Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly

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Fresh Flowers Bakery Produce Assorted Meats Fish Cheese 2000 N. Calhoun Road • 7:30am-Noon • 262-784-7804 info@brookfieldfarmersmarket.com • www.brookfieldfarmersmarket.com 249797002 Markets From Page 1A More information about the Tosa Farmers Market is available at tosa farmersmarket.com. Waukesha's Far mers Market is in its 17th sea- son, and is held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Sat- urday. The market started on May 7 and continues through October 19. The market takes place at 313 Bank Street in down- town Waukesha. Check http://www.wauk e s h a f a r m e r s m a rke t . c o m for more information. The website of the Wis- consin Far mers Market Association — http://www. wifar mersmarkets.org — includes more information about far mers markets and how to properly choose and store fruits and vegetables. The site also includes a locator for farmers markets in each county throughout the state. On a happier note ... By Chris Bennett Special to The Freeman BROOKFIELD — Nothing says summer like sitting on a blanket or in a camping chair and listening to live music. For area residents, there are several options for enjoying the talent of musi- cians. The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield holds Starry Nights, its free outdoor con- cert series, on six Fridays during the course of the summer. Starry Nights begins June 24 with Carey Ott and concludes July 29 with Michael Scott. Concertgo- ers are advised to bring blankets and lawn chairs, and concessions are avail- able. The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts is at 19805 West Capitol Drive in Brookfield. More informa- tion is available at h t t p : / / w w w . w i l s o n - center.com/starry-nights- series. Friday Night Live Downtown Waukesha is known less for being a ghost town after dark and more for being one of southeast Wisconsin's more pedestri- an-friendly destinations, and Friday Night Live helps explain why. "I get so much enjoyment just out of seeing the happi- ness this brings to people and also the good it does for the local businesses and the city," Susie Taylor said of Friday Night Live. "It warms my heart to see these small businesses full of customers because of Friday Night Live." Taylor is one of the orga- nizers of Friday Night Live, and also an owner of Peo- ple's Park in downtown Waukesha. The Waukesha Downtown Business Associ- ation puts on FNL, which runs every Friday evening from June to the last Friday in September. Music starts at 6:30 p.m. and runs until 9 p.m. Taylor said FNL started in the mid-2000s as a series of guitar players scattered throughout the downtown area, and grew to what is today — 10 different stages of music. Each features a variety of music every Fri- day throughout the sum- mer. Music is selected by the stage manager at each stage, with approval from organizers, and Taylor said that is what makes FNL so successful. There are two new stages this year. A stage is being added in front of The Crest, an Irish pub and grill at 257 West Broadway that opened on May 12. The Waukesha Hispanic Collaborative Network is starting a Latin Infusion stage, in partnership with the Waukesha Chamber of Commerce. The stage will be set up in front of the chamber's offices at 802 N. Grand Ave. "We try to make it better and better every year," Tay- lor said. "I think it's key to attract people from all over Waukesha County. I can't tell you the number of cus- tomers that have said to me 'We would not have known how cool downtown Wauke- sha is.'" More information on FNL is available at http://www. waukeshafridaynightlive. com. Tunes on Tuesdays Elm Grove also is home to live music in the summer. The community sponsors Tunes on Tuesdays during four evenings this summer. The concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. and continue until 8:30 p.m. at the Village Park, 13600 Juneau Blvd. The series starts June 21 with The Tritonics. Satur- day June Band is up on July 12, and Andrea and the MODS are playing on July 26. Bootleg Bessie closes the series on Aug. 9. Concerts at City Center New Berlin hosts Con- certs at City Center on three different dates over the summer. Paul Cebar Tomor- row Sound plays July 13, Streetlife with Warren Wiegratz plays July 27 and the Concord Chamber Orchestra closes Concerts at City Center Aug. 10. Each concert is held at the Library Green at 15015 Library Lane in New Berlin. Concertgoers are advised to bring blankets and lawn chairs, and con- cessions are available. Tosa Tonight Tosa Tonight is