August events calendar

IT’S COMIN’ UP

AUGUST EVENTS

Editor’s note: With uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic and its potential to disrupt events throughout the area, readers are advised to verify dates and times.

3 Cycling Without Age Celebration

– Are you an older adult wanting to enjoy the fun of getting out for a bike ride? Connect with a pilot at this Cycling Without Age celebration from 4:30-8:30 p.m. at the Walworth County Fairgrounds as part of the National Night Out. Volunteers will pilot trishaws initiating bonding between generations. For more information about how to reserve a brief ride, or to become a pilot and serve your community, call 262-325-7325.

5 Concerts in the Park – The Tony Ocean Show with Special Guest Bill Serritella at Flat Iron Park in downtown Lake Geneva, 6 to 8 p.m. Tony Ocean’s upbeat style embodies the music of Sinatra, Martin, Davis, Darin, Tony Bennett, Tom Jones and others. Joining him will be Bill Serritella crooning the sounds of Sinatra. Concerts are held each Tuesday through the summer season. 7 Pig and Corn Roast – Town of Linn Fire and EMS host their 50th Pig and Corn Roast at the Linn Township Fire Department, N1457 Hillside Rd. Proceeds are used to purchase needed tools, rescue equipment and to fund community education and activities. Purchase tickets at linnfirepigroast. com

8 Elkhorn Antique Flea Market – 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. More than 500 dealers bring with them a wide range of merchandise from furniture in the rough to fine refinished, glassware to pottery, advertising to linens, decoys to dolls, and everything else in between. 12 Concerts in the Park – Geoff Landon and Friends at Flat Iron Park in downtown Lake Geneva, 6 to 8 p.m. Possessing a songwriting prowess, Landon and company plays country-tinged adult contemporary music that begs an encore. Belting out big guitar solos with light-hearted roots in rock enjoyed by many.

13-15 Das Fest at Walworth

County Fairgrounds – Strap on some lederhosen, don your best dirndl, and discover you Deutsch for this new German festival. Grab a stein and a bratwurst while you listen to some of the best German bands from across the United States in the Oktoberfest Tent. Cheer on the dachshunds, shop in the Marktplatz. and feast on schnitzel, potato pancakes and pork shank. 14 Lyons Riverfest – 11 a.m. to midnight at Riverview Park, 1598 Mill St., Lyons. Softball tournament, bags tournament, kids games, dunk tank, raffles, live music throughout the day – Bristol Junction 1 to 4 p.m.; Dirty Canteen 7 to 11 p.m. Food provided by Lyons Center PTO. For more information and registration for softball and bags tournament visit: lyonsforabetterneighborhood.com

18-22 Lake Geneva Venetian

Fest – The five-day festival runs from Aug. 18 through 22 at Flat Iron, Library and Seminary parks in downtown Lake Geneva. Entertainment includes live music, a craft fair, carnival, water ski show, local cuisine including a brat stand and beer tent. This is all capped off on Sunday with a traditional Venetian Style lighted boat parade followed by the area’s largest fireworks display high above Geneva Lake (see page 21). 18-22 Kenosha County Fair – Traditional food, fun and events at the fairgrounds in Wilmot. Grandstand shows, animal auctions, carnival and a wide variety of foods. Visit kenoshacofair.com for more information.

28 String of Pearls Gala – The City of Lake Geneva invites people to celebrate the grand re-opening of the Riviera Ballroom with a gala featuring the world-famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. Ticket sales benefit the Lake Geneva Fire and Police first responders’ fund. Black tie and pearls admired, but not required. Cocktails at 5 p.m., dinner at 6:15 p.m., dancing until 10 p.m. Tickets available for purchase at rivieragala.eventbrite.com

Ongoing events

Tristan Crist Magic Theater – 609 W. Main St., Lake Geneva. One of a kind performer that wows audiences with with, jaw-dropping illusions and gut-wrenching escapes! For show dates and times call 262248-0505 or visit www.lakegenevamagic.com.

Dancing Horses Show – at The Dancing Horses Theatre, 5065 Highway 50, Delavan. This dazzling spectacle features an array of horse breeds that perform alongside their trainers in this cavalcade of equestrian artistry. Visually stunning, and performed in a state-ofthe-art, 300-seat theatre. For show dates, ticket prices and additional information call (262) 728-8200, or visit thedancinghorses.com

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Art al fresco

Art in the Park returns Aug. 14 and 15

Lake Geneva’s popular Art in the Park will be back for its 41st year on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 14 and 15 along the Geneva Lake shoreline.

The annual juried show is sponsored by the Geneva Lake Arts Foundation Inc. Art in the Park will be in Flat Iron Park in downtown Lake Geneva, with plenty of music, food and nearby shopping.

The show draws top artists from all over the country with 80 exhibiting and selling a variety of media, including oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, clay/pottery, fiber, glass, printmaking, jewelry, metal, pastel, photography, sculpture, wood and more.

A Just for Kids activities area for “kids of all ages” will be available in the Flat Iron Park gazebo. Visitors will be able to make and take an art piece using a variety of materials. The gazebo is sponsored by the Neal and Dotsy Heffernan Art Scholarship Fund and the Lake Geneva Rotary.

Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15. Admission is free.

Free parking and shuttle services are available both on Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. from the northeast corner of the Home Depot parking lot, 550 North Edwards Blvd, and from the U.S. Bank, 303 Center Street. The shuttle runs continuously every 20 minutes.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to bid on artwork donated by our exhibiting artists at the Silent Auction Tent. Bidding will end on Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. At the close of the auction each day, winners will be notified by cell phone and will be asked to pick up their item within 2½ hours of the auction closing.

Art in the Park is sponsored by the Geneva Lake Arts Foundation, Inc., a mainstay of the arts in the southeast Wisconsin area.

Visitors to Lake Geneva can enjoy art in the foundation’s Gallery 223, 223 Broad St. in downtown Lake Geneva. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday.

The gallery hosts new exhibits every six to eight weeks, featuring members’ original paintings, drawings, photos, jewelry, pottery and much more.

For more information, email Gallery 223 at genevalakeartsfoundation@gmail.com or visit www.genevalakeartsfoundation.org.

Art lovers browse a booth at the Art in the Park event in downtown Lake Geneva in 2018. The juried art fair returns Aug. 14 and 15.