Historic Downtown Day Events and Activities

Historic Downtown Day Events and Activities

Historic
Downtown Day Events and
Historical Tours
Activities
Children’s Fun and Activities
Entertainment
9:15-10:00
10:00- 4:00
10:30-11:30
11:00-1:00
11:00- 2:30
Heritage Walk of Franciscan neighborhood
begins at Mathy Center, South enterance
“Hear, Here” Voices of Downtown La Crosse
begins at 326 Pearl St.
Mary of the Angels Chapel tour
Viterbo campus, 701 Franciscan Way
Guided Architectural Walking Tour with
Barbara Kooiman begins at 2nd and Main Street
“Stepping up to the Past” Historical Re-enactments La Crosse County Historical Society
begins at 3rd and Main St. locations and times TBA
All Historic Downtown Day events are FREE unless noted with a $
10:00
10:00-1:00 10:00-1:00 10:00-4:00
10:00-4:00
11:00-2:00
11:00-4:00
Special Events and Activities
8:00
8:00-8:45
8:00-1:00
9:00
9:00-11:00 9:00-5:00
History Hunt - Scavenger Hunt- Begins at 326 Pearl St.
10:00-1:00
(Advanced sign-up is required before Sept. 27th,
10:00-4:00 Go to facebook page- The La Crosse History Hunt)
10:00-4:00 Mary of the Angels Chapel tour
10:00-4:00
Viterbo campus, 701 Franciscan Way
10:00-5:30
10:30-5:30
11:00
11:00-12:00
11:00-3:00
11:00-3:00 12:00-6:00
$ Cameron Park Farmer’s Market
12:00-8:00
Cameron Park, 400 block of King Street
12.15-12.35
$ Donut holes and coffee on the sidewalk,
Breakfast Club and Pub, 214 Main St.
$ 23rd Annual State Bank Financial Chili Cook-off,
Riverside Park
9:00-4:00
$ $1 pizza to go (or dine in)
9:00-5:00
Buster’s Bar and Grill (Holiday Inn), 200 Pearl St.
9:00-6:00
Sample jams, soup, cheese, ice cream & popcorn
10:00-4:00
Great River Popcorn Company, 510 Main St.
10:00-4:00
10:00-6:00
11:00-3:00 11:00- 11:15 Historical Re-enactments of Mr. Funke at
12:00- 12:15 The Charmant Hotel, 101 State Street
1:00- 1:15
original location of the Funke Candy Company
2:00- 2:15
(15 min. re-enactments on the hour)
1:00- 4:00
1:30-2:30
Food & Treats
8:00-1:00
10:00-1:00
11:00-2:00
11:00-2:00
12:00-6:00 Window Displays &
Photo - op Spots
Bring Your Camera!
Leithold Music, Stamp ‘n Hand,
The Wedding Tree, River City Hobbies
Children’s Alumni Dash free for kids
Viterbo, Mathy Center, South entrance
Children’s paint-a-pumpkin
Howes Diamond Jewelers parking lot, 4th & Main St.
Kid’s temporary tattoo booth
Fayze’s, 134 4th Street S.
Family self-guided historical walking tour
Starts at 326 Pearl St.
Inside scavenger hunt for a prize
The Toy Shop, 115 2nd St. S.
Fingerprint ID kits from Clearwater/American Insurance Children’s Museum, 207 5th Avenue S.
$
Crazy Hairstyles with Sue Kolve’s Salon with admission Children’s Museum, 207 5th Avenue S.
$ Registration/check-in for 5K Friar Frolic Run/Walk Viterbo, Mathy Center, South entrance
Coffee and Conversation with FSPA
Viterbo, Mathy Center, South entrance
$ Cameron Park Farmer’s Market (music from 10:00-12:00) Cameron Park, 400 block of King St.
$ 5K Friar Frolic Run/Walk
Viterbo, 901 Franciscan Way
15th Annual Apple pie contest drop off
People’s Food Co-op, 315 5th Ave. S.
Guess candies for a prize
Finnotte’s, 417 Main St.
Product demonstrations
Full Circle Supply, 531 Main St.
