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Summer flies by pretty fast. Expect a normal summer to start about May and end in September.You can check out the weather history here:Weather History for Milwaukee, WIIf you meant what is happening in summer?Check these out…Visit Prairieville Park. Featuring mini golf, batting cages and bumper cars, there is something for everyone in the family to enjoy.Jump off the walls at Sky Zone Milwaukee or Rockin’ Jump in Brown Deer! Indoor trampoline parks are great for is sure to getting out all that abundant summer energy! Also great for birthday parties.Race around the track at Veloce Indoor Speedway. Kids can race in Junior Karts that reach 20 mph!Let the kids bounce around and climb the walls at Bounce Milwaukee. They also have laser tag and activities for adults to enjoy and Parents’ Night Out.Lace up your skates and hit the rink at Skateland in Waukesha.Sign up for a gorgeous bouquet-making workshop at Flowers for Dreams.Enroll in a Summer Art Camp at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Be inspired by the works of art at the Milwaukee Art Museum. Explore the exhibitions during fun-filled, interactive tours, and make your own creations in hands-on projects in the studio.Attend Fawn Fest at Fiserv Forum every Wednesday from June 18th-August 28th.Digging the sculpture scene? Check out Sculpture Milwaukee June 7th through October 27th where you can walk through the downtown area and check out amazing (and very photo-worthy) sculptures on display for FREE!Everyone knows the Milwaukee County Zoo is a must-visit in the summer, but it goes to a whole new level at Zoo a la Carte. Local food vendors set up all over the zoo grounds, complete with music and fun for all ages. (August 15 – 18). Plus, Brick Dinos are new this year!!Give the password at The Safe House! Newly renovated, this spy-themed restaurant is a Milwaukee tradition. The first challenge is finding it and then to gain access you have to give the password or prove your ability as a secret agent. HINT :: Be sure to bring $1.00 so you can leave through the secret exit!Ride a Bublr Bike. If you’ve seen these adorable blue bikes all over the city, it’s because Bublr is the bike-sharing program in Milwaukee that makes bike-riding convenient and fun!Take a Milwaukee Boat Tour. There is so much fun to be had aboard the Vista King and Voyageur, the two riverboats that offer sightseeing, live music, and charters that provide a Milwaukee experience like none other.Snap a selfie with the Bronz Fonz. Located on the Riverwalk just south of Wells Street, stop by and say “Heeyyyyyyy” to The Fonz himself!Have lunch at the Milwaukee Public Market and then stroll the Riverwalk.Shop the NEWaukee Night Market. NEWaukee’s Night Market is a free, outdoor event showcasing a variety of local Milwaukee vendors, performers, and artists. Held monthly during the summer, the Night Market transforms the heart of downtown into an exciting fusion of all the city has to offer.What would the Brew City be without our Beer Gardens? Many of the beer gardens in the city are very family-friendly. These are definitely a highlight of a Milwaukee Summer.Speaking of beer, there are so many fun Brewery Tours in the area that celebrate the artistry of craft beer. There are plenty of these to keep you busy all summer long! The Sprecher Brewery Tour is especially family-friendly as the kids get root beer while Mom & Dad enjoy Special Amber.Eat your way through the fantastic culinary offerings at Sherman Phoenix!Make the perfect iced coffee. Follow these steps by the experts at Colectivo Coffee for the perfect summer caffeination!Grab a meal on-the-go from a food truck.Indulge in authentic Italian gelato from Divino Gelato in historic downtown Waukesha.Get a giant pickle or indulge at the cheese curd truck at Maxwell Street Days in Mukwonago.Make a run for Purple Door Ice Cream or your favorite Frozen Custard.Learn how Cheese Curds are made at Clock Shadow Creamery.Drink mojitos. Try our Cucumber Cranberry Mojito Recipe!Mix up a batch of Margaritas and invite the neighbors over for a backyard party.Grab a frozen custard sundae outside at LeDuc’s.Enjoy brunch in the sunshine or take your lunch break al fresco at one of the many beautiful outdoor dining options in the Milwaukee area!Check out a YMCA Summer Day Camp where kids laugh, learn, explore, and grow in the outdoors, while creating memories and friendships that last a lifetime.Paddle Boats! Explore Veterans Park by paddle boats, kayaks, and even stand-up paddle boards. Safety instructions and life jackets are provided with every rental, so it’s safe and