Mornin’ All,
Happy Friday and Happy (almost) Weekend!!!😃
Big weekend. Umm…Big Gig Weekend!!! But that’s not all so let’s get right to the good stuff happening around Milwaukee this weekend that might be good for your soul!!!😃
-Big Gig Weekend. Huh? Summerfest!!! The biggest music festival on the planet (or something like that…). Music, food, lakefront, perhaps some EtOH (in case we’ve forgotten, that’s shorthand for ethanol🍺🍹🍸)…’nuff said?
-Strawberry Fest in Cedarburg (fresh picked Wisconsin strawberries might be small but man they pack a delicious strawberry punch 🥊).
-Greek Fest at State Fair Park (saganaki flaming cheese…OPA!!!).
-The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is playing the music of John Williams (ya know…just a few little tunes like Star Wars, Jurrassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, ET, Harry Potter, Jaws, 1941, Superman, Schindler’s List, Overture To Cowboys, Liberty Bell, Summon the Heroes, Olympic Overture…did I forget anything?).
-Margarita Fest at the Deer District (gonna go and search for my lost shaker of salt🧂…Google Jimmy Buffett).
-Rise (the Giannis Antetokounmpo movie) drops on Disney+.
-Shakespeare in the STATE Park (not to be confused with Shakespeare in the Park😊) is presenting Much Ado About Nothing at Milwaukee’s Three Bridges Park.
-Shakespeare in the Park (not to be confused with Shakespeare in the STATE Park😊) is still presenting Twelfth Night or What SHE Will and moves to Humboldt Park and Sherman Park.
-Lakeshore Chinooks Baseball at home on Friday and Sunday.
-Kenosha Kingfish Baseball at home on Saturday with fireworks after the game.
-Milwaukee Milkmen Baseball at home on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with fireworks after the game on Saturday.
-Milwaukee Brewers Baseball at home on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday against the Toronto Bluejays (Sunday is Corbin Burnes Bobblehead Day).
-Pewaukee Kiwanis’s Beach Party (on, of all things, a beach on Pewaukee Lake).
-Civil War Technology Day at Kenosha’s Civil War Museum.
-Lakefront Rugby Festival at Veterans Park (please wear a mouthguard).
-How about a hike? Lake Vista Park in Oak Creek is awesome (and it’s free).
-How about a farmer’s market? Oak Creek has an awesome farmer’s market (maybe you can catch both the farmer’s market and Lake Vista Park while you’re in Oak Creek???).
-Bayshore Mall’s Sounds of Summer (every Friday).
-Friday Night Live in Downtown Waukesha (every Friday).
-Yoga on the Terrace at Villa Terrace (every Sunday).
-The Milwaukee Domes Faerie Garden Show runs until September 11th.
-The Posters of Jules Chéret at the Milwaukee Art Museum runs until October 16th.
-Milwaukee Rep is still performing Murder on the Orient Express until July 1st.
OK. OK. OK. That was overwhelming. But so what? Get out there. Live your life. Maybe even live your best life!😃
So please have a GREAT weekend. And please take care of yourself and your friends. Get out and enjoy all the good that life has to offer. And always know that being still and quiet and relaxing and renewing is ALWAYS an outstanding accomplishment.
Best regards and I’m hoping to see you around town.
Doc
Doc's Writing Refuge 