As part of this weekend’s Waukesha JanBoree festivities, Freeman Friday Night Live returns for a special performance with live music at four different indoor venues in downtown Waukesha on Friday.

The music starts at 6:30 p.m.

"With the 25th anniversary, we wanted to bring back past popular events while adding a few exciting new events, and the ‘special edition’ of Freeman Friday Night Live was a perfect fit for us," said Sue Harter, Waukesha JanBoree organizer and Waukesha Park, Recreation & Forestry supervisor. "Waukesha's downtown is a great association for JanBoree. I’m really looking forward to seeing this successful downtown summer event happen in the winter. The music element makes this truly a festival."

The Freeman Friday Night Live ‘indoor’ festival kicks off a list of cool things to do in downtown Waukesha this weekend, including ice sculpting, geocaching, trolley rides and Saturday Night Life.

The performers scheduled to appear Friday night are:

- Local favorites, The Notebenders,will rock inside El Ranchito Restaurant, 257 W. Broadway

- Theiss & O’Connor will bring their Irish and Folk sounds to Cuddles/Martha Merrell’s Books, 231 W. Main St.

- At The Steaming Cup, 340 W. Main Street, Francesca Brown, Jerry Danks and Chris Koterba will perform

- Zig Zag Too plays new Red Stone Pub & Grill, 225 South St.

"In 2009, Freeman Friday Night Live attendance reached new heights as the community learned how much fun could be found right on our streets every Friday night," said Kerry MacKay, owner of The Steaming Cup. "With JanBoree’s early push, this will bring new attention to the event. I've had literally hundreds of customers positively comment on the revival that’s going on right on the streets of our own downtown. The most common feedback, ‘I can't believe how much fun it is every Friday night.’ I can only echo there sentiments."

Freeman Friday Night Live is organized by the Waukesha Downtown Business Association and The Freeman.

"Now that everything has settled down from the holidays, it seems like it has been way too long since we have had those great summer Friday nights," said Kathy Garcia, owner of Poppin’ on Broadway, a co-sponsor of The Notebenders tomorrow night. "I know that it is going to be an awesome turnout, and it will be something that we can continue in the years to come."