FREE shoe shines at a 1860’s Shoe Shine Stand Howes Diamond Jewelers parking lot, 4th & Main St.
“Costuming 101”, learn inexpensive techniques River City Hobbies, 423 Main St.
Classic car from Dahl Auto
LARK, 113 5th Ave. S.
Free pumpkin with purchase (while supplies last)
Painted Porch, 200 Main St
Free handmade soap with purchase (while supplies last) Handmade Natural Beauty Boutique, 200 Main St
Apple pie contest judging
People’s Food Co-op, 315 5th Ave. S.
Skateboard demo with Black Squrl
Howes Diamond Jewelers parking lot, 4th & Main St.
Soccer ball juggling contest for prizes
Planet Soccer, 123 S. 4th St
Humane Society Pet Therapy dogs
Around downtown
Drawing for year of ice cream; popcorn guessing game Great River Popcorn Company, 510 Main St.
Skate demo with local shredders
Black Squrl Skateboards, 109 N. 4th St
The Yoga Place demonstrations
Howes Diamond Jewelers lot, 4th and Main
Open Houses and Displays
Open house with coffee and cookies
Open house with treats
Expo of 3rd St. N., photos and written excerpts Explore La Crosse Van with local information La Crosse City Vision Foundation display and drawing
Student art exhibit from area high schools and bake sale
Humane Society display
Gerhards, the Kitchen & Bath Store, 106 Cameron Avenue
La Crosse Masonic Center, 118 8th St.
Wettstein’s, 209-219 3rd St. N.
Howes Diamond Jewelers parking lot, 4th & Main St.
3rd and Main St.
The Warehouse, 328 Pearl Street (Funke Building)
Stamp ‘n Hand, 200 4th Street S.
Rides and Cruises
10:00- 4:00
11:00- 4:00
1:30 -3:00
3:30 -5:00
$
$
FREE Trolley/Shuttle Rides throughout downtown and to Viterbo University (see map for trolley stops)
FREE Horse-drawn Carriage Rides board at 5th Ave. and King St.
La Crosse Queen sightseeing cruise at Riverside Park $ ($5 off ticket price with Historic Day brochure)
La Crosse Queen sightseeing cruise at Riverside Park $ ($5 off ticket price with Historic Day brochure)
Most events will happen rain or shine! Rain locations listed or check our website in case of inclement weather
Special Export Quartet, “Frankie La Salle, La Crosse’s
Notorious Madam” and Wandering Historical Characters
throughout the day on the streets of downtown
10:00-11:00 ClogJam dancing for Salvation Army
Stamp ‘n Hand, 200 S. 4th St.
10:00-12:00 Da Capo Band. Be part of the audience
Leithold Music, 116 4th St. S.
10:30- 10:50 Onalaska Hilltoppers Show Choir
Hollywood Theatre Stage, 5th and Jay St.
11:00- 11:20 Holmen Midwest Magic Show Choir
Hollywood Theatre Stage, 5th and Jay St.
11:00-12:00 Cheezeland Uke Band free class
Leithold Music, 116 4th St. S.
(Preregistration required at Leithold’s)
11:30- 11:50 La Crosse Community Theatre- Preview of The Little Mermaid
Hollywood Theatre Stage, 5th and Jay St.
12:00-4:00
Live music on the sidewalk
Coalition Drum Shop, 215 State Street
1:00- 1:30
Misty’s Dance Unlimited
Howes Diamond Jewelers lot, 4th and Main
1:00-1:30
Old-fashioned Sing-along
The Antique Center, 110 3rd St. S.
1:00- 4:00
Pearl Street Banjo Band
300 block of Pearl Street and 4th Street
2:00- 2:45
Cheezeland Uke Band
Howes Diamond Jewelers lot, 4th and Main
2:00- 5:00
The Time Travelers Band,
200 Block of Main Street
3:00-3:30
Old-fashioned Sing-along
The Antique Center, 110 3rd St. S.
