Upcoming Shows

Coffee House Picnic
The Coffee House community of musicians, poets, fans, volunteers, and all-around good folks gathers each summer to celebrate outdoors. Here’s the skinny:
What: BYO food to consume and share, and stuff for your coolers. The Coffee House staff brings some edible goodies, drinks, and plates, utensils, and cups; but we rely on folks to help fill our picnic tables with goodies. There will be at least one grill there with charcoal, ranger juice, and matches, etc.
More What: Bring your voice, instrument(s), songs, stories, poems. good conversation, and good spirits!
When: Sunday August 11, 11 AM to 8 PM.
Where: Lake Park Picnic area # 5.
(East on Newberry to Lake Park entrance; bear left on Lake Park Road; picnic area 5 is on the north side of the road.)
Past Shows
Archive
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May 2025
3
- May 17, 2025 The Big Pink Project May 17, 2025
- May 10, 2025 Portage Road Songwriters Guild May 10, 2025
- May 3, 2025 Casa Kemnitz Jam for Casa Maria May 3, 2025
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April 2025
2
- Apr 26, 2025 Earth Poets and Musicians Earthstavaganza Apr 26, 2025
- Apr 5, 2025 Community Sing Apr 5, 2025
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March 2025
4
- Mar 29, 2025 Co-Bill: Joe DeLucia and John Higgins Mar 29, 2025
- Mar 22, 2025 Green Sails with opener Jim Winston Mar 22, 2025
- Mar 8, 2025 Carol Lee Sings Brett Mar 8, 2025
- Mar 1, 2025 Smith & Binder Jazz Mar 1, 2025
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February 2025
3
- Feb 22, 2025 Eccentric Acoustic and Paul & Andy Feb 22, 2025
- Feb 8, 2025 The Dirty Dishes Feb 8, 2025
- Feb 1, 2025 Coffee House Friends Gathering and Jam Feb 1, 2025
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January 2025
3
- Jan 25, 2025 Memorial Benefit Jan 25, 2025
- Jan 11, 2025 Some Like It Folk with opener Lisa Medina Jan 11, 2025
- Jan 4, 2025 John Stano with opener Don & Jack Jan 4, 2025
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December 2024
2
- Dec 14, 2024 Naughty or Nice Benefit Dec 14, 2024
- Dec 7, 2024 Barb & Tom Webber Dec 7, 2024
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November 2024
4
- Nov 23, 2024 Julie Thompson and opener Tony Linz Nov 23, 2024
- Nov 16, 2024 Francesca and The Night Sky Nov 16, 2024
- Nov 9, 2024 Warning Glory with opener We 3 Ukes Nov 9, 2024
- Nov 2, 2024 Coffee House Friends Gathering and Jam Nov 2, 2024
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October 2024
3
- Oct 19, 2024 Bill Camplin Oct 19, 2024
- Oct 12, 2024 Songwriter Round Robin Benefit Oct 12, 2024
- Oct 5, 2024 Jay Bullock and Rick Fitzgerald Co-bill Oct 5, 2024
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September 2024
3
- Sep 21, 2024 Lil Rev Sep 21, 2024
- Sep 14, 2024 Frogwater Sep 14, 2024
- Sep 7, 2024 Patty & Craig Sep 7, 2024
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August 2024
1
- Aug 11, 2024 Coffee House Picnic Aug 11, 2024
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May 2024
3
- May 18, 2024 Lewin & Chan May 18, 2024
- May 11, 2024 Portage Road Songwriters Guild May 11, 2024
- May 4, 2024 Casa Kemnitz Jam for Casa Maria May 4, 2024
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April 2024
3
- Apr 20, 2024 Earth Poets and Musicians Earthstravaganza Apr 20, 2024
- Apr 13, 2024 Community Sing Apr 13, 2024
- Apr 6, 2024 Ben Mulwana with opener Mie Apr 6, 2024
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March 2024
