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Weekend Happenings

Aug. 31, 2010 | 0 comments

To have weekend entertainment events listed in Weekend Happenings, fax (262) 367-1136 or e-mail happenings@jcpgroup. com. Make sure the time, date and place are included. Deadline is noon Monday.

Art

Abstractions: Original Viewpoints: (through Sept. 30), Almont Gallery, 342 W. Main St., Waukesha. Features the paintings of Marilee Shepard and photography by Neil Zimmerman., 262-542-1522.

Bedlam: Richard Badke, multimedia: (through Sept. 5), Taylor's People's Park, 337 W. Main St., Waukesha. (262) 522-6868.

Stone from Heaven: Ed Janecek, sculptures: (through Oct. 1), River's End Gallery, 380 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262-896-8875, www.riversendgallery.com.

Discovery by Lens: Sara Bill and Adam Puzach, fine art photography: Sept. 5-6, Taylor's People's Park, 337 W. Main St., Waukesha. (262) 522-6868.

Community

Wisconsin Hunter Jumper Horse Show: Sept. 3-5, Horse Complex, Waukesha County Exposition Center, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha. Free spectator admission and parking. Concessions available, (262) 896-8490.

Blue Ribbon Artisan Cheese Tasting & Sale: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 4-6, The Elegant Farmer, 1545 Main St., Mukwonago. (262) 363-6770.

Waterski Show: Lakefront Park, 222 W. Wisconsin Ave., Pewaukee, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 6

Dance

Spring City Squares Square Dancing: 7:30-10 p.m. Sept. 4, Trinity Lutheran Church, 1052 Whiterock Ave., Waukesha. (262) 938-9687.

Farmers Markets

Farmers Market: 7 a.m.-noon Sept. 4, Riverfront Plaza, between Broadway and Barstow, Waukesha. Market includes fresh, in-season Wisconsin only products including fruits and vegetables, fresh fish and locally raised meats, fresh cheeses, milk, yogurt, eggs, mushrooms, artisan bakery and beautiful flowers.

Festivals

Wisconsin Highland Games: 5-10 p.m. Sept. 3; 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sept. 4; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sept. 5, Waukesha County Exposition Center, 1000 Northview Road, Waukesha. Features Scottish and Irish athletics, food, music and performance, $8 at the gate, $5 advance purchase, (414) 517-5163, or www.wisconsinscottish.org.

Films

"Under the Sea": (ongoing), Humphrey IMAX Dome Theater, 800 W. Wells St., Milwaukee. 414-319-4629.

Museums

"The Way It Used to Be": 1-4 p.m. Sept. 5, Clark House Museum, 206 E. Wisconsin Ave., Pewaukee. New exhibit features unique items from the past. Free, 262-691-0233.

Explore rural Midwestern life, historic buildings and heirloom gardens: (through Oct.), Old World Wisconsin, S103-W37890 Highway 67, Eagle. (262) 594-6300.

Hawks Inn Tours: 1-4 p.m. Sept. 4, Hawks Inn, 426 Wells St., Delafield. 262-646-4794.

Marc Sijan: Being Alive: (through Sept. 6), Waukesha County Museum, 101 W. Main St., Waukesha. (262) 521-2859, www.waukeshacountymuseum.org.

Milwaukee Public Museum: 800 W. Wells St., Milwaukee, (ongoing), 414-278-2728, www.mpm.edu.

Red Brick Museum: 1-4 p.m. Sept. 5, Red Brick Museum, 103 Main St., Mukwonago. Museum features authentic artifacts from Mukwonago's past, including clothing, furniture, dinnerware, quilts and many other items. The museum also contains an entire room devoted to local Native American artifacts such as clothing, furs, beads, pottery, a, (262) 363-6413.

Waukesha County history, archives and traveling exhibits: (ongoing), Waukesha County Museum, 101 W. Main St., Waukesha. (262) 521-2859, www.waukeshacountymuseum.org.

Nature

"Adventure Dinosaur!": (ongoing), Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 W. Blue Mound Road, Milwaukee. (414) 256-5466, www.milwaukeezoo.org.

"Riverboat Tales" floral show: (through Sept. 12), Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, 524 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee. (414) 649-9830.

Nightlife

WKDJ Entertainment: 9 p.m. Sept. 2, Donnie Boy's Tap, 362 W. Main St., Waukesha.

Atlantic Wave: Sept. 3, House of Guinness, 354 W. Main St., Waukesha. (262) 446-0181.

Elliot Dennison and Drugstore Cowboy: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 3, Sprizzo Gallery Caffe, 363 W. Main St., Waukesha. (262) 513-5640, http://www.sprizzo.net/.

Phil Norby: 9 p.m. Sept. 3, Nice Ash Cigar Bar, 327 W. Main St., Waukesha. (262) 547-9009.

Albatross: 9:30 p.m. Sept. 4, B's Club Velvet, 409 Delafield St., Waukesha. (262) 408-5354.

Derek Byrne: Sept. 4, House of Guinness, 354 W. Main St., Waukesha. (262) 446-0181.

Tim Angsten: 9 p.m. Sept. 4, Nice Ash Cigar Bar, 327 W. Main St., Waukesha. (262) 547-9009.

Theater

SummerStage presents three one-acts "The Rising of the Moon," "Work House Ward" and "Bad Sunday": 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3-5, "A Taste of Erin," Kettle Moraine State Forest, Lapham Peak, W329-N846 Highway C, Delafield. (262) 337-1560.

Milwaukee Public Theatre presents "Camp We-Kan-Tak-It": 1 and 3 p.m. Sept. 4-5, The story of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Old World Wisconsin, S103-W37890 Highway 67, Eagle. (262) 594-6300.

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