Category: Milwaukee Happy Note

Greetings All,

Happy Thursday evening. Weekend (a looooong Holiday weekend) is looming large on the horizon! So, in my humble opinion, it’s high time to explore some awesome Greater Milwaukee weekend wonderful!!

Memorial Day Weekend! The unofficial first weekend of summer (meteorologically summer is a few weeks away…but what do meteors know 🤷‍♂️)!! Cookouts, picnics, backyard games, beach volleyball, water sports, etc., etc., etc. And as we rest and recreate this weekend, I do hope we all take a moment to remember and reflect upon all the people who made the ultimate sacrifice to help us all live the lives and freedoms we enjoy here in this wonderful place we call home. And what a wonderful weekend of weather it will be in this wonderful place we call home!😊

And I can’t think of a better place to enjoy this upcoming wonderful Holiday weekend than in Milwaukee, my home by the Lake. 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 May 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th, 2025):

New and Cool???

-Milwaukee County Zoo debuts “Summer Exhibit-Exploration Dinosaur” which runs through October 5th.🦖🦕

-Wehr Nature Center presents “Flow Yoga” AND “Night Sky Viewing”. Flow right into the night sky?🧘‍♀️🌌🔭

-Urban Ecology Center presents “Healthy Families Fitness Series”.🏃‍♂️🏋️‍♀️🚴‍♂️👟

-Havenwoods State Forest presents: “Open Crafting”; “Soulful Strides: Men’s Hike”; and “Habitat Helpers-Garlic Mustard Pull-A-Thon”. Ooooh…can I put that garlic mustard on a hot dog?🌭

-Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents “Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & the Philly Sound”.🎶🥁

-Schlitz Audubon Nature Center presents: “Audubon Bird Hike: Warblers and other Songbirds”; “Raptor Encounter”; “Nature Ambassadors”; and “Watercolor Workshop”.🎨🖌️

-Old World Wisconsin presents “Goat Yoga”. Will it be a down dog with an up goat?🐐

-Oak Creek Community Center presents “Line Dancing”. Get in line and dance so fine.💃🕺

-Conservancy for Healing and Heritage presents “Saturday Morning Soul Circle”.

-The Village of Greendale presents “Memorial Day Walk”.🇺🇸

-Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum presents “Cedar Patio Planter Box Workshop”.🔨🪚

-Olbrich Gardens (in Madison) presents “Flow Yoga”. Will there be goats?🤷‍♂️

-Knightwind Ensemble presents “Memorial Day Concert” at Wisconsin Memorial Park.🇺🇸

-Lakeshore State Park presents “Spring Scavenger Hunt” AND “Urban Bird Hike”. Wow, birds hiking around the city? That’ll be something to see!🦆🦜🐥

-Kettle Moraine State Forest –Northern Unit presents “Friends Group Garlic Mustard Pull-A-Thon”. Ooooh, more mustard for my weekend cookout!🍔

-“Family Kite Festival” at Veteran’s Park on Milwaukee’s beautiful lakefront. Let’s all fly a kite.🪁

-Kettle Moraine State Forest-Pike Lake Unit presents “Night Sky Viewing” AND “Yoga at the Lake”. And will there be goats?🐐

–Walkers Point churches tour.

-Bong State Recreation Area presents “Animal Encounter & Feeding”. Yes, you can feed those animals!😊

–Behind-the-scenes tour at the Pabst Mansion.🍻

-Milwaukee Admirals are at home against the Texas Stars (Central Division Finals!!!).

-Angelic Roots in Oak Creek presents “Reiki Refresh: Balance & Blossom with Kelly”.

-Milwaukee Brewers are at home against the Red Sox.🧦(except red).