3:00
Concert Choir & 9th St. Singers performance
Mary of the Angels Chapel, 901 Franciscan Way
7:30
$ The Musical “Oklahoma” Viterbo Fine Arts Center $
Viterbo Campus, 929 Jackson Street
8:30-11:00
Crosse Section Band, Piggy’s, 501 S. Front
Arts and Crafts
9:00- 12:00
Caricatures by Mike Martino
Community Credit Union/Verve, 317 Main Street
9:00- 5:30 $ Steampunk craft activity (demonstration at no charge)
Crescent Jewelers, 429 Main St.
10:00- 5:00 Artists demonstrating traditional art skills
Gallery La Crosse, 320 Main Street
12:00- 4:00 Woodblock carving demonstration
The Pump House Regional Art Center, 119 King St.
2:30- 4:00
Paper craft activity
Stamp ‘n Hand, 200 S. 4th Street
Sidewalk Chalk Art on the Streets of downtown by
The La Crosse Arts initiative
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Businesses
The Antique Center, Black Squrl
Skate Shop, The Breakfast Club and
Pub, Cabin Coffee, Cameron Park
Farmers Market, Charmant Hotel,
Children’s Museum, Citizen’s Bank,
Clearwater/American Insurance,
Coalition Drum Shop, Crescent
Jewelers, Dahl Auto Museum,
Dublin Square, Fayze’s, Finottes,
Gallery La Crosse, Gerhards Kitchen
& Bath Store, Great River Popcorn
Company, Handmade Natural Beauty
Boutique, Howes Diamond Jewelers,
Jule’s Coffee, Kroner Hardware,
La Crosse Arts Initiative, La Crosse
City Vision Foundation, La Crosse
Community Theatre, La Crosse
County Historical Society, La Crosse
Library Archives, La Crosse
Masonic Center, La Crosse Queen,
LARK, Leithold Music, Lindy’s Subs,
Painted Porch, Pearl Street Books,
People’s Food Co-op, Piggy’s, Planet
Soccer, Pump House Regional Art
Center, River City Hobbies,
Sushi Pirate, Stamp ‘n Hand,
State Bank Financial, The Toy Shop,
UWL History Department, Verve/
Community Credit Union, Viterbo
University, The Warehouse,
Wedding Tree, Wettstein’s,
The Yoga Place
THE TOUR OF UPPER LIVING
Sunday, October 11th, 2015 Noon - 5pm
Tour beautiful downtown
Open House Reception
$15 Pre event
residential units, lofts,
Downtown Mainstreet Inc.
apartments and condos!
500 Main Street 12 - 5 pm
$20 Day of tour
See what all the buzz is aboutliving downtown next to unique
stores, museums, art galleries,
coffee shops, award winning
restaurants and Riverside Park!
Proceeds benefit
Downtown
Mainstreet Inc.
Purchase tickets at:
Downtown Mainstreet Inc.
500 Main Street
Other Ticket Locations:
Howes Diamond Jewelers
Touch of Class
State Bank Financial
The Wedding Tree
Sponsored By Cabin Coffee
Drawings for Downtown
Gift Certificates and more!
Downtown
Mainstreet
608-784-0440
lacrossedowntown.com
Sponsors
Diamond Sponsor
Ruby Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
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October 10, 2015
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Breakfast Club & Pub, Brian Carroll, Dublin Square,
Kwik Trip, Leithold Music, Lindy’s Subs, Painted Porch,
Morgan and Emily Farmer, Stamp ‘n Hand, The Yoga Place,
Three Sixty Real Estate, Sushi Pirate
Bronze Sponsors
Antique Center, Cabin Coffee, Crescent Jewelers,
Kroner Hardware, Pickerman’s
Copper Sponsors
Coney Island, Finottes, Great River Popcorn Company,
LARK, Jule’s Coffee, Pearl Street Books, Satori Arts
Special Thanks
Barbara Kooiman, Coulee Region Humane Society,
Hollywood Theatre, Howes Diamond Jewelers, Rob Jones,
Kelly Krieg-Siegman, RSVP, State Bank Financial,
and The Special Export Quartet.
Family Fun!
Downtown
Mainstreet
608-784-0440
lacrossedowntown.com