3
- Mar 16, 2024 Green Sails with Tom Martinsen Mar 16, 2024
- Mar 9, 2024 Celebrating John King Mar 9, 2024
- Mar 2, 2024 Peace Benefit Mar 2, 2024
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February 2024
3
- Feb 24, 2024 The String Along Band Feb 24, 2024
- Feb 17, 2024 Kitchin & Granzow and Eccentric Acoustic Feb 17, 2024
- Feb 3, 2024 Coffee House Friends Gathering and Jam Feb 3, 2024
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January 2024
3
- Jan 27, 2024 Memorial Show Jan 27, 2024
- Jan 20, 2024 PK Harmony and Jerry & Maya Danks Jan 20, 2024
- Jan 6, 2024 The Frozen Four Jan 6, 2024
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December 2023
2
- Dec 16, 2023 Naughty or Nice Benefit Dec 16, 2023
- Dec 2, 2023 carisa with opener Jennifer Hedstrom Dec 2, 2023
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November 2023
3
- Nov 18, 2023 Fox & Branch Nov 18, 2023
- Nov 11, 2023 Tom & Barb Webber Nov 11, 2023
- Nov 4, 2023 Patty & Craig Nov 4, 2023
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October 2023
3
- Oct 28, 2023 Frogwater Oct 28, 2023
- Oct 21, 2023 Bill Camplin Oct 21, 2023
- Oct 7, 2023 Songwriters Round Robin Oct 7, 2023
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September 2023
3
- Sep 30, 2023 An Evening of Poets - Anderson, Cárdenas and Murtaugh Sep 30, 2023
- Sep 23, 2023 John Stano with Jorge Vallentine opening Sep 23, 2023
- Sep 9, 2023 Lil Rev Sep 9, 2023
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May 2023
3
- May 20, 2023 Mike Ward & Wes Collins May 20, 2023
- May 13, 2023 Portage Road Songwriters Guild May 13, 2023
- May 6, 2023 The Casa Kemnitz Jam for Casa Maria May 6, 2023
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April 2023
4
- Apr 29, 2023 Community Sing Apr 29, 2023
- Apr 22, 2023 Earth Poets Apr 22, 2023
- Apr 15, 2023 Lil Rev / Peggy James with Jim Eannelli Apr 15, 2023
- Apr 1, 2023 Dangerous Folk Apr 1, 2023
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March 2023
3
- Mar 18, 2023 Green Sails and Brian Drow Mar 18, 2023
- Mar 11, 2023 The Boston Imposters Mar 11, 2023
- Mar 4, 2023 The Coffee House Legacy/Benefit Mar 4, 2023
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February 2023
3
- Feb 18, 2023 Gaines and Wagoner Feb 18, 2023
- Feb 11, 2023 Memorial Show Feb 11, 2023
- Feb 4, 2023 Alyssia Dominguez Feb 4, 2023
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January 2023
3
- Jan 21, 2023 John Stano Jan 21, 2023
- Jan 14, 2023 Coffee House friends gathering & Open Jam Jan 14, 2023
- Jan 7, 2023 Bird & Bloom Jan 7, 2023
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December 2022
2
- Dec 17, 2022 5pm to Nowhere, Venturer, and Oh Geeez Dec 17, 2022
- Dec 3, 2022 Musicians Who Paint Dec 3, 2022
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November 2022
2
- Nov 12, 2022 Tom & Barb Webber Nov 12, 2022
- Nov 5, 2022 Steve Smith & Linda Binder Nov 5, 2022
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October 2022
4
- Oct 22, 2022 Coffee House friends gathering & Open Jam Oct 22, 2022
- Oct 22, 2022 Finger-picking Workshop Oct 22, 2022
- Oct 15, 2022 Party Marty Oct 15, 2022
- Oct 1, 2022 Jonas Friddle Oct 1, 2022
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September 2022
3
- Sep 24, 2022 Anne Heaton Sep 24, 2022
- Sep 17, 2022 Hallowtribe and Jorge Vallentine Sep 17, 2022
- Sep 10, 2022 Coffee House friends Gathering & Open Jam Sep 10, 2022
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August 2022
1
