☀️🎉 Good Friday Morning, Coulee

Well, well, well… mornings do have their perks. Welcome to Good Morning, Coulee—the newsletter that hits your inbox like a double shot of good vibes.

Today on Good Morning, Coulee:

🔥 Our events calendar has a refreshed look—just in time for the weekend. We’ve got tons of events, live music, and things to do for anyone. Check it out »

🍽 A delicious-looking dish from a La Crosse Institution for our weekly #ThatLooksGood

🖼 An art market at Art House La Crosse, in case you want to bring a little culture to a slow Sunday »

🎃 itching for autumn? Pumpkin and a Pint is happening in a couple of weeks at Dash-Park in Onalaska (and it’s family friendly). put it on your calendar »

Alright, party people. Let’s kick off our weekend. 👇

🎉 Our project to revamp the events calendar is now COMPLETE! We made several key improvements (guided by your feedback), including:

Thank you everyone for your feedback on our calendar. So far, we have featured thousands of events. The website is getting hundreds of unique views per day.

We have already had an outstanding reception to this redesign from our business and venue partners, who can now quickly and easily promote events to get in front of thousands for as little as $5 for a featured listing.

Check out the revamped events site »

Check out the revamped events site »

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

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

🧠 Ready to win a prize? Let’s lock in. Today, we are playing for a $25 gift card to Pizzeria Dolorosa

Read our Monday edition to find out if you won!

🥕 Burns Park Farmers Market // Fri, Sep 19 // 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM // Burns Park, La Crosse // DETAILS ➡️
Friday evening market on Main Street between 7th & 8th in Burns Park—shop local produce, goods, and treats!

🤘 Album Encounter: Black Sabbath – "Paranoid" // Fri, Sep 19 // 8:00 PM – 9:15 PM // UW–La Crosse Planetarium (20 Cowley Hall Basement) // DETAILS ➡️
Multimedia light & laser show featuring Black Sabbath’s Paranoid. Tickets $10.

🌿 Driftless Eco Explorers // Fri, Sep 19 // 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM // Great River Landing, Onalaska // DETAILS ➡️
Enjoy a nature walk, stories, and activities fostering eco-literacy. All ages welcome; no registration required.

🍂 It’s Fall, Y’all // Sat, Sep 20 // Schwertel Family Farms // DETAILS ➡️
Jam-packed fall fun: coffee camper, produce stand, beer garden, food vendors, live music, corn maze, barnyard, and wagon rides. Sunday adds a traveling kitchen + Packers party!

🍎 Applefest Great River Makers Market // Sat, Sep 20 // La Crescent Area Event Center // DETAILS ➡️
Shop local & handmade from 40+ vendors during La Crescent’s biggest weekend of the year—Applefest!

🎃 Pumpkin and a Pint // Sat, Oct 4 // 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM // Dash Park, Onalaska, WI // DETAILS ➡️
Family fun with pumpkin painting ($10), kids’ games, food, and live music by Dan & Mary Sebranek. 🍺 + 🎃

🎨 Art House Market // Sun, Sep 21 // 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM // Art House La Crosse // DETAILS ➡️
A curated showcase of local makers—pottery, prints, macrame, jewelry, and more—inside Art House La Crosse. ✨

📍: Breakfast at The Charmant

5:00pm // Footjoy Farm and Brewing, Cashton // Dylan Harris & Elise Becker // FREE
5:00pm // Grounded Patio Cafe // Cody James // FREE
5:00pm // La Crescent Applefest // La Crescent Applefest – Craig Peterson // $20
5:30pm // Boot Hill Pub // Zeke Fritz // FREE
6:00pm // Trempealeau Hotel // Hans Mayer and Hot Saucce // $6
6:00pm // Brick Sip Haus, Tomah // Leroy "Elvis" Petersen // FREE
6:30pm // Fox Hollow // Abbey Lane // FREE
7:00pm // The Root Note, La Crosse, Wisconsin // Ryan Hanifl & Sammy Allen with Matt Monsoor // $10
7:00pm // The Front Door, Cashton // The Black Moods & Abaddon's End // $25
7:00pm // Hei n Low, Winona // Emilie Ganiere // FREE
7:00pm // Alpine Inn // Vertigo // FREE
7:00pm // Moxie’s // Red Dirt Road // FREE
7:00pm // Moose Lodge // Randy Purdy and Dave Peterson // FREE
7:30pm // Cappella Performing Arts Center // Bachtoberfest – La Crosse Symphony Orchestra // $40
8:00pm // Robins Nest // RP3 & Friends // FREE
8:00pm // HD Tavern // Don Harvey // FREE
8:00pm // Popcorn Tavern // Atmospheric Trio // $10
9:00pm // La Crescent Applefest // La Crescent Applefest – Blue Collar 40 // $20

2:00pm // Ecker’s Apple Farm // Annie and the Bang Bang // FREE
2:00pm // Old Main Cultural Center, Galesville // Remix LIVE // FREE
5:00pm // Winghaven Pizza Farm // Jon & Jamin Jammin’ // FREE
5:00pm // Big Al’s Pizza // Quenten Brown // FREE
6:00pm // Peter’s Biergarten, Winona // Mike Munson // FREE
6:00pm // Two Fathoms Brewing, Winona // The Driftless Darlins // FREE
7:30pm // Starlite Lounge // Jeff Erickson // FREE
8:00pm // Robins Nest // Double Take // FREE
8:00pm // HD Tavern // Lonesome Steel // FREE
8:00pm // Wisco 8, Sparta // The Pat Watters Band // FREE
8:00pm // Our Corner Bar // Inertia // FREE
8:00pm // La Crescent Applefest // La Crescent Applefest – BT Band // $20
9:00pm // Silverado’s Saloon, West Salem // Brett Westgrove – Live from Nashville // FREE
10:00pm // Popcorn Tavern // Live DJ – No Cover // FREE

1:30pm // Elmaro Vineyard // Ryan Howe // FREE
2:00pm // Branches Winery – Westby // Andy Hughes // FREE
4:00pm // Angry’s Way Out // Mike McAbee // FREE
5:30pm // Elmaro Vineyard // Gameday in the Vineyard by Screaming Eagles Marching Band // $31
5:30pm // Robins Nest // Charlie Rauls // FREE

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Thanks for reading—and for your support. There are many great things coming for this newsletter—and I want you to be a part of all of them. ❤️

Have a great weekend! ☀️

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