A SMORGASBORD OF SOUNDS Rainbow Summer has everything from Cajun to polka; THE SCHEDULE Unless otherwise noted, daily performances start at noon. The schedule includes: Tuesday. Opening day features the Cajun-Creole musical gumbo of Queen Ida & Her Zydeco Band at noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday. Puppetry from Those Funny Little People. Earlier, a free child's art workshop by the Milwaukee Art Museum at 10 a.m. Thursday. Country band The Ricochets. June 7. Slapstick rock, with even, yes, a few polka rap tunes. That's what you should expect from Manitowoc's Happy Schnapps Combo. Later, a special evening performance from Milwaukee's Ko-Thi Dance Company at 7:30 p.m. June 10. A Big Band atmosphere takes over when Airmen of Swing take the audience on a sentimental journey. June 11. The Tex-Mex country blues rock fuse of The Iguanas takes place twice noon and 7:30 p.m. June 12. Dave Rudolph performs his songs and family stories. June 13. Elvis re-creator Tom Green Show says "Go, cat, go." June 14. The Love Monkeys serve up rock, reggae and R&B covers at noon and 7:30 p.m. June 17. Singer-songwriter-guitarist Patty Larkin brings her blend of folk and rock. June 18. Milwaukee singer-guitarist-parodist Pat McCurdy delivers his schtick at noon and 7:30 p.m. June 19. A blend of clowning and miming from comic O.J. Anderson. June 20. WOKY Polka Fest III with the inimitable trio of Frankie Yankovic, Louie Bashell and Bob Kames at noon and 6 p.m. Light dinners will be served on the grounds. June 21. Humor and Vegas glitz from The New Horizon Singers. June 24. Brace yourself for the comedic a capella sounds of Tonic Sol-Fa. June 25. Avant comedy troupe Dead Alewives join with free-form folkie John Kruth at noon; later, comic Eric O'Shea opens for country blues character Leon Redbone at 7:30 p.m. June 26. Family entertainment with the music of the Chenille Sisters at noon and 7 p.m. June 27. Milwaukee's own "Mr. Superbad" comes to Rainbow, with the arrival of Harvey Scales and the Seven Sounds. June 28. Those Darn Accordions! put on the musical squeeze. July 1. World beat rockers BROTHER fly in from the land down under. July 2. Lefty Bates, a member of the original Ink Spots, brings the 1996 incarnation of the R&B crooners at noon and 7:30 p.m. July 3. The animated illusions of mime magician Arden James. July 4. (No performance scheduled). July 5. Wisconsin's own goodwill ambassadors, the Kids From Wisconsin, serve up one of their patriotic performances. July 8. The royal rhythm and blues swing of the Mighty Blue Kings from Chicago. July 9. Explore roots rock with Madison's Marques Bovre and the Evil Twins at noon joined by Milwaukee's Wooldridge Brothers at 7:30 p.m. July 10. It's the theatrical clown, Bob Berky, at noon and 7 p.m. July 11. Lightning & Thunder's Neil Diamond Revue. July 12. The Torpedoes bring back classic hits from the golden age of rock. July 15. WHAD-FM (90.7) variety program "Hotel Milwaukee" delights the audience with a live taping of the radio show. July 16. The Eddie Butts Band provides a blend of soul and R&B at noon and 7:30 p.m. July 17. It's a mini-ethnic fest with the diverse music and dance of Golden Books' "Pokey Little Puppy Travels Around the World!" at 10:30 a.m. July 18. Three decades of dance music and jazz with the Davis Family Band. July 19. Surf's up with '60s instrumentals by the Exotics. July 22. Brass band sounds turn funky with Mama Digdown's Brass Junction. July 23. A special Grand Ole Rainbow Country Day with WMIL-FM (106.1). Up-and-comer Jo Dee Messina performs at noon and 7:30 p.m. With Showdown at 6:45 p.m. July 24. Rope tricks and tall tales from master cowboy showman Pop Wagner. July 25. Steve Cohen & The Rolling Cohens provide some rootsy blues sounds with a contemporary edge. July 26. Step to the beat of Od Tapo Imi, Madison's premier steel drum band, at noon. Then at 7:30 p.m., it's the fifth annual "Narada Night," a tour of the global village with music from rumba flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook, Irish accordionist John Whelan and piano virtuoso Kostia. July 29. Culturas weaves a tapestry of Latin rhythm, jazz and folk. July 30. The "King of Afrobeat," O.J. Ekemode and the Nigerian All-stars, bring the sounds of West Africa at noon and 7:30 p.m. July 31. Family fun with fast-paced comedy and juggling from Cheney & Mills. Aug. 1. Mark Shurilla and the Greatest Hits perform their "Buddy Holly Revue." Aug. 2. A musical hike combining jazz, fusion and world music from Random Walk, with Peter Buffett and Douglas Spotted Eagle. Aug. 5. The swing era returns with Chuck Hedges and The New Chicago Swingtet. Aug. 6. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band belts out New Orleans jazz, funk R&B and pop. Noon and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7. It's a smorgasbord of slapstick with Sean Emery. Aug. 8. The Mosleys sign in with an original brand of pop-roots rock. Aug. 9. Blues and rock from Greg Koch and the Tone Controls. Aug. 12. Reggae rockers David Robinson and Road Damage. Aug. 13. The rollicking sounds of Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans at noon and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14. The world-famous Irish dancing of the Trinity Irish Dance Company at noon and 7 p.m. Aug. 15. The Midwest's premier Irish folk band Blarney at 11:30 a.m. At 12:10, it's the instrumental band from Ireland, Moving Cloud. At 7:30 p.m., the Bembe Salsa Jazz Orchestra performs a blend of African, Latin and jazz. Aug. 16. The Temperaments bring their brand of R&B, with the Hey Brothers Horn Section. Aug. 19. Nick Contorno & The East Town Jazz Orchestra create a tribute to bandleader Stan Kenton. Aug. 20. The Bucks' house band Streetlife, with saxophonist Warren Wiegratz, at noon and 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21. Family fun with musician David HB Drake, harp player Little Rev, and washboard master David Fox. Aug. 22. The breezy jazz of Penny Goodwin and Generations in Jazz. Aug. 23. A Rainbow Summer grand finale with the Booze Brothers Show Band and Revue at noon and 7:30 p.m.