fun for the entire family.Head up to Grafton to experience Lion’s Den Gorge. Take a walk through their beautiful trails made for all shapes and sizes. You can walk down to the lake or just enjoy the view from up high. FREE ENTRY.Hang out at one of the many state parks and forests in the area.Bring your fur-friends to the dog park at Minooka Park in Waukesha for tons of paw-some outdoor fun! $5 per car upon entry or get the year-long pass for admission to all Waukesha Country Parks and just drive on in.Enjoy the blooms at Boerner Botanical Gardens. The gardens also hold a wide variety of events throughout the summer, including family yoga.Visit the North Point Lighthouse.Shop for fresh produce, flowers and so much more at any of the area Farmer’s Markets!Hike at Lapham Peak.Rent a kayak at Brew City Kayak and paddle down the Milwaukee River.Go Berry Picking! There are several berry farms in the Milwaukee area that offer both U-Pick and pre-picked berries.Go fishing.Take a Road Trip!Gather your girlfriends and head out on the Pedal Tavern.What would a Milwaukee summer be without food on a stick from the Wisconsin State Fair?! From chocolate-covered cranberries to a Door County surf and turf on-a-stick, the food adventures at The State Fair are always epic. This year, you can enjoy the best 11 days of summer August 1 – 11th.Enjoy Summerfest, the world’s largest music festival as a family AND on Date Night. Yup, there is plenty for families to enjoy at Summerfest!Enjoy the Summer Concert Series at the Umbrella Bar at The Rock Complex in Franklin.Attend one of the many fun Milwaukee festivals.Have a blast at Muskego Fest, the largest free admission festival in Southeastern Wisconsin.Go down the Giant Slide at the Wisconsin State Fair.Eat an Original Cream Puff with no hands!! Trust us, it’s hilarious.Attend the Bristol Renaissance Faire.Grab a blanket and a picnic basket to take in an outdoor music concert. Jazz in the Park is an iconic example of Milwaukee Summer at its finest. Don’t forget the HaloVino glasses!Attend Fawn Fest at Fiserv Forum every Wednesday from June 18th-August 28th.Pull up a chair at Starry Nights out at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield. Starry Nights boasts performances by acclaimed local and regional artists across a wide range of genres including big band, Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz, bluegrass, polkas, and more—perfect for families and audiences of all ages. Plus, it’s FREE!Go back in time at Old World Wisconsin.Go on a time travel adventure with the whole family! Gather chicken eggs, attend a one-room school, visit with the village blacksmith and walk our wooded trails. Take a refreshing step outside the 21st century and into the world of Wisconsin’s rich immigrant past.Get hands-on with nature at the Schlitz Audobon Nature Center, Urban Ecology Center, or Wehr Nature Center. All three offer a wide variety of activities for families that get kids engaged with the natural world around them.Even more fun than the ice cream truck, find the AWE Mobile Art Studio! These colorful mini-vans stocked with art supplies and friendly artists who lead creative projects will be traveling around Milwaukee the entire summer and it’s FREE to participate. Kids can drop in to paint, create prints and build sculptures while learning about famous artists and basic principles of design.Check out Kidz Days at the Center at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts! This FREE programming for children is held outdoors on KidZ Stage throughout the summer months on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM. This community service provides live performing arts that incorporates an educational component and encourages interactive participation.Enroll in a Zoo Class at the Milwaukee County Zoo! Summer classes and camps are fun-filled, educational programs for guests ages infant through adult, featuring amazing Zoo animals and Zoo educators. Camps include hands-on learning, animal interactions and Zoo tours.Take the family to Miller Park to cheer on the Milwaukee Brewers! Watch Bernie zoom down his famous slide when the home team hits a home run! Plus, SAUSAGE RACES.If a little smaller scale is more your style, check out a Lakeshore Chinooks Game! It’s a cheaper alternative to the major leagues where there’s no such thing as a bad seat. Good food, easy parking and a playground for the kids.Cheer on a cyclist at the East Tosa Grand Prix. (June 30th)Go “frolfing” (disc golfing) at one of the various courses.Check the kids into childcare and try out a new workout! These local fitness studios offer childcare for a variety