Literary
UW-Milwaukee students labored over a new issue of Furrow, the university’s undergraduate literary magazine. And now they’re throwing a party! Join the students at Art Bar, this Thursday, May 11, to celebrate their hard work. Copies of the new Furrow issue will be available for purchase, along with raffle prizes. Attendees have the pleasure of hearing live readings from writing in the issue. The event starts at 5 p.m. and concludes around 7 p.m.
Beer
Stay out past your bedtime with friends this weekend during Mayfest at The Bavarian Bierhaus. Starting Friday, May 12 at 5 p.m. through Saturday, May 13, marinate in German culture while celebrating the awakening of spring. Go with family. Go with friends. Go to enjoy live music, carnival rides, food and most importantly, beer! Friday is first come first serve. Tickets for Saturday sold in advance for $4, at the door for $5.
Family-Friendly
Need an activity to benefit both kid and parent? This Saturday, May 13, Discovery World’s Brady Lab hosts “Color Changing Origami Tulips,” sixty-minute labs that teach kids of all ages how to create origami tulips that change color in the presence of heat and light. The workshop is walk-up only, no pre-registration necessary. Pick from five sessions between 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Dining
It’s Mother’s day this Sunday, May 14, making Sunday morning brunch a given. Find the perfect destination to celebrate mom in our round-up of places to take your mom on Mother’s Day (we even included some pre- and post-brunch activities).
Music
Rock out and rock hard this weekend with Bush at the Riverside Theater. At this intimate setting, you’ll have the rare opportunity to see the band up close. Also joining Bush is special guest Kickback. Doors open at 7 p.m. on Sunday evening, May 14. Concert starts at 8 p.m.
Milwaukee’s grassroots ode to “psych” music celebrates its fifth anniversary with the most diverse lineup yet, including a band all the way from Japan. This three-day affair takes place from Thursday, May 11 to Saturday, May 13 at a different bar each day. Buy tickets at the door.
Explore
Since 1981, groups like Historic Walker’s Point and now Historic Milwaukee are opening our eyes to architectural gems in every corner of the city. Over the past three decades, over 40,000 people have toured unique places in neighborhoods from the Third Ward and Brady Street to Story Hill and Sherman Park and seen how former warehouses, factories, taverns and more have been renovated and restored.
In the latest installment of the event series Spaces & Traces, Historic Milwaukee visits Glendale on Saturday, May 13 to explore eight midcentury homes and eight businesses that tell the area’s story. The event starts with a lecture from Milwaukee’s favorite historian, John Gurda, at the Bavarian Bierhaus and wraps up with an afternoon talk about midcentury modern homes in the area. The best part: Make your own itinerary and go at your own pace.
Art
Introduce yourself to new, local art at Spring Gallery Night this Friday, May 12. Stroll through downtown Greendale from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. to view the work of each participating artist. Maybe even make some purchases! Later, head to the Night Market on Broad Street for food, music and even more art.
Art in the City: Plein Air MKE
This 2nd-annual event kicks off with an outdoor painting competition on Thursday, May 11, continuing through Sunday, May 21. One-hundred local artists will paint live along the Milwaukee Museum Mile to compete for thousands of dollars in prizes, culminating at the Art in the City Soirée on Thursday, May 18 where prizes will be issued and paintings from the event will be put up for sale.
Theater
Richard Brautigam with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Edo de Waart bids farewell to his role as Music Director of the MSO with a series of three blockbuster concerts, starting with the pairing of two symphonic masters, Beethoven and Sir Edward Elgar. Brautigam is the piano soloist in Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, and de Waart concludes the program with Elgar’s exuberant First Symphony. Marcus Center, May 12-13.
Fitness
Maybe you missed last weekend’s colorful run in Milwaukee. Don’t sweat it — or do! You can sweat again this weekend if you please. On Saturday, May 13, colors fly every which way as Color Vibe runners race around Veterans Park. Come early for a Zumba Warm-up at 9:15 a.m., then run the 5K around 10 a.m. A dance party will be held after the race till noon.
