Cheboygan Opera House

06/23/2026

Join us this Friday, June 26, 7:30PM as America's premier youth fiddling show band takes the stage at the historic Cheboygan Opera House! This high-energy show includes music from American folk, fiddle, bluegrass, jazz, western swing, and Celtic traditions -- as well as Appalachian step dancing!

This amazing band has given over 1,500 performances, including 3x at the White House and at the Kennedy Center. Come check out the future of American fiddle playing and prepare to be inspired and entertained!

Tickets are $20 Adults / $10 Students. You can buy at the door, over the phone (231-627-5841), or online at:
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36618/production/1272607?performanceId=11796523

06/22/2026

Celebrate America 250 at the historic Cheboygan Opera House! Our summer series features the musical diversity that makes our country great. Enjoy these upcoming performances, which showcase a variety of American genres:

🎻 Friday, June 26 -- Saline Fiddlers Philharmonic America’s premier youth fiddling show band from Saline, Michigan, astounds audiences every time the group takes the stage. Spirited vocals and Appalachian step dancing combine with instrumentals to create an unforgettable live performance.

🎸 Friday, July 17 -- Mulebone is a musical partnership comprised of multi-instrumentalist, John Ragusa and roots music specialist, Hugh Pool. The grist for their mill is traditional blues.

🎺 Wednesday, August 5 -- The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra is the most popular and sought after big band in the world today for both concert and swing dance engagements!

🎷 Saturday, August 15 -- The GRAMMY® Award-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet performs music by great American composers such as George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein.

06/21/2026

What can we say except…THANK YOU!

Moana JR. closed yesterday after an exceptional 3-show run. Over 1,100 patrons got to experience this magical journey.

Thank you to the amazingly talented cast, all of whom positively shined on stage. The commitment, dedication and hard work is outstanding.

Thank you to the backstage crew who hustles in the wings to ensure the cast is safe and ready for their spotlight. Their stage transformations were truly something to behold.

Thank you to the parent volunteers who ensured the show ran smoothly. With 64 young actors in the dressing rooms, this was no small feat!

Thank you to the parents and loved ones who ensured their children were on time and prepared for rehearsals and shows.

Thank you to the Cheboygan Area Arts Council for the continued support of the Summer Youth Theater program. Having a 3-week residency at the Opera House is no small ask and we appreciate the opportunity for our actors to have such an in-depth experience with Jewel of the North.

Thank you to the creative team for trusting the process and lending their precious time to make Moana JR. come to life. Countless hours were donated to turn abstract concepts into reality. There are so many pieces to the puzzle: lights, costumes, music, sound, sets, dance, acting. This is not a one-person job. The creative talent within this team is unparalleled.

Thank you to the community for showing up and supporting all the kids involved with this show. We sincerely hope you enjoyed your time at the theater and we hope you will be back for more shows in the future! There’s just no telling how far these kids will go…

06/21/2026

Today is a great day for string music in Cheboygan, since the Grammy-winning Parker Quartet (pictured here on tour in Hawaii) will be performing at the Opera House -- Sunday, June 21, 7:30pm! Joining them will be the superb cellist Raman Ramakrishnan, for a performance of Schubert's "Cello Quintet".

Composed when Schubert was just 31 years old, but 2 months before his death, the String Quintet in C major sat unpublished for over 20 years. Finally performed in 1850, it is still regarded as one of the finest works in the chamber music repertoire.

Tonight's concert is an absolutely unique experience to hear this amazing piece (as well as works by Beethoven and Paul Wiancko) performed live, by one of our country's best quartets, in the setting of the Opera House.

Tickets are $30 / $25 for Veterans / and FREE for students. You can purchase them online, over the phone (231-627-5841) or right at the door.

06/21/2026

The Arts & Culture Summer Collective featuring: The historic Cheboygan Opera House, the Jewel of the North, is managed by the Cheboygan Area Arts Council.

The Opera House, originally constructed in 1877, played an important role in the history of the colorful lumbering era in Northern Michigan. Twice ravaged by fires and rebuilt in 1888 and 1903, the facility now harmoniously houses its original combination of City Hall, Police Department, Fire Department and the 582 seat Opera House. In 1984, after having been closed for some twenty years, the elegantly restored Opera House re-opened its doors to the public once more. Managed by the Cheboygan Area Arts Council, with the support of The Michigan Arts and Culture Council, this acoustically superb, Victorian theater has become the focal point for entertainment and the performing arts in the Straits of Mackinaw area and beyond.

Cheboygan Opera House

06/20/2026

It's a beautiful Saturday morning at the Cheboygan Farmers' Market! Stop by the Opera House table to learn more about our events, purchase a souvenir or just chat. This weekend we have our final performance today at 2:00pm of Northland Players Summer Youth Theater "Moana Jr", followed by a performance on Sunday at 7:30pm by the Parker Quartet. We hope you enjoy this gorgeous weekend!

06/19/2026

06/18/2026

The Opera House is the place you want to be tonight: Thursday, June 18, 7:00pm! The Northland Players Summer Youth Theater production of Moana Jr sets sail on its 3 performance run. Tickets still available at the Box Office. Don't miss it!

06/17/2026

A new art exhibit is now open at the Opera House! The exhibit features the work of the late Rosemary Gould, an artist and art professor who was born in Detroit and summered in the Cheboygan area.

The exhibit can be viewed in the Main Floor lobby of the Opera House during Box Office hours (Tuesday-Friday, 12:00-4:00) and during Opera House events.

Thematically, Rosemary’s art always reflected the physical, cultural, and natural world where she was living and traveling at the time. Her work demonstrates a love of nature and natural forms and a passion for ethnic and geographic folklore, such as the Scandinavian and Hmong influences on the Minnesota prairie, the Mississippi culture of Southeast Missouri, Appalachian folk culture, and the Anishinaabe First Nations people of Northern Michigan with whom she always felt a particular sense of solidarity.

While much of her work - not fully represented here - was in oil painting, pencil drawings, printing, and watercolor, in her professional life, she focused on metalsmithing and fibers, and later in her career, papermaking. The physical form of her work ranged from small sculptural forms, wearable art (jewelry), and bookbinding.

This retrospective exhibit of Rosemary Gould will be on display through November. We hope to feature other regional artists on a rotating basis beginning in 2027.

06/17/2026

Opening night is tomorrow -- Thursday, June 18, 7:00PM! Don't miss this 1-hour production of the hit musical, with over 60 local young people participating, original sets, choreography, and memorable music. Great fun for people of all ages!