of ages.Enroll the kids in Swim Lessons to make sure they are staying safe in the water this summer!Splash around at a Milwaukee area splash pad, beach or pool.Explore a new Lake Michigan Beach each month of the summer.Drink mojitos. Try our Cucumber Cranberry Mojito Recipe!Tour a winery! It’s a bit of a drive, but we love Wollersheim Winery up by Prairie du Sac.Enjoy a date night or bring the kids to a children’s art class at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts.Paint your own pottery at A Touch of Glaze. Or if painting an original canvas is more your style, try Painting with a Twist or Uptown Art.Have a date night on one of the many fabulous rooftop dining locations in Milwaukee.Is there anything more romantic than live theater? Check out the upcoming season at the Milwaukee Rep or Marcus Center for the Performing Arts and take in a show.Did you indulge just a smidge too hard the night before? Head on over to H2O Health Hydration Oasis for an IV Drip that will reset your body on the double!

Dave Grohl has gotta be up there, the guy is awesome and down to earth. And when a huge group of musicians in Italy got together to perform a foo song(look up the rockin 1000, learn to fly) he said it made him cry and they threw them a free concert. The other foo fighters seem cool too.The sheepdogs seem like super chill guys. I'd be very surprised to hear a story of them acting douche baggy.Bono is hit or miss, but the rest of U2 seem quite cool. Bono certainly seems to try and use his celebrity to try and better the world. I saw them at their 360 tour in Toronto, and they gave an awesome performance. He seemed cool enough, as he has in many videos. But he has also had a number of unfavorable outbursts, generally with some cause, but still uncool. So I would say generally nice guy with some DBish outbursts.Now recently I saw X Ambassadors open for Muse in Toronto on Jan 16. Both are super cool.Muse are really humble, down to earth guys. Matt and Dom seem like guys you could sit down and have a beer with. Chris is a bit standoffish, but as I understand it he just wants to make music and isn't into the fame thing, rather preferring to spend time with his family. Hence you don't see him in interviews and such as much as his band mates. Seems cool, just a bit shy I guess.X Ambassadors really impressed me. I first discovered them with "renegades" but didn't know anything about them. I was curious to see how they were live and hear more of their music. I wasn't disappointed. They know how to engage the audience, complimenting the crowd and city they perform for, and at one point the front man Sam Harris jumps down from the stage and climbs up on the rail to hold the microphone over the audiences heads so they can sing the chorus. They even invited the crowd to come talk to them and introduce themselves after the show. Just great guys plain and simple.Overall both got the audience singing along a lot and seemed totally devoted to giving the audience a good time

Edits: I’m slowly adding to these as requested. And yes the foods may not be completely unique, but the elements and culture certainly are…Hand held Meat PieThese are self sufficient and portable. Millions of these are consumed every year. In fact 270 million! That’s over 10 a year for every man,woman, and child. And whilst not unique, the way they are made and consumed has lead them to be our unofficial national dish (which says so many things).Aliases. Rats Coffin. Dogs eye. And more recently a Horses Hearse.Ingredients. See above. Best left unknown. If you see something resembling a tail sticking out just poke it back and continue like nothings happened.Preparation. Stick in oven until hot all the way through. Alternatively take out of pie oven at 7-eleven, footy ground, Milk bar and hand over anywhere from $3-$8 depending on how much you want to get ripped off.Side dishes None. Tomato sauce. Preferably cold sauce to offset the fact that you are no doubt going to burn the roof of your mouth and/or tongue.Variations. Numerous. Mostly pretenders. Chicken, gourmet beef, cheese, pie floater etc. An original plain pie on its own, no doubt full all of the offal on the floor of the abattior ( see ingredients),is the best. There should be amounts of gristle to help hold it all together with the last gristle piece in your mouth acting as a sort of pie flavoured chewing gum for a lasting experience.Best eaten. Cold winter days at the footy (AFL) or Rugby, or when you discover the fridge is bare and you find one of these bad boys in the bottom of the freezer. Also a favourite of Tradies (Tradesmen) at morning tea or lunch who