COMING AT YOU!
Grand Geneva to host snocross championship
ADRENALINE RUSH
Ready for some hot action on the cold snow? Then look no further than the AMSOIL Championship Snocross National Series finale March 17 through 19 at Grand Geneva Resort and Spa’s Mountaintop Ski Hill. Watch the top racers in the world as they compete for season-ending prizes on a rough-and-tumble course featuring soaring hills, tight turns and plunging descents. See page 7 for additional details
IT’S COMIN’ UP – MARCH EVENTS
5 ) Lake Lawn Resort’s Spring Bridal Show. Showcasing the area’s top wedding experts, a bridal fashion show, along with tours to explore the resort’s venues, the show will be a one-stop shop for attendees to discover this year’s wedding trends and get inspired for their special day. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with bridal fashion show beginning at 2 p.m. Lake Lawn Resort, 2400 E. Geneva St., Delavan
7) Tuesday@2 series presents, “My Circus Life” Sonette Tippens shares her career as a circus aerialist with attendees in this installment of the series. Free for members; $5 for non-members. 2 p.m. at Geneva Lake Museum, 255 Mill Street Lake Geneva; (262) 248-6060; Genevalakemuseum.org
9) The Beat Goes on at Rosewood, 12:30 p.m. Farm-to-table cuisine and a musical cabaret performance in the rustic, casually elegant space of Rosewood, 2484 County Rd O South, Delavan. The show features hits by Glen Miller Band, Chuck Berry, The Andrews Sisters, Elvis, Ray Charles, Carl Perkins, The Monkees, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, The Jackson Five, Johnny Cash and more. (262) 725-7286.
12) Full Moon Hike with Clearwater Outdoor, 8 to 9 p.m. Hike through Big Foot Beach State Park, meet at the pavilion just past the ranger shack. Free to the public, no registration needed. Headlamp or flashlight needed. State park pass required.
14) “Our Town” at Young Auditorium,Whitewater. 7:30 p.m.; Tickets: $16 to $26. “Our Town” is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, written by American playwright, Thornton Wilder. It tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover’s Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens. Presented by the American Shakespeare
Center. Tickets may be ordered online, by phone at (262) 472-2222, or purchased in-person on the UW-Whitewater campus.
15)“Two Gentlemen of Verona” at Yo u n g Au d i t o r i u m, Whitewater. 7:30 p.m. show presented by American Shakespeare Center. Tickets are $16 to $26. This play is a comedy by William Shakespeare that deals with the themes of friendship and infidelity, the conflict between friendship and love, and the foolish behavior of people in love. Tickets may be ordered online, by phone at (262) 472-2222, or purchased in-person on the UW-Whitewater campus.
17-19)Nielsen Grand Finale of the AMSOIL Championship Snocross Series The top professional snocross racers on the planet will invade Grand Geneva Resort and Spa for three days of hot snowmobile racing. See page 7 for additional details.
19) Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra presents Chamber Music
– 3 p.m. at Holy Communion Episcopal Church, 320 Broad St., Lake Geneva. If you enjoy hearing the LGSO as a full orchestra, you will love hearing its players in the context of a piano trio, string quartet, brass quintet, or woodwind quintet. Now in its fourth season, the Chamber Music Series features a few small ensembles in their own dedicated performances.
26) Pasta Bar Fundraiser at Horticultural Hall, 330 Broad St., Lake
Geneva. Event features great prizes including a one-night stay at the Abbey
Resort, Champagne Brunch at the Grand Geneva, tickets to Magic Waters Waterpark, tickets to the She’d Aquarium and more. Seats are limited – pick up tickets ($25 in advance) at Geneva Lake Manor, Harpoon Willies or Pirates Cove.
26) Florentine Opera Company
presents “The Billy Goats Gruff,” 3 p.m. Tickets: $5 adults; $3 Children 2 to 11; younger than 2 are admitted free. The Florentine Opera has adapted this classic children’s story for today’s audiences, using the beauty of opera to tell a tale. Seating is right on the auditorium stage. Children will have the opportunity to ask the performers questions after the show and tour the set.
