World-class gymnasts, Rockabilly Chili and more
See top gymnasts compete at Fiserv Forum
The American Cup — the first of four events in the International Gymnastics Federation’s World Cup Series, part of qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo — makes its first trip to Milwaukee, Friday and Saturday at Fiserv Forum, 1111 N. Phillips Ave. Each day, 13 women from around the world take to the floor starting at 11 a.m., and 13 men do the same at 3:30 p.m. There’s also the Nastia Liukin Cup, a showcase for top Junior Olympic female gymnasts, at 7 p.m. Friday. Single-day tickets are $59; tickets including the Liukin Cup showcase and Saturday’s competitions are $77; and a ticket for just the Liukin Cup is $29.
Info: fiservforum.com/events/detail/americancup-2020 Catch the Journal Sentinel Sports Show
One of the longest-running events in Milwaukee, the Journal Sentinel Sports Show is back, running through Sunday in State Fair Park’s Wisconsin Exposition Center. Per usual, there’ll be lumberjacks and fastest-retriever competitions and a trout pond, along with scores of outdoor-sports-minded vendors packing the hall at 640 S. 84th St. in West Allis. The Sports Show runs from noon to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets at the door are $9.
Info: jssportsshow.com Warm up with some Rockabilly Chili
The 18th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser is Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kern Center at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1245 N. Broadway. The popular fundraiser for community radio station WMSE-FM (91.7) expects to have more than 50 local restaurants, cafes and caterers ladling out their own, and there’ll be live music, too. Tickets at the door are $15, and include four tasting tickets. (They’re also asking people to bring two non-perishable goods for Hunger Task Force.)
Info: wmse.org Celebrate International Women’s Day with a beer
A street party featuring women-led bands — and the brewing of beer by a collaboration of female brewers —will mark International Women’s Day Sunday at Black Husky Brewing, 909 E. Locust St. The Pink
Boots Society’s Collaboration Brew Day starts with the brewing itself, starting around 8 a.m., and the street party kicking off at noon, with a six-pack of female-owned food purveyors and live music beginning at 1 p.m. (The beer being made — called Yes, She Can! — won’t be available Sunday; it’ll be out later, sold in cans and with some of the proceeds going to local scholarships.)
Info: Pink Boots Society Collaboration Brew Day Facebook page Mark the legacy of Cesar Chavez
The Marcus Performing Arts Center hosts its second annual César E. Chávez Birthday Celebration Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. The event, in the center’s Uihlein Hall at 929 N. Water St., includes performances by students and local arts groups centering on the life, lessons and legacy of the Latino human rights and labor activist. A reception in the center’s Bradly Pavilion follows the festivities. Admission is free.
Info: marcuscenter.org/cesar-chavez See ‘Set It Off’ live on a Milwaukee stage
A cast of familiar faces, and voices — including Da Brat, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Lil’ Mo, Drew Sidora and Leon — comes to town this weekend with the theatrical adaptation of “Set It Off.” Based on the 1996 heist hit, the drama, adapted by Je’Caryous Johnson, follows four childhood friends who take to robbing banks to get their lives back on track. There’s just one performance, at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Miller High Life Theatre, 500 W. Kilbourn Ave. Tickets are $31 to $71.
Info: millerhighlifetheatre.com Visit the zoo for free (for the last time till fall)
Another sign that, hopefully, winter’s really coming to an end: Saturday is the last Family Free Day of the pre-summer at the Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 W. Blue Mound Road. (Parking is $12, however.) Saturday’s hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Info: milwaukeezoo.org Contact Chris Foran at chris.foran@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cforan12.