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Chamber Music Returns

June 21, 2021

Music in the Mezzanine returns to the Historic Ironwood Theatre Sunday June 27th at 4pm.  Andrew McInnes and the Garland City Chamber Ensemble are thrilled to return to Ironwood.  The first performance will be on the big stage with no limit in audience numbers and allowing people to social distance if they prefer. Tickets are $10 and available in the…

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A Message from the Board President

June 2, 2021

Welcome Back to the Historic Ironwood Theatre Life is returning to normal but we’re not there yet!  The COVID 19 pandemic is far from over although less people are being hospitalized and dying.  In Gogebic County 50.7% of eligible people have been vaccinated and in Iron County 52.1%.  For this reason HIT is committed to protect our children aged 11…

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We’ll Soon Be Live!

May 27, 2021

We are thrilled to announce we re-open on Friday June 4! A full slate of programs for June and July will see us hit the ground running. We hope you will join us. Dance, Dance, Dance.  Chamber Music,  Ten Minute Tuesday Live, Tim Mesun’s annual Barton Benefit, and much more! We’ve missed you and hope to see you at the…

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Ten Minute Tuesday on May 18

May 17, 2021

You asked for it so another performance by Tim Mesun and Desiree Walowinski is coming your way. Tune in at 6pm on Tuesday May 18 for another virtual  concert showcasing Tim’s creative arrangements and remarkable musicianship and the power and range of Desiree’s beautiful vocals. We know you’ll love it!

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Let’s All Do Our Part

April 26, 2021

All of us at HIT want to get back to doing what we do best. We want to turn on that marquee sign, open our doors, light the stage, and raise the curtain.  We want to share the joy of live performance. Stand for the ovation. And we want it to happen soon. If we all wear a mask, socially…

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Volunteers Improve Today for Tomorrow

April 13, 2021

It’s National Volunteers month so we at HIT want to take a few moments to say a huge THANK YOU to all our wonderful volunteers. We couldn’t operate without our committed crew of volunteers – whether in operations, maintenance, marketing, programs, finance, or management. You know who you are – please take a few seconds to pat yourselves on the…

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Enjoy Kardemimmit Live

March 11, 2021

Arts Midwest is hosting a digital residency with innovative Finnish folk band Kardemimmit in partnership with the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center in Minnesota. If you missed their March 16th live live event, you can still watch it on YouTube . You can see a sample of their beautiful, harmonizing style here on YouTube, and find out more about the group…

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Remembering Alex Marciniak’s birthday

February 26, 2021

February 26 would have been Alex Marciniak’s birthday. We’d like to take the time to remember a special person who was very involved in theatre at HIT, Theatre North, and throughout the Ironwood area. Everyone at the Ironwood Theatre misses him dearly. Cheers, Alex!

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Paulo Padilha and UW-Stout record virtual song and video

February 23, 2021
Paulo Padilha’s song “Outro Carnaval”

Brazilian artist Paulo Padilha visited the Ironwood Theatre and local schools in 2019.  At left, Paulo and his band can be seen working with students at Mercer school and at right with elementary student at the Hurley school. During that same tour, Paulo e bando visited Menomonie, WI – all part of the World Fest program, coordinated by Arts Midwest.…

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Become an Organ Donor

February 12, 2021

Show your love for the Barton Organ – also known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’.  One of only six in the world still fully functioning in its original location since the theatre first opened the doors back in 1928. Become an official ‘Organ Donor’ by sporting a limited edition unisex cotton tee ($50) or tote ($25), plus a free bonus…

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