Cheap Date
Find puppy love at MADACC. Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission (MADACC) is offering a special $10 adoption promotion for dogs and cats this weekend. The adoption fee for a dog is normally $75 and an adult cat is normally $25.
Feb. 16-17. 3839 W. Burnham St, 414-649-8640, madacc.org.
Celebrate two holidays in one weekend. All 405 national parks are offering free admission this weekend in honor of Presidents Day. There are five national parks in Wisconsin: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Ice Age National Scientific Reserve, North Country National Scenic Trail and Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway.
FREE. Feb. 14-16. nps.gov.
What’s more romantic than the French language? Probably nothing. Catch the final weekend of UWM’s 18th Annual Festival of Films in French with four free films featured each night.
FREE. Ends Feb. 15. UW-Milwaukee Union Theatre. 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd, 414-229-7711, uwm.edu/French-film-festival.
Out on the Town
Take your date out of this world. The Daniel M. Soref Planetarium at the Milwaukee Public Museum will run Romancing the Stars this weekend. The show takes couples on a tour of the universe and points out “constellations of love.” Couples will also receive a box of chocolates.
$20 per couple. Feb. 13-14. The Daniel M. Soref Planetarium. 800 W. Wells, 414-278-2728, mpm.edu.
Café Calatrava at the Milwaukee Art Museum offers a romantic three-course dinner prepared by Executive Chef Micah Kaufman and Sous Chef Jamie Nelson. Afterwards, embark on a guided tour of Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair.
$140 per non-member couple / $125 per member couple. Feb. 13-14. Milwaukee Art Museum. 700 N. Art Museum Drive, 414-224-3200, mam.org.
Let the Florentine Opera serenade you and your date. From Vienna to the Great White Way, performed at the Marcus Center, takes you on a tour of love songs.
$38.30 – $67.80. Feb. 13-15. The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. 929 N. Water St, 414-273-7121, florentineopera.org.
Collaborate with a painting at Splash Studios in the Third Ward. The painting bar presents Red Hot Love Fest where you and your date complete one painting across two canvasses placed side by side. Couples will also receive a box of chocolates.
$33 – $45 per person. Ends Feb.15. Splash Studios. 184 N. Broadway, 414-882-7621, splashmilwaukee.com.
Watch the love story, Once On This Island, at Skylight Music Theatre. The musical, inspired by The Little Mermaid and Romeo & Juliet, tells the story of a forbidden love.
$27.50 – $67 per person. Ends Feb. 22. Skylight Music Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center. 158 N. Broadway, 414-291-7800, skylightmusictheatre.org.
On Saturday, ComedySportz offers couples a VIP package that includes two tickets to the show, a candlelit dinner, all-you-can-drink champagne and a framed photo from their photo booth. Most importantly, they have a chocolate fountain bar. I repeat, a chocolate fountain bar.
$65 per couple. Feb. 14. ComedySportz. 420 S. First St, 414-272-8888, comedysportzmilwaukee.com.
Enjoy a bacon and beer filled dinner at MOTOR Bar & Restaurant. Prepared by Chef Josh Peterson and Mike Brenner of Brenner Brewing Company, each course is fixed with bacon and paired with a Brenner beer.
$40 per person. Feb. 14. MOTOR Bar & Restaurant. 401 W. Canal St, 414-287-2778, h-dmuseum.com.
Anti-Valentine’s Day Specials
Miller Time Pub and Grill celebrates “Love BITES!” on Saturday. Enjoy live music, get $2 off any drink that isn’t red and bring something that reminds you of your ex to “burn.”
Free entrance. Feb. 14. Miller Time Pub and Grill, Hilton Milwaukee City Center. 509 W. Wisconsin Ave, 414-271-2337, milwaukee.millertimepub.com.
Evolution Milwaukee Gastro Pong in the Third Ward hosts an un-Valentine’s Day party. Enjoy music from KISS FM DJ Wes McKane, food and drink specials, ping pong and enter their “worst kiss story” contest.
Free entrance. Feb.14. Evolution Gastro Pong. 233 E. Chicago St, 414-831-7746, evolutionmke.com.
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