by Jenn Rollings
The Bay View Neighborhood Association and the Milwaukee County Parks are proud to present the sounds of Testa Rosa and openning act The Championship at this week's Chill on the Hill. Join us at 6:00pm, Tuesday night at the Humboldt Park bandshell. Bring a blanket, the family and your dog; the Milwaukee County Parks concessions truck will be on-hand for for brats an beverages.
If you haven't heard the mix of country-alt, Americana and jangley pop music of Testa Rosa, check out their MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/testarosamusic, likewise for The Championship at http://www.myspace.com/thechampionshipmusic - then come down and see them live in the heart of beautiful Bay View!
Tuesday night's music is generously sponsored by Triskele's, located at 1801 S. 3rd Street in historic Walker's Point - stop in for a Friday night fish fry, Sunday morning brunch or a glass of wine from their extensive wine list. Check out their menu www.triskelesrestaurant.com.
Chill on the Hill keeps on keeping on - don’t miss these great upcoming acts:
July 15 The Cathouse Drifters – Country-Western/Swing
July 22 The Danny Miller Band - Blues/Dance
July 29 Esprit d'Brass – Patriotic/Dixie/Broadway
sponsored by St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care
August 5 The Chickadees; The Figureheads – Kids and Family Night
sponsored by Dover Street School
August 12 Reilly - Irish Folk and Rock
August 19 The Urbanites - Reggae
August 26 Swing Nouveau - Big Band/Swing
sponsored by Delaware House
Finally, the Bay View Neighborhood Association’s newest feature: click on http://bayviewnow.com/story/index.aspx?id+759320 to nominate yourself or someone you know for the Bay View Neighbor of the Night!
The BVNA wishes to thank event sponsors Miller Chill, Bay View Homes, Columbia St. Mary’s Bay View Family Health Center, Apple A Day Massage, Bird Ladder, Delaware House, The Highbury Pub, Triskele’s Restaurant, Dover Street School, Monarch Creative, St. Ann Center, Veritas Church, OnMilwaukee.com, 88.9 Radio Milwaukee, Community Now Newspapers, MKE Entertainment Weekly, Community Care Inc., and Global Union World Music Festival.
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 every Tuesday night this summer, please contact Carol Voss 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.