-Milwaukee Milkmen are at home against the Sioux Falls Canaries. Sounds intimidating for sure!🐣

-Kenosha Kingfish are at home against the Wausau Woodchucks. How much wood will they chuck?🤷‍♂️

-Women’s FC Milwaukee Torrent (Soccer) is at home against Milwaukee City FC.⚽️🥅

-FC Milwaukee Torrent (Soccer) is at home against the Wisconsin Conquerors.🥅⚽️

-Milwaukee City AFC (Soccer) is not at home but playing in Tosa (still in town) against the Women’s FC Milwaukee Torrent.⚽️🥅

Continuing…Yet Still Cool???

-Lake Country Playhouse wraps up “Proof” this weekend. Go and see it. They’ll prove it!😊

-The Domes wraps up “Tea and Tulips” in the Show Dome this weekend. Drink some tea with the tulips!🫖🌷

-Milwaukee Repertory Theater wraps up “Million Dollar Quartet” this weekend. See you there on Friday (oh, I’m soooo excited)!😊

-Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art wraps up: “The Big 4-0 Collection, Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection”; “Michelle Grabner: Under the Sink”; “Visual Legacies: Photographs by Ellie Lee Weems”; and Parallel Play: The Art of Science & the Science of Art”. Hmm…science and art? Art and science?🧐

-The Milwaukee Public Museum’s Daniel M. Soref Planetarium & Dome Theater continues: “Wisconsin Stargazing”; “Cities of the Future-Giant Film”; “The Artistic Universe”; and “Superpower Dogs-Giant Film”. All shows run through June 12th.

-Racine Theater Guild continues “Legally Blonde through June 1st.⚖️

-Sunset Playhouse continues “Finding Nemo Kids” through June 1st.🐟🐙🐡🐠🪼

-Discovery World Museum continues “Curious George: Let’s Get Curious!” through August 31st.🐒

-Wehr Nature Center continues “Wehr Birders”. Where?

Farmers Markets? Waukesha, Oak Creek, West Allis, Greenfield (first Sundays of the month), New Berlin, Milaeger’s Racine, Brookfield, Delafield, Fondy, Germantown, Hartford, Kenosha Harbor, Kenosha Public, Madison/Dane County, Oconomowoc, West Bend…etc., etc., etc.!🚜

A Dare? I dare you to…take Monday off (it’s Memorial Day after all).

Live Music/Comedy? Holy Crap Everywhere! Venues include (but are not limited to) 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, Bremen Cafe, 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

Sources: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (paid subscription); Shepherd Express (paid subscription); On Milwaukee (paid subscription); and lotsa websites.

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Mornin’ All,

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

Is a warm weekend (relatively speaking) on the way? Yes indeed!  And it will be just cold enough to allow our beautiful snow to hang around. So, this IS the weekend to get outside to ski, sled, skate, firepit with a warm beverage/blanket, and generally enjoy everything that a Wisconsin winter weekend is all about! What, winter isn’t your thing? No problem! There are a TON of theater debuts this weekend AND other indoor fun. So what are you waiting for? Let this wonderful winter weekend commence! And I can’t think of a better place to enjoy this winter weekend than in Milwaukee, my home by the Lake.

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 21^st, 22^nd, and 23^rd, 2025):

New and Cool???

-Bonsai Show at the Milwaukee Domes.

-Skylight Music Theater debuts “Frankenstein: The Musical” which runs through March 9^th.

-Milwaukee Public Museum presents “Saturday Exhibit Tour Series: Celebrating Black History” and “Crossing the Line: The Milwaukee Fair Housing Marches of 1967-1968 Traveling Display”.

-Lake Country Playhouse debuts “Tinker Bell” which runs through March 1^st.

-Wehr Nature Center presents: “Maple Tapping Workshop for Families”; “Maple Tapping Workshop for Adults”; and “Operation Recon Nature-Families”.

-Racine Theater Guild debuts “And In This Corner: Cassius Clay” which runs through March 2^nd.

-Havenwoods State Forest presents “Stewardship Saturday” and “Open Quilting”.

-”Milwaukee Comic Con” at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center.

