by Jenn Rollings
The Bay View Neighborhood Association and the Milwaukee County Parks want you to “warm up” before you attend the summer-long “Chill on the Hill” concert series in Humboldt Park. Bay View-area school groups will provide a warm-up to the concert series this Tuesday, May 27th; expect to be impressed as area school groups play for your musical enjoyment. The show starts at 6:00 pm and parking is plentiful!
The Chill on the Hill concert series is a family-friendly event taking place every Tuesday night in summer beginning June 3rd. Concert-goers are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy an eclectic mix of music. Additionally, the Milwaukee County Parks concessions truck will be on hand for refreshments.
The complete Chill on the Hill line-up is as follows:
May 27 “Warm-Up” – Bay View School Groups
June 3 De La Buena – Afro/Cuban Latin jazz
June 10 Uptown Savages - Rockabilly
June 17 The Squeezettes - Polka
June 24 The Milwaukee American Legion Band - Patriotic and Standards
July 1 Jamie Breiwick Sextet - Jazz
July 8 Testa Rosa; The Championship - Americana/Country-Alt
July 15 The Cathouse Drifters – Country-Western/Swing
July 22 The Danny Miller Band - Blues/Dance
July 29 Esprit d'Brass – Patriotic/Dixie/Broadway
August 5 The Chickadees; The Figureheads – Kids and Family Night
August 12 Reilly - Irish Folk and Rock
August 19 The Urbanites - Reggae
August 26 Swing Nouveau - Big Band/Swing
The BVNA wishes to thank current event sponsors Miller Chill, Bay View Homes, Columbia St. Mary’s Bay View Family Health Center, OnMilwaukee.com, 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, Community Now Newspapers, MKE Entertainment Weekly, Community Care Inc., Apple A Day Massage, Bird Ladder, The Delaware House, The Highbury Pub, Triskele’s Restaurant, Global Union World Music Festival and The Shepherd Express.
Additional nightly as well as series sponsorships are still available. If you’re interested in sponsoring a particular evening and helping to ensure that Bay View can look forward to free concerts Tuesday nights this summer, please contact Carol Voss, Chill on the Hill Committee Chair at (414) 339-3045 or cvoss8@wi.rr.com.
The Bay View Neighborhood Association is a not for profit, 501(c)3 organization which exists to maximize the quality of life for individuals and families, and to promote economic development in Bay View through activities that facilitate an attractive, safe and diverse neighborhood. . The BVNA was founded in 2004 and currently has over 150 members. For further information, please visit us online at www.bayviewneighborhood.org.