may attempt to put the tomato sauce on resembling a map of ‘straya’ (or a penis or ‘map of tassie’ for the young apprentices), and will preface tucking into one by looking at it lovingly and say “bloody ripper”.Traps for young playersSee burning roof of mouth. Also beware of ‘pie split’. This is when the pie splits or falls apart. The meat oozes out onto your hand and burns like hell, resulting in furious licking to both relieve the pain and to avoid spilling onto your clothes. Particularly deadly when combined with mouth burn. Can be avoided by an experienced handler who will inspect the crust for weak spots and cradle accordingly, along with careful selection to ensure the pastry is sufficiently robust. Warning: DO NOT microwave, it will only end in tears.2. Chicken Parmigiana.This dish is a staple of pubs across most of Australia. Although it originated in Italy and then America, nowhere in the world do as many pubs stock it and in fact probably survive off it. I would hazard a guess that for pubs where there is a high blue collar working population that the flouro vest to Parma ordering ratio is as high as 80% (steak and chips comes in a distant 2nd). Australia added ham to the recipe to one up those yanks.Aliases. Parma. If you say ‘parmy’ or ‘parmo’ you are clearly not from around these parts.Ingredients. chicken breast. The bigger the better for some (never mind the hormones). An Italian tomato sauce or bolognaise sauces. Mozzarella cheese, ham. Other stuff to make the crumbs.Preparation. Walk up to the barman/lady and ask for a Parma and a VB or the cheapest beer in the area. Craft beer is acceptable if you live in the hipster suburbs of Melbourne. There are even websites and Facebook groups dedicated to rate the Parma in your local area.Side dishes. Salad or veges and chipsVariations. Many pubs have parmas of the world night. Mexican Parma with chilli. Canadian Parma with bacon and maple syrup? Italian Parma, with meatballs. Hawaiian with PINEAPPLE! Etc etc. But All of those are like kissing your sister. Sure she’s a girl but it’s just plain wrong.Best eaten. when you’re hungry. Get a Chernobyl version of one of these and you won’t have to eat for days. (I’ve had ones that are so big I’ve estimated at time of death the chicken must have been at least 4 foot tall, which is both concerning and filling.)Traps for young players.None really. These are so Fkn tasty and easy to make that any pub that can’t serve up a decent one shouldn’t be allowed to operate. The only thing to avoid is the perfectly heart shaped thin pieces of compressed shite that some places and supermarkets pass off.Dont bother making them. Sure you might be able to make it better than some pubs, but you’re only going to go to the pub 2 nights later, umm and ahh about what to order and next thing you’re experiencing ‘Parma regret’ by having 2 in 3 days and fretting over the fact you’ll be back at the pub in another 2 days going for a 3rd in a week, and possibly growing another finger.Bonus tip. If you find one made with Panko breadcrumbs you’re on a winner. They are the schnitz.3. VegemiteNow the above 2 might be disputed, but no one can deny this black tarry goodness as being invented in Australia (yeah yeah, hold fire Pommies, read on). I grew up on it and can understand some might find it fairly oppressive first time. But then what about the first time you smoked, had coffee, alcohol, sex?. In most cases they were pretty ordinary. But then you persist and the rewards(or not) are evident.Aliases. Begemite (when you’re a little kid).Ingredients. Salt, black stuff. Vitamin BPreparation. The prep is important. WHITE BREAD. Yes I can hear the health nuts, but for some reason the right white bread just goes better. Lightly cooked hot toast. Immediately put a healthy ( or not so healthy) amount of butter. Wait about 20 seconds for the butter to mostly melt and lightly dab all over bits of vegemite. Consume immediately. Too much vegemite and you’ll feel like you’re biting into a zombies ass. Just the right amount is heaven.The only other acceptable way to have vegemite is in a Salada or Vita Weat biscuit ‘sandwich’. A dab of butter, vegemite and squeeze 2 biscuits together until the vegemite comes through the holes like a bunch of little worms. Whilst they taste just ok, the source of mild amusement makes the experience enjoyable.Alternatively, If you’re a bad parent, you might also make vegemite and cheese sandwiches for your kids lunch. But in most cases you’ll have a mould problem in the bottom of the school bag after a couple of weeks, so best to avoid. Nobody wins, except maybe the dog.Side dishes. A nice cup