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seats are located under the pavilion while general admission Terrace seats and lawn seats are uncovered. Concertgoers who use lawn seats typically bring blankets or lawn chairs. Free parking and shuttle service is available at Williams Bay High School located at 500 West Geneva St., Williams The popular outdoor summer music Bay. series – Music by the Lake – returns to The two September events in the shore of Geneva Lake in Williams Bay in Sundays at 4 series include the Lake July after a one-year absence. Geneva Symphony Orchestra on Sept. 12 The Fero Pavilion at George Williams and a tribute to humorist Erma Bombeck on College of Aurora University in Williams Sept. 26. Bay will host four shows in July and There is no charge for Sundays at 4 August. The season will extend into September this year with two free Sundays performances, but registration is required and may be completed by visiting at 4 performances. Music by the Lake performances include musicbythelake.com. Here’s a closer look at this year’s a capella group Straight No Chaser on performers thanks to information provided July 25, the Chicago Philharmonic with A Salute to the Rat Pack on Aug. 8, Irish tenor by Aurora University. Ronan Tynan on Aug. 22 and the Bacon Straight No Chaser Brothers on Aug. 29. Tickets, with varied prices, are available Sunday, July 25, 4 p.m. online at musicbythelake.com. They may also be purchased over the phone Monday Tickets: Dress Circle $85; Orchestra through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at $70; Terrace $45, Lawn $30 262-245-8501. Any remaining tickets will Straight No Chaser is an all-male vocal be sold at Fero Pavilion immediately prior act that reinvents the idea of a cappella to each show. on the modern pop landscape, making Reserved Dress Circle and Orchestra extraordinary music that is moving people
Music by the Lake returns with variety of acts
in a fundamental way – and with a sense of humor. They do so with nothing more than microphones in hand, grins ear-to-ear, witty banter on point, and an uncanny ability to belt out holiday staples, R&B smooth jams, and stadium anthems. Their 2016 appearance was the third largest Music by the Lake concert in recent years. Originally formed more than 20 years ago while students at Indiana University, the group reassembled and reemerged with album sales of 1.6 million in the U.S. alone, ticket sales of 1 million worldwide, 100 million-plus YouTube views, 100 million streams, dozens of major television performances, three PBS specials, collaborations alongside everyone from Paul McCartney and Elton John to Stevie Wonder and Kristen Bell, and a pair of gold-certified albums, Holiday Spirits and Christmas Cheers.
Chicago Philharmonic A Salute to the Rat Pack: Frank, Dean, and Sammy Sunday, Aug. 8, 4 p.m. Tickets: Dress Circle $75; Orchestra $60; Terrace $45; Lawn $30 The Chicago Philharmonic Society is
The Ferro Pavilion at George Williams College in Williams Bay plays host to the summer concerts series Music by the Lake. COURTESY OF MUSIC BY THE LAKE Spirit of Geneva Lakes
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