2021 Season
Van Dyke Entertainment presents
"The Nicest Place in America Concert"
Featuring Dave Van Dyke and Friends
Masks will be require in the theatre at all times!
Performance Dates and times:
Wednesday, November 24th at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, November 26th at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 27th at 7:00 p.m.
or right after the tree lighting at the Buchanan Common
Dave Van Dyke, a songwriter from Buchanan, Michigan, announces the live premiere of his album “Small Town Come On Home To Me and
Other Seasonal Songs.” In the summer of 2020, Van Dyke
nominated his hometown Buchanan, MI to be chosen as
Reader’s Digest’s “Nicest Place in America.” Van Dyke was inspired to
write the title song and accompanying tracks after
Buchanan won the contest and he was featured on national media
including the The Mitch Album Program, The British Broadcasting
Company and The Today Show. “Small Town Come On Home To Me
and Other Seasonal Songs.” was written and recorded at Davis
Studios in South Bend, IN during the shut down.
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"It's A Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play" (full-length version)
adapted by Joe Landry
"It's Wonderful Life' is based on the story, "The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern
Produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.
Original Music and Musical Arrangements by Kevin Connors
Production Sponsors:
Dr. Patricia Moore, DPM
Buchanan-Galien Lions Club
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians Tribal Council
Directed By: David Ferrell
Masks will be require in the theatre at all times!
Performances Dates and Times:
Friday, December 10th at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 11th at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 12th at 3:30 p.m.
Friday, December 17th at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 18th at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 19th at 3:30 p.m.
This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s Radio broadcast inside WBFR Radio Station. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.