Author: Doc

Mornin’ All,

Happy Friday, Happy (almost) Weekend, and Happy (almost) August Break!!!😃

We made it. And it’s been quite the journey. We’ve laughed. We’ve cried. We’ve rolled our eyes at my dumb jokes (and poor attempts at prose). And here we are on the…cusp…of needed time to get away, put ourselves back together, and reflect on what’s been and what may be ahead.

And what’s ahead this weekend? I’m feeling a fair weekend ahead. Just fair? No way! The Fairest of the Fair! The Wisconsin State Fair continues its epic run! Ah, the State Fair. A time for us to savor the wholesome goodness that is Wisconsin. Like breaded greasy deep fried cheese curds. What, not enough grease for you? Well, how about breaded greasy deep fried Oreos? Hmm, I think there might be breaded greasy deep fried…EVERYTHING…at the Wisconsin State Fair. Even more, that EVERYTHING might even be on a stick! Oh, and if you’re gluten intolerant I suggest you NOT have a cream puff (or two) thinking you might be OK and over it (nope!). Just sayin’.

More fair ideas you say? Well how about the Bristol Renaissance Faire? Ren Faire continues its summer run this weekend with Steampunk Weekend. So dress up like you’re a punk(?) and/or had too much steam(?) in your latte? Yeah, I’ll probably just stick with my pirate persona…Rico the Reconciler! Ahr!!!

Dragons anyone? How about dragons that look like boats (or is it boats that look like dragons)? Whatever it is it’s Dragon Boat Festival this weekend! Go and feel a sense of awe at an ancient and revered Chinese phenomenon (or just watch come crazy people paddling some crazy long boats that look like…dragons).

What else? Well, in no particular order:

-Bronzeville Week continues its run in several different locations.

-Hop Summer Nights (live Jazz and popsicles…on the Hop streetcar???).

-Milwaukee Black Theater Festival.

-Cedarburg Summer Sounds presents Here Come the Mummies (make sure to bring your Freak Flag cuz “we’re not here to judge ya, we’re just here to love ya”). OK, I might have a thing for Here Come the Mummies!

-Center Street Daze.

-Morning Glory Art Fair at the Deer District.

-Jewish Food Festival (ooh, pastrami on rye…umm, gluten-free rye that is).

-Bayshore Sounds of Summer presents MilBillies.

-Waukesha Rotary Blues Fest at Naga-Waukee Park in Delafield.

-Milky Way Drive In Theater returns to Franklin Field in…Franklin (and the mosquitoes haven’t gotten any better but the Umbrella Bar is still cool as ever).

-Starry Nights at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center presents an Irish Fest Sampler with Shane Hennessy. Plus, the Center’s ongoing Guitar Fest presents the bluesy Tab Benoit.

-The Lakeshore Chinooks wrap up their regular season at home on Saturday night.

-Sunset Playhouse presents Newsies.

-Lakeside at MAM (free art/music/yoga outdoors at the Milwaukee Art Museum).

-Friday Night Live in Waukesha is still on Friday night, still live, still in Waukesha, and is still free.

-The Milwaukee Public Museum’s narwhal exhibit continues its run through October 9th. And did I hear that narwhals have a funky tooth?

-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.

-Farmer’s Market? How about Madison all around the Capitol? It might just be one of the awesomest farmer’s markets (IMHO)!

-Hike? How about down Madison’s State Street over to the awesome UW (that’s University of Wisconsin) Campus then on to the Union for a brat (on a gluten-free bun) on beautiful Lake Mendota? It’s all adjacent to Madison’s awesome farmer’s market.

And for those who may be in Milwaukee the entirety of Break? Next weekend is Irish Fest AND Milwaukee County Zoo’s A La Carte (lions and tigers and food, oh my!)

And there you have it. Please, please, please enjoy your August Break. 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

Hello All,

It’s the end of a really tough week. And in true end-of-the-week fashion it’s time for a little Happy Note (on a Thursday…more on that in a bit). But this one was really hard to write. I debated if I should even write it at all. Well, a whole lot of good folks encouraged me to write. So here we are. The Happy Note for 8/4/22.

And what’s the Happy Note all about? It’s encouragement to make and take some quality time for ourselves. It’s a little bit about good stuff going on around us. It’s about getting out there and living life. It’s about renewal and re-creation and reconnecting. If ever there were a time to make and take a little time for ourselves it’s now. And even better, how about spending that time we make for ourselves within the embrace of others? Togetherness can sometimes lead to strength that we can not arrive at by ourselves. However you decide to use your time, be it alone or with others or a combination of the two, may this be a weekend of healing.

