Fall in Wisconsin means football, spectacular colors and beer. And there’s no better beer event than the upcoming 8th annual ColoniALE Fest on Friday, November 1, at 6 pm at the Colonial Club.

This beer-licious event was created to bring people of all ages into the Colonial Club and start supporting us now, so that when they get to be 70, 80, 90 and 100, we’re still around to support them.

Brat Bash will be held on Wednesday, August 14, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, at the Colonial Club.

Make plans to bring your friends and enjoy a leisurely lunch on our beautiful grounds. We’ll be serving up Wisconsin’s favorite summertime meal: juicy brats, along with sides and beverages.

Madison area musician Mike McCloskey will be our featured performer. His rich musical background has taken him from jazz standards to country, swing, folk, rock, Irish and blues.

Join us in thanking Tall Grass Senior Living for providing the refreshments and Crossroads for sponsoring our guest entertainer. Cost is $4 and free for Club 301 premium members.

Stephanie Wallom and Phil Wiedenbeck, both Senior Branch Managers for the Bank of Sun Prairie, will discuss common consumer protection issues facing Wisconsin’s senior citizens such as common scams and ways to avoid them.

The cost is $5 or $4 for Club 301 premium members. Sign up in the main office by Friday, July 12, to reserve your spot. Please join us in thanking the Sun Prairie Health Care Center for helping to sponsor this monthly program.

The main attraction for our annual festival is the 1,000 quarts of fresh, home-grown strawberries from Kirshbaum's Strawberry Acres for sale.

But there is so much more! Drop Drawing, Indoor/Outdoor Craft Fair, Berry, Berry Good Food, Live Entertainment, Berry EZ Bicycle Ride and — did we mention strawberries? Lace up your running shoes and join for our annual 5K/ Run/Walk and 10K Run.

We look forward to seeing you at our Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition Night on Thursday, May 23, at 5:00 pm. Join us for complimentary food and drink, a review of our work in 2018 and a celebration of all our wonderful volunteers.

On Thursday, May 16, at 1:30 pm, crowd favorite Karen Wickham will be back performing Patsy Cline classics.

Neil Stechschulte, Director of Economic Development for Sun Prairie, will be updating us on the booming business scene in Sun Prairie.

The Colonial Club is happy to announce that WISC-TV News Anchor Charlotte Deleste will be this year’s Mother’s Day Luncheon speaker.

Visit over 30 booths and learn more about services available in the area. Free giveaways, healthy snacks and presentations on scams, mobility, advance directives and more will be part of the day.