- Dave Crehore's Sweet and Sour Pie
October 2, 1:30
As a young boy, Dave Crehore moved with his parents from northern Ohio to the shipbuilding town of Manitowoc on the shores of Lake Michigan, where the Germanic inhabitants punctuate their conversations with "enso," the local radio station interrupts Beethoven for commercials, and the outdoors are a wellspring of enlightenment. Crehore's stories of his youth in 1950s Wisconsin are the heart of Sweet and Sour Pie. Through all the adventures in a small town and in the great outdoors of Wisconsin, family is always at the center. Crehore's gently humorous look back at a baby-boomer's awakening to adulthood is peppered with engaging characters and a quiet wit.
- Les Thimming In Concert
October 14, 6:30
Jazz musician and UW-Madison professor Les Thimming performs a free concert in the Library's rotunda. Thimmig teaches composition, woodwind performance, and jazz studies at the University of WisconsinMadison School of Music. He holds degrees from Eastman School of Music and Yale University. His compositions are recorded on numerous prominent labels, and he has appeared as soloist with ensembles and orchestras throughout the world. This performance will demonstrate Thimming's remarkable musical abilities as he performs a variety of musical styles on several different instruments.
- The Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble
November 15, 7:00
In addition to playing concerts throughout the United States, this 6 octave, 72 bell choir has made concert tours of Germany, Norway, Sweden, Estonia and Latvia. Under the direction of Dr. John Behnke of Concordia University, they have performed with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Mel Torme and Doc Severinsen and had televised performances on PBS. The Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble will be at the Library to present an original and unique assortment of timeless seasonal classics.
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