Fish Creek, Wis. (December 13, 2022) – On Thursday, December 22, at 7 p.m., Big Mouth & The Power Tool Horns will perform on the Door Community Auditorium (DCA) Main Stage. Jazz singer, Janet Planet, will also make a special guest appearance.
Celebrate the season with Big Mouth & The Power Tool Horns at DCA’s very own, first-ever Ugly Christmas Sweater Party! Nothing says Christmas like a campy outfit and the finest blues, jazz, and rock this side of Green Bay. Big Mouth, one of Door County’s most popular bands, is known throughout Wisconsin for playing an eclectic and dance-worthy mix of blues, jazz, and rock music. Forty years after the band was founded in Michigan by guitarist Jay Whitney, Big Mouth is still going strong, now featuring a horn section, The Power Tool Horns.
Special guest Janet Planet is an internationally touring jazz vocalist whom Jazziz Magazine calls “the voice of the New Jazz Culture … amazingly powerful, with seemingly limitless expression.” As a singer and a performer, Janet Planet is spirited and vivacious. She co-owns Steel Moon Recording Studio and Stellar Records with husband, Tom Washatka. She won an Emmy for her work on “A Child Believes” and is a 6-time WAMI award winner. In 2014 she became the second woman in 32 years to be inducted in to the WAMI Hall Of Fame. In 2017, Planet was acknowledged by the GRAMMY Foundation for her recording “Janet Planet – Just Like A Woman – The Music Of Bob Dylan.”
Additionally, DCA will be hosting two competitions in conjunction with the December 22 concert: Funniest Holiday Story and Ugliest Sweater. Folks of all ages are invited to share their funniest holiday story. Written, video, or audio submissions will be accepted, and should be emailed to marketing@dcauditorium.org by December 16. Audio or video recordings should be less than five minutes long, and written submissions should be no longer than 750 words. Submissions will be judged by The Honorable Peter Diltz and DCA Board Member Beth Healy, and the winners will be awarded cash prizes at intermission. Top story wins a $220 prize and will be invited to read their story prior to the concert. $220 for Ugliest Sweater Grand Prize. $22 for People’s Choice, Best Group, and Best Youth entry. Both competitions are free to enter.
Ugly Christmas Sweater Party with Big Mouth & The Power Tool Horns is made possible with support from major sponsor Alexander’s, as well as supporting sponsors The Cordon Family Foundation, and Margaret & Dale West.
The show begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 22. Tickets range from $20-38. Advance tickets are recommended and can be made through the DCA box office, located at 3926 Highway 42 in Fish Creek. The box office is open Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in person, on the phone at (920) 868-2728, or online at www.dcauditorium.org.