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Bariatric Holiday Party

Crosstown Harmony Chorus brought their musical talents to the Aurora Grafton clinic for their Bariatric Holiday Party. They had a great time singing with an appearance by the big guy himself, Santa! A unique healing environment in the heart of Grafton. As the only ‘green’ medical center in Wisconsin, this facility was designed with your health and the environment in mind. You’ll find an extraordinary team of doctors, nurses and caregivers, along with exceptional amenities at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. To learn more about Aurora Grafton visit their website here.


Sing Along with the New Berlin Senior Citizens group

The New Berlin Senior Citizen Center invited Crosstown to perform at their annual Christmas party at the New Berlin Golf Course. Everyone in the crowd was looking good in their festive attire and we especially enjoyed when they participated in some of our sing alongs. We hope to be back again in the new year.

Visit the New Berlin website for more information about all the fun activities the senior center has to offer https://www.newberlinwi.gov/180/Senior-Citizens


Retreat = Learning, Laughs and Love

Crosstown Harmony welcomed special guest coaches Karen Sweeters and her sister Gina Kaiser to share their knowledge and skills in barbershop during our semi-annual weekend retreat.

With over 35 years in Sweet Adelines International, Karen has gone from singing "on the risers" to directing Harmony on the Sound, 15 time North Atlantic Region 1 Champions, located in Trumball, Conneticut. She's also a Certified Judge in the Expression Category and has escalated to the top level of Sweet Adelines musicianship as a Master Director.


SAI Int'l Watch Party

Every year, Sweet Adelines International’s international convention draws the world’s best female, barbershop a cappella groups to compete in a fierce competition of worldwide, top talent as quartets and choruses contend for the championship title. More than 5,000 people from all over the world attend our International Convention & Competition to see the barbershop battle of the best. This year's competition was in Kansas City so Crosstown Members got together for a Kansas City BBQ themed party to watch the live stream of the competition. Filled with great singing, hilarious skits and catchy music it was a fun filled day of Barbershop. 


A Hauntingly Good Rehearsal

Crosstown members attend their monthly rehearsal in costume for a bit of Halloween fun. We'd love to have you singing on the risers with us too! Join us every Monday at 7pm at Auxano Church in Elm Grove. 


Harmony at the Home Opener

Saturday, October 19th was Crosstown Harmony Night at the HOME OPENER for the Milwaukee Admirals where we sang the National Anthem before the game. We just love getting out in the community supporting our local teams. Consider hiring us for your next event!


Thanks for Cruising with Us

Our audience was transported to exotic places through song in our fall show “Cruising with Crosstown” Sunday, September 29. Patrons were treated to exceptional music, delighted in the hilarious antics from our actors, and entered in chances to win a fabulous raffle basket, or grabbed a sweet treat from our bake sale. We had such a good time and appreciate everyone who came out to see the show, thank you!  


Fundraising at the Ozaukee County Fair

Crosstown Harmony Chorus members and friends once again were serving up drinks at the Ozaukee County Fair. Since 1859, the Ozaukee County Fair has been offering residents and visitors great traditional fair entertainment such as live music, truck & tractor pulls, a full midway, fireworks, demolition derbies, horse shows, contests, 4-H and livestock exhibitions & judging, kids entertainment and more! Thanks to all that came out to grab a drink from us, tipped generously and enjoyed the fair!


Chinooks vs. Mallards

We had the privilege of singing the National Anthem at the Lakeshore Chinooks baseball game on Saturday, June 29th. The Lakeshore Chinooks is a college-level baseball team in the Northwoods League. Many of their alumni have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, including Owen Miller of our Milwaukee Brewers!  This game was against the Madison Mallards. It was a fun evening cheering on these elite collegiate athletes!


Lions and tigers and Baseball? Oh My!

Crosstown Harmony Chorus sang the National Anthem for the Lake Country DockHounds this past Friday. And in honor of the 85th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz, the team was called the Flying Monkeys for the weekend. It was a great game, we look forward to returning again in the future. 


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