WEEKEND EDITION
Woodland Pattern Book Center, 720 E. Locust St., holds its 23rd annual poetry marathon and benefit
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. For the uninitiated, the event brings together poets and writers — this year, 150 of them — who must raise at least $35 in pledges to perform; all of the money raised goes to Woodland Pattern’s literary and arts programming. (For those who don’t pledge, admission is $10). Info: woodlandpattern.org
Everything old is new again at the re:Craft and
Relic Show Saturday and Sunday at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex, 6000 W. Ryan Road, Franklin. More than 150 makers of recycled, reclaimed and handcrafted items will be on hand to sell their stuff from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Admission is $7, free for kids 12 and younger. Info: recraftandrelic.com
“Momentum,” a program of four world-premiere works performed by dancers with Milwaukee Ballet II, takes the stage at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, 901 15th Ave., South Milwaukee, at 2 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $20 to $30; $15 to $25 for seniors 60 and older; $10 to $15 for students ages 4 through college. Info: southmilwaukeepac.org
Brewers on Deck 2017 is our late-January reminder that, yes, spring will return. Milwaukee Brewers players, coaches and officials will be on hand for Q&A and autograph sessions, photo opportunities, game shows and more. There’s also a Kids Zone full of interactive games and other stuff to do. On Deck runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. Tickets are $20, $15 for kids 14 and younger. Info: brewers.com
If you’re still embracing winter, there’s the
Winter Carnival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Bayside. There’ll be sleigh rides, lake and trail hikes, a 40-minute Aldo Leopold musical and an owl meet-andgreet. Parking is at Bayside School, 601 E. Ellsworth Lane, with free shuttle buses to the nature center (the center’s parking is reserved that day for handicapped parking only). Admission is $10, $5 for youths and for nature center members.
Info: sanc.org or the 2017 Schlitz Audubon Winter Carnival Facebook page