Here’s a motorcycle event for Minnesota Bikers to start making plans for: 8/28/08 - 8/31/08 Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Harley-Davidson’s 105th Anniversary Celebration (Press Release March 6, 2008) Due to the unexpected cancellation of musical act Aerosmith, the Harley Owner’s Group (H.O.G.) has announced a revised lineup of entertainment for the CLUB H.O.G. 25 anniversary celebration and has announced that all activities at Milwaukee’s Miller Park during the group’s August 28 event will be free to all H.O.G. members. According to a spokesperson for Aerosmith, the group has canceled its performance at the H.O.G. concert due to medical reasons and does not have any other dates scheduled through the rest of the year. “While it’s disappointing to lose Aerosmith, we have a great lineup of musical acts including Kid Rock, Sugarland, and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts,” said Mike Keefe, H.O.G. Vice President. “We’re pleased to announce that all entertainment during our 25th Anniversary celebration at Miller Park will be free for all H.O.G. members.” Miller Park is the home of the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, located in the western part of Milwaukee at the junction of I-94 and US 41. A state of the art facility, it has a fan-shaped convertible roof, and a huge color replay board 37 feet tall by 48 feet wide! Milwaukee Hotels - for Milwaukee accomodations and the closest hotels to Miller Park, there is a Best Western next to the Clement J Zablocki VA Medical Center - here’s a map. You can see that Miller Park is near the VAMC. Here is a listing of other hotels and the distance from the Veterans MC and Miller Park. Other scheduled musical acts include DB Bryant, The Billy Bob Thornton Band, Jason Michael Carroll, and Big Bob and the Ballroom Blitz, plus comedians Greg Giraldo, John Bowman, and Lewis Black in addition to the Stunt Zone featuring stunt riders and motorcycle drill teams, a Ride-In show sponsored by Dunlop Tires, the Wall of Ink tattoo contest, and many more scheduled activities. CLUB H.O.G. 25 kicks off a full weekend of Harley-Davidson’s 105th Anniversary celebration events throughout the Milwaukee area August 29-31. |