Key Milwaukee

April 2013

An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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SPECIAL EVENTS Hit all the hot spots. Complete address of sites and phone numbers are listed with first mention. Telephone Area Code 414 unless shown otherwise. Please confirm events when possible; listings are subject to change. MILWAUKEE COUNTY WINTER FARMERS MARKET, Saturdays, through April 13; Tommy Thompson Youth Center, Wisconsin State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St. 8 a.m.-noon. SCIENCE BAG LECTURE, Fridays, April 5, 12, 19, 26, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 14, at 2 p.m.; Room 137, Physics Building, corner of Kenwood Boulevard and Cramer Street. Interactive lecture at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). Steve Dornbos, geosciences, presents "The Evolution of Life: From Microbes to Dinosaurs.��� For ages 8 and older. SPRING BREAK FUN, April 1-5, Betty Brinn Children���s Museum, 929 E. Wisconsin Ave. Join a spring-break adventure with MR. POTATO HEAD, packed with fun workshops offered at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day. 390-5437. MUSEUM STORYTELLING, April 4; Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St. Learn about the Hebior Mammoth, a very special permanent MPM exhibit, through story. Learn how to determine the difference between a mastodon and a mammoth as you step back in time, 12,000 years, to the Ice Age. 10 a.m.1 p.m. 62nd ANNUAL AMERICAN LEGION SMELT FRY, April 5-6; American Legion Post, 435 N. Lake St., Port Washington. Draws fans from throughout the midwest. Starts 5:30 p.m. Fri. and 4:30 p.m. Sat. 262-284-2855 visitbrookfield.com Breakaway to Brookfield! Minutes from Milwaukee, just off I- 94. With 13 hotels, 200+ shopping opportunities and 150+ restaurants, you���ll see why we say ���Brookfield--stay, shop, eat and have fun!��� FAMILY FREE DAY AT THE ZOO, April 6; Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 W. Bluemound Rd. 256-5412. Free admission. ARCHER LIVE, April 6; Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave. All star cast of FX���s hit show onstage for one show. RUMMAGE-A-RAMA, April 6-7; Expo Center at Wisconsin State Park, 8100 W. Greenfield Ave. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. 375-2024. 6th ANNUAL ART IN BLOOM, through April 11-14; Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr. Lectures and master classes with renowned floral designers and experts as well as floral arrangements inspired by artworks throughout three floors of the museum���s galleries. See page 28. THE MAGIC OF BILL BLAGG, April 12-14; Marcus Center, 929 N. Water St. 273-7206. IKEBANA SHOW, April 13-14; Mitchell Park Horticultural Domes, 524 S. Layton Blvd. Explore the beauty of Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement. 800-388-1835 visitbrookfield.com/KM Follow us on Twitter and visit our page on Facebook Say goodbye to your old routine. Breakaway! To Brookfield, Wisconsin 12 POLITICAL ITEMS SHOW, April 14; Cudahy Public Library, 3500 Library Drive in Cudahy. Spring show of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Political Items Collectors from noon3 p.m. Buttons and other collectibles from many campaigns on sale. NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT, April 18; Betty Brinn Children���s Museum. Free admission, 5-8 p.m. 390-5437.

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