Ron’s Picks

Year-round

Blu Bar & Lounge
23rd floor of The Pfister. Music most weekends. Dress up and live a little.

Tonic Tavern
1st Sunday of the month best blues in town. 4-7pm, can get home for your bedtime. $20 show for nothing! Tip well. Say hi to Paul the bald guy.

The Estate
Redone by Bryant’s the classic bar. Some national acts in a cool setting. All jazz music is great here. They’re jazz players, they have to be.

Nashville North
Old Up & Under refurbished. Nashville bands stopping by. Y’all come down.

Bar Centro
Weekends great music & great food.

Las Gardenias
Located in the Pritzlaff Building, this eatery offers indoor or patio seating and the dishes are from Guadalajara, the capital city of Jalisco, Mexico.

This Fall

East Troy Train to Harvest Fest
Combine the fun of a ride on a historic electric train with fall activities ​such as the Elegant Farmer’s Autumn Harvest Fest.

Pedal Tavern
Feel free to bike and drink at your leisure when you’re riding with Pedal Tavern.

Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
See Lake Michigan from a whole new perspective when you learn how to sail on the great lake.

Around the State & UP

Door Community Auditorium
Some of Door County’s best stargazing happens indoors!

Crystal Grand Music Theatre

Big Top Chautauqua
Schedule to come. One of the best venues anywhere. Just sayin’.

Beer Gardens

Elm Grove Beer Garden
13600 Juneau Blvd., Elm Grove

Estabrook Beer Garden
4600 Estabrook Pkwy., Milwaukee

Franklin Beer Garden at Croatian Park
9100 S. 76th St., Franklin

Hubbard Park Beer Garden
3565 N. Morris Blvd., Shorewood

Kegel’s Inn Beer Garden
5901 W. National Ave., West Allis

The Landing at Hoyt Park
1800 N. Swan Blvd., Wauwatosa

Roundhouse Beer Garden at McKinley Marina
1750 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr., Milwaukee

South Shore Terrace
2900 S. Shore Dr., Milwaukee

The Tap Yards
Fox Brook Park, Brookfield
Menomonee Park, Menomonee Falls
Schlitz Park, Milwaukee
Minooka Park, Waukesha
Ackerman’s Grove, West Bend

Third Ward Beer Garden at Catalano Square
E. Menomonee & N. Broadway Streets

Traveling Beer Garden
Weekdays 5–9pm, Saturdays, Sundays & holidays 11am–9pm

War Memorial Beer Garden
750 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr., Milwaukee

Whitnall Beer Garden
8831 N. Root River Pkwy., Greendale

Summer Events

Bastille Days
July 11–14
Cathedral Square, Milwaukee

Gathering on the Green
July 12–13
Rotary Park, Mequon

Whitefish Bay Art Fest
July 13–14, 10am – 5pm
Downtown Whitefish Bay

Midsummer Festival of the Arts
July 20–21
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan

Waterstone Bank Air & Water Show
July 27–28
Bradford Beach, Milwaukee

Morning Glory Art Fair
August 10–11, 10am – 5pm
Deer District, Milwaukee

Graham Nash
August 14
The Pabst Theater, Milwaukee

Milwaukee Irish Fest
August 15–18
Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee
The Irish can play music period.

Poi Dog Pondering
August 17
RiverEdge Park, Aurora, IL

Fresh Coast Jazz Festival
August 22–24
The Pabst Theater, Milwaukee

TosaFest
September 6–7
Village of Wauwatosa

Summer Concert Series

Summer Sounds Music Series
Cedar Creek Park, Cedarburg
Music begins at 6:30pm

Chill on the Hill
Humboldt Park, Bay View
Music begins at 6:30pm

Green Lake Festival of Music
Green Lake, Ripon, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac

Green Lake Concerts in the Park
Deacon Mills Park, Green Lake

Tosa Tonight Summer Concert Series
Hart Park Rotary Performance Pavilion, Wauwatosa
Music begins at 6pm