Music Fest is Changing its Tune and the Entire Village is Set to be a Stage

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This year there are changes in store for the annual Music Fest celebration in New Glarus. Although the festival is returning to Memorial Day weekend, there will be no tent on 4th Avenue. This year there will be music all around the village.
New Glarus Music Fest, the annual entertainment event produced by the New Glarus Youth Committee, is moving back to Memorial Day weekend in 2017, Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28, and Friday night, May 26, in conjunction with the Lions Club BBQ, after experimenting with a mid-June date last year. But while the summer kick-off event is switching back to its traditional weekend, this year the festival is expanding from beyond the confines of a singular tent and the entire village is invited to get involved.
Taking a cue from such renowned festivals like South-by-Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, TX,...
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