This is a solid, solid beerfest for a solid, solid cause…read more Midwinter Brewfest rocks MKE the day after Food & Froth every single year and has been doing so for eighteen now. Held at the MKE Ale House, it's upstairs, downstairs and in the connected underground parking garage... they make it work! You'll see local, regional, and national brews repped at this fest, and at $45/ticket you def get your money's worth. The event ran from 1-5pm this year and it was PACKED, my friends. (And w/ many of the same vendors/breweries as at F&F, too.) Highlights this year: -New Holland's sour (yum, not too sweet, very awesome!) -Three Sheeps' IPA (YES PLEASE) -Pearl St.'s coffee stout The UW marching band plays in the basement every year and this adds to the festive good time vibezzz. A few observations: -bathrooms (man oh man, the wait at peak attendance is rough even w/ the portable toilets downstairs in the parking garage... maybe more of them and on the patio outside would help?) -speaking of outside, a heated tent to break up the density might be a good idea? It's clearly packed to the gills in there, so finding a way to keep attendees AND vendors a little more spaced out would be rad. Just a thought! -the volume on the main stage: those poor vendors in front of the main Ale House stage... the volume was out of control! I think having stand up comedy could be fun in that space, and that would allow beer vendors to still converse with the attendees/save their eardrums.

The Civil War Museum in Kenosha is a surprisingly good historical museum. Also known as The War of…read morethe Rebellion (as the North called it) is memorializes the conflict thru the lens of the Union states. This museum pays particular respect to the Midwest states that fought for the North. It consists of 2 floors with the bottom floor being the main museum and special exhibits located upstairs. The dioramas and exhibits in the museum were all well done and had very good documentation. There is also a short movie shown every hour in the middle of the museum. This museum is constructed in the round so make sure as you go around it, you see every section. I would budget 2 hours to see it all. There is an admission fee and a gift shop along with plenty of free parking.

I have a passing interest in the Civil War and I wasn't sure whether I'd enjoy it, but I did like…read moreit. Mannequin alert: there is an abundance of mannequins and dioramas inside. When you reach proximity to some of them, a recording will play. They didn't move around (so it's not too bad if you don't like dolls or mannequins or animatronics). Staff were calm and helpful and made it enjoyable. Highlights include an immersive 360 degree movie in the center of the museum that plays at the top of the hour (every hour? Not sure): it's somewhat intense and full of drama, but it's only 10 minutes long. It's called Seeing the Elephant. Another is a train car (at the start of the war) where you sit next to mannequins and they tell you their tales of being turned away for service, their hopes for a good outcome of the war, and the like. Yet another is the paddle boat at the end of the war, where the tales of the mannequins are more grim and the massive human cost of war (assassination, instability, death and dismemberment) pervades. The whole of the main exhibit is from the perspective of the Midwest, so it's rah-rah Wisconsin, Ohio, etc. It's unique. I don't know if everyone would like this, but the 2024 admission to the main gallery was $9 ($5 for residents), and I thought it was well worth it. I'd recommend it, even if I might not necessarily return anytime soon.

This is a must-see while in Racine! I've historically not been too interested in modern art, but…read morethis museum completely changed my mind. They did an excellent job with their storytelling for each exhibit, and you can tell how thoughtful they are in crafting each detail. Their Cut It Out: Papercutting Traditions and Beyond exhibit absolutely blew me away! We had such a fantastic experience and loved seeing the range of cultures represented. Highly recommend anyone to visit here!

Well worth the small price of admission. We came here Easter weekend for the Peeps exhibit and were…read morevery impressed by the submissions as well as the rest of the galleries. There was a bunny themed scavenger hunt for the kids. I saw art styles I'd never seen before and we spent a good hour here.

We had a great experience at Greek Fest this year…read more We didn't know what to expect as this was our first time but they did a great job with posting offerings, prices and locations of each beforehand on their site. The portions were generous. The lamb dinner came with delicious rice, salad and plenty of lamb. The gyros were also stacked and the souvlaki was perfect. We also started with the saganaki- perfectly crispy and salty cheese. The drinks were offered by the same company that handles State Fair so you can get cans of beer for $8-9, glasses of wine or they had some frozen cocktails. My only gripe was that they didn't post which gate to enter from. There are so many and when we walked to the pedestrian gate from 2024, we were told we couldn't walk through the grounds to greek fest. The staff helping with food and drinks were great - cooking and bringing up food as quick as they could. Friendly, too! Wish the music would've started sooner but we opted to head out since it was mostly food, games/rides for kids or a small area for greek shopping. However, food was worth it! Definitely check it out!

