Wednesday Acoustic Open Mic
The Northland Ballroom has closed as of May 23, 2009. The
Northland Bluegrass Festival 2009 has been cancelled. Please check this site
for future news. If and when the Northland Ballroom reopens, we will try to
continue the Wednesday night bluegrass and old time music which has been going
strong for the past ten years. Thank you for your support and patience!
Music
starts at 8PM. Free admission!
Telephone:
715-677-3491
N10103 State Road 49, Iola, WI 54495
Between Iola and Rosholt on Highway 49!
Hosts: Sloppy Joe
1st, 3rd, and 4th Wednesdays
and
Art Stevenson & Dale Reichert
2nd Wednesdays
For
more info, send us email.
All acoustic musicians are
welcome. Our guest musicians at the open mic either "sit in," or
perform on their own. We've had people perform bluegrass, folk, old time,
original songs, blues, country, polka, and acoustic rock. Folks have played the
guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass, Dobro, harmonica, accordion, flute,
trumpet, and even the dijeridoo ! A sound system with several microphones is
provided. There's always a good audience on Wednesday nights and they love to
hear new guest musicians.
Directions
to the Northland Ballroom:
From the East: - From the
South and West: From I-39 at Stevens Point,
take Highway 66 east through Rosholt, and go straight (east) at the
junction of Hwy 66 and Hwy 49. Follow Hwy 49 southeast for about three
miles. The Northland Ballroom is at the junction of Hwy 49 and Hwy C, on
the right.
- From the
North: From Highway 29 west of
Wittenberg, take Highway 49 south, through Elderon and Galloway, to the
junction of Hwy 49 and Hwy 66. Take a left and follow Hwy 49 southeast for
about three miles. The Northland Ballroom is at the junction of Hwy 49 and
Hwy C, on the right.
Food: The Northland Ballroom
kitchen serves homemade pizzas, soups, hamburgers and other sandwiches.
Check the menu board for specials! Soft drinks, beer, and bar drinks are
served.
For
over seven years,
Art and Stephanie
Stevenson and Dale Reichert hosted the weekly open mic. We would like to thank
all the customers, musicians, and the staff of the Northland Ballroom for
making our stay such a happy time. We have had many great nights out there and
will miss it, I'm sure. High Water's performance schedule can be seen at http://highwatermusic.com/Calendar.htm We will visit
the open mic from time to time. Dale and I will be there once a month with some
of our best picking friends! Again, thanks for all the great nights at the
Northland Ballroom, and keep the music alive with Sloppy Joe! - Art
Stevenson, 10/18/06
(Left)
Dale Reichert, George and Jed Cordwell entertaining. (Right) Brian Jennings,
Bill Yenter, Brad Klabunde, and Dale Reichert pick some bluegrass.
A
busy Wednesday night at the Northland Ballroom.
(Left)
Pizza, refreshments, and good friends. (Right) Dale giving banjo lessons to
Nate and Jed in the back room.
Bill
Yenter, best country singer for miles around!
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