Our Cafe Colonnade Concerts are back! Spend some time on the beautiful grounds of the Wilson Center with our specialty espresso bar partner Roast Coffee Company and our Colonnade Concert partner Wisconsin Music Ventures! Bring friends and family to our Burke Colonnade Café as Roast Coffee Kiosk serves delicious coffee and espresso drinks on Saturdays (and Sundays!) from 8am-2pm, and check out a free performance featuring incredible Milwaukee-area musicians on Saturdays from 9am-11am. BYOC (bring your own chairs)!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22: JAY MATTHES
Join us for Milwaukee's own award-winning singer/songwriter Jay Matthes! His original music has been featured on local, regional, and national radio and television, most notably The Country Network where the music video for his song "The Light" is currently in rotation. Jay was nominated for Singer/Songwriter of the Year by Wisconsin Area Music Industry in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and recently won Best Male Vocalist in Shepherd Express' Best of Milwaukee. His single "Good Lookin' Woman" is currently in rotation on 88.9 FM and his new album 'Dancing After Dark' was a finalist for Independent Release of the Year' at the 2017 88Nine Radio Milwaukee Music Awards.
SPECIALTY DRINKS EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 8AM-2PM:
Caramel Cosmo, Black Honey Latte, April in Paris, Lavender Mint Latte, Maple Nut Latte
NITRO COLD BREW BAR:
Nitro Cold Brew, Eightball, Praline & Cream, Brown Sugar & Lavender
TRADITIONAL ESPRESSO DRINKS:
Latte or Cappuccino, Mocha or White Mocha, Organic Rishi Chai, Chai Charger
BREWED COFFEE DRINKS:
Strong Coffee, Café Au Lait, Speedball, Americano, and Hot Chocolate
All drinks available iced or hot.
Artists and dates subject to change. Concerts may be postponed in the event of inclement weather.
COVID-19 GUIDELINES: The Wilson Center encourages all guests to follow common COVID courtesy for these outdoor events, to include physical distancing from other guests and remaining home if you are sick or have been in contact with someone who is sick. Masks are welcome on the Colonnade; per Wisconsin State Mask Mandate, masks are required to enter our venue.