Patios are outdoor areas adjacent to a business usually at ground level and made of a hard surface. Some patios may have separate outdoor bars or outdoor stages for live music. Similar spaces include decks, courtyards, beer gardens, and yards.
Brookfield, WI
Located within Mitchell Park in Brookfield, WI, the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts is one of the finest multi-disciplinary cultural arts centers in the United States. Established in 2002, the beautiful arts facility has six indoor spaces and two outdoor spaces suitable for a variety of events including live performances, festivals, arts education classes, meetings, fundraisers, and private events.
The Harris Theater features a 650-seat auditorium, state-of-the-art sound and design, and a calendar full of premier artists across an expertly curated range of genres. The main stage at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center provides intimate seating, from boxes to balcony, suitable for dance and music performances, plays, lectures, formal meetings, seminars and more. The Harris Theater is home to the Matinee Series; an afternoon concert experiences celebrating stars of the stage, Grammy Award winners, Hollywood icons, and more.
The 150-capacity Dawes Studio Theater is home to the Studio Series welcoming emerging artists to the Wilson Center in special performances of jazz, indie, pop and folk. The intimate theater offers a variety of seating arrangements from traditional stage performance to black box theater. Dawes Studio is acoustically engineered and features hardwood floors and a raised stage.
Just outside the Dawes Studio Theater is the Wilson Center’s Gerlach/Haack Outdoor Theater: home to popular Starry Nights concert series. Starry Nights is a free, family-friendly concert series that takes place on Fridays in the summer. Food trucks and a full bar are available at the outdoor venue as well as both lawn seating and a limited number of picnic tables available to rent. ...
Superior, WI
Thirsty Pagan Brewing is a local Superior hot spot for handcrafted ales, gourmet pizza, and nightly live music. Located in the Historic Soo Line Railway Station, guests can enjoy live music every night by talented budding artists and local bands. ...
Bars and Event Venues
Madison, WI
BarleyPop Live is a craft beer bar and live music venue on the Capitol Square in downtown Madison, WI. The bar serves cocktails, 50 taps of craft beer and cider, a selection of bottles and cans, and to-go crowlers and growlers. Entertainment includes weekly trivia, comedy open mic, and live music in the back room Thursdays through Saturdays, plus pinball. BarleyPop Live is dog-friendly and allows outside food. The back room is also available for private events. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Madison, WI
Red Rock Saloon is Madison’s only country and rock fusion venue and home to award winning BBQ, live music, and mechanical bull riding. ...
Eau Claire, WI
The Lakely is a restaurant, bar, and a venue at The Oxbow Hotel in downtown Eau Claire, WI. The Oxbow Hotel and The Lakely play host to weekly indoor events in the bar and the gallery lounge, as well as period outdoor events in the courtyard and patio. The courtyard patio has outdoor lounge seating, high-top tables, two fire pits, a yard game lawn, and more. The stage inside the Lakely regularly hosts some of the finest jazz musicians in the region, as well as special guest DJ appearances spinning vinyl in the late evening hours.
The Gallery Lounge can also host a number of different community events including small concerts, film screenings, book readings, talks, parties, and more. ...
Cudahy, WI
X-Ray Arcade is an artist-owned, DIY-minded, independent live performance venue in Cudahy, WI, with a dozen video arcade games, serving pizza bagels along with a full-service bar. ...
Madison, WI
Tucked in Madison’s Capitol East District, the High Noon Saloon is a rustic venue with two floors, two bars, and an elevated stage with customizable lighting and a leading-edge sound system. High Noon Saloon books bands from all over the world in a variety of genres including rock, indie, metal, alt-country, pop, punk, bluegrass, folk, jam, and world music. ...
Sturtevant, WI
Located off Route 20 in Sturtevant, WI, Route 20 is Southeastern Wisconsin’s premier entertainment destination with national, regional and local artists in a two-level, intimate setting. ...
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