Milwaukee Happy Note–February 16th, 17th, and 18th, 2024

Mornin’ All,

Happy almost Friday, Happy almost End of the Week, and Happy almost Weekend!

Love is still in the air this weekend. A whole two weekends of Valentines love. And why not? Gotta admit, though, that we haven’t been giving winter a whole lotta love. Yep, I’m one of THOSE folks who gets stupid giddy when there’s snow in the forecast. Snow on the ground means playtime for me (umm…that would be cross country skiing). Oh well. I may not be in the majority when it comes to love for snow. And this time of year we Milwaukeeans always know there could be snow. And so we don’t just roll up in a cozy corner and wait for Spring (hmm…I do like rolling up in a cozy corner though 🤔). We get out and live! Or maybe it’s more like…we get out to get inside to have fun? We go out to find inside things? We have fun doing inside things? 🤔

However you look at it, 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 Milwaukee weekend things for you (weekend of February 16th, 17th, and 18th):

New and Cool???

-Skylight Music Theater presents “Soul Revue” this Friday only.

-Wehr Nature Center presents “Wehr Birders”, “Maple Tapping for Families”, and “Maple Tapping Workshop” (can families come to the maple tapping workshop 🤷‍♂️?).

-Lakeside Players debut “Avenue Q” with performances through March 2nd (umm…maybe you don’t want to take the kiddos to this show 😱).

-Chicago Botanic Garden presents “Introduction to Beekeeping”, “Gardening for Hummingbirds”, “Discover Macro Photography”, and “Winter Woods Walk” (where’s winter 🤷‍♂️?).

-Lake Country Playhouse presents “Ben Tainaj & Ellen Winters IN CONCERT” this weekend only.

-Olbrich Botanical Gardens presents “Olbrich’s Annual Open House”.

-Schlitz Audubon Nature Center presents “Illuminated Hike”, “Saturday Morning Bird Walk”, “Totally Turtles”, “Word with a Bird”, “Geology Workshop”, “The Smallest Owl: Book Reading”, “Winter Family Geocaching Scavenger Hunt”, and “Sound Waves Winter Concert Series-The Ukaladies (I’m assuming they might play…ukuleles 🤷‍♂️?).

-Lynden Sculpture Garden presents “Dog Days” (what about cats 🤷‍♂️?).

-Urban Ecology Center presents “Take it Outside Day-Hiking and Camping Basics”.

-Lakeshore State Park presents “Discovery World Drop-In: Winter Animals: Migration, Hibernation, Adaptation”.

-Chicago Botanic Garden debuts “Orchids After Hours” which runs through March 22nd (does “after hours” mean the lights are off and you need a flashlight?).

-”Handmade Market-Art A La Cart” at the Waukesha County Exposition Center.

-Racine Theater Guild presents “The Kal Bergendahl Project” this weekend only.

-Riveredge Nature Center presents “Trails Aglow: Game Night”, “Beginners Camping Workshop” and “Raptors of Wisconsin” (velociraptors?).

-Kettle Moraine State Forest Southern Unit presents “Tracking Hikes-Scuppernong Springs” and “Candlelight Hike & Ski” (I’m thinkin’ it’s gonna be more hiking than skiing 🤷‍♂️?).

-Richard Bong State Recreation Area presents “Winter Tracks Hike” and “Live Snake Encounter”.

-Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents “Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration” (bring along Tylenol, a blanket, and some tissues to help with the fever).

-Havenwoods State Forest presents “Slither Walk Hop”.

-Milwaukee Art Museum presents “Free Day + Celebration: Vel Phillips’s 100th Birthday”.

-UW Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium presents “Rooftop Stargazing” (which roofs are they gonna gaze at?).

-Florentine Opera presents “Songbird” this weekend only.

-Marquette University Orchestra presents “Winter Concert” (but it feels like Spring).

-UW Milwaukee Panthers Men’s Basketball is at home against Northern Kentucky Norse.

-UW Milwaukee Panthers Women’s Basketball is at home against the Cleveland State University Vikings (hmm…some very Nordic basketball at UW Milwaukee this weekend).

-Angelic Roots in Oak Creek presents “Drum Circle & Storytelling” (I don’t have any stories about drums).

Continuing…Yet Still Cool???

-“Little Women” wraps up at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.

-“Red Herring” wraps up at the Kettle Moraine Playhouse.

-”The Humans” wraps up at Waukesha Civic Theater.

-“The Orchid Show” at the Chicago Botanic Garden through March 24th.

-UW Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium wraps up “Solar System Expedition” this weekend and continues “Under African Skies” through February 23rd.

-“The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical” at First Stage Theater through March 10th.

-“Toyblox: Tiny Toy Towns” garden trains at The Domes through March 17th.

-”Orchid Escape” at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison through March 3rd.

-”Black History Month” at the Milwaukee Public Museum through February 29th.

-”Winter Series: Larry Bell’s Iceberg” at the Milwaukee Art Museum through March 10th.

-Milwaukee Repertory Theater continues “What the Constitution Means to Me” through March 10th and “Guys On Ice” through March 17th (not a whole lot of anyone on ice right now…where’s winter 🤷‍♂️?).

-”Winter Tree Identification” at Urban Ecology Center (where’s winter 🤷‍♂️?).

-”Drop In Tour: Art by Artists of the African Diaspora” at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

-“50 Paintings” at the Milwaukee Art Museum through June 23rd.

-“Generations” at Mount Mary University’s Marian Art Gallery through March 8th.

-“Image in Dispute-Dutch & Flemish Art” at Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art through May 12th.

-”Dynamic Range: Photographs by Bill Tennessen” at Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art through May 12th.

A Dare? I dare you to give someone a Valentine (it’s still Valentine’s weekend, right?).

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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