Weekend Activities August 17-19, 2012
Sweet Corn Festival
August 16 – 19, 2012
Thurs & Fri 6-10 pm, Sat noon-mid, Sun noon-10pm.
Angell Park
100 Park St
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Festival begins with a parade down Main Street on Thurs evening. Event includes craft show, carnival rides, concessions, family stage, beer tent with live bands, kiddie korner activities, petting zoo, and lots of sweet corn on Sat & Sun.
Agora Art Fair
8/18/2012
10am-5pm
The Agora
5500 E Cheryl Pkwy
Fitchburg, WI 53711
The Agora Art Fair will feature 85 local Wisconsin artisans in a variety of mediums exhibiting and selling their creations, live music, Capital Brewery Beer Garden, food pavilion, and Children’s Art Yard. The beautiful setting of the Agora and its native gardens, provide the perfect backdrop for this community event now in its 4th year. Paintings, photography, jewelry, mixed media, pottery, glass, fiber, wood, graphics, printmaking, and sculpture will be on display by artists such as Steve Kozar, Cassius Callender, Herb Johnson, Norma Hove, Margit Moses LeRoy Bayer, and Mark Pflughoeft. The Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce will host a Capital Brewery Beer Garden and wine bar, live music will fill the air throughout the day – West Side Andy (Blues), En Blas (Celtic), Oak Street Ramblers (Bluegrass), Cajun Strangers (Zydeco) and the Madison Flute Club. An expanded Fitchburg food promenade will feature Roman Candle, Liliana’s, Oasis Café/EVP, Yum Yum Ice Cream, and Buckhorn Kettlecorn. There will also be a Children’s Art Yard where kids can make their own artistic creations. Sponsors include: Agora retailers, Capital Brewery, Fitchburg Chamber Tourism Committee, Promega Corporation, and Unified Newspaper Group. www.agoraartfair.com Address
Dodge County Fair
August 15 – 19, 2012
8/15/2012-8/19/2012
8am-midnight each day
Fairgrounds
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
Huge midway, main stage with top national country and western and classic rock entertainment. Lots of exhibits and vendors. Live music, a magic show, chain saw carving, pony rides & a petting zoo. Huge demolition derby Sunday.
www.dodgecountyfairgrounds.com
Badger Steam and Gas Engine Show
August 17 – 19, 2012
8am-5pm.
S3347 Sand Rd
Baraboo, WI 53913
Wisconsin’s largest display of early American steam-powered and gas-powered equipment. Food, flea market, arts & crafts, and entertainment.
For Love or Money Murder Mystery Dinner
August 18, 2012
8/18/2012-8/18/2012
6pm Cocktails, 7pm Show.
Olde Towne Mall
20 S. Main Street
Janesville, WI 53545
Janesville Little Theatre and Chicken Boy Productions are proud to present For Love or Money, an interactive comedic dinner theater experience, written and produced by Chicken Boy Productions and directed by Scott Vechinsky. Dinner provided by Elsberry’s Edibles. You are invited to the social event of the season! Celebrating the engagement of Muffy Harrison to Charles “Chippy” Wilson III. Join them, her rich father Barry; Constance, her best friend; Melissa her… stepmother and other family members. Also attending is the Reverend Walker, Social Reporter Barbie Billingsley, security provided by Sabrina Duncan. … What could possibly go wrong? Seating is limited to 100 people. There is going to be more fun with raffles and silent auctions as well.
www.janesvillelittletheatre.org/for-love-or-money.html
Beer, Cheese and Brewers Baseball Bus Tour
August 18, 2012
Vintage Brewing Co
674 S Whitney Way
Madison, WI 53711
Beer, Cheese and Brewers Baseball Bus Tour includes: motorcoach transportation; Vintage Staff to lead beer tasting en route; tour Lakefront Brewery, stop to shop at Wisconsin Cheesemart, Miller Park for the Brewers vs. Phillies game! Tickets $95(includes game ticket); $75 for those buying their own game ticket or already have one. Tickets for tour available exclusively online.
Madison Mini-Marathon
August 18, 2012
Memorial Union
800 Langdon St
Madison, WI 53706
Put on your running shoes. The 4th Annual Madison Mini-Marathon: Half Marathon & 5k is back! Event highlights and premiums include: awesome tech shirts for half marathon participants, free beer for registered participants over 21, start and finish at the famous University of Wisconsin Memorial Union, medal for everyone, and much more!
Concert on the Square
August 17, 2012 6:30 pm
Historic Courthouse Square
1016 – 16th Ave.
Monroe, WI 53566
Live music with Sweet Life and Bill Rientz. Box lunches available from area restaurants, beer stand.
www.downtownmonroewisconsin.com
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