-Sunset Playhouse presents “Cowboy Camp, 2025”.

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

-Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents “American Voices”.

-”Milwaukee Auto Show” at the Baird Center.

-Waukesha Choral Union presents “Faure Requiem”.

-”Meow Blanket Bonanza” at Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE.

-Urban Ecology Center presents “Urban Candlelight Hike” and “Green Spaces, Familiar Faces”.

-Marquette University Music Ensembles presents “Orchestra Concert III”.

-Schlitz Audubon Nature Center presents: “Search for Ice-canos”; “Raptor Encounter”; “Snowy Story Time”; “Audubon Kids: Animal Tracks and Traces”; and “Nature Ambassadors”.

-Milwaukee Bucks are at home against the Miami Heat.

-Milwaukee Admirals are at home against the Henderson Silver Knights.

-Angelic Roots in Oak Creek presents: “Rx Sound Journey Experience”; “Mamata Mindful Minutes: Mindful Artists [For Kids!]”; and “Spiritual Currents Creative Music Workshop”.

Continuing…Yet Still Cool???

-Racine Zoo wraps up “Winter Picnic in a Snow Globe”.

-Waukesha Civic Theater wraps up “Akeela and the Bee”.

-Lakeside Players wraps up “Anastasia: The Musical”.

-Kettle Moraine Playhouse wraps up “Bad In Bed (A Fairy Tale)”.

-Next Act Theater continues “The Children” through March 9^th.

-The Domes continues its indoor garden train show “Golden Age of Steam” through April 6^th.

-Wehr Nature Center continues “Wehr Birders” every Sunday (where?).

-UW Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium continues “Constellations of the Zodiac” through February 28^th.

-Milwaukee Repertory Theater continues “The Craic” through March 16^th and “The Woman in Black” through March 23^rd.

-”Yoga at the Terrace” continues at the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum (indoors…I hope).

-Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art continues: “The Big 4-0 Collection, Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection”; “Michelle Grabner: Under the Sink”; “Visual Legacies: Photographs by Ellie Lee Weems”; and Parallel Play: The Art of Science & the Science of Art”. All run through May 24^th.

A Dare? I dare you to…get outside and enjoy the snow!

Live Music/Comedy? Holy Crap Everywhere! Venues include (but are not limited to) 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

Sources: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (paid subscription); Shepherd Express (paid subscription); On Milwaukee (paid subscription); and lotsa websites.

Greetings All,

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

Snow? Snow in the forecast again? I Love it! And speaking of Love…it’s Valentine’s Weekend!! Cards, chocolates, prime rib and lobster dinners at an awesome Milwaukee supper club…oh yeah, sounds like Love to me. And have I mentioned that I LOVE snow? A whole weekend of Love and fun in the snow (at least I’ll be having fun in the snow). And I can’t think of a better place to enjoy this weekend of Love than in Milwaukee, my home by the Lake.

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 14^th, 15^th, and, 16^th, 2025):

New and Cool???

-Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents “Casablanca” (it could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship?).

-Pabst Mansion presents “Love is Brewing” (it is a mansion built by beer after all).

-Florentine Opera presents Handel’s “Acis and Galatea” this weekend only (can you Handel it?).

-Marquette University Music Ensembles presents “Winter Wind Ensemble Concert” (and it certainly will feel like winter this weekend).

-Cedarburg Winter Festival (in Cedarburg…and it will most definitely be winter).

-University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Concert at the Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts.

-Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum presents “Bird Feeder Workshop”.

-Old Wade House presents “Over the River and Through the Woods” (and there will likely be ice and snow on the river and throughout the woods!).

-Riveredge Nature Center presents: “Trails Aglow: Valentine’s Night”; “Family Tapping”; and “From Sap to Syrup”.

