Black Friday, buying and beer

Between Amazon and those crazy, wee-hours Thanksgiving Day shopping explosions, is taking on a different flavor.

Some Milwaukee-area shopping conglomerations still carry the torch: For example, numerous shops at

20111 W. Blue Mound Road, have Black Friday deals

and 95 N. Moorland Road, is hosting its own Black Friday Bash, with deals and giveaways starting at 6 a.m.

(thecornersofbrookfield.com), (shopbrookfieldsquaremall.com).

But nearly a dozen area craft breweries and stores are helping turn the day after Thanksgiving into a beer holiday, with special beer releases and other activities. The brewery that started the tradition in Milwaukee, 1872 N. Commerce St., starts selling at 8 a.m. Friday, with its 2018 Black Friday brew and Vintage, a barrel-aged blend of its Black Friday beers from 2015 through 2017. There are plenty more; see for details.

jsonline.com/beer

Saturday is Small Business Saturday, during which many small shops and retail outlets offer special deals to remind you to think outside the bigbox retailer when you’re shopping for the holidays. In the city’s Third Ward neighborhood, more than 30 businesses are taking part. Check with shops in your neighborhood (or someone else’s) to see if they’re up

MSO at the movies, at the Riverside

Two very different movies get the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra treatment:

the charming British roundelay of a rom-com following the interlocking stories of unlikely romantic entanglements, gets symphony accompaniment at a screening at 8 p.m. Friday at the Riverside Theater, 144 E. Wells St. Tickets are $35.50 to $65.50. Info:

pabsttheater.org.

Steven Spielberg’s dinosaurs-among-us adventure story got a huge boost from the brilliant score by his frequent collaborator, John Williams. You can hear for yourself how good the music is when the MSO plays the score with the movie at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Riverside. Tickets are $21.25 to $86.25. Info:

pabsttheater.org. Mr. Grinch, we presume

The Broadway touring production of

— the show with all the classic songs, including “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” — continues its run through Sunday in Uihlein Hall at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. Tickets start at $41.

Info: marcuscenter.org Drumlines on display

The gives seven Milwaukee-area drumline crews the chance to compete in a battle for the championship. This year’s showcase, at 3:30 p.m. Saturday