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Today on Good Morning, Coulee:
🍀 headed to Irishfest? you’re gonna want to read this »
🎶 family-friendly fun at the Omni tonight. live music, drinks, inflatables for the kids, & more »
🍽 #ThatLooksGood to fit the weekend vibe
💐 one of Minnesota’s largest Dahlia gardens is calling your name this weekend »
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Children's Museum creates outdoor play area with food trucks during downtown sidewalk sales // News 8 Now »
20th annual Irishfest begins Friday // News 8 Now »
Habitat for Humanity hosts 'Pave the Way' event at Logan Middle School // News 8 Now »
Performance Food Group volunteers make snack packs for La Crosse-area kids // WIZM »
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🎷 The Mayfield Experience [NO COVER] @ Popcorn Tavern // Today, 10pm // LINK »
🤝 Downtown Sidewalk Sale @ Downtown La Crosse // FRI & SAT // LINK »
🦋 The Marvel of the Monarch Butterflies @ Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge // Today, 6pm // LINK »
🍀 Irishfest La Crosse @ Southside Festival Grounds // LINK »
🍻 Brews & Tunes @ Onalaska Omni Center // Today, 5pm // LINK »
🚴♀️ Apple Blossom Bike Tour in La Crescent // Saturday, 8am // LINK »
🌕 Antiques at Night @ The Big Old Red Shed in Westby // Saturday, 5pm-9pm // LINK »
🖼 Second Saturday Art Market @ River City Gallery // Saturday, 10am-4pm // LINK »
🎉 Back to School Bash @ Valley View Mall // Sunday, 1pm-3pm // LINK »
🍽 Tinglin’ Teryaki Wings & Peach Mango Piña Colada
📍 Howie’s La Crosse
Friday, August 8
3:00pm // Southside Fest Grounds // Skerryvore, Gaelic Storm, High Kings, Gadan // $15
4:00pm // Southside Fest Grounds // International Celtic musicians including... // $15
5:00pm // Grounded Patio Cafe // Errc Grrk // FREE
5:30pm // Two Fathoms Brewing, Winona // Milana Shira // FREE
6:30pm // Fox Hollow Golf Course // Piano Man Jake // FREE
6:30pm // La Crosse Bierhaus // Pinski Brothers // FREE
7:00pm // Peter's Biergarten, Winona // Wing Dam Jammers // FREE
7:00pm // Onalaska American Legion Post 336 // Hillbilly Fever // FREE
7:00pm // Trempealeau Hotel // Jamin Barth // FREE
7:00pm // Cat Daddy's Bar & Grill, Trempealeau // MadLee // FREE
8:00pm // Robins Nest // the NOBZ // FREE
8:00pm // Alpine Inn // Kaden Swanson // FREE
8:00pm // Helm Bar // Chris O’Leary // FREE
10:00pm // Popcorn Tavern // The Mayfield Experience [NO COVER] // FREE
Saturday, August 9
2:00pm // Trempealeau Hotel // Kit Mayer & The Pack // $6
4:00pm // Red Pines Bar and Grill // John Smith & Dan Sebranek // FREE
6:00pm // River Rats Bar and Grill // The UnLucky 7s // FREE
6:00pm // Peter's Biergarten, Winona // Quenten Brown // FREE
6:00pm // Alpine Inn // The Bluffgrass Bash (Chad Olson, Knee High July) // $5
7:00pm // Moxie’s // Hillbilly Rocketship // FREE
7:00pm // Two Fathoms Brewing, Winona // Noah Ertz // FREE
7:30pm // Starlite Lounge // Jeff Erickson // FREE
8:00pm // Whiskey River Bar and Grill // Banter // FREE
8:00pm // THEE OP (Other Place), Lansing // Brianna Rae Band // FREE
10:00pm // Popcorn Tavern // Stopping Short and The Over Unders // $5
Sunday, August 10
1:00pm // Alpine Inn // Andy Hughes // FREE
1:00pm // Angry’s Way Out // Steven Frehill // FREE
1:00pm // Elmaro Vineyard // Under Paris Skies // FREE
2:00pm // Vernon Vineyards, Viroqua // John Smith & Dan Sebranek // FREE
2:00pm // Muddy Waters Bar, Trempealeau // Ryan Howe // FREE
2:00pm // Vernon Vineyards, Viroqua // John Smith & Dan Sebranek // FREE
3:00pm // Rumors Bar and Grill, Mindoro // Da' Goons // FREE
3:00pm // Lawrence Lake Marina, Brownsville // Don Harvey Duo // FREE
5:00pm // Big Al’s Pizza // Quenten Brown Live // FREE
5:00pm // Halfway Creek Park Band Shell, Holmen // Concerts in the Park Holmen // FREE
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