By Kim McDarisonAs polka and other music filled the air some 100 Steve Meisner fans founds vantage points in the shade near the Birge Fountain in Whitewater. The small park, located in front of the Whitewater Cultural Arts Center, is home to the “Savory Sounds” annual concert series. The Steve...
Category: Art, culture
‘This, That and the Other’ fills Fort’s Barrie Park
“This, That and the Other” was the theme Monday as event-goers gathered in Fort Atkinson's Barrie Park to listen to music performed by the Fort Atkinson Community Band. The summer concert series is in its 63rd year. Four more concerts remain in the series, each on a Monday night, throughout...
Summertime music: Fort’s community band offers full itinerary; Whitewater continues with ‘Savory Sounds’
By Kim McDarison Two summertime music concert series, one in Fort Atkinson and one in Whitewater, will soon be returning. In Fort Atkinson, Community Band Director Wayne Crook notes a full itinerary of musical performances, including the return of the “ice cream social,” which will be held in Barrie Park...
Hoard Museum to hold annual ‘Dairy Day at the MOOseum’
The Hoard Historical Museum and National Dairy Shrine has announced that it will holding “Dairy Day at the MOOseum,” this month. In its ninth year, the event will be held Saturday, June 17, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., at the museum, 401 Whitewater Ave., Fort Atkinson. A parade, featuring seven...
Public art project brings community quilt to Whitewater
By Kim McDarison The Whitewater Arts Alliance has announced that its public art project, featuring “barn quilts” can be viewed along Main Street in Whitewater’s downtown. The annual public art project was sponsored this year in tandem with the Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce, according to information released by the...