of tea is best.Variations. Anything ending in ‘mite’. Don’t be fooled and let any Poms make you think that marmite is anything other than like most things with the mother country. Eg; They might have brought us over in convict ships and taught us how to play cricket/bathe, but despite being quarter of the population we are better at it.Alternatively the bright sparks, or spark at marketing…I mean how much marketing is there? The recipe is the same, the packaging. it sells itself. But every now and then the dude in the internal marketing Dept must get invited to the Ad agencies Xmas party and they convince him after a few lines of Columbian marching powder he should do iVegemite, or cheesy vegemite. FFS Dude. NO! All you need to do is update the ‘happy little vegemite’ song with some influencer using auto tune and run an ad with the kids snapping their vegemite toast and putting it up on instaspam. #begemite.Best eaten. Breakfast. Or Anytime before or after drinking. Stock up on the vitamin B to reduce and relieve hangovers.4. Dim SimsAs usual in Australia, someone comes over from another country, brings their cuisine, ‘Australianizes’ it, and gains fame and fortune. The humble Dim Sim is one of those. We love our ‘mongrels’ in Australia, so when some Chinese dude came up with a dumpling/wonton cross on steroids we locked in and now they are sold at every single fish and chip shop in the country. (even Pauline Hanson’s!)Aliases. Dimmy, Cat Bags ( PC Alert)Ingredients. Cabbage, some form of meat.Preparation. Go to your local fish and chip shop, order 2 pieces of flake, 4 potato cakes(scallops for northern states), minimum of chips, and 2 fried/steamed dim sims. In THIS ORDER. The Dim Sims should come last because the customary response will be “Do you want Soy Sauce”. Now any decent Fish and chip chef will only ask this question if you have ordered steamed dimmies as no one in their right mind would have soy sauce with fried dim sims. Although there are exceptions.Alternatively if you went to see bands in pubs in the 80’s they had to serve a ‘meal’ if they were also serving alcohol. This involved a raffle ticket as part of your door entry which you took up to the meal counter and exchanged for 2 fried Dim Sims so they could fulfill their compliance obligations because they wouldn’t want a bunch of pissed teenagers with empty stomachs (pfft). But the girls wouldn’t touch them because it made their breath smell like baby vomit, so the boys would quite often end up eating 4 of them mixed with about 10 beers. So here we have boys with a gut full of dimmies and beer, and girls with empty stomachs and 4 West Coast coolers (leg openers). What could go wrong!?Needless to say, by the time the band finished and everyone spilled out into the Car Park to watch the obligatory punch on between Dazza and Bazza (or Shazza and Kazza if Kazza was rooting Shazza’s boyfriend Dazza) and get into their Sandman’s (Aussie Panel Van which usually had a sticker on the back stating ‘If the vans a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’’ or ‘Don’t laugh your daughter could be inside’), you had to dodge the spew so your Addidas Rome’s didn't get covered in recycled cabbage.Adidas Rome’s. A.K.A Skinheads wedding shoes“Daaad, can I go to the drive-ins with Bazza?”Side dishes. Soy Sauce.Variations. Fried, Steamed, or South Melbourne Market. The South Melbourne market dimmy is legendary. A long time ago another dude at the South Melbourne market in Victoria decided to supersize them. They’re bigger and badder. 2 of these is a meal and made correctly they are great. But beware, made badly and its an all night appointment with the porcelain bus and a plastic bucket because it will be coming out like a fire hydrant at both ends.Traps for young players.If you completely lose your mind and decide to go to the supermarket and actually buy these abominations, make sure you cook them properly. Even if you do be prepared to play a bit of Russian toilet bowl roulette with the family.Best eaten. After consuming large quantities of alcohol. They do have excellent soaking qualities.5. Chiko RollThe Chiko Roll has a disputed history. So disputed in fact that in 2016 there was a parliamentary debate about the origins. Seriously. Forget about debating global warming or recessions, here in Australia we want our politicians to know where our Chiko Rolls come from, goddammit!But the most likely origins come from Bendigo, Victoria. Now ‘Benders’ is known for 2 things. A bit of gold mining, and one of the only places in Australia where you can be a Grandmother at the age of 30. Don’t believe me? Just take a walk down the