Happy Note: October 14th, 15th and 16th

Mornin’ All,

Happy Friday, Happy (almost) Weekend, and Happy End of the Week!😃

Hmm, well, weird weather this past week in Milwaukee. It was a bit more summer-ish? Warm, humid, rain, thunderstorms, severe thunderstorms, straight line winds, tornadoes, storm damage…I don’t remember the tornado sirens sounding at all this past summer. And never in my (almost) nineteen years of being employed at my place of employment have I been evacuated to the basement due to a tornado. Sheesh! Well, the trees are still telling me that we are still teetering into Fall. And the Frost Advisory alert I just received from the National Weather Service backs that up. But, no alert for Milwaukee weekend activities slowing down. Heck No! Lots to do!!

And so without further ado, and in no particular order, here are a few Milwaukee weekend things to do (weekend of October 14th, 15th, and 16th):

-Marquette University Theater wraps up its performances of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee this weekend (so, umm…this is the last weekend…and the second weekend…but not the second to last weekend cuz that was last weekend which was also the first weekend 🤪).

-Marian Art Gallery at Mount Mary University presents Ashley Lusietto’s Personal Solar Systems art show (through November 18th).

-ThriveOn Art Visioning Session at America’s Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee.

-Dinos in the Dark continues at the Kenosha Dinosaur Discovery Museum (I wonder if there’ll be a Dinos in the Day?).

-National Fossil Week at the Kenosha Public Museum.

-Open House and Observing Night at the Milwaukee Astronomical Society in New Berlin (when you gaze upon a star…or something like that).

-Sordid and Scandalous: A Walking Tour of Lake Geneva continues…in Lake Geneva (but not Geneva Lake cuz if you’re in Geneva Lake you’d be swimming…Lake Geneva is the city and Geneva Lake is…the lake 🤪).

-Jack-O’-Lantern Nights continues at the Racine Zoo and runs through October 30th (admission helps pay for animal chow at the Zoo…and it’s an awesome little zoo with a beautiful location right on the Lake Michigan shore…more monkey chow please!!).

-China Lights continues its fantastic nighttime Lanterns in Wonderland revelry at the Boerner Botanical Gardens (through October 30th).

-Halloween Haunts at the Wehr Nature Center (this might actually be not-so-scary enough for the likes of me).

-Word With a Bird at the Schlitz Audubon Center (I wonder what word will be uttered by a bird).

-Species Spooktacular at the Schlitz Audubon Center.

-Fall Plant-a-Thon at the Urban Ecology Center Riverside.

-Fall Into Grafton (in Grafton😊).

-Charity Bowling Classic at Landmark Lanes.

-Elkhorn October Fest (in Elkhorn😊). Best I can tell it’s an Oc and not an Ok toberfest (🤪).

-Autumn Celebration in Washington Park.

-Autumn Celebration Weekend in Greenbush featuring the Old Wade House (sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Society).

-Legends & Lore at Old World Wisconsin both this weekend and next weekend (also sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Society).

-Fall Fest in Center Street Park.

-Autumn Celebration at the Urban Ecology Center Washington Park.

-Milwaukee Makers Market at the Ivy House.

-Movie night at the Italian Community Center.

-Sunset Playhouse in Elm Grove presents Rock ‘N’ Roll Royalty (this weekend only). I wonder if Queen qualifies as royalty (the name might suggest as much)???

-Next Act Theater continues its performances of Kill Move Paradise (through November 6th).

-Interchange Theater debuts The Totalitarians with performances through October 29th.

-Skylight Theater wraps up its performances of Mama Mia this weekend.

-Cardinal Stritch University Theater presents Hellcab this weekend only (not for kiddos).

-Forte Theater Company presents The Sound of Music at the Saber Center in Franklin (awesome little theater).

-Milwaukee Repertory Theater continues its performances of Unforgettable (the music of Nat King Cole) with John-Mark McGaha (through November 6th).

-Milwaukee Repertory Theater continues its performances of Titanic (through October 23rd). Umm…I think I know how it ends?

-Milwaukee Repertory Theater continues its performances of Wife of a Salesman (through November 6th).

-The Milwaukee Domes continues its Once Upon a Mum Fall Show (through Nov. 6th). Mum mies (we are getting close to Halloween…)?

-Florentine Opera presents Romeo and Juliet this weekend only and it’ll be performed completely in French (oui oui!).

-The Posters of Jules Chéret wraps up this weekend at the Milwaukee Art Museum (au revoir).

-Angelic Roots in Oak Creek presents: Evening Gong Bath Sound Vibrations; Empowered Healing Workshop.

-Morning Yoga at Discovery World.

-Tabi Po! Poetry Series & Open Mic at County Clare Irish Inn and Pub.

-Milwaukee NARI Home & Remodeling Show at State Fair Park.

-Dog Days at the Lynden Sculpture Garden.

-Canine Carnival at the Pewaukee Sports Complex.

-The UW Milwaukee Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony present American Wind Band Classics at UW Milwaukee’s Helene Zelazo Center.

-Bel Canto Chorus at the Irish Cultural & Heritage Center (hmm, will they be singing Irish tunes?).

-Lakeshore Symphonic Band Fall Pops Concert at the Cedarburg Performing Arts Center.

-Early Music Now presents Tapestry: Faces of a Woman.

-The Mini Workshop Market at Wheelhouse MKE (multiple 15 minute classes to help you explore potential new hobbies).

-Behind the Scenes @ The Bindery: A Public Tour at The Bindery (in Bayview). BTW, they make real paper books…the old fashioned way on really old yet completely functional book binding machines.

-Kenosha Art Market.

-Magic & Comedy at the Haunted Brumder Mansion with Two Brothers One Mind!!

-Comedy Sportz Match at Comedy Sportz (I hear that it might be quite…comedic, but hopefully not comedogenic).

-Thief Wine’s Fall Grand Tasting at the Milwaukee Public Market.

-Lake Country Live Oktoberfest (yep, this one’s an Ok toberfest 🤪).

-414Flea (I think it’s a flea market…don’t catch any fleas…they bite).

-Concerts? Way too many to mention! Venues include Shank Hall, Rave, Cactus Club, Jazz Estate, Riverside, Pabst, etc., etc., etc.

-Something scary? How about Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America?

-Apple Orchard? How about Weston’s Antique Apples in New Berlin for some truly unique and funky cool apples?

-How about a hike? I’ve said a bit about stuff going on at the Schlitz Audubon Center. Well, there’s great hiking there as well. Even more, there’s a climbing tower that rewards hikers with awesome views (which this time of year will include some incredible Fall colors).

And there you have it! 😃

Please, please, please enjoy your 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