-Schlitz Audubon Nature Center presents: “Saturday Morning Bird Walk”; “Raptor Encounter”; “Toadally Loveable: Valentines with our Animal Ambassadors”; “Search for Ice-canos”; “Nature Ambassadors”; “Raptor Encounter”; and “Sound Waves Winter Concert Series: Ukaladies”.

-Urban Ecology Center presents “Wonderful Winters-Early Adventurers” and “Take It Outside Day-Cross Country Skiing & Sleds” (and it looks like there will even be snow for all those snow activities).

-Lynden Sculpture Garden presents: “Dog Days”; “Asmaa Walton and the Black Art Library”; and “Lynden by Night 2025” (on a real winter night).

-Wehr Nature Center presents “Flow Yoga” and “Pop-Up Nature: You Can Be a Scientist!” (I don’t wanna be a scientist…ugh, too late).

-UW Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium presents “Constellations of the Zodiac” and “Rooftop Stargazing”.

-Discovery World Museum presents “Love Your Great Lakes Day” (I Love my Great Lakes!).

-Indoor Winter Farmers Market at the Oak Creek Community Center.

-Next Act Theater debuts “The Children” which runs through March 9^th.

-Sunset Playhouse presents “Sailing: Cool Grooves of the 70’s & 80’s” (Sailing…takes me away…).

-Kettle Moraine Playhouse debuts “Bad In Bed (A Fairy Tale)” which runs through February 23^rd.

-2025 NARI Spring Home Improvement Show at the Wisconsin Exposition Center.

-Angelic Roots in Oak Creek presents “Drum Circle & Storytelling with Mr. Charging Crow”.

-Milwaukee Wave is at home against the Texas Outlaws.

-Marquette University Golden Eagles Women’s Basketball is at home against the DePaul Blue Demons.

-UW Milwaukee Panthers Men’s Basketball is at home against the Wright State Raiders and the Northern Kentucky Norse.

Continuing…Yet Still Cool???

-”Winter Break 2025” wraps up at Havenwoods State Park (and it will certainly feel like winter).

-”Canstruction Milwaukee” wraps up at The Milwaukee Public Museum. BTW, all those food items get donated to local food pantries when it’s over!

-First Stage Theater wraps up “Emily Song and the Queen of the Night” and “The Dinosaur Play” (a play about dinosaurs playing?).

-Falls Patio Players wraps up “Miss Holmes Returns” (and now she’s leaving).

-Milwaukee Ballet wraps up “MKE MIX”.

-The Domes continues its indoor garden train show “Golden Age of Steam” through April 6^th.

-Wehr Nature Center continues “Wehr Birders” every Sunday (where?).

-Milwaukee Repertory Theater continues “The Craic” through March 16^th and “The Woman in Black” through March 23^rd.

-Racine Zoo continues “Winter Picnic in a Snow Globe” through February 23^rd.

-Waukesha Civic Theater continues “Akeela and the Bee” through February 23^rd.

-Lakeside Players continues “Anastasia: The Musical” through February 23^rd.

-”Yoga at the Terrace” continues at the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum (indoors…I hope).

-Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art continues: “The Big 4-0 Collection, Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection”; “Michelle Grabner: Under the Sink”; “Visual Legacies: Photographs by Ellie Lee Weems”; and Parallel Play: The Art of Science & the Science of Art”. All run through May 24^th.

A Dare? I dare you to…get outside and enjoy the snow!

Live Music/Comedy? Holy Crap Everywhere! Venues include (but are not limited to) 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

Sources: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (paid subscription); Shepherd Express (paid subscription); On Milwaukee (paid subscription); and lotsa websites.

Greetings All,

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

Snow? Snow in the forecast this weekend? Were the groundhog…goats(?)…at the Milwaukee Zoo incorrect about Winter being over? Are goats even qualified to make those kinds of decisions? Well, I for one am excited about snow. For me, snow is playtime! Skiing? Yes please!! And even if the snow ends up being just a light dusting, it’s still something that, for me, transforms the world: it makes everything look peaceful and throws me into an intense need for cozy. Books, tea, kitties, puppy, wool socks, a cozy and well used blanket…And I can’t think of a better place to be than Milwaukee, my home by the Lake.

