An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Milwaukee shows off ʻFestival Cityʼ title during July FESTIVALS FILL Milwaukee all summer, but July is truly a great festival month. Summerfest, the world's largest outdoor music fes- tival, opens the month (see page 21), followed on the lakefront by Festa Italiana, the original lake- front ethnic festival and the largest Italian event of its kind in America (see page 8). • Bastille Days, North America's largest French- themed celebration, fills downtown Milwaukee's Cathedral Square Park July 12-15. The free, four- day street festival features live music, an interna- tional marketplace, chef and wine demos, French and Cajun cuisine, roaming busker entertainment and a signature 43-foot Eiffel Tower replica. New for 2012 is Mardi Gras Friday, featuring a discount- ed happy hour from 5–7 p.m. Bastille Days runs 11 a.m. to midnight Thursday- Saturday and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. For info, 414- 271-1416 or www.bastilledaysfestival.com. • German Fest brings its blend of music, food and Gemütlichkeit to Milwaukee's beautiful Maier Festival Park (Summerfest grounds) July 26-29. Don't miss the racing wiener dogs in the Dachshund Derby. German Fest's Saturday parade and "living" Glockenspiel also are favorites German Fest runs 5-11 p.m. Thursday, July 26, 3-11 p.m. Friday, noon-11 p.m. Saturday and noon-10 p.m. Sunday. For info, visit www.germanfest.com. • Brady Street Festival brings fun to the city's near-east side Saturday, July 28, from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. The festival from Van Buren to Farwell Avenue features a variety of vendors selling pot- tery and jewelry as well as fare from Brady Street restaurants and cheese tasting from Wisconsin cheesemakers. Entertainment ranges from the Division BMX stunt team, to the House of Harley's Ride-a-Harley expe- rience and Pro-Wrestling ring sponsored by Casablanca (KEY Milwaukee's favorite Middle Eastern restaurant). Three stages of live music round out the fun. www.bradystreet.org The Brady Street neighborhood, once the home of Milwaukee's Italian community and the center 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. SUMMER RETREAT SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE sho p ng di STY LE S …AND MANY M Charming Charlie Brooks Bks Brothers SEEEKERS wwww.bayshor horetown 48 ERS hoppp ing dinniin ng con onccerts festivals A ADDVENTUR SOULS SO Y MORE STORES A ww nccenter.com Silver Spring Drive and I-43, G Glendale, WI Fresh h A Air nr I Inccluded ded UROUS BOD Y,, M & S activities g lo MIN D & SPIRIT S AND RESTAURANT S ies galor e