An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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38 FESTIVALS FILL Milwaukee all summer, but July is truly THE festival month. SUMMERFEST, the world's largest outdoor music festival, continues through July 6. See KEY Arts & Entertainment for Marcus Amphitheater headliners, and page 60 for more info. BASTILLE DAYS, North America's largest French-themed celebration, fills downtown Milwaukee's Cathedral Square Park, July 10-13. The free, four-day street festival features live music on four stages, fun run, international marketplace, chef demos, wine and beer tast- ings, French and Cajun cuisine, roaming busker entertainment, Kids Day and a signature 43-foot Eiffel Tower replica. Hours are 11 a.m. to mid- night Thursday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Summerfest is followed on the lakefront by FESTA ITALIANA, July 18-20, the original lakefront ethnic festival and the largest Italian event of its kind in America (see KEY Cover Feature, pages 8-9). GERMAN FEST brings its blend of music, food and Gemütlichkeit to Milwaukee's beautiful Maier Festival Park (Summerfest grounds) July 25-27. Hours are 4 p.m.-midnight Friday, noon- midnight Saturday and noon-10 p.m. Sunday. BRADY STREET FESTIVAL Brady Street Festival brings fun to the city's near-east side Saturday, July 26, from 11 a.m.-midnight. The festival from Van Buren to Farwell Avenue fea- tures a variety of vendors selling pottery and jewelry as well as fare from Brady Street restau- rants and cheese tasting from more than 40 Wisconsin cheesemakers. Entertainment ranges from the Division BMX stunt team and Pro-Wrestling ring sponsored by Casablanca (KEY Milwaukee's favorite Middle Eastern restaurant). Four stages of live music and interactive entertainment round out the fun. The Brady Street neighborhood, once the home of Milwaukee's Italian community and the cen- ter of the city's 1960s counter-culture, now is known for trendy and locally owned boutiques and shops, eclectic selection of restaurants and lively nightlife.