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 7^th, 8^th, and 9^th, 2025):

New and Cool???

-Wehr Nature Center presents: “Brews and Shoes”; “Wehr Camera Club”; “Wild Ones of Southeast Wisconsin”; “Nature Nauts: Fish Tails”; and “Women and Girls in Science”.

-Urban Ecology Center presents “Wild Knowing”.

-Lynden Sculpture Garden presents “Creative Time for Families Winter/Spring 2025”.

-UW Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium presents “Rooftop Stargazing”.

-Schlitz Audubon Nature Center presents: “Illuminated Hike”; “Photo Club”; “Audubon Toddlers: Winter Birds”; “Raptor Encounter”; “Winter Tree ID”; and “Nature Ambassadors”.

-Riveredge Nature Center presents “Trails Aglow: Game Night”.

-Discovery World Museum presents “Milwaukee Makers Market” and “Black Innovators in Science”.

-Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum presents “Orion the Hunter”.

-Lakeshore State Park presents “Second Sunday Bird Walk”.

-Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents “The Music of Pink Floyd” and “Heroes: A Video Game Symphony”.

-Lakeside Players debuts “Anastasia: The Musical” which runs through February 23^rd.

-Racine Theater Guild presents “The Lenard Simpson Quartet”.

-Milwaukee Ballet debuts “MKE MIX” which runs through February 16^th.

-Waukesha Civic Theater debuts “Akeela and the Bee” which runs through February 23^rd.

-Falls Patio Players debuts “Miss Holmes Returns” which runs through February 16^th.

-Milwaukee Bucks are at home against the Philadelphia 76ers.

-Milwaukee Admirals are at home against the Grand Rapids Griffins.

-UW Milwaukee Panthers Women’s Basketball is at home against the Youngstown State Penguins.

Continuing…Yet Still Cool???

-UW Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium wraps up “Scale of The Universe” this weekend.

-Lake Country Playhouse wraps up “The Dining Room” this weekend.

-The Milwaukee Public Museum continues “Canstruction Milwaukee” where architectural and engineering teams construct massive sculptures out of non-perishable and canned food items (runs through February 17^th). BTW, all those food items get donated to local food pantries when it’s over!

-The Domes continues its indoor garden train show “Golden Age of Steam” through April 6^th.

-Wehr Nature Center continues “Wehr Birders” every Sunday (where?).

-Milwaukee Repertory Theater continues “The Craic” through March 16^th and “The Woman in Black” through March 23^rd.

-First Stage Theater continues “Emily Song and the Queen of the Night” and “The Dinosaur Play” through February 16^th.

-Racine Zoo continues “Winter Picnic in a Snow Globe” through February 23^rd.

-”Yoga at the Terrace” continues at the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum.

-Marquette University’s Haggerty Museum of Art continues: “The Big 4-0 Collection, Vol. 2: New Views of the Collection”; “Michelle Grabner: Under the Sink”; “Visual Legacies: Photographs by Ellie Lee Weems”; and Parallel Play: The Art of Science & the Science of Art”. All run through May 24^th.

A Dare? I dare you to…go out for supper this weekend cuz it might be too darn crowded/busy next weekend (next weekend is Valentine’s).

Live Music/Comedy? Holy Crap Everywhere! Venues include (but are not limited to) 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

Sources: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (paid subscription); Shepherd Express (paid subscription); On Milwaukee (paid subscription); and lotsa websites.

Mornin’ All,

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

A sure sign of Spring (aside from our decidedly warm El Nino weather)? The Milwaukee Auto Show! I always like going and checking out all the new cars about to hit the roads. And all the cars are clean and shiny and spiffy…it’s like art (sort of 🤷‍♂️). And after last year’s auto show I test drove a few cars. EV’s to be exact. And HOLY CRAP!!! I have never experienced acceleration like that except for Disney’s Rock n’ Roller Coaster. I don’t want a car payment right now, and I’m not ready to commit to full time electric driving, but I do think there are some really sweet rides just over the horizon.

