thema: welcome back. wisn 12 news time is 7:23. it's the labor day weekend, unofficially the last one of summer.
anodyne coffee roasting co milwaukee wi, there's lots happening in our area. thousands of harley riders from around the country are expected
to roar into milwaukee for the free festival. the rally kicked off last night at bike night at the harley museum. today, there are free demonstration rides on the new 2016 models at the harley plant .
tomorrow, there's a custom bike show at the museum. parties all weekend at all 5 area harley dealerships. you can take one last dip this weekend. three milwaukee county water parks will be open. they are -- cool waters in
greenfield park, the dave schulz family aquatic center in lincoln park and the tosa pool in hoyt park. they are open through monday, weather permitting,, if that's not enough for you, check out the third ward art festival this weekend.
the free festival runs today and tomorrow along broadway street. that's where we find the newest member of the 12 news team, contributor van mcneil. good morning, van. van: good morning. over 150 artists are here. and it is free.
amy -- amy amdur runs the festival. what can we expect? amy: we have an amazing group of artists. we will open at 10:00. the festival will run until 6:00 today and tomorrow in a historic
third ward. one of the coolest parts of the entire milwaukee area, and my opinion. we are in the booth of gonzales. he is one of the artists that was selected to be here. every artist had to apply to be in the festival and receive a
special invitation to rest -- invitation to participate. luis is originally from columbia. we call this 3-d art. van: this is solid wood. amy:
this is mahogany. can you tell us how you make it? lu is: i used painting with oil-based and water-based painting. van: it looks like glass.
amy: i own a few of these
pieces. it is like breakfast art. van: we will have more to talk
