Summer Terrace event schedule announced
The Memorial Union recently announced their summer entertainment lineup for the Terrace, featuring musicians of all genres and cinema under the summer sky. With events six days a week for the next few months, it’s clear no one in Madison has any excuse to utter the phrase “I’m bored,” this summer.
Beginning June 6 and running through August 23, Monday evenings will feature lakeside cinema. This summer’s theme is “On the Road Again: A Cinematic Journey Across American, City by City,” and includes classic and contemporary favorites such as Muppets Take Manhattan, The Blues Brothers, Oceans 11 and The Goonies. If the weather cooperates, each film will be screened right on the Terrace at 9:00 pm.
Tuesday nights the Terrace will play host to open mic from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm. You never know what kind of musical styles or instruments will be featured, and musicians of any stripe are encouraged to come with 2-3 selections to perform.
The Local Band Series will be featured Wednesday nights, showcasing the best of Madison’s musical talent. You can be sure of some great free entertainment every Wednesday at 8:00.
The live music continues Thursday through Saturday all summer long, with several series to appeal to a range of musical interests. Thursday night plays host to the Bluegrass & Americana series from 5:30 – 7:30 pm, while Friday viewers will enjoy the jazz and acoustic series Behind the Beat from 5:00 – 7:00.
Later in the evening, the Terrace will feature the headliners of the Hot Summer Nights music series on the UW Credit Union stage Thursday through Saturday nights. The first full weekend kicks off June 10, and the festival continues right through until classes begin in September. Headlining acts will begin at 9:30 pm on weekend evenings.
All events will be held on the Memorial Union Terrace, weather permitting. In the case of inclement weather, music and film events will be moved indoors to Der Rathskeller. Follow WUD Music on Twitter to find out whether the band will be in or outside or catch up on Facebook.
Browse the full lineup below, or visit the Terrace events page on the Union’s website.
By Lydia Statz
Lakeside Cinema (Mondays at 9:00pm)
6/6 Super Troopers
6/13 Muppets Take Manhattan
6/20 Rocky
6/27 Blues Brothers
7/4 Independence Day
7/11 Ace Ventura
7/18 The Princess and the Frog
7/25 Waiting for Guffman
8/1 Dawn of the Dead (2004)
8/8 The Goonies
8/15 Ocean’s 11
8/22 Raising Arizona
8/29 Die Hard
Local Band Series (Wednesdays 8 – 10 pm)
6/8 El Valiente and The United Sons of Toil
6/15 TBA
6/22 Corcovado and Land of Vandals
6/29 Man Mantis ASUMAYA
7/6 Caustic and Null Device
7/13 Icarus Himself and TBA
7/20 Dumate and Billy James Project
7/27 Cribshitter and Fambly Fun!
8/3 TBA
Bluegrass & Americana Series (Thursdays 5:30 – 7:30 pm)
6/9 Cork n’ Bottle
6/16 Mad City Jug Band
6/23 Northern Comfort
6/30 TBA
7/7 North Country Drifters
7/14 TBA
7/21 Cork n’ Bottle
7/28 TBA
8/4 Cork n’ Bottle
Behind the Beat (Fridays 5 to 7 pm)
6/10 Kyle Henderson’s Blue-Eyed Soul
6/17 In One Wind
6/24 Breiner/Polipnick Duo
7/1 Grace Weber
7/8 Alison Margaret Quartet
7/15 Keith Scott Blues
7/22 TBA
7/29 TBA
Hot Summer Nights Evening Headliners, Summer 2011
Fri 6/3 – Sat 6/4 Isthmus Jazz Fest
Thurs 6/9 Afro Zep featuring the Seneke ensemble
Fri 6/10 Jeremy Messersmith w/ The Daredevil Christopher Wright
Sat 6/11 TBA
Thurs 6/16 Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr w/ Prussia
Fri 6/17 Haley Bonar w/ Judson Claiborne
Sat 6/18 Maritime
Thurs 6/23 Lee Dewyze Last year’s American Idol winner
Fri 6/24 Star Persons w/ KRaydio + Humpasaur Jones
Sat 6/25 Natty Nation w/ DJ Trichrome
Thurs 6/30 Ivan & Alyosha w/ David Wax Museum
Fri 7/1 The Wildbirds w/ Brighton, MA & The People’s Temple
Sat 7/2 Rhythm & Booms Night – Bill Callahan w/ Hidden Ritual & “Science of Fireworks”UW Chemistry Dept. Demonstration
Thurs 7/7 Cave w/ Haii Usagi
Fri 7/8 Flatfoot 56 w/ Tiny Riots
Sat 7/9 Ladybug Transistor w/ Tammar
Thurs 7/14 P.S. I Love You w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Fri 7/15 TBA
Sat 7/16 Madfork: Battles w/ The Fresh & Onlys
Thurs 7/21 Rosebuds w/ Other Lives
Fri 7/22 TBA
Sat 7/23 Kristoff Krane
Thurs 7/28 Locksley w/ Filliigar
Fri 7/29 Phat Phunktion
Sat 7/30 All Tiny Creatures w/ Jeremiah Nelson
Thurs 8/4 Paul Dempsey
Fri 8/5 Blues Fest: Cash Box Kings w/ Peaches Staten and Boo Bradley
Sat 8/6 Blues Fest: Ken Saydak Band w/ Guy King & Pat McDonald
Fri 8/12 Taki Allstars w/ DJ Natural Selector
Sat 8/13 Live Broadcast of Higher Ground w/ Jonathan Overby 7-10 pm, followed by TBA
Fri 8/19 Funk Fest: Mama Digdown’s Brass Band w/ The Right Now
Sat 8/20 Funk Fest: The Mustache w/ Nama Rupa
Fri 8/26 Steez
Sat 8/27 V05s
