International Folk Dance Club

Saturdays; April 11 & 18, May 2 & 16, June 13 & 20, July 11 & 18, August 1 & 15,
September 12 & 19, 2026
7:00pm-9:30pm   |   Black River Beach Neighborhood Center
Registration Fee: $2 per session, pay as you go
Come experience the joy of movement, dance, community, and a taste of the world through International Folk Dance. Easy line and circle dances will be taught. No experience or partner necessary. Wear comfortable dance shoes.

 

Music Café 

Thursdays; April 2 & 9, 2026
1:00pm-2:00pm   |   South Side Neighborhood Center
FREE   |   Ages 50+  |   Min: 35  Max: 40
Are you looking for something to do that will be fun, entertaining, and provide the opportunity to meet new people? Join these Thursday afternoon concerts! Local musicians will perform throughout the series to provide entertainment, while sharing their experience and appreciation of music.

 

Great River Ringers Spring Concert

Sunday, May 17, 2026   |   2:00pm-3:00pm    
FREE   |   Black River Beach Neighborhood Center
The Great River Ringers will bring the sounds and moods of the season with their unique blend of handbells and other percussion instruments. Refreshments will follow the concert. 

 

Mississippi Melodies

Tuesdays   |   12:00pm-1:00pm   |   Black River Beach Neighborhood Center
Mississippi Melodies is a weekly summer concert series held on Tuesdays on the lawn outside of Black River Beach Neighborhood Center. Each week features a new local musician or band. It is suggested that you bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. All ages are welcome.

 

Grumpy Old Men
Tuesday, June 2, 2026   |   The Grumpy Old Men swing band is a 14-piece big band. The band consists of mostly retired musicians who still love to play their instruments and the music of the swing era. The band’s repertoire includes the music of Glenn Miller, Les Brown, and others.

 

Under Paris Skies
Tuesday, June 9, 2026   |   This acoustic band celebrates the music of French sidewalk cafes, vintage American jazz clubs, Argentine dance halls, and various Latin rhythms. Together Ron Reimer, Steven Meger, and Chris Hand forge a unique musical blend of wall-of-sound accordion, swinging guitar, and rocking bass. They also feature vocals by the divine Ms. Em(ily) Post, sung mostly in French. Sophisticated arrangements and sentimental melodies carry you to faraway and familiar places. 

 

West Salem Adult Jazz Band
Tuesday, June 16, 2026   |   The West Salem Adult Jazz Band was formed early in 1993 by a few West Salem High School alumni band members. The band was to serve as a warm-up for the February ’94 appearance of the Maynard Ferguson Band. Selections range from big band classics to more recent pop stylings, from ballads to dance tunes, from Latin to Swing, and vocal features to production numbers.

 

Star Geezers
Tuesday, June 23, 2026   |   Four old guys playing music that they grew up with. Band members include Tom Baker, guitar upright bass; Len Soller, guitar, banjo; Jim Theil, electric bass; Dave Osley, drums. Star Geezers repertoire includes rock and roll, classic country, classic oldies, and John Denver hits.

 

Big Strum!
Tuesday, June 30, 2026   |   Enjoy this acoustic two-piece band with a folk-rock repertoire as band members, Bill Truttschel and John Pinski, show their talents on vocals, guitar, ukulele, and harmonica to perform musical selections from the 60’s through today.

 

Mark IV
Tuesday, July 7, 2026  |   Start with hits from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Then add Country songs, jazz standards and one disco tune. What do you get? "The Mark IV" band. Local musicians Therese Roellich-Bernadot, Greg Bergh, Randy Bartlett, and Jon Hetland make up this crew. "We think it's almost like Heaven. We've been going strong since 1967." 

 

Pearl Street Banjo Band
Tuesday, July 14, 2026   |   Come listen to some hot jazz from the roaring 20s. Hear some of your favorite tunes, including “When the Saints Go Marching In,” “Bourbon Street Parade,” and “Up the Lazy River,” played by band members Paul Erickson, leader and banjo; Fred Dodd, plectrum banjo; Mark Glasel, trombone; and Neil Duresky, string bass.

 

Seven Rivers Jazz Band
Tuesday, July 21, 2026   |   Listen to some swinging jazz. Their repertoire is mainly New Orleans style jazz.The current band has played together for twenty years and consists of seasoned musicians Gary Urness, keyboard and trumpet; Mark Glasel, trombone; Tammy Fisher, drums; Neil Duresky, bass; Ray Dretske, saxophone; and Paul Erickson, banjo and guitar.

 

Driftless River Band
Tuesday, July 28, 2026   |   The Driftless River Band has been together for about 15 years playing a wide variety of music, including classic country, classic rock, alt country, alternative /indie rock, and some originals. The core of the band includes Jason Gilman on rhythm guitar and vocals, Dan Leis on bass guitar and vocals, and Greg Meeuwsen on lead guitar, banjo, mandolin, and vocals. 

 

Pinski Brothers Band
Tuesday, August 4, 2026    |   John and Rich Pinski, guitar and keyboards, have performed together since they were teenagers, professionally since the late 1970s. Then they met drummer Bill Craig, and the Pinski Brothers Band was born. Bill Truttschel joins the band on guitar. The Pinski Brothers Band plays a wide range of styles including classic rock, polka, bluegrass, country, and swing; so there is something for everyone.

 

Coulee Accordions of the Tri State Accordion Club
Tuesday, August 11, 2026   |   Enjoy pretzels, (root) BEER, and polkas! Bring your partner and dancing shoes! The Tri-state Accordion Club has been around for at least a decade but is perhaps best known for their continued participation in the Oktoberfest Parade, where they have won three consecutive awards in the past three parades for musical excellence. The group loves to play the polkas and waltzes that people associate with the accordion, but also include in their repertoire’s classical tunes, marches, standard pop tunes, country tunes, folk tunes, soft rock tunes, and music that is surprising to hear on the accordion. 

 

TBD
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 

 

Prairie Smoke
Tuesday, August 25, 2026   |   Prairie Smoke combines the influences of American folk and the Celtic traditions of Scottish and Irish Aires, jigs, and reels. Erin Hussey, Betsy Knowles, Rita Koch-Thometz, Tom Walter, and Jamie Groth perform on hammered and mountain dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, flute, bass, guitar, and mandolin.

 

Mark IV
Tuesday, September 1, 2026   |   Start with hits from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Then add country songs, jazz standards and one Disco tune. What do you get? "The Mark IV" band. Local musicians Therese Roellich-Bernadot, Greg Bergh, Randy Bartlett and Jon Hetland make up this crew. "We think it's almost like Heaven. We've been going strong since 1967." 

 

Grumpy Old Men
Tuesday, September 8, 2026   |   The Grumpy Old Men swing band is a 14-piece big band. The band consists of mostly retired musicians who still love to play their instruments and the music of the swing era. The band’s repertoire includes the music of Glenn Miller, Les Brown, and others.