An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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SPECIAL EVENTS 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. TEN CHIMNEYS ESTATE TOURS, through Nov. 10; Ten Chimneys, Genesee Depot. Offers guests a virtually barrier-free tour of an estate replete with original furnishings and overflowing with the romance of the Golden Age of Theatre. Highly-trained docents share stories that interpret not only the estate, but also the lives of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. 10 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat. 262-968-4110. See page 34. SUMMERFEST, June 27-July 1, and July 3-8. Closed on Monday. Henry Maier Festival Park (Summerfest grounds) on the lakefront. 45th edition of the world's largest outdoor music festival. 273-2680. See page 21. GREAT LAKES SPORT FISHING TOURNAMENT, through July 3; Port Washington Marina, Port Washington. 262-644-8481. 2012 YMCA NATIONAL GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS, through July 2; Frontier Airlines Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. 908-6000. OPEN STUDIO, June 30-July 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29; Milwaukee Art Museum. Check out all the Kohl's Art Generation weekend family programs. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. YOGA IN THE GARDEN Sundays, July 1, 8, 15 (no class July 22), 29; Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2145 W. Brown Deer Rd., River Hills. 1-2:30 p.m. 446-8794. FIREWORKS AT THE LAKEFRONT, July 3; Hour-long fireworks show, one of the largest in the Midwest. www.countyparks.com. TARGET FREE FIRST THURSDAY, July 5; Milwaukee Art Museum. Admission to MAM is free for everyone on the first Thursday of each month, courtesy of Target. VINTAGE INDYCAR EVENT, July 6-7; Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8100 W. Greenfield Ave. Experience the sights and sounds of Vintage Indy Champ Cars and Roadsters on the Milwaukee Mile as the Harry Miller Club holds its 18th annual event. Spectators enter the park at Gate 5 and enter the track through the tunnel. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. 262-388-5221. www.harrymillerclub.com STORY TIME IN THE GALLERIES, July 7,14, 21, 28; Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr. 10:30 a.m. 224-3200. BAYSHORE SQUARE KIDS, Tuesdays, July 10, 17, 24, 31; Bayshore Town Center rotunda, 5800 N. Bayshore Dr., Glendale. Kids can explore nature, science and art at imagination stations. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 963-8780. INTERNATIONAL CYCLING CLASSIC/SUPERWEEK, July 12- 22; Longest-running cycling series in U.S. includes events at 10 locations in Wisconsin. See complete story on page 62. BASTILLE DAYS, July 12-15; Cathedral Square Park, Kilbourn Ave. and N. Jefferson St. Annual free celebration turns East Side of downtown Milwaukee into Parisian scene. See page 48. SOUTH SHORE FROLICS, July 13-15; South Shore Park, 2900 S. Shore Dr. Popular South Side neighborhood festival. www.southshorefrolics.org. GATHERING ON THE GREEN, July 13-14; Rotary Park, 4000 W. Highland Rd., Mequon. www.gatheringonthegreen.org. YOGA@THE MUSEUM, July 14; Milwaukee Art Museum. Once a month class open to all levels. Pre-registration recommended and bring your own mat. 7:45 a.m., class 8:15-9:30 a.m. $15 recommended donation (includes Museum admission for that day). krista.renfrew@mam.org. 14 SHOP SECOND SATURDAYS, July 14; downtown Milwaukee. Discounts, snacks, live music, local entertainment and free parking. www.milwaukeedowntown.com. 37th SUBURBAN MOTORS BLOCK FEST, July 14; Suburban Motors Harley-Davidson, 139 N. Main St., Thiensville. Over 50 vendors, live music, once-a-year special events. 9 a.m.-midnight. 262-242-2464. MAXWELL STREET DAYS, July 15; Cedarburg Firemen's Park at Fairgrounds. One of area's largest flea markets. 6 a.m.-3 p.m. 262-377-8412. MILWAUKEE WAVE 2012 SUMMER SOCCER SHOWCASE GAME, July 18; US Cellular Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Ave. Special exhibition game featuring members of the MISL Champions Milwaukee Wave. 1 p.m. WAUKESHA COUNTY FAIR, July 18-22; Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd., Waukesha. (I-94 to Hwy. J). Oldest & largest county fair in Wisconsin. 3-10 p.m. Wed., noon- 11 p.m. Thurs., noon-midnight Fri., 10 a.m.-midnight Sat., 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sun. 262-544-5922.