The Auto Show is just one of MANY things going on this weekend and 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 23rd, 24th, and 25th):

New and Cool???

-The Domes presents “Bonsai Show & Sale” (not banzai!!!).

-Racine Theater Guild debuts “Now and Then” with performances through March 10th (go see it now…and then 🤷‍♂️?).

-Milwaukee County Zoo presents “Zumba Fitness Party”.

-Milwaukee Public Museum presents “Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon-Giant Film” (is it so dark you can’t see anything?).

-First Stage Theater debuts “Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”” with performances through March 24th (go see them in their play!).

-Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison presents “Cocktails in the Conservatory” and “Behind the Scenes Orchid Walk” (I’ve always wanted to walk behind an orchid).

-Wehr Nature Center presents “Guided Forest Bathing” and “Wehr Naturally: Unwind and Wine with Essential Oils DIY”.

-Sunset Playhouse presents “Time to Recharge, Harper!” this weekend only.

-Urban Ecology Center presents “Urban Candlelight Hike” (don’t bring a flashlight?).

-Waukesha Civic Theater presents “An Iliad” this weekend only (I don’t think it’s THE Iliad).

-”Pat Hazell’s The Wonder Bread Years Starring John McGivern” at the Schauer Center.

-Lynden Sculpture Garden presents “Lynden by Night 2024” (bring a flashlight?).

-Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum presents “Native American-Style Flute Workshop”.

-Havenwoods State Forest presents “Stewardship Saturday”, and “Animal Feeding” (I feed animals at least twice a day…and I am reminded of my duties early and often 🐈‍⬛).

-”Winter Break Milwaukee” at South Shore Park (where’s winter 🤷‍♂️?).

-Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents “Goosby Plays Mendelssohn” (Major Goosby’s 🤷‍♂️?).

-Marquette University Wind Ensemble presents “Winter Concert” (even though it feels like Spring?).

-Richard Bong State Recreation Area presents “Full Moon Hike”.

-Hank Aaron State Trail presents “Urban Candlelight Hike” (me thinks this is in conjunction with the Urban Ecology Center 🤷‍♂️?).

-Chicago Botanic Garden presents “Theatrical Orchids in Colored Pencil”, “Growing Orchids Indoors”, “Snowflake-inspired Sashiko Workshop”, “Laugh it off with Laughter Yoga”, “Arts and Crafts Garden Design”, and “Sunset Candlelight Yoga Nidra”.

-Milwaukee Admirals are at home against the Chicago Wolves.

-Marquette University Golden Eagles Men’s Basketball is at home against the Xavier Musketeers.

-Riveredge Nature Center presents “Pruning, Coppicing, and Releasing”, “Trails Aglow: S’mores Night”, “From Sap to Syrup”, “Hook-ology: Knot the Best”, “and “Family Tapping” (bring your tap shoes?).

-UW Milwaukee Panthers Men’s Basketball is at home against the Youngstown State Penguins and the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (Penguins and Mastodons and Basketball…oh my!).

-UW Milwaukee Panthers Women’s Basketball is at home against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies (Golden Girl…Grizzlies?).

-Angelic Roots in Oak Creek presents “Spiritual Currents Flute Circle” (what if it turns into an oval?).

-Indoor Farmers Market at the Oak Creek Community Center.

-”Milwaukee Auto Show” at the Baird Center and runs (drives?) through March 3rd.

Continuing…Yet Still Cool???

-“Under African Skies” wraps up at UW Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium.

-“Avenue Q” at Lakeside Players through March 2nd.

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

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

-“Orchids After Hours” at Chicago Botanic Garden through March 22nd.