benders mall on a weekday. It’s like a child care centre within a child care centre. Also it’s one if the most unlikely places in the world to have an Ice Skating rink. So given their claims to fame aren’t exactly something you’d put on the tourist brochures we’ll give them the Roll!Like the Dimmie, some dude thought “How can we make a spring roll into a meal that can handle the robust manliness of a good Aussie blokes vice like hands ?” And bang! The Chiko was born.Aliases. Chiko roll. (Yeah boring)Ingredients. Despite the name, no chicken. (We love taking the piss). A sort of egg laden pastry for robustness and stuff you’d find in a vege spring roll.Preparation. Like the pie and the dimmie you don’t make them. Get em at the footy, or local fish and ship shop. At one stage 40 million of these supersized spring rolls were sold a year. The popularity can also be attributed with the 70s obsession with sexual innuendo and phallic symbols. But along with the 70s they’ve gone out of fashion a bit and now it sits around 15 million. And apparently they taste better whilst wearing next to nothing in front of a fan and straddling a Harley…Is that a Chiko in your pocket?…Side dishes. A handful of chips and a can of Coke.Traps for young players. Preferably get them pretty fresh. Nothing worse than a shrivelled up Chiko that’s been sitting in the Bain-Marie for 6 hours (just ask the ‘chiko chick’ above). But really you only need to bite both ends off and chuck the rest away. The rest is pretty shit.Best eaten. Like just about any ‘Australian’ food after alcohol or when your desperate for a quick bite that’s not quite a meal but will hit the spot.I didn’t need to put this up but she’s really pretty and sitting on a defaced Sandman with a rad number plate.6. Fairy BreadA favourite of children’s parties for the last 90 years. These simple little triangles of joy have brought a level of delight to children that is only rivalled when one of their friends farts or gets hit in the nuts. The origins of fairy bread go back to Tasmania. ‘Tassie’ is a small island state south of the mainland with great wilderness, trout, great local produce, and dubious family ties. (Sorry). But Australians being lazy thought: “Well I can bake cupcakes, put icing on them and carefully sprinkle 100s of 1000s on them, or for a 20th of the time I can get some cheap bread and sprinkle the bastards with no regard”. Pretty simple equation really. And the kids like them better.Ingredients: Cheap white bread, butter or margarine, hundreds and thousands.PreparationNow get your science hat on because it’s complicated.Get a slice of white bread, spread copious amounts of butter and then sprinkle over hundreds and thousands. Cut them into TRIANGLES.Some people have suggested dipping them in the 100s of 1000s but really there is no bigger joy than seeing the 100s and 1000s spilling on the table, on to the floor and pretty much covering the whole house by the time the little blighters have finished, is there? Plus if they are imbedded into the butter they get soggy.Now vegemite lovers may dispute the use of white bread only but this is a not negotiable with fairy bread. If you go to a friends party for their kid and they are serving fairy bread with rye or pumpernickel then it’s time to get a new friend.Side dishesParty pies, party sausage rolls, chocolate crackles, Cocktail frankfurts. Now I remember as a kid I had a couple of Aunties who called these ‘Little Boys’. WTF! They were referring to cocktail frankfurts as little boys penises! And people would then jab a toothpick into them and eat them!? The vision still haunts me.Clowns or jumping castles are also sometimes hired. For girls parties a local grown up buxom fairy is quite often hired where the dads are ‘trying’ not to look at her boobs.Variations: None. As per bread variations, If anyone attempts to cut them into squares or get trendy with fingers or brioche versions or the like then ditch them like a goldfish that can’t swim.Best eaten: At a kids party. In fact it is the only time you would eat them. They have the nutritional value of a handful of plutonium.Traps for young playersEnsure that the entire area is confined so that the little rug rats can only venture outside or areas that do not have carpet. I’ve had three girls ( ahem, I never stared at Fairy Crystals boobs, it was my brother) and apart from Polly Pockets, 100s and 1000s can ruin your life. No amount of vacuuming can get the f*ckers out. The only saving grace is if you have a dog. He can go around for weeks and eventually lick them out of the carpet.Oh and don’t refer to cocktail franks as ‘Little boys’. Please…