Middleton Jazz Festival

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Janet Mami Takayama

A guitarist and singer on stage.

Dee Alexander (right) and John McLean.

This event from Arts + Literature Laboratory and the Middleton Community Development Authority is a doubleheader of sorts. Friday is the latest incarnation of ALL's Strollin' series, featuring 10 artists at five walkable venues (Louisianne's, Middleton Senior Center, National Mustard Museum, Stone Horse Green and Villa Dolce) from 5-10 p.m. Saturday is the official grand opening for Stone Horse Green, with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m.; letterpress printmaking and sculpture workshops begin at 1 p.m., as does entertainment by Black Power Dance, Canção and Gerri DiMaggio World Unit; headliners the Dee Alexander-John McLean Quartet take the stage at 7 p.m. Find a complete schedule at artlitlab.org.

press release: Arts + Literature Laboratory and Middleton Community Development Authority present the Middleton Jazz Festival and Grand Opening of the Stone Horse Green with a special 2-day event Friday-Saturday, October 7-8, 2022.

The celebration will kick off with our annual Friday night Strollin' neighborhood jazz crawl in venues throughout downtown Middleton, including the Mustard Museum, Villa Dolce, Louisianne's, Middleton Senior Center, and the Stone Horse Green.

On Saturday, the festivities will include more live jazz on the Stone Horse Green, along with family arts activities, dancing, and the opening ceremony. We'll close the night with a headlining performance by the Alexander/McLean Quartet featuring Chicago's Dee Alexander, vocals; John McLean, guitar; Emma Dayhuff, bass; and Charles Rick Heath IV, drums.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 5-10pm

Middleton Senior Center: 5pm-6pm Middleton Jazz; 6:30pm-7:30pm Red Hot Trad Jazz Band

Lousiannnes: 5:30-7:30pm Johnny Chimes

Villa Dolce: 6pm-7:30pm UW Student Combos; 8pm-9pm UW Student Combos

Mustard Museum: 5:30pm-6:30pm Doug White Trio featuring David Cooper and John Christensen; 7pm MRS FUN

Stone Horse Green : 5pm Christo’s Novelty Combo; 7pm Michael Camilleri’s Organ Trio; 8:30pm Darren Sterrud New Orleans Tribute

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8

All activities on the Stone Horse Green

10:00am-11:00am: Stone Horse Green Ribbon Cutting

1:00pm-5:00pm: Letterpress Printmaking and Sculpture on the Green with Art Lit Lab

1:00pm-1:30pm:  Black Power Dance

2:00pm-3:30pm: Betsy Ezell Canção

3:30pm-4:00pm - Black Power Dance

4:30pm-6:00pm - Gerri DiMaggio World Unit

6:00pm-6:30pm - Black Power Dance

7:00pm - Alexander/McLean Quartet featuring: Dee Alexander, vocals; John McLean, guitar; Emma Dayhuff, bass; Charles Rick Heath IV, drums

Free Ice Cream by Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Company starting at 1:00pm, while supplies last