And so why am I writing and sending this on a Thursday? Because MUSOD’s own Jordan Kroeger and his Chicken Wire Empire is playing a FREE gig at the beautiful Boerner Botanical Gardens tonight!!! I am going to do everything I can to be there and I would love to see the MUSOD family out there enjoying an awesome night of music featuring one of our own!!!

And without further ado here are a few other things going on around Milwaukee this weekend (with minimal goofy commentary)…

-State Fair

-Pirate Weekend at the Bristol Renaissance Faire

-Black Arts Fest at the Summerfest grounds

-Waukesha Art Crawl

-Gallery Night at Gathering Place Brewing

-Firefly Art Fair in Wauwatosa

-Urban Ecology Center: Yoga and Climb

-Bronzeville Week kicks off

-Brewtown Rumble Vintage Motorcycle Show at the Deer District

-Brick Bar at Enlightened Brewing (a LEGO themed traveling bar where there will be over a million LEGO bricks for building whatever you wish)

-Big Concerts: Luke Bryan’s Raised Up Right Tour at the Summerfest grounds; Brandi Carlisle at Fiserv Forum

-Kenosha Kingfish, Lakeshore Chinooks, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Milwaukee Milkmen have some home games

-Shakespeare in the Park at Washington Park and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts

-Friday Night Live in Waukesha

-Bayshore Sounds of Summer presents The Toys

-Starry Nights at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center presents De La Buena

-The Milwaukee Public Museum’s narwhal exhibit continues its run through October 9th

-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

-Farmer’s Market? How about Waukesha?

-Hike? How about after shopping at the Waukesha Farmer’s Market you drive just a little farther west to Lapham Peak State Park? Beautiful views from a huge climbing tower.

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

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

Mornin’ All,

Happy THURSDAY and Happy (almost) Weekend!!!😃

I’m sending this Happy Note out today cuz I’m gonna be way too exhausted to write after ALL the awesome softball happening tonight!! Watch out students, I haven’t swung a bat in…15 years???

Big weekend on the horizon! And it’s one of those weekends when I know I’ll be lookin’ for my lost shaker of salt. Huh? Jimmy Buffett’s comin’ to town! Just like Santa, he comes around once a year…time to break out all your party gear!!!🌴🏄‍♂️🍹

But that’s not all so let’s get right to it. In no particular order…

-Jimmy Buffett’s at Alpine Valley this weekend!!! Oh, I guess I mentioned that already. Wait, did I mention that Jimmy Buffett’s coming to town?😊

-Milwaukee Air and Water Show (Blue Angels…oh HECK yeah!) around the McKinley Marina area on the lakefront. And depending on where you are you might get to see most of the show for free!

-Renaissance Faire continues its run in Bristol every Saturday and Sunday through Labor Day. With a student ID you can get $2 off a ticket purchased at the gate or you can get $4 off an advanced ticket purchased at Menards. That will certainly help pay for a giant turkey leg!

-Waukesha County Fair in…Waukesha. Chickens, bunnies, and cows, oh my!

-Milwaukee Brewers play a couple of home games against the Colorado Rockies.

-Food Truck Fest at the Summerfest grounds. I heard there will be at least 20 food trucks?

-Hungry for pizza? How about pizza for a cause? Transfer (that’s a pizza place…an AWESOME pizza place) will make a donation to Second Hand Purrs Cat Shelter for every pizza ordered between now and the end of the month. BTW, I have adopted three absolutely awesome wonderful fur babies from Second Hand Purrs (good people doing great things for little fur friends needing loving homes).😺🐈

-Moth Party at the Urban Ecology Center. Moth party??? Yeah, tap in to your inner ecologist and help count moths (and you’ll probably turn into a meal for mosquitoes). Umm, I thought ecology was cool until I actually took an ecology class. Sitting in the woods counting whatever walks by is…umm…not my cup of tea. But it could be yours???

-Bayshore Sounds of Summer continues its run this Friday and features Rebel Grace. And it’s still free!

-The Kenosha Kingfish are playing a couple of home games this weekend in…Kenosha.

-Jersey Boys (yep, the musical) is playing several times at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts.

-Cedarburg Summer Sounds is every Friday night through August 19th in…Cedarburg. This Friday features a performance by The Collection. Oh, and it’s free!

