Beignets, margaritas and lots of vintage wheels
La fête continues in East Town
Beignets, can-can dancers, wine, Robin Pluer — yep, Bastille Days is back. The all-things-French-flavored fest fills Cathedral Square Park and its environs with music, vendors, beverages and, oh yeah, the food — from crepes to Cajun, and from tarte flambée to crème brûlée. Because of the streetcar project, the geography’s a little different this year: The festival runs on East Kilbourn Avenue from Van Buren Street to Jefferson Street, around Cathedral Square Park, and along East Wells Street from Jackson to Milwaukee streets. The street festival’s hours are 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free.
Info: easttown.com Margaritaville at the Iron Horse
Get your shakers of salt ready for a
Margarita Festival Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Yard at the Iron Horse Hotel, 500 W. Florida St. Fest-goers get samples of margaritas from a slew of Milwaukee cocktail slingers, and will get to vote on their favorites. There’ll be live music, too. General-admission tickets are $30; VIP tickets, which get you in an hour early, are $50.
Info: Margarita Fest - July Facebook event page A bit of Africa in Brown Deer Park
The 2018 African Cultural Festival brings African music, drumming, dancing, food, cultural and kids’ activities — along with soccer games, a family health fair and more — to Brown Deer Park, 7835 N. Green Bay Road, on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free; donations of non-perishable food items for Hunger Task Force are encouraged.
Info: African Cultural Festival in Milwaukee Facebook event page World Cup windup
It all comes down to this: The first all-European FIFA World Cup final since 2006 begins at 10 a.m. Sunday. It’s airing live on Fox and Telemundo, but you also can watch the match between England and Croatia with dozens of your closest friends at any of Milwaukee’s soccer-minded pubs and restaurants. Some are pulling out all the stops:
Three Lions Pub, 4515 N. Oakland Ave., Shorewood, shuts down the street in front of the English-themed pub for a street party, accompanied by prizes, entertainment and a Jumbotron. Info: Football Cup 2018 Tournament Viewing! Facebook event page.
Red Lion Pub, Three Lions’ sister location at 1850 N. Water St., is taking its World Cup final viewing party to its rooftop patio, so you can watch the match with a side order of the Milwaukee skyline. Info: The World Cut 2018 Viewing! Facebook event page.
Nomad Nacional, the pop-up party spot in Walker’s Point operated by Nomad World Pub, promises special doings during and after the finals. The Nacional FanZone bash is in the former La Fuente space at 625 S. 5th St. Info: Nomad Nacional Facebook page.
Music in Mequon
Old, new and pop sounds return this weekend to Mequon’s Rotary Park, 4100 W. Highland Road, for
Gathering on the Green. Rockers American Authors, with Milwaukee’s GGOOLLDD, take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday; the frontmen from 1970s rock stalwarts Styx and Foreigner — that’d be Dennis DeYoung and Lou Gramm, respectively — at 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets Friday are $45 and $59, and $30 for lawn seats; Saturday’s tickets are $59, $79 and $109, and $40 for lawn seats. The park is 4100 W. Highland Road.
Info: gatheringonthegreen.org Food truck fest in Riverwest
The first Riverwest Food Truck Rally parks behind Gathering Place Brewing Co. Friday from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Eight food trucks are lining up to take part in the rally, at the Goat Palace, 3740 N. Fratney St. In addition to Gathering Place, which is hosting the rally, Riverwest breweries Black Husky Brewing, Company Brewing and Lakefront Brewing (which was founded in Riverwest) will be in the mix.
Info: Riverwest Food Truck Rally Facebook page Harley museum turns 10
Get in training for the Harley-Davidson 115th birthday bash next month with another
Harley-related party: the 10th birthday of the Harley-Davidson
Museum, 400 W. Canal St. Events include the Panhead 70th Anniversary Pandemonium Ride at 10 a.m. Saturday, along with the Wild Ones Vintage Motorcycle Rally, an antique motorcycle show with field games thrown in, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The party, which runs through Sunday, also includes performances by the Vintage Wall of Death Stunt Show. Admission at the museum is $10 all weekend.
Info: h-dmuseum.com Ladies and gentlemen, start your clippers
Just a little off the top, please: The fourth annual Midwest Barber
Competition takes place at the Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave., from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday. Cutters compete in six categories (one’s just for student barbers), and it’s open to the public. Tickets are $15.
Info: wisconsincenter.org Old-school racers at State Fair Park
The 24th annual Millers at Milwaukee vintage Indy Car event hits the track at the Milwaukee Mile at State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St., West Allis, Friday and Saturday. The event, sponsored by the Harry Miller Club, features Indy Champ Cars, Roadsters and Laydowns from before and after World War II running on the State Fair oval from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Gates open at 8 a.m. Admission is $25, and covers entry for both days.
Info: wistatefair.com New on stage
Acacia Theatre closes out its 2017-’18 season with J.M. Barrie’s tale of romance, identity switches and, possibly, redemption. The production begins Friday and runs through July 22 at Concordia University’s Todd Wehr Auditorium, 12800 N. Lake Shore Drive, Mequon. Info: