Category: Shows/Festivals
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Chapter 95- First Aid Kit at Lakeland College
I’m still on could nine from Friday night, guys. The stars aligned, and I got in to First Aid Kit‘s sold-out show at Lakeland College! For those of you who don’t know, FAK is a sister duo from Sweden, and they play some damn fine folk/Americana music. I let my husband be my +1, and late…
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Chapter 92- Pajama Jamboree with Milwaukee’s Festival City Symphony
Are you familiar with free symphony concerts for families? Well you should be, because they’re awesome. Milwaukee’s Festival City Symphony has Pajama Jamborees, which are amazing opportunities to get your pjs on, grab blankies, and listen to some great music and hear stories and learn about instruments. I took the big kids on a feshil mama…
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Chapter 89- Hubbard Park Beer Garden (in two parts)
Last week, we went to Hubbard Park twice and had a blast both times. On our first adventure, we met some friends and friends of friends on a weekday and threw rocks in the water, played in mud, and watched the salmon swim up stream. Since it’s the end of the beer garden season,…
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Chapter 88- NEWaukee Night Market
What are you doing tonight night, people? You should work in NEWaukee’s Night Market (open from 5-10pm, and final of the season!). Last month I went to September’s market, and had a great time. Here’s my recap: My friend Kate and I arrived like 30 minutes before it shut down for the evening, but quickly ran into people…
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Chapter 85- ROM at Anodyne Coffee Roasters & Quarters
Alright, get ready for a slew of pictures of my kids dancing. I took them to Anodyne Coffee Roasters to see the band ROM from Washington DC last week, and the kids were incredibly excited to see some music by the band…and to dance. The girls really wanted to wear dresses (and arm warmers for…
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Chapter 80- Skyline Music Series
If you can access a calendar and read my blog, you will get a sense of my timeline currently. That said, a few weeks ago was the last in the Skyline Music Series. I’d been wanting to go to more free concerts this summer, and with it being the last chance to see one at…
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Chapter 79- The Original Wailers at Shank Hall
Thanks to my favorite radio station 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, I won free tickets to see The Original Wailers at Shank Hall last week. When I called in, DJ Marcus Doucette and I talked briefly about my name, my birthday, my phone number (all are pretty unusual) and my knack for winning things. I tend…
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Chapter 75- Wisconsin State Fair
I came away with two things after visiting the Wisconsin State Fair today: I probably won’t eat meat anymore, and the advantage of having a screaming child is that you can keep track of them really easily in a sea of people. Oh yeah, and also I vow not to do this again next year. So…
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Chapter 71- Summerfest
A friend suggested we see Ray LaMontagne at opening night of Summerfest, and I happened to win free tickets from Miltown Moms (which is a great resource for moms, and you should definitely check out) the day before. I can’t tell you the last time I was at Summerfest, but I can assure you it…
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Chapter 68- Sonny Knight & The Lakers at Stonefly Brewery
As a follow up to Friday’s post about seeing Sonny Knight and The Lakers at Radio Milwaukee, here are a few photos from the show at Stonefly Brewery that night. First up was DJ Andy Noble… Next on stage was Kid Millions & The Sounds of Time. You’ve probably heard this on Radio Milwaukee, but here’s their…