-The Milwaukee Public Museum’s narwhal exhibit continues its run through October 9th. And have I mentioned that narwhals have a VERY special tooth??? And did you know that their special tooth pokes right out of their foreheads?!! I’m referring that one out if it needs a root canal.

-The Racine Theater Guild continues its performances of Stephen Sondheim’s beloved (by whom?) Into the Woods (very scary and very weird and don’t say I didn’t warn you).

-The Lakeshore Chinooks play at home on Saturday night.

-The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center in Brookfield continues its Starry Nights concerts and features a performance from the Doo Woo Daddies.

-Art Gallery Night (and Day) at SEVERAL galleries around Downtown Milwaukee. And it’s free!

-The Milwaukee Milkmen play at home Friday and Saturday and I think there might even be fireworks after the game on Saturday.

-Friday Night Live in Waukesha is still on Friday night, still live, still in Waukesha, and is still free.

-The Racine Art Museum is presenting its sculpture weekend. Glass, clay, wood, mixed media, metal, wax, amalgam (umm…no), composite resin (another hard no), denture acrylic (enough already), etc.

-Granville Blues Fest (and it’s free).

-Farmer’s Market? How about Port Washington?

-Hike? After shopping at the Port Washington farmer’s market how about stopping by the incredible Lions Den Gorge right outside Port Washington? Oh, and it’s 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.

Milwaukee is boring, right? Oh HECK no! Milwaukee is awesome!! I’m exhausted from typing this all up cuz Milwaukee has so much stuff to do (and is totally awesome)!!!

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

Mornin’ All,

Happy Friday and Happy (almost) Weekend!!!😃

Big weekend. BIG WEEKEND!!! Just because Summerfest and July 4th are behind us does NOT mean that summer in Milwaukee is over. Far from it! So let’s get right to the good stuff happening around Milwaukee this weekend that might be good for your soul!!!😃

In no particular order…

-Bastille Days (oui)! Essentially it’s Milwaukee’s French Fest (oui, oui)!! And most of it is a FREE street fair (oui, oui, oui)!!!

-In honor of Bastille Days the Milwaukee Art Museum is presenting the Streets of Paris with more French…stuff! More than that, admission to the museum is FREE (oui, oui) on Friday night so go and check out the really cool Posters of Jules Chéret exhibit.

-The Red Bull Flugtag is at Veterans Park. Flugtag you ask??? Umm, well, it’s a bunch of homemade…umm…flying machines(?) that “fly”, but not really, and might just make you laugh so hard you pee your pants. And it’s FREE! Wee Wee!!!

-MKE Black Summer Marketplace is at the Deer District. Go and support some awesome locally owned black small businesses!😃

-Port Washington Fish Day in…Port Washington.

-Riverwest Food Truck Rally in…Riverwest (at Gathering Place Brewing).

-Elkhorn Rib Fest in…Elkhorn.

-Milky Way Drive-In Theater is back this weekend in…Franklin.

-Shakespeare in the Park in…Forest Home Cemetery (wouldn’t MacBeth be appropriate for a performance in a cemetery?).

-Seltzerland Hard Seltzer festival in…Seltzerland!!! Umm, no, it’s at the Deer District.

-The UW Milwaukee Planetarium presents Life of a Star (ya know, those twinkling things up in the sky).

-The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center in Brookfield presents Starry Nights featuring Jason Gillette and Big Band Jazz (Jason is one of the nicest guys and best musicians/music educators).

-The Kenosha Kingfish are at home on Friday and Saturday.

-The Lakeshore Chinooks are at home on Saturday night and it’s Bark in the Park night so bring your dog to the game (woof!)! Cats? Maybe not.

-The Racine Theater Guild is performing Into the Woods (very scary and very weird).

-Bay Shore Sounds of Summer continues with a performance by Milwaukee’s Eddie Butts Band.

-Waukesha’s Friday Night Live continues in…Waukesha.

-The Milwaukee Public Museum is presenting a special exhibit highlighting narwhals (through October 9th). And did you know that narwhals have a VERY special tooth???

-North Shore Bank presents the Dog Days of Summer pet event. Yeah, let’s be honest, it’s a dog fest (and I’m a cat guy).🙀

-Armenian Fest at St. John the Baptist Armenian Orthodox Church.

