Easter Weekend

Friday Roger went to a free wine tasting and didn't invite me! We got a free bone scan at Whole Foods before heading out-at least one thing not wrong with me, yet! We went for 2-for-1 drinks at a local bar where we know the bartender. Then out to dinner and used a Groupon. Saturday morning was a groupon for Brewed Awakenings on Brady Street-2 cappuccinos and a breakfast burrito. Saturday afternoon was a free tasting at Thief Wine in Shorewood. Brunch at Joannes' tomorrow. Not sure what else is in store. Hopefully the Easter bunny will bring us some goodies!

Another Gallery Night

Spring Gallery Night was a was washout-literally. It was pouring when Roger & I met up with our friend Ned at Blutstein Brondino Fine Art in the Marshall Building (Ned knows the owner). We had some free snacks while talking to the owners. No free artwork tho. :) We went back to the car-parking was free for the first hour at the covered lot in the public market. We drove over to Walker's Point Center for the Arts and met up with our friend Jeri-she knows the owner there. They had some great labor inspired block prints (an example below). After a quick dinner at MONA's-we know the bartender-we went back to the public market for a carafe of wine and then to the Art Museum for MAM After Dark-free for members. Our membership is much cheaper than paying each time since we go monthly-and it's tax deductible! UWM & MIAD art students were presenting their projects-very interesting work. Saturday was the free open house at the Peck School of the Arts-a once a year public open house. You get to see art students and faculty in their studios. At night we went to the UWM cinema for a low-cost Italian film (since we are staff) and then to the Pabst theatre where we saw Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul, and Mary) for free since Roger is one of the ushers there.

UWM Latin American Film Series

We went to the MKE LGBT Community Center monthly TGIF! party at BTW lounge and had some free appetizers and pizza before heading to UWM. BTW just opened recently in a great space in the Third Ward with high beamed ceilings like you'd expect. At UWM we parked for free in the Union-typically free Friday and Saturday nights and all day Sunday. The movie was the last in the free Latin American film series. Roger & I liked it, but a friend thought it was slow going. Of course, we had their cheap popcorn. $1.50 for a bag VS $5.50 at the Oriental-where I never get popcorn for the free movies I go to there. :) After the movie we went to the MKE Public Market for some wine and found we had credit so drank a carafe of Rioja for "free". Today I'm heading to Alterra and then hopefully West Allis Cheese Market's grand opening on Oakland-free samples, I'm sure! The WAC is having Super Saturday so will head over for freebies.

Bad Day to Go Fishing (Mal día para pescar)