presented every Wednesday starting June 15 and concluding August 31. The week of Fourth of July is the notable exception — the Wauwatosa Civic Celebra- tion and Tosa Tonight are scheduled this year for Monday, July 4. Wauwatosa's free music series starts at 6 p.m. and concludes at 10 p.m. Con- certs are held at the Rotary Performance Pavilion at the corner of 68th and State in Wauwatosa. Blankets and lawn chairs are encour- aged. More information is avail- able at http://www.tosa tonight.com. Communities hold free outdoor music events Brookfield resident Arena completes 30th 50-mile race By Karen Pilarski Freeman Staff BROOKFIELD — Andy Arena keeps his concentra- tion on the race as he runs. He ponders if he is taking in enough fluids and watch- es out for the uneven spots filled with rocks and twist- ed roots. Arena wonders where he is in the race. A big hill is coming up and the mind wanders for only a split second; after all, running this race is all business. About 22 miles in, Arena stumbles down a steep hill. He has banged-up knees and elbows but the adrenaline kicks in. He brushes himself off and keeps going. Arena is pretty spry for 65 years of age, having just completed his 30th Ice Age Trail 50-mile race on May 14 in the Southern Kettle Moraine State Forest. Arena's current conun- drum is how to display the belt buckles he has received each year for par- ticipating in the race — which now total 30 as well. "They are great and gor- geous; I don't wear them on my belt though," said Arena, who many years ago was a Freeman delivery boy. Currently the custom- made accessories reside in a box in his Brookfield home. He points out the box is pretty heavy now. Most years the belt buck- les are different and some look similar in design. Nonetheless, each repre- sents an accomplishment for the athletic man. Just do it During his time at Catholic Memorial High School Arena never ran. He thought at the time run- ning was a crazy sport. Arena played football and noticed the runners around the field. "I would see the cross- country kids and always wondered how they could run for 3 miles, I thought it was torture," he said. After college he landed his first job, married Nancy and had three daughters. He went to lunch every day and gained some weight. So he began a new fitness reg- imen of running during his lunch hour. Arena could run half of a mile a day when he started. It took him six months to build up to 5 miles a day. "After that I was kind of hooked. I ran my first marathon three or four years after I started," Arena said. He first participated in the Ice Age Trail race in 1983 after some running buddies wanted to give it a try. Arena has run in it almost every year, except a few years he skipped to attend family events. The May 14 race was not easy. Arena felt sick, which he attributes to nerves. There is a strict 12-hour limit to the race. Even after all the years he still feels the flutter of butterflies before putting tennis shoes to ground. He kept pushing himself and by the time he hit the 30-mile mark, he felt like a champ. On May 14, he finished third in his age group of 55- 69 years-old. Arena said in all his other finishes, he has never placed in his age group. He was pretty thrilled just to finish. "I've always been a mid- dle-of-the pack runner. You aren't in it to win, but to finish this race," Arena said. The previous years he finished with 20 minutes left on the clock. This year he had 40 minutes to spare. Hanging up the running shoes When Arena is not involved in a race, he is molding future partici- pants. He is the assistant cross country girls' team coach for Brookfield Cen- tral High School. His daughters are avid runners and his wife is an avid walker. He enjoys helping kids develop their running abilities. He loves spending time with his six grandchildren and all live in the area. He enjoys walking with his wife and gardening. His day job is owning and maintaining properties that he rents to students at Marquette University. The job has given him freedom to run while still running a business. His most memorable belt buckle was from Saturday's race, because of the effort and the first time he placed. He said it was his last 50- mile run but will continue running other shorter-dis- tance races. "The smart thing to do is to finish on a high note," he said. Email: kpilarski@conleynet.com ICE AGE TRAIL RACE Submitted photos At 65, Andy Arena is energet- ic and an avid runner. Andy Arena has collected 30 belt buckles from participating in the Ice Age Trail race. Arena third in age group in last 50-mile race

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