by Jenn Rollings
The Bay View Neighborhood Association in proud partnership with the Milwaukee County Parks are thrilled to welcome Cathouse Drifters to the stage at Chill on the Hill. The fun starts at 6:00pm, so bring your friends, your kids, your dog or just yourself and be prepared to enjoy an evening of honky-tonk twang and country-western swing. Shorts and cowboy boots recommended, but not required. Opening act is youth orchestra The Magnificant Performing Strings, comprised of musicians ranging from Kindergarten through high school, so don't be tardy!
Chill on the Hill takes place every Tuesday night this summer at the Humboldt Park bandshell in beautiful Bay View. Parking is plentiful and the Milwaukee County Parks concessions truck will be on hand with Miller Chill beer, brats and other delicious treats for your picnicing pleasure.
Inspired by the likes of Hank Williams and Buck Owens, Cathouse Drifters is a four-piece band focusing on tradtional country-western music of the 1940s and '50s. Comprised of former members of the Western Starlanders, these well-schooled and well-heeled musicians will delight with swinging originals as well as classics from artists such as Johnny Horton, Hank Thompson, Johnny Cash and Jack Guthrie to name a few up their sleeve. Find out more about Cathouse Drifters and check out their sound at www.cathousedrifters.com or www.myspace.com/cathousedrifters.
But that's not all - Chill on the Hill keeps on chillin' - check back here for more info on these great upcoming acts:
July 22 The Danny Miller Band - Blues/Dance
July 29 Esprit d'Brass – Patriotic/Dixie
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
Don't forget to check out http://bayviewnow.com/story/index.aspx?id+759320 and 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.
