Make Music La Crosse

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Past Events

Make Music Winter 2022

The Children’s Museum of La Crosse will be hosted a FREE Harmonica Workshop on the winter solstice, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022 at 11:00 am.
Free for Children’s Museum members; included with $8/person Museum admission for non-members. Adult required.

Check out more information for this event on the Facebook page –>

Make Music Winter 2021

Make Music Winter 2021 took place on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 in a new, indoor, performing arts storefront stage window called ‘4th Street Stage’ located in the former Doerflinger Building, on 4th Street between Duluth Trading Co. and The Root Note.

Performances were 30 minutes/performer with a 15-minute teardown/set up between each musical act.

December 21, 2021 Participants:

  • OPEN at 10:00-10:30 am
  • Chauncey at 10:45-11:15 am
  • Hammered Dulcimer & Flute Music at 11:30-12:00 pm
  • Driftless Dulcimers at 12:15-12:45 pm
  • Peter J. Kish at 1:00 -1:30 pm
  • Tri-State Accordion Club at 1:45-2:15 pm
  • WRST at 2:30-3:00 pm
  • James Grant at 3:15-3:45 pm
  • Alex Toast at 4:00-4:30 pm
  • CC Herling at 4:45-5:15 pm
  • Aether Quartet at 5:30-6:00 pm
  • Dublin’s Daughters at 6:15-6:45 pm

The PFC String Band played at the People’s Food Co-op from 3:00-4:30 pm

Pictures of the 4th Street Stage location (while it was under construction)

The Inaugural Make Music Day La Crosse

The Inaugural Make Music Day La Crosse was held on Monday, June 21st, 2021.
A variety of locations across La Crosse were filled with song for everyone to enjoy!

June 21, 2021 Participants:

  • The Mural at the Pump House:
    • Old Town Dulcimers 10:30-12 pm,
    • Craig McClelland  12-12:30 pm,
    • James Grant 12:30-1:30 pm,
    • One More Onion 3:00-4:00 pm,
    • The Lavender Project 4:00-5:00 pm,
    • Boyle and Johnson 5:30-6:00 pm,
    • Michael Zernia 6:00-7:00 pm,
    • Fly Casual 7:00-8:00 pm
  • Leithold Music had a piano available for playing in front of their store, anybody was welcome to stop by and play a tune!  Pictures and video were posted to the Make Music La Crosse Facebook Event Here
  • Downtown Main Street Inc.:
    • Melody and Harmony 12:30-1:30 pm,
    • DJ Jeremy Light 4:00-5:00 pm
  • 23rd and Pine Street, La Crosse, WI:
    • The Last Men 3:00-5:00 pm
  • Hamilton Elementary/SOTA I hosted a SOLS: Solar on La Crosse Schools event on Monday, June 21st. The band 3 Dads was performing, along with student musicians Izzy, Rowan, Soren, and Andre from 4:00-6:00 pm
  • Bluff View Park:
    • Peter J. Kish 4:00-8:00 pm
  • Riverside International Friendship Gardens:
    • Dublin’s Daughters 7:00-8:30 pm
  • Larson’s General pop in and play
  • 305 S. 29th St. La Crosse, WI:
    • Guy Herling 7:00-8:00 pm