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MILWAUKEE 鈥?Hundreds celebrated Lake Parks 25th Musical Mondays Concert Series Monday with cupcakes and live music.The performance kicked off the concert series, celebrating 25 years of free music in the park. It was the first of eight shows that run every Monday through August 28.Mayor Cavalier Johnson and County Executive David Crowley signed a proclamation declaring July 10 as Musical Mondays Day .The concerts are hosted by Lake Park Friends, a nonprofit promoting the preservation and enjoyment of
stanley water bottle Lake Park. Inspired by the U.S. Concerts in Lake Park in the 1890s, they continued the tradition. Musical Mondays officially started in 1988 and has been going since.Anne Hamilton, the president of Lake Park Friends, said hundreds usually come out to enjoy the free
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