Ok,this is the 2nd year the chicken was so tough like rub and way over seasoned!…read moreA waste of $15 for one whole chicken. The salad not very good, only 2 olives and 1 piece of cheese 2 cherrie tomatoes, one small dressing,piece of bread,such tint olives for $10 was definitely not worth it. I though I could get filled up on the rice but it was literally crunchy and hard! No easy access for people with disabilities. Had to have my mom walk in for the food to take home because drive through was already closed. Such a waste of money for 3 bites of rubbery smokey over seasoned chicken,lame salad and crunch rice made me decide to not go back for a 3rd time. They are rushing the cooking and not tasting b4 selling to make huge profits. That's stealing people's money. Wauwatosa Greek Fest chicken was horrible last year however, nice and tender this year,great salad,olives,cheese,rice,bread,gyro and portions were worth the price! Please stop rushing the cooking time and taste test b4 selling...I mean how can you mess up rice!?

Cozy speakeasy above Tauro Cocina. They have a small cocktail and food menu and have limited hours…read morethey're open.

All the best beers are here! So many samples and just enough time. Sours, IPA's, stouts, pilsners,…read moreciders, you name it, it's here. A fantastic variety of microbreweries across Wisconsin and even representation from Minnesota and Illinois! Not even the gloomy weather and short showers could sway away these beer loving folks! I started by standing in the gold line because I saw a line and jumped in, not knowing there were different entrances. Something to note for next year. The food selection that I took note of included grilled cheeses and the sausage cart. Gruber offered free pretzels and N/A beverages if you happened to stop by his booth, which I thought was awesome. Firkinfest veterans were spotted wearing pretzel necklaces, aka "palate cleansers." The walking musicians were awesome as well! There were many more tents and breweries here than I had imagined. The water to clean out your glass came in handy a few times. Police presence was here but no one was noticeably drunk or obnoxiously rowdy, just good conversations and good beers. The bonus pint glass on the way out was nice too!

Firkin awesome. As the glass said…read more had to upgrade this year we were blessed with a wonderful break in the heat wave and blessed with gentle cool breezes off Lake Michigan. A day later, on Sunday we get a steady pm shower to hopefully green up cathedral square park. Improved processing of the the lines to get in were moving quite quickly. I'm guessing they found a way to card people and get them in quickly. The band was extra crispy brass band, a very entertaining group. Parking was a plentiful near by unlike Bastille day. The firkin style of beers were plentiful and I found 5 that I really enjoyed. It is Good to see the family of Yelpers grow every year, even had a chance to chit chat about stuff not beer related. Lol. And guess who got red sunglasses for checking in at the YELP Booth?? Me!! Thank you Rachel and Jessica S.

I've attended three Marquette theatre productions at the Helfaer over the last 6 months and have…read morethoroughly enjoyed each production. I love the theater itself, it is small and intimate, not a bad seat in the house. As a grad student I pay the discounted student price: $10 for a professional quality show is a steal. Parking is on the street but even on busier Friday nights there have been spots available on Clybourn-free after 7pm. The Helfaer also hosts non Marquette productions throughout the year so I like to keep an eye on their box office webpage. Overall I find the Helfaer to be an enjoyable, approachable source of entertainment and culture!

Yes, I do want to try 50 beers. Husband kept track, we tried more than 50 beers. Ridiculous…read more Ridiculously good. This was a pretty good beer fest. I went to the Friday tasting session and I was really surprised that it wasn't jam packed with people. There was enough room for everyone with extra space. You could actually have a conversation with a brewer if you wanted, and there was always a table open to stop at. The beer selection was great! There were plenty of brews that I've never had before and an abundance of sour beers. I kinda felt bad for some of the super local brewers because I wasn't interested in trying something I know I can get anytime and I don't think I was alone in that. There wasn't much as far as food, but it was enough. Let's be honest, I was there to drink, not eat. There were a few goods merchants there as well, helping to break up the drinking. It was a little annoying that they had volunteers manning a bunch of the taps instead of the brewers. Husband was really excited to talk to people from a few of his favorite breweries, but alas, there were only volunteers. The other bummer was that some breweries had different beers for different sessions. Inevitably, the one I picked out from the list was one from a different session. I believe there was also a VIP section, but I'm not sure what else it offered. The whole thing was at Harley, but it could have been anywhere - being at Harley wasn't really even noticeable. Although tickets were a little pricier than I would normally pay, I was pretty happy with this one and I'll likely sign up again for next year!