DOORS OPEN 1/2 HOUR BEFORE SHOWTIME
Effective Saturday March 19, 2022
Update to COVID-19 Mitigation Practices at the Focal Point
Beginning Saturday, March 19th, 2022, The Focal Point will no longer require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. Patrons will also not be required to wear a mask during the performance.
There may be future shows where masks or vaccination/negative test will be required at the request of the performer. This will be clearly noted on our website and all social media platforms when the event is advertised.
We will also continue to follow the St. Louis County Health Department guidelines and will update our practices accordingly.
Thank you for your continued support for The Focal Point. We are very grateful for our patrons, performers, and volunteers for all they have done over the past 2 years.
Van Orman and Helwin
July 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
$15 – $20
The music of John C. Van Orman & Adam Helwin blends textures and texts of antique and modern soundscapes, familiar enough to be warm and welcoming, adequately exotic to be fresh and surprising. Two singers accompanying themselves on guitars, harmonium, concertina, hurdy-gurdy, and other instruments, they share traditional and contemporary songs of a world populated by cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and many sorts of lovers.
Their most recent album was largely inspired by the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, Van Orman & Helwin’s eponymous CD celebrates the local and the traditional. Featuring music gathered by Dodgeville song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas, the album highlights songs and tunes which resonate with the hills, streams, and big skies of our home.