1. Go to the Milwaukee Mile 250
CAROLE NICKSIN, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
I’ve been to the Indy 500 numerous times – I love the high-pitched drone of the cars circling the track and the smell of burning rubber on pavement. That’s why I’ll be heading to the Milwaukee Mile this weekend to see the Indy cars go at it here in MKE. Can’t wait!
2. Answer Questions at Ope Brewing
ARCHER PARQUETTE, MANAGING EDITOR
“Who are all these people?” “Where did they come from?” “Why do they know so many things?” “What am I trying to do with my life?” “Is there a point to this existence?” “Will meaning make itself known in the long silences and the quiet sighs or in the drops of dewfall? Or is there only darkness?”
These are just a few questions that came to mind when I went to Ope Brewing’s Tuesday night trivia in West Allis last week. Man, that trivia night is packed! It was hard to find a table. And the good people of Stallis aren’t messing around. My team did pretty dang good, and we still got fourth place like some losers. If you’re looking for a spacious brewery overflowing with trivia teams (and also dogs because they allow those), then Ope trivia – every Tuesday at 7 p.m. – might be the event for you. And it doesn’t hurt that they have a wide-ranging tap list of brews sporting punny Midwestern names.
It’s time to pick your Milwaukee favorites for the year!
3. Take a Tour of the Pabst Mansion
EVAN MUSIL, ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR
For an ultra-top-secret reporting assignment for a future MilMag issue, I went on a private tour of the historic Pabst Mansion. Built in 1892 and now one of the last standing of what was once a row of mansions home to Milwaukee’s early elite, the building has surprisingly maintained much of its original character over the decades. Those elegant stained-glass windows? Original. The finely detailed woodwork? Original. Even the ducts are original. As a result, you can still feel the Pabst family’s presence in the bedrooms and the ornate cigar room, even though the mansion only housed them for 14 years. The Flemish Renaissance Revival exterior is currently covered in scaffolding, but there’s plenty to see on the inside. It’s a well-preserved peek into a Milwaukee of the past.
4. Immerse Yourself in Uecker This Weekend at AmFam Field
CHRIS DROSNER, EXECUTIVE EDITOR
I don’t recall who said it to me, but it struck me as something so obviously true that I was surprised I hadn’t heard it from the Brewers’ broadcasters this year: Bob Uecker would have loved the 2025 Brewers. They’re fundamentally sound, pitch and field well, and up until early May were mostly guys nobody outside Wisconsin had heard much about. Anyway, the Brewers’ legendary broadcaster will take center stage this weekend at American Family Field with a celebration of life before Sunday’s game against the Giants. The Brewers are encouraging everyone attending the game to be in their seats by 12:15 p.m. (ahead of the 1:10 first pitch) for a star-studded program hosted live by Bob Costas (and also broadcast on the Brewers TV network). Tributes to Uecker will extend between innings as well. Saturday’s game features a Ueck giveaway, too: the first 25,000 fans will get an umbrella featuring his signature. – Chris Drosner