- Aug 7, 2022 The Coffee House Picnic Aug 7, 2022
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May 2022
2
- May 14, 2022 Annie Sumi May 14, 2022
- May 7, 2022 Gary Kitchin and the Dirty Dishes May 7, 2022
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April 2022
3
- Apr 30, 2022 Portage Road Songwriters Guild Apr 30, 2022
- Apr 16, 2022 The 35th annual Earth Poets Musicians Earthstravaganza benefit for the Indian Prairie Project via the Milwaukee Audubon Society. Apr 16, 2022
- Apr 2, 2022 Eccentric Acoustic Apr 2, 2022
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March 2022
2
- Mar 26, 2022 Benefit for The Coffee House Mar 26, 2022
- Mar 5, 2022 The Coffee House "Community Sing" Mar 5, 2022
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February 2022
2
- Feb 26, 2022 Ben Mulwana Feb 26, 2022
- Feb 5, 2022 Rick Fitzgerald Feb 5, 2022
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January 2022
3
- Jan 22, 2022 Craig Siemsen Jan 22, 2022
- Jan 15, 2022 The Boston Imposters Jan 15, 2022
- Jan 8, 2022 Artists Who Recently Passed Jan 8, 2022
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December 2021
2
- Dec 18, 2021 5PM To Nowhere/Oh Geeez/RAF Dec 18, 2021
- Dec 4, 2021 The Coffee House Songwriter Round Robin Dec 4, 2021
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November 2021
2
- Nov 13, 2021 Tom West Nov 13, 2021
- Nov 6, 2021 Rachael Kilgour Nov 6, 2021
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October 2021
2
- Oct 23, 2021 Curtis and Loretta Oct 23, 2021
- Oct 9, 2021 Bill Camplin Oct 9, 2021
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September 2021
3
- Sep 25, 2021 Mike Ward Sep 25, 2021
- Sep 18, 2021 David Stoddard Sep 18, 2021
- Sep 11, 2021 Andy Cohen - John Stano-opening Sep 11, 2021
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July 2021
1
- Jul 18, 2021 Coffee House Picnic Jul 18, 2021
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June 2021
1
- Jun 12, 2021 Portage Road Singer-Songwriter Guild Jun 12, 2021
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May 2021
2
- May 22, 2021 Monte Pride May 22, 2021
- May 15, 2021 MMCM May 15th May 15, 2021
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April 2021
2
- Apr 24, 2021 John Stano April 24th Apr 24, 2021
- Apr 10, 2021 Eccentric Acoustic Apr 10, 2021
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March 2021
2
- Mar 27, 2021 Olivia Ports Mar 27, 2021
- Mar 13, 2021 Fair Webber Mar 13, 2021
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February 2021
3
- Feb 27, 2021 Community Sing Feb 27, 2021
- Feb 20, 2021 Jean Dean and Mark Mantel Feb 20, 2021
- Feb 6, 2021 Memorial Concert Feb 6, 2021
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January 2021
2
- Jan 23, 2021 Ashley & Simpson Jan 23, 2021
- Jan 16, 2021 Anne Heaton Jan 16, 2021
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December 2020
3
- Dec 31, 2020 New Year's Eve Party Dec 31, 2020
- Dec 19, 2020 Coffee House Volunteers Dec 19, 2020
- Dec 5, 2020 Andy Jehly & Paul Smith Dec 5, 2020
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November 2020
3
- Nov 21, 2020 February Sky Nov 21, 2020
- Nov 14, 2020 Gaines and Wagoner Nov 14, 2020
- Nov 14, 2020 Tim Finnegan (opener) Nov 14, 2020
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October 2020
2
- Oct 24, 2020 Chris Straw Oct 24, 2020
- Oct 10, 2020 David Noll Oct 10, 2020
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September 2020
1
- Sep 26, 2020 Sue Fink Sep 26, 2020