-Bristol Renaissance Faire in…Bristol (oh, jolly good!!!). What’s more is this weekend is Renn Con where everyone is encouraged to dress up as…whatever! Cosplay, superhero, steampunk, goth, you name it! Can you say people watching??? And I’ll be going as something very dark and scary…I’ll be going as…a dental educator.😱

-Yoga on the Terrace continues 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 (and did I mention there’s French stuff at the Museum all weekend?).

-Farmers Market? How about the Kenosha Harbor Market?

-Hike? How about the Wehr Nature Center in Whitnall Park? And it’s FREE depending on where you park. Oh, and Whitnall Park has an awesome beer garden!!!

Ok, I’m out of breath (or my fingers are tired from typing?)!

So please have a GREAT weekend (TEALS: please get away from all that BOARDS stuff for a few minutes this 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

Morning All,

Happy Thursday! I am a day earlier than usual with this Happy Note cuz…we gotta get excited about July Break!!! The heart of summer!!! Let’s get out there and LIVE!!! So let’s get to it, shall we???😃

-Summerfest (again)!!! I’ll be at the Here Come the Mummies concert on Saturday😃. BTW, have you ever seen two saxophone players playing a saxophone quartet??? Mummies!!! I kid you not!!!

-Summerfest (and Here Come the Mummies) not your thing? Well, how about Dave Matthews Band at Alpine Valley (umm…slight difference in ticket price😳)?

-Milwaukee’s Lakefront Fireworks on July 3rd at Veterans Park. This is a big deal (and, yeah, this is an event where you wish Scotty could beam you in and out…can you say CROWDS???).

-Fourth of July Festivals EVERYWHERE (I’m kind of partial to the festival in Historic Greendale) along with, you guessed it, fireworks!!!

-Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra plays the music/soundtrack to How To Train Your Dragon…while the movie’s playing!

-The Milwaukee County Zoo is only $4 on the Fourth (and there’s a new baby Red Panda but it’s not quite old enough to meet the public yet…ooh I can’t wait to see the new baby).

-PBS’s A Capitol Fourth is always (at least for me) exciting (and patriotic and filled with John Philip Sousa marches and, of all things…fireworks!).

-Kenosha Kingfish are at home on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (Sunday they play the Lakeshore Chinooks).

-Lakeshore Chinooks are at the Kenosha Kingfish on Sunday (so if you’re a Chinooks fan AND a Kingfish fan then, umm, your team doesn’t lose???).

-NASCAR (racing) Tailgate Experience at the Deer District (I don’t believe they are allowing people to drive race cars around the Deer District😕…but I could be wrong🤣).

-NASCAR racing at Road America in Elkhart Lake (I do believe they are allowing professional NASCAR drivers to drive race cars around Road America…and REALLY FAST😃).

-Milky Way Drive-In Theater returns with movies including The Goonies, Ghostbusters:Afterlife, Spider-Man:No Way Home, The Parent Trap, The Great Outdoors, and more (did I mention once upon a time that the mosquitoes at the Drive-In can be VORACIOUS!!!).

-Milwaukee Rep is wrapping up its performances of Murder on the Orient Express.

-Farmer’s Market? How about Waukesha?

-Hike? How about the Seven Bridges Trail in Grant Park (it’s free!).

-Yoga on the Terrace at Villa Terrace.

-The Milwaukee Domes Faerie Garden Show runs until September 11th.

-The Posters of Jules Chéret at the Milwaukee Art Museum runs until October 16th.

Whew!!! And now get out there. Live your life. Maybe even live your best life!😃

So please have a GREAT weekend AND July Break (I am sending you all a prescription that says ALL play and NO work until 8AM on July 11th…I’m a doctor and I can write prescriptions😊). 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

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

Mornin’ All,

Happy Friday and Happy (almost) Weekend!!!😃

More than that…Happy Father’s Day Weekend!!!😃 Big shout out to all the Dads out there (this includes all fur baby, scaley baby, and feather baby Dads out there…I definitely fall into the fur baby Dad category).

Milwaukee’s weather this weekend is looking to be outstanding (sunny with highs in the 70’s/80’s and lows in the 50’s/60’s…I pay BIG bucks in January/February to fly to places with weather this awesome) so maybe we can all try to get out there a little and maybe even have some fun!😃

And so the following is a little smattering of Milwaukee area out-and-about ideas for this weekend (umm…maybe it’s a big smattering?). Hold on tight…here we go!!!😃

-There are several Juneteenth celebration venues around town (most of them are free of charge) and there’s even a parade. If you have some spare time I suggest stopping by the Black Holocaust Museum as it is quite powerful.

