Second Saturday
A themed night in the plaza at SORA West with seasonal food, cocktails and a band. The 9's Band takes the October 10 slot, the last one of the year.
More at 1874 Social and the Plaza at SORA West
First Friday: Backyard BBQ with Country Mile
September's First Friday theme is backyard barbecue, with Country Mile on the plaza. Six hours of vendors, themed menu items and specialty drinks, four to ten.
Sunday Sips at 1874 Social
Labor Day weekend edition on the SORA West plaza. Music one to four, specials on beverage buckets and draft beer holding until seven.
Second Saturday: Brews and Brats
September theme is beer and bratwurst, paired with the hotel's second annual music festival on the plaza. The biggest of the Second Saturday dates by some distance.
Around the same time
The Lifespan of a Fact
A magazine fact checker takes apart a celebrated essay line by line and the author fights back. Act II runs the three hander for five weeks in its small room on Butler Avenue.
Rice's Market (Tuesdays)
Thirty acres of flea market, farm stands and antique dealers going since the 1870s. Gates at 7am and it thins out by midday, so come early and bring cash.
Executive Scramble
Nine simulated holes before work with a rotating cast of local business people. Ninety minutes, no handicap required, and the point is the conversation between shots as much as the golf.
