☀️🎉 Good Friday Morning, Coulee

Happy Friday, people. We’ve got a packed Friday edition on tap. Welcome to Good Morning, Coulee—the newsletter that makes opening your inbox feel like opening your front door.

Today on Good Morning, Coulee:

🔥 the weekend is absolutely packed with great things to do. I will go through some of the events in this email, but the bulk of activities is on our events calendar. check it out—and make sure to check the live music section, too! »

🎨 a staple of historic downtown La Crosse is getting a fresh look—here are the details »

😋 a dish from Winona makes our #ThatLooksGood lineup

🍋 a new business that makes lemonade feel fancy. it’s good vibes. try it this weekend »

🎶 i’ve got a bonkers live music line up for this weekend. it’s all the way at the bottom of this email—check it out!

🫐 blueberry bonanza this weekend at Ecker’s. live music, food trucks, and pick your own bluebs »

🖼 want to be a part of high society? check out the Art Fair on the Green—and support local art »

Guys and gals—we have a lot to cover. We’d better get started. 👇

Here’s what I was listening to when I wrote this email! 👍

You vibin’? You can listen to the entire playlist here ➡️

psst…did you know? that there’s a survey at the bottom of this email? giving your feedback helps me make this nifty little newsletter the best it can possibly be. your input is as valuable as you are to our little community (super duper)—and I want to hear it. so go do that if you’ve got a little bit of time when you’re done reading.

alright—as you were….

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🐞 Bug Hunt with Krista Hamilton @ Kane St Community Garden // Today, 8:30am-10:00am // LINK »

🎉 Fourth Fridays Downtown @ Front St, La Crosse // Today, 4pm-8pm // LINK »

📚 Friends Book Sale @ La Crosse Public Library // Today, 2pm-5pm // LINK »

🥧 Sweet Rides & Sweet Pies in Westby // Saturday, 10am-3pm // LINK »

🥬 Summer Farmers Market @ Jackson Plaza // Saturday, 8am-1pm // LINK »

🖼 67th AAUW Art Fair on the Green @ Viterbo College Courtyard // Saturday, 10am-5pm // LINK »

🍋 Coulee Lemon Co @ Crowley Park Farmers Market // Saturday, 9am-12pm // LINK »

🚒 Touch-a-Truck @ The Market in Trempealeau // Sunday, 2pm-4pm // LINK »

3:00pm // Sippi’s Pub & Grub, Winona // Chad Cagle // FREE
2:30pm // Bluebird Campground, La Crosse // Cheech’s Deecefest Family Music Festival – Great Outdoors Tribute // $42
5:00pm // Footjoy Farm & Brewing, Cashton // Dylan Harris & Meli Tierra // FREE
6:00pm // Moxie’s Tiki Bar // Mitch Laue // FREE
6:00pm // Sippi’s Pub & Grub, Winona // Milana Shira // FREE
6:00pm // Lawrence Lake Marina, Brownsville // Don Harvey Duo // FREE
6:00pm // Harris Crossing, Sparta // Payton Eilers // FREE
6:00pm // Elsies Bar & Grill, Caledonia // Joe & Jackie Cody // FREE
7:00pm // Moxies // Mitch Laue // FREE
7:00pm // The Front Door, Cashton // Lonely Ones & Static Affliction // $25
7:00pm // Jailhouse Saloon, Centerville // Aaron Simmons // FREE
8:00pm // Whiskey River Bar and Grill // The Unlucky 7s // FREE
8:00pm // Robin’s Nest // Bear Creek Band w/ Special Guest Melissa // FREE
8:00pm // Alpine Inn // Spare Parts Project // FREE
8:00pm // HD Tavern // Lola Blu & The Lola Blu Band // FREE

12:00pm // Bluebird Campground, La Crosse // Cheech’s Deecefest Family Music Festival – The Great Outdoors Tribute // $42
1:00pm // Bluff Top Vineyard, Winona // Clouds So Swift // FREE
3:00pm // Alpine Inn // Radioactive & The Executives // $10
3:00pm // Lawrence Lake Marina, Brownsville // DanVan & the Ravens // FREE
4:00pm // Red Pines Bar & Grill // JCat and Skeeter // FREE
4:00pm // Adams St Pub // Peter Kish // FREE
5:00pm // Big Al’s Pizza // Uncle Brew & Pirate Charly // FREE
6:00pm // Genzie's Gameday Pub // Redline Outlaw Band // FREE
7:00pm // Moxies // Sunshine Drive // FREE
7:00pm // Moxie’s Tiki Stage // Sunshine Drive // FREE
7:00pm // Another Green World // Taylor James Donskey and Esther B. Saw // $10
8:00pm // Dewey’s Side Street Saloon // The Unlucky 7s // FREE
8:00pm // Whiskey River Bar and Grill // Moniker // FREE
8:00pm // HD Tavern // Gertrude & Co // FREE
9:00pm // Smokey’s Bar & Grill // Inertia // FREE

1:00pm // Cat Daddy’s Bar and Grill, Trempealeau // Tom Carpenter Acoustic Music // FREE
1:00pm // Alpine Inn // Bryce Thomaschefsky // FREE
2:00pm // Features, West Salem // B-Sides // FREE
5:00pm // Trempealeau Hotel // Ryan Howe // $6
5:00pm // Big Al’s Pizza // Quenten Brown // FREE
5:00pm // Halfway Creek Park Band Shell, Holmen // Concerts in the Park – Daddy’s Girls // FREE
7:00pm // Riverside Park // La Crosse Jazz Orchestra // FREE

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That’s a heck of a start to the weekend. Have fun, my friends. Let’s meet back here on Monday.

Have a great weekend! ☀️

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