Mornin’ All,
Happy Friday and Happy (almost) Weekend!!!😃
Another BIG weekend. We could say it’s even a…FAIR…weekend. Just fair? No way! I mean like…FAIR! Like festival FAIR! Like havin’ fun FAIR! So let’s…FLY…right into it!😃
-Fly? Heck yeah! Experimental Aircraft Association Airventure Fly-In in Oshkosh. THE BIGGEST airplane FAIR. Like the Oshkosh airport becomes the BUSIEST airport on the face of the planet kind of BIGGEST!
-More FAIR? How about the Washington County Fair?
-More FAIR yet? How about the Racine County Fair?
-Even more FAIR yet? The Bristol Renaissance Faire continues its fair and festive…fairing(?)…every weekend through Labor Day.
-How about a FEST kind of FAIR? German Fest rolls out the barrel all weekend at the Summerfest grounds. I heard there might be some…beer…and even some interesting…shorts(?)…in abundance. Leather shorts. Leather shorts with suspenders. Lederhosen! Maybe even a dirndl or two!
What else? Well, in no particular order:
-Milwaukee Brew Fest at McKinley Park.
-Cedarburg Summer Sounds presents Sun Stereo (and it’s free).
-Waukesha Dog Show.
-Weird Fest at MobCraft Beer.
-Brady Street Festival (and it’s free).
-Granville Blues Fest continues (and it’s free).
-Milky Way Drive-In Theater returns (and have I ever mentioned that there’s an awesome bar there called The Umbrella?).
-Taste of Lake Country in Pewaukee.
-Taste of Wisconsin in Kenosha.
-Lebanese Festival at Saint Sebastian in Sturtevant.
-South Milwaukee Heritage Days Parade.
-Lakeside at MAM (free art/music/yoga outdoors at the Milwaukee Art Museum).
-Starry Nights at Sharon Lynne Wilson Center in Brookfield presents Calypso Steel Pans and Bronzeville Jazz.
-Live! @ the AMP in Greenfield’s Konkel Park presents Remington’s Ride and the Liam Ford Band (and it’s free).
-Bayshore Sounds of Summer presents Love Monkeys (and it’s free).
-Kenosha Kingfish and Lakeshore Chinooks play a few home games.
-The UW Milwaukee Community Orchestra performs at the Helene Zelazo Center.
-The Milwaukee Public Museum’s narwhal exhibit continues its run through October 9th. And have I ever mentioned that narwhals have a VERY special tooth??? Hmm???
-The Racine Theater Guild ends its performances of Stephen Sondheim’s beloved Into the Woods (thankfully).
-Friday Night Live in Waukesha is still on Friday night, still live, still in Waukesha, and is still free.
-The Posters of Jules Chéret at the Milwaukee Art Museum continues its run through October 16th.
-Yoga on the Terrace continues at Villa Terrace (every Sunday).
-The Milwaukee Domes Faerie Garden Show runs until September 11th.
-Hike? How about the beautiful Boerner Botanical Gardens?
-Farmer’s Market? How about West Allis (it’s HUGE!!!)?
I’m out of breath from typing…again (I gotta get in shape or something…wait, I have a shape so does that count?).
And now 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 