-The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is performing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (one of my all time favorite pieces of music ever!). Yes, there will be a FULL choir accompanying the MSO. Oh, and I hear that the MSO’s new concert hall is INCREDIBLE!

-The Milky Way Pop-Up Drive-In Movie Theater at the Milwaukee Milkmen’s Baseball Stadium is back this weekend with several different movies including Back to the Future, Shang-Chi, Grease, Up, and Jungle Cruise (make sure to bring your bug spray…don’t you just love being a meal for mosquitoes?).

-There are a whole bunch of rooftop patios around Milwaukee that have shed their igloos and are serving up a bunch of good open-air rooftop food and drinks (the igloos are cool though…I mean warm…when it’s cool?). Cafe Benelux is not too far from Marquette and has good gluten free stuff (but isn’t the gluten always free?).

-Farmer’s markets are starting to open up all around Milwaukee and this is the first weekend for Greendale’s Farmer’s Market which kinda resembles a street fair cuz they completely close down main street (Broad Street) to car traffic right in the heart of historic Downtown Greendale. Plus there are some awesome locally owned breakfast/brunch/lunch options right off of Broad Street (Sugar & Flour, Milk Can Diner, Dia de Noche).

-Wisconsin Humane Society’s Pet Walk at Veterans Park (be very careful around adoptable pets…going “just to look” usually turns into many wonderful years of snuggles and wet kisses…yes I do have three cats…just sayin’).

-Summer Soulstice Music Festival on Milwaukee’s East Side/Farwell Avenue.

-Hart Fest at Hart Park in the Wauwatosa Village (I hear there may be skateboard demos at Tosa’s skateboard park…please take good care of all your appendages should you feel like skateboarding might be a good idea😝).

-The Lakeshore Chinooks baseball team takes on the Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders at Kapco Park in Mequon ($8 tickets and I heard there might even be a Buzz Lightyear appearance).

-Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear opens in theaters this weekend (yes, I am a total Disney geek).

-The Beer Garden Summer Music Series at the Pabst Mansion returns this Saturday night (and every Saturday night…and it’s across the street from the dental school…and it’s free…well, ya gotta pay for your beer).

-The Milwaukee Domes Faerie Garden Show just opened and runs until September 11th (I love the Domes and they’re architectural icons).

-The Posters of Jules Chéret (cool late 1800’s French advertisement posters) exhibit just opened at the Milwaukee Art Museum and runs until October 16th.

-Shakespeare in the Park is performing Twelfth Night or What SHE Will at Alverno College and Mitchell Park (it’s free, it’s outdoors, and it’s at new locations every weekend throughout the summer). BTW, I always love it when I go to Shakespeare and everyone’s laughing…except me (yep, sometimes I just don’t get it).

-Milwaukee Rep is still performing Murder on the Orient Express until July 1st.

-This is the last weekend for the Sunset Playhouse’s performances of An Inspector Calls (another whodunnit).

Wow. OK. Deep breath. That was a whole lotta stuff. Whew!!!

Lots to do! Lots to do! 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

You’ve gotten what you wanted

Your eyes ONLY on THAT prize

Question is

Was that wise

As the immediate problems of the day

Have NOT gone away

Nor will they any time soon

So much energy

So much time

So much money

Invested in what may only amount

To a show

To a sham

To a distraction

Something only to make us think

That you care

That you want to make a difference

That you can make things better

Ok, so now that you’ve gotten what you want

What comes next

Especially when we wake each morning

And everything is still falling apart

And everything still smells like shit

And everything still looks like Hell

So maybe try giving us

Something that helps us all

Something that pays dividends

In building a system

Where there’s true caring

And true meaning

And true Hope

And true Love

Beyond understanding

Beyond believing

No patterns that seem to fit

No recognizing and no discerning

Just disbelief and bewilderment

Where are we going

And what is this before my eyes

Is this really happening and what will arise

A stranger in a strange land

That I have become

Searching for meaning

Searching for belonging

Searching for others

Who, like me

Need strength

Strength from belonging

Strength from sharing

Strength from caring

Strength from a community

That reaches out

And hugs you tight

And lets you know

You will be OK

And we will be OK

And we will weather the storm

And we will emerge better

And we will emerge stronger

Peacefully emboldened

By courage

And wisdom

And an awareness

That we might never be the same

Changed forever

For the better

For all those who know or realize

That so many things

May never be understandable

And that’s OK

Because so many things just don’t matter

On this great journey

Of courage

Of wisdom

And of Love