Tickets may be ordered online, by phone at (262) 472-2222, or purchased in-person on the UW-Whitewater campus.
29) World Music Showcase at Young Auditorium, Whitewater. 7:30 p.m. show, tickets are free for members and $10 for all others. Egyptian musicians Tarek Abdullah and Adel Shams El-Din will perform. Tickets may be ordered online, by phone at (262) 472-2222, or purchased in-person on
the UW-Whitewater campus. Although we attempt to provide accurate information regarding area events, dates and times may change or events may be cancelled. We suggest you verify details before you finalize
your travel plans.
Get Your Motors Running
Top snowmobile racers in the world ready to attack Grand Geneva course
Professional snowmobile racing’s premier racing series – AMSOIL Championship Snocross – will host three days of high-flying racing action in
Lake Geneva March 17 through 19, at the Grand Geneva Resort
and Spa. The Nielsen Enterprises Grand Finale will feature the best snowmobile racers in the world, including some local talent, competing for year-end championships. Locally, Wisconsin pro snowmobile racers Ross Martin, of Burlington, and Kody Kamm, of Kenosha, will be in the hunt
for the premier Pro Open class championship. Martin was sixth in the season-long points standings and Kamm was second prior to the finale. Other area racers in the Pro Open class include Brett Nastala of Edgerton (14th place) and Justin Broberg of Mukwonago (15th place). “AMSOIL Championship Snocross series’ grand finale at Grand Geneva Resort and Spa is without a doubt one of snowmobiling’s marquee global events of the year,” said Carl
Schubitzke, ISOC president/race director said. “Lake Geneva is where we crown our champions. It doesn’t get any bigger than AMSOIL Championship Snocross at Lake Geneva. “And the conditions are going to be perfect this year for the world’s premier professional snowmobile racers.”
Grand Geneva is home to the Mountain Top ski area that will supply the snow-making equipment to create the racecourse, which will resemble a lunar-like surface, complete with massive jumps, fast- cornering berms and tricky rhythm sections, according to race organizers. “Our staff and guests look forward to the AMSOIL Championship Snocross event each year and we’re honored to continue to be the host property for such an incredible
event,” said Tom Mason, general manager of Grand Geneva Resort & Spa. “Snocross is one of The Mountain Top’s premier events each winter season.”
The Lake Geneva event is the eighth and final stop of the national tour series for the 2016-17 season. The event will feature three full days of racing in a variety of classes – from juniors to amateurs to professionals. Practice runs and preliminary rounds will be run on all three days. The finals in many of the top classes will begin at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at noon on
Sunday. General admission tickets are $25 per day or $40 for all three days. Children 5 and younger are admitted free. Parking is $5. The International Series of Champions (ISOC) bills itself as the premier snowmobile race sanctioning organization in North America and sanctions national
AMSOIL Championship Snocross, in addition to affiliating with nine regional
circuits. Visit www.isocracing.com for more information, fan and racer memberships, schedule details and more. The Lake Geneva Grand Finale is
among 17 one-hour programs of the ACS races that will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. Grand Geneva Resort and Spa is an award-winning all-seasons resort set on 1,300 acres in Lake Geneva. The property features 355 guest rooms; WELL Spa + Salon; two championship 18-hole golf
courses; The Mountain Top, a three-chair/18-run ski and snowboard facility;
62,000 square feet of meeting and convention space and three restaurants.
For more information, visit www.grandgeneva.com
If you go…
WHO: 150 of the world’s top snowmobile racers
WHAT: The final stop on the 2016-17 AMSOIL Championship Snocross national series
WHEN: March 17-19
WHERE: Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, 7036 Grand Geneva Way, Lake Geneva
TIMES: Opening ceremonies are at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and noon on Sunday.
TICKETS: General admission tickets are $25 per day or $40 for the entire three-day weekend! Children 5 and under are free. Parking is
$5. Tickets are available at the gate and online at www.isocracing.com
MORE INFORMATION: www.isocracing.com or www.grandgeneva.com.
