Mornin’ All,
Happy almost Friday, Happy almost End of the Week, and Happy almost Weekend!
It’s cold. ‘Nuf said, right? Umm…nope! Not even close!! This is Milwaukee. It gets cold here. And a little cold never stops we Milwaukeeans. We just dress a little funny with layers and layers and layers and layers and just keep goin’. Why? Cuz Milwaukee, in my humble opinion, is THE BEST little big city because it just so happens to be packed with tons of mega big city cool! So are you interested in a few Milwaukee weekend things to do? Well, without further ado here are a few (cold) Milwaukee weekend things for you (weekend of January 19th, 20th, and 21st):
New and Cool???
-“Milwaukee Museum Days” kicks off this weekend with free or discounted admission at Milwaukee area museums including: Cedarburg Art Museum; Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery at UW Milwaukee; Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University; John Michael Kohler Arts Center; Lynden Sculpture Garden; War Memorial Center; Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum; Institute for the Preservation of African American Music & Arts; Mitchell Gallery of Flight; Racine Art Museum’s Wustum Museum of Fine Arts; Saint Kate-The Arts Hotel; Bucyrus Museum; America’s Black Holocaust Museum; Charles Allis Art Museum; Grohmann Museum at MSOE; Mitchell Park Domes; Racine Art Museum; National Bobblehead Hall of Fame & Museum; Jewish Museum Milwaukee; Milwaukee County Historical Society; Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum; Milwaukee Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts; Betty Brinn Children’s Museum; Harley Davidson Museum; Pabst Mansion; Discovery World; Milwaukee Art Museum; Milwaukee Public Museum (thank you Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for this list!!!). Milwaukee Museum Days runs through January 28th (great way to get out of Milwaukee’s winter chill 🥶!!!!!).
-Milwaukee Domes debuts its annual themed garden train extravaganza! This year’s theme is “Toyblox: Tiny Toy Towns” and runs (or chugs along 🤷♂️) through March 17th. What’s more is the Domes has discounted admission for Milwaukee Museum Days this weekend! Win Win!!🚂😃
-Sunset Playhouse debuts “A Fox on the Fairway” with performances through February 4th AND “Other Desert Cities” this weekend only.
-Wehr Nature Center presents “Brews and (Snow) Shoes”, “Community Science Open House”, “Flow Yoga”, “Wehr Birders”, “Guided Forest Bathing Walk”, “Nature Wizards for Families: Wily Coyotes”, and awesome hikes IN the metro area!
-Milwaukee Chamber Theatre debuts “A Moon for the Misbegotten” with performances through February 4th.
-Milwaukee Ballet presents “Momentum” this weekend only.
-Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents “Steve Hackman’s Beethoven X Coldplay” (yeah, anything in Milwaukee this weekend will be cold play 🥶).
-”Waukesha JanBoree” kicks off at several Waukesha County Parks and runs through January 28th (sounds like more cold play to me 🥶🤷♂️!).
-Riveredge Nature Center presents “Trails Aglow: Craft Night”, “Nature Tots”, “Winter Geocaching”, and awesome hikes NEAR the metro area!
-“Winter Gallery Night MKE 2024” at various galleries around Milwaukee.
-Milwaukee Admirals are at home against the Texas Stars.
-Renaissance Theaterworks debuts “The Wolves” with performances through February 11th.
-Urban Ecology Center presents “Adult Adventure Series-Cross Country Skiing for Beginners” and “Take It Outside Day-Winter Gear”.
-“Milwaukee Boat Show” opens at the Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Center and runs through January 28th.
-“All-Canada Show” at the Brookfield Conference Center (Oh Canada…Are You As Cold As Us???).🇨🇦
-Schlitz Audubon Nature Center presents “Saturday Morning Bird Walk”, “Spectacular Snakes!”, “Word With A Bird”, “Art Club”, “Sound Waves Winter Concert Series-Roxie Beane”, and awesome hikes NEAR the metro area and along our beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline!
-Wisconsin Herd (have you heard of them?) is at home against the Indiana Mad Ants.
-Boerner Botanical Gardens presents “Winterfest 2024”.
-Healium Hot Yoga benefitting Almost Home Cat Rescue (Maui always approves of anything having to do with cat rescues!).
-UW Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium presents “Solar System Expedition”.
-Milwaukee Wave is at home against the Dallas Sidekicks.
-Milwaukee Bonsai Society presents “Bonsai Hacks” at the Boerner Botanical Gardens (umm…not banzai!!!).
-Angelic Roots in Oak Creek presents “Gong Bath + Restorative Yoga” and “Spiritual Currents Flute Circle” (are the gongs and flutes gonna jam together???).
Continuing…Yet Still Cool???
-Milwaukee Public Museum wraps up “Deck the Streets and Village” this weekend. Plus, there’s discounted admission for Milwaukee Museum Days! And, lest we forget, the Museum continuously presents outstanding educational strolls (great indoor walking!) throughout its three stories of exhibits. Don’t forget about awesome IMAX movies (currently featuring “Blue Whales”) AND indoor stargazing inside the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium. There’s even a coffee bar. And who doesn’t love a live butterfly conservatory!
-Milwaukee Repertory Theater continues “Little Women” through February 18th and “Guys On Ice” through March 17th (how ‘bout a mashup…Little Women On Ice???).
-Milwaukee Art Museum continues “Art, Life, Legacy: Northern European Paintings in the Collection of Isabel and Alfred Bader” through January 28th and “50 Paintings” through June 23rd. And don’t forget about that Milwaukee Museum Days discounted admission this weekend!
-Racine Theatre Guild continues “Dial M for Murder” through January 28th.
-Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art continues “Image in Dispute-Dutch & Flemish Art” through May 12th.
-Marian Art Gallery at Mount Mary University continues “Generations” through March 8th.
A Dare? I dare you to grab some wool socks and a blanket and just get cozy for thirty minutes (or more…it can’t hurt🤷♂️).
-Live Music/Comedy? Holy Crap Everywhere! Venues include ComedySportz, Shank Hall, Rave, Cactus Club, Jazz Estate, Ally’s Bistro, Red Rock Saloon, Da Bar, Helene Zelazo, Miller High Life Theater, County Clare, Nashville North, Colectivo, X-Ray Arcade, Linneman’s Riverwest Inn, Bar, Centro, Turner Hall Ballroom, Miramar, Club Girabaldi, Fiserv, Potawatomi, Sugar Maple, Cooperage, Suburban Bourbon, Anodyne, Mad Planet, Blu Milwaukee, Sharon Lynne Wilson, Riverside, Pabst, etc., etc., etc.
Whew! 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 (and Milwaukee and our beautiful planet) has to offer. Plant seeds of happiness wherever you go. 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
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