How Andrew Dost's Christmas At The Old Art Building Became Leelanau's Hottest Holiday Ticket
By Craig Manning | Dec. 12, 2025
It began as a lark – just two pals watching old holiday specials and reveling in one another’s laughter. It’s grown into the hottest ticket of the holiday season in Leelanau County. Such is the story of Andrew Dost’s Christmas at the Old Art Building (OAB) an annual holiday variety show that will mark its fourth installment this weekend. Ahead of the sold-out show, The Leelanau Ticker caught up with the Grammy-winning Dost to talk behind-the-scenes stories, holiday traditions, and his desire to keep the OAB partnership going “forever.”
A Frankfort native, Dost came to prominence in the early 2010s as a member of the indie rock band Fun, …
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