Renaissance Garden Opening | Café Sopra Mare

Please join the Museum and the Friends of Villa Terrace for the official opening of the Renaissance Garden. The Demmer-Neptune Gate will be open for entry at Lincoln Memorial Drive, in addition to the Museum's main entrance on Terrace Avenue. 

The Friends of Villa Terrace have family fun planned in the garden from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. Children's activities will be available throughout the day and food and drink will be available for purchase from various vendors.

From 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. compositions from Present Music's Creation Project/Compose Milwaukee will be performed. Professional musicians and students from Ronald Regan IB High School, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, Bradley Tech High School and Villa St. Francis & St. Joseph Academy will perform unique and truly inspirational music written together this past year. 

Sunday also marks the beginning of our weekly summer music series, Café Sopra Mare. See performances each Sunday from June through September in the Villa Terrace's Mercury Courtyard. Music starts at 10:30 AM. Coffee and refreshments available from Valentine Coffee.

Free Admission

Café Sopra Mare Summer Schedule

Sunday, June 2 – Emma Koi & Erin Brooker-Miller – Flute, Harp
Sunday, June 9 – A. Rasmussen, C. Rasmussen and Brett Lipshitz – Baroque Flute, Violin, Cello
Sunday, June 16 – Anthony Deutsch –  Jazz Piano
Sunday, June 23 – Toco Rico – Bandolim, Guitar     
Sunday, June 30 – Dale Palecek & Friends – Dulcimer, Mandolin, Guitars

Sunday, July 7 – Neal Bardele Jazz Duo
Sunday, July 14 – William Hindin – Keyboard Artist
Sunday, July 21 – Good Vibes Trio – Vibraphone, Guitar, Drums
Sunday, July 28 – Ben Dameron – Jazz Guitar

Sunday, August 4 – Absinthe Minded Duo – Guitar, Woodwinds
Sunday, August 11 – Jon Levy & Jeremy Kahn – Saxophone, Piano
Sunday, August 18 – Jack Grassel – Guitar
Sunday, August 25 – J. Ryan Trio – Keyboard, Bass, Drums

Sunday, September 1 – Siempre Flamenco Ensemble
Sunday, September 8 – Swing Chevron – Violin, Guitar, Bass, Drums
Sunday, September 15 – Worldwind Jazz – Saxophone, Piano, Bass
Sunday, September 22 – Jon Lovas Trio –  Saxophone, Guitar, Bass
Sunday, September 29 – Mitch Shiner – Vibraphone