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

-“Maple Tapping for Families”, “Maple Tapping Workshop”, and “Wehr Birders” at Wehr Nature Center.

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

-”Winter Tree Identification” at Urban Ecology Center.

-”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.

-“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 try ten minutes of deep mindful breathing.

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

PS: If you like The Milwaukee Happy Note would you consider having it delivered directly to your inbox each week? If so there’s a few things to fill out at the bottom of the page and WordPress will do the rest (I receive zero financial compensation for subscriptions to my blog). Just know, as this is my blog page/creative writing outlet I sometimes post things that are not The Milwaukee Happy Note. Most of the time it’s just boring junk that can be ignored (sometimes I even write and post poetry 😱🤢🤮). But who knows, there might just come a time when something I write isn’t just a bunch of boring junk (if anything, my boring junk blog posts might just help folks overcome an overwhelming case of insomnia 😊). Thanks so much for reading and supporting me (BTW, this is a WordPress blog and NOT YouTube therefore I do NOT get any financial anything from people subscribing to my blog…I get the satisfaction of believing that someone somewhere might actually want to read my stuff).😊

Sources: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (paid subscription); Shepherd Express (paid subscription); On Milwaukee (paid subscription); and lotsa websites.

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

PS: If you like The Milwaukee Happy Note would you consider having it delivered directly to your inbox each week? If so there’s a few things to fill out at the bottom of the page and WordPress will do the rest (I receive zero financial compensation for subscriptions to my blog). Just know, as this is my blog page/creative writing outlet I sometimes post things that are not The Milwaukee Happy Note. Most of the time it’s just boring junk that can be ignored (sometimes I even write and post poetry 😱🤢🤮). But who knows, there might just come a time when something I write isn’t just a bunch of boring junk (if anything, my boring junk blog posts might just help folks overcome an overwhelming case of insomnia 😊). Thanks so much for reading and supporting me (BTW, this is a WordPress blog and NOT YouTube therefore I do NOT get any financial anything from people subscribing to my blog…I get the satisfaction of believing that someone somewhere might actually want to read my stuff).😊

Sources: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (paid subscription); Shepherd Express (paid subscription); On Milwaukee (paid subscription); and lotsa websites.

Mornin’ All,

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

Valentine’s Weekend! Or…is next weekend Valentine’s Weekend 🤷‍♂️? I dunno. This is just too complex for me having Valentine’s Day smack in the middle of next week. So I propose this: we accept that Love is in the air and we celebrate Valentine’s this weekend AND next weekend? Can we have too much of a good thing two weekends in a row? No way! There’s plenty of awesome for two weekends in a row 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 Milwaukee weekend things for you (weekend of February 9th, 10th, and 11th):

New and Cool???

-Chicago Botanic Garden debuts “The Orchid Show” which runs through March 24th (my wife and I went last year and it was INCREDIBLE!!! Take HWY 41 to avoid tolls).

-Milwaukee Domes presents “Magical Properties of Houseplants” and “An Elegant Auction at the Domes”.

-Milwaukee Bucks are at home against the Charlotte Hornets.

-“Yoga For All” at the Shorewood Public Library.

-Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison presents “The Canopy Series” musical performance featuring Kikeh Mato Afro Pop this Friday only.

-Marquette University Golden Eagles Women’s Basketball is at home against the Villanova Wildcats.

-Kettle Moraine Playhouse debuts “Red Herring” with performances through February 18th.

-Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum presents “Time Travel Through the Universe”, “Animal Tracks & Signs”, and “Frosty Frolic”.

-Racine Zoo presents “Animal Amore”.

-”Paws & Crafts: Kid’s Blanket Making Extravaganza” at Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE (the blankets will be gifted to rescue animals in need). Maui definitely approves!!! 🐈‍⬛👍😊

-Milwaukee Public Museum presents “Romancing the Stars + Love & Heartbreak Tour” (I’ll stick with romance).

