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George Williams College of Aurora University announces its ninth annual Music by the Lake summer series. The unique lakeside venue is the perfect setting for some of the most impressive musical offerings in the area.

The summer season of eight performances includes the Main Stage Series, with four Saturday evening performances and one Sunday afternoon performance; and the Special Concert Series, featuring classical, jazz and popular-music performances.

Performances are held in The Ferro Pavilion at George Williams College of Aurora University, located on the shores of Geneva Lake in Williams Bay, Wis.

Main Stage Series

"A Night on Broadway" — Brian Stokes Mitchell with Paul Gemignani and Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, June 26, 7:30 p.m.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Saturday, July 10, 7:30 p.m.

"La Traviata"

Saturday, July 24, 7:30 p.m.

Ann Hampton Callaway

Saturday, August 7, 7:30 p.m.

For more information and ticket sales visit
http://www.musicbythelake.com

The 21-mile Geneva Lake shore path allows hikers to literally walk through the back yards of striking century-old mansions. The path was created by the region’s earliest settlers who dictated that the 20 feet of land directly up from the shoreline be deemed public domain. Today, their edict provides walkers with an unprecedented view of some of the most beautiful homes and landscaping in the Midwest.

According to the Geneva Lake Conservancy, many of the original landowners retained a staff of gardeners or in some instances, professional landscape designers including Olaf Benson, a landscape architect for the City of Chicago; Jens Jensen, superintendent of Chicago’s Humboldt Park and the Olmsted Brothers, whose partnership was descended from the practice of Frederick Law Olmsted, “the father of landscape architecture in America,” and one of the architects behind Central Park in New York City, Chicago’s Grant Park and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

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Enjoy casual dining in a fun, family friendly, nautical setting. The Boat House is one of Geneva Lake's most popular gathering spots and offers an extensive menu, excellent food, wonderful "Boat Drinks", a great lake view, plus interesting and unusual Gordy memorabilia from around the world…what more could you want? Be sure to ask about the daily food and drink specials.

Gordy's Boat House
Bar & Restaurant
336 Lake Ave / PO Box 320
Fontana, WI 53125
Phone 262-275-6800
Fax 262-275-2165

Casual dining on the waterfront overlooking Geneva Lake. Open for lunch & dinner everyday. Featuring steaks, seafood, pasta's & salads with a welcoming bar & specialty drinks & beers.

Houlihan's Restaurant
111 Center St.
Lake Geneva, WI
262-248-7047.
www.houlihans.com

Yerkes Observatory is a facility of the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the University of Chicago. It was established in 1897 on Geneva Lake in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. Until the mid-1960's, Yerkes Observatory housed all of the Department's activities. Today the 77-acre, park-like site in southeast Wisconsin provides laboratory space and access to telescopes for research and instruction. A substantial fraction of the University's library holdings in astronomy are housed at Yerkes.


Yerkes Observatory
373 West Geneva Street
Williams Bay, Wisconsin 53191 USA
262-245-5555
http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/