All community members interested in the club and who want to have a role in the play please RSVP to Beth Beaman, Managing Director, by using the Contact Form on this website.

 

 

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