-”Brick Fest Live” (umm…that would be LEGOS!!!) at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center.

-”Milwaukee Comic Con” ALSO at the Wisconsin State Fair Exposition Center (hmm, ya think LEGO and comic book folks like hangin’ together 🤷‍♂️???).

-Wehr Nature Center presents “Flow Yoga” and “Wehr Birders”.

-”Third Annual Ice CAPE-ade” superheroes on ice (umm…that would be ice skating) at Red Arrow Park.

-”Indoor Farmers Market” at the Oak Creek Community Center.

-Schlitz Audubon Nature Center presents “Word with a Bird”, “Toadally Lovable: Valentines with our Animal Ambassadors”, and “Sound Waves Winter Concert Series-Julien Kozak”.

-Sunset Playhouse presents “Country Crossover” this weekend only.

-Milwaukee Admirals are at home against the Chicago Wolves and the Texas Stars (at the same time 🤷‍♂️?).

-UW Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium debuts “Under African Skies” with shows through February 23rd.

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

-Riveredge Nature Center presents “Trails Aglow: Stargazing Scavenger Hunt”.

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

-Marquette University Golden Eagles Men’s Basketball is at home against St. John’s Red Storm (better than a red tide 🤷‍♂️?).

-”Fall in Love with Downtown Greendale” in…historic Downtown Greendale (🤷‍♂️).

-Urban Ecology Center presents “Winter Tree Identification” and “Wild Knowing: The Arts of Ecological Culture”.

-Havenwoods State Forest Nature Center in Milwaukee presents “Open Crafting”.

-Racine Theater Guild presents “Broadway Blockbusters” and “RTG Community Day: Black History Month” this weekend only.

-Discovery World Museum presents “Celebration of Black Innovators in Science”.

-Pike Lake Trails in the Northern Kettle Moraine presents “Candlelight Hike”.

-Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents “Beethoven Piano & Pictures at an Exhibition” (they have Beethoven’s piano 😱?).

-Milwaukee Ballet presents “Genesis” this weekend only.

-Richard Bong State Recreation Area presents “Return to Romance”.

Continuing…Yet Still Cool???

-“Xanadu” wraps up at the Skylight Music Theater.

-“Geezers” wraps up at the Lake Country Playhouse.

-”Pride and Prejudice” wraps up at Falls Patio Players.

-“The Wolves” wraps up at Renaissance Theaterworks.

-”The Humans” at Waukesha Civic Theater through February 18th.

-“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 “Little Women” through February 18th, “What the Constitution Means to Me” through March 10th, and “Guys On Ice” through March 17th.

-“Solar System Expedition” at UW Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson Planetarium.

-”I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” wraps up at the Hartford Players Theatre Company on…Valentine’s Day (February 14th for those that need reminding…like me).

-“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 go and see a live theater show. There are TONS of theater options this weekend with MANY different price points. Supporting our local talent by going to a live show is an AWESOME way to help ensure that our arts remain viable for years to come! 😊

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

PS: If you like The Milwaukee Happy Note would you consider having it delivered directly to your inbox each week? If so there’s a few things to fill out at the bottom of the page and WordPress will do the rest (I receive zero financial compensation for subscriptions to my blog). Just know, as this is my blog page/creative writing outlet I sometimes post things that are not The Milwaukee Happy Note. Most of the time it’s just boring junk that can be ignored (sometimes I even write and post poetry 😱🤢🤮). But who knows, there might just come a time when something I write isn’t just a bunch of boring junk (if anything, my boring junk blog posts might just help folks overcome an overwhelming case of insomnia 😊). Thanks so much for reading and supporting me (BTW, this is a WordPress blog and NOT YouTube therefore I do NOT get any financial anything from people subscribing to my blog…I get the satisfaction of believing that someone somewhere might actually want to read my stuff).😊

Sources: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (paid subscription); Shepherd Express (paid subscription); On Milwaukee (paid subscription); and lotsa websites.