Look Ahead: Festivals & a dinner this Father’s Day weekend in Lake Geneva
Look Ahead is The Resorter's weekly event listing, from parades and festivals to farmers markets and local music gigs. Information is subject to change, and web links should be consulted for up-to-date details on events. To have something in the listing, email Steve Targo, special sections coordinator.
Wednesday, June 17
Local Live Music: Dawley & Sadler — 4-7 p.m., The Bottle Shop, 617 W. Main St., Lake Geneva, thebottleshoplakegeneva.com/calendar.
Local Live Music: Doghouse Roses — 6-9 p.m., Maxwell Mansion, 304 S. Wells St., Lake Geneva, staymaxwell.com.
Music in the Park: Steve Weber — 6:30-8:30 p.m., Riverview Park, 1588 Mill St., town of Lyons, lyonsforabetterneighborhood.com/music-in-the-park. Free outdoor concert series in which guests can bring their own lawn chairs, picnic baskets or charcuterie boards. Weber will play classic rock, country and some “oldies and one hit wonders,” according to the link.
Thursday, June 18
Local Live Music: The Seratones — 4-7 p.m., The Bottle Shop, thebottleshoplakegeneva.com/calendar. Covering Grateful Dead, Jimmy Buffett, James Taylor, Zack Bryan and Creedence Clearwater Revival, to name a few.
Local Live Music: Sundown Crowd with Kenny Jones — 6-9 p.m., Next Door Pub Lakeside, W4118 Lakeshore Drive, town of Geneva.
Friday, June 19
Local Live Music: DNA — 4-7 p.m., The Bottle Shop, thebottleshoplakegeneva.com/calendar.
Geneva Jazz & Blues Festival — Gates open 4 p.m. Event 5-10 p.m. Lake Geneva House of Music, N3241 County Road H, town of Geneva, lghom.com/genevajazzfest. Event runs June 19-21. Schedule to perform are Ivy Ford, Jamiah Rogers & Dirty Chxrch, Yves Francois Rocambu Jazz and Sam Barrett. There will also be food, crafts and other vendors.
Local Live Music: Blue Rhythm — 6-9 p.m., Topsy Turvy Brewery, 727 Geneva St., Lake Geneva, topsyturvybrewery.com/events.
Sons of Seger: A Tribute to Bob Seger — Doors open 6 p.m., show starts 7 p.m., Geneva Stage, 244 Broad St., Lake Geneva, genevastage.com. Featuring local performer Michael Whalen, the show is set to bring “the spirit of Detroit rock straight to Lake Geneva,” according to the link. Tickets $30-40, plus fees.
Sons of Seger perform a tribute to Bob Seger this weekend at Geneva Stage in Lake Geneva.
Saturday, June 20
Sitar Performance: J.J. Gregg — 10:30-11:30 a.m., Lake Geneva Public Library, 918 W. Main St., Lake Geneva, lglibrary.org/eventcal#/events. Gregg, a student of Ustad Usman Khan, performs a free concert of western classical, jazz and experimental music. Event is open to the public.
Fiesta by the Lake — Noon-7 p.m., Edgewater Park, Williams Bay. Celebrate Latino culture through music, food, dance and art. Live entertainment, family-friendly activities, free admission. Visit the event page on Facebook.
Local Live Music: Cole Brandt — 2-5 p.m., The Bottle Shop, thebottleshoplakegeneva.com/calendar.
Father’s Day Dinner Train — Boarding 5 p.m., departs 5:30 p.m., East Troy Electric Railroad, 2002 Church St., East Troy, easttroyrr.org/dinner-trains.html. Enjoy an elegant dinner on the rails through the countryside. Entree is Bavarian Pork Chop with mashed potatoes, sauteed seasoned vegetables and rolls. The dessert is apple pie from Elegant Farmer. Tickets $129.50.
All aboard a dinner train this Father’s Day weekend in East Troy. Guests will enjoy an elegant meal while taking a train ride through the country.
Local Live Music: Brido Music — 6-9 p.m., Topsy Turvy Brewery, topsyturvybrewery.com/events.
Boy Band Review: A Boy Band Tribute — Doors open 7 p.m., show starts 8 p.m., Geneva Stage, genevastage.com. Billed as “the girls night you’ve been waiting for,” the night will be centered on Boy Band Review covering hits from NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, New Kids on the Block, One Direction. There is also a free wine tasting 7-8 p.m., And those who buy a new pair of shoes from JAYNE can receive free tickets to the show. Tickets $39, plus fees. More at the link.
Free Concerts in the Park: Take It Easy — 7-9 p.m., Phoenix Park Bandshell, 111 E. Wisconsin St., Delavan, phoenixparkbandshell.com. Tribute to the Eagles.
Sunday, June 21
Local Live Music: Acoustic Blend — 10 a.m.-1 p.m., The Bottle Shop, thebottleshoplakegeneva.com/calendar.
Father’s Day at Lake Lawn Resort — 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lake Lawn Resort, 2400 E. Geneva St., Delavan, lakelawnresort.com. Afternoon of games and live entertainment, including pickleball golf, cornhole and music by the Beaux Band 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Free activities for guests and the public. More at the link.
Local Live Music: Frank — 2-5 p.m., The Bottle Shop.
Monday, June 22
Local Live Music: Kenny of Sundown Crowd — 4-7 p.m., The Bottle Shop, thebottleshoplakegeneva.com/calendar.
Tuesday, June 23
Local Live Music: Brian Castillo — 4-7 p.m., The Bottle Shop, thebottleshoplakegeneva.com/calendar. Performing hits from the 1960s-80s plus Latin American music.
Psychic Parlor: An Intimate Evening of Mind Reading — 7:30 p.m., Maxwell Mansion, staymaxwell.com. Joe Diamond’s weekly shows require no stage, actors, smoke and mirrors. Within the intimate setting of the Mansion, Diamond entertains crowds of up to 35 guests each show. Tickets start at $40. Find the ticket purchase link at the Maxwell site.
