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Museum Fundraiser Taking it Back to the 80s

Waukesha Business Improvement District has a variety of upcoming events.

This Saturday! Put on your leg warmers and hair scrunchies and come out to support the Waukesha County Museum. Retro Night: MTV 80s Edition will feature a reverse raffle where only 300 tickets will be sold. Every ticket is a winner. The grand prize will be a seven-day trip for two to Old World Italy. All tickets include heavy hors d'oeuvres and drinks. To RSVP or for more information, please call 262-521-2859 ext. 221. 

Rochester Deli is continuing with their 60 and Fabulous discount on Thursdays, an early bird special on Fridays, and of course their Walleye Friday Fish Fry.

Sprizzo Gallery Caffe has a regular Morning Happy Hour, a Thursday evening Happy Hour, and a Sunday morning Bloody Mary Bar

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This Friday is Marydel Rae Duo at Magellan's. And Buffalo Al on Saturday. 

Enjoy weekly live music at Nice Ash on Thursdays and Fridays and Team Trivia on Wednesdays at Bosco's Social Club. Donut Saturday at Waukesha Tattoo sure sounds yummy.

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If stand-up comedy is more your style, D Mo's is your place to go on Fridays and Saturdays.

Are you ready for more? So much in Downtown Waukesha! Jess Fleur Fun still has prom dresses and flowers. Beading Heart's Studio is having a trunk show and Little Swiss Clock Shop has the perfect gift for Moms, Brides and Grads. And Krumrich's has the perfect gift for your bride's anniversary - best served with some chocolate from Allo Chocolat. Of course, you can pick up a card to go with your gift at Cuddles.

If you'd like to display your art from noon to 10 p.m. May 7 at "The Getaway on Grand," you can contact Beading Heart's Studio for more details. Thank you to Berg Management for donating the space for the day.

The Mother of All Art Crawls, sponsored by Mia's Italian Cuisine, is coming up on Saturday, May 7. Join us on Facebook and let us know your favorite Downtown Waukesha Art Gallery/Studio and any guest artists that you look forward to seeing.

Save the Date!

Saturday, May 7, is going to be a busy one in downtown Waukesha.

The opening day for the Waukesha Farmers' Market is always a fun day.    The Farmers' Market season begins with Community Day. In addition to the many vendors, there will be fire and police vehicles to see and the Canadian Pacific Railroad train giving rides to children.

Frame Park is the site of the River Walk for Breast Cancer.  You can make a difference in the lives of your neighbors, family and friends by participating in the RiverWalk.

New addition this week: Natural gemstone strand trunk show at Beading Hearts Studio.

New addition this week: The Cathouse Drifters are a four piece band that focus on traditional 40's and 50's era country western music with influences that are wide ranging within the country genre. Playing at Magellan's.

Come see what everyone is talking about: Experience Bare Minerals at Enve Salon.    Local artists work on display at Getaway on Grand.

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, where love and madness collide in this madcap romp filled with unrequited love, cunning plans, and intense infatuations, is presented at the Waukesha Civic Theatre.

The Almont Gallery presents, "Evolve - Recycle, Reuse, Resolve".

Waukesha County Museum has a special exhibit of military vehicles on Martin Street from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The 66th art crawl in Downtown Waukesha should be the Mother of All Art Crawls.

Grand opening of Spontaneous Gallering will feature African and Indonesian wood carvings and sculptures.

Upcoming Events in Downtown Waukesha 

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Facebook challenge update: 9 more days to go to the opening of the Farmers' Market and we need only 17 more fans to reach 900 by opening day. If you recall, last week we needed 26 fans. We're doing great! Who's going to be number 900?

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