WEEKEND EDITION
You can’t tell the players without a scorecard. But with the still-rebuilding Milwaukee Brewers, even with a scorecard, this year you’ll likely need some more advance scouting. This weekend you can: Before Monday’s opening day, the Brewers play exhibition games at 7:10 p.m. Friday and 1:10 p.m. Saturday at Miller Park against the Chicago White Sox. Tickets are $10, $15 for field infield box seats. Bonus: Ticket-holders will get $10 food and beverage vouchers when they enter the ballpark. Info: brewers.com
“How Posters Work,” an exhibit from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, opens Friday at the Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive. The exhibit, which runs through June 25, features more than 80 rarely shown posters incorporating the medium’s masters at design and storytelling. Works by nationally recognized Wisconsin graphic designers will complement the show. Admission to the art museum is $17; $15 for students and seniors 65 and older; and free for museum members and kids 12 and younger. Hours Friday through Sunday are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. This weekend, bring a Sendik’s “Red Bag” on Saturday and Sunday to get one free admission. Info: mam.org
“Stabat Mater,” this year’s Grand Music for a Grand Space concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, is set for 8 p.m. Friday at the cathedral, 812 N. Jackson St. The concert, a musical reflection on the Sorrowful Mother, features performances by the cathedral’s choir and women’s choir, its handbell ensemble and guest organist Crawford Wiley, along with readings and reflections compiled by Silas Henderson. Tickets are $10, $5 for seniors & students. Info: stjohncathedral .org
Mutt Strut 2017, a dogfriendly fundraiser including a party and a 2mile walk, steps into Rainbow Park, 700 S .119 th St ., West Allis, Saturday morning. The event is hosted by JR’s Pups N Stuff, a local nonprofit animal rescue outfit. Only one dog per walker, please. With food, vendors and more, the party starts at 9 a.m.; the walk kicks off at 10 a.m. Info: jr sp up sn stuff mutt strut.org