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MARCH 22-24US FIRST 2012 WISCONSIN REGIONAL ROBOTICS COMPETITION TheFIRST Robotics Competition challenges teams of young people and their mentorsto solve a common problem in a six-week timeframe using a standard “kit of parts”and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them incompetitions designed by Dean Kamen, Dr. Woodie Flowers, and a committee ofengineers and other professionals. U.S. Cellular Arena, 400 W. Kilbourn Avenue;414-908-6001; www.uscellulararena.orgMARCH 23ANDREW BIRD Journeyman singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist andimprobably brilliant whistler Andrew Bird returns. As an added bonus each ticketcomes with a free copy of Bird’s new album “Break It Yourself” plus exclusivebonus material “Fake Conversations EP” and a live digitial EP. RiversideTheater, 116 W. Wisconsin Avenue; 7-11 p.m.; 414-286-3205;www.pabsttheater.org/show/andrewbird2012FLORENTINE OPERA COMPANY AMERICA’S SONGBOOK Musical highlightsof American opera’s brief yet colorful evolution are presented in this delightfulshowcase. The evening’s emcee will be William Florescu, the general director ofThe Florentine Opera Company. South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, 90115th Avenue; 7 p.m.; 414-766-5049; www.southmilwaukeepac.orgKATE BALDWIN Shorewood native Kate Baldwin is clearly becoming one ofBroadway’s leading ladies. In November 2010, she took part in a concert tributeto Stephen Sondheim with the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Sharon LynneWilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Drive; 8 p.m.; 262-373-5034; www.wilson-center.comRAIDER DAY AT MSOE Raider Days give high school students and their familiesthe opportunity to visit campus, meet with an admission counselor, tour campus,and take part in round table discussions with faculty, staff and students. MilwaukeeSchool of Engineering (MSOE), 1025 N. Broadway; 10-1 p.m.; 414-277-6763;admissions.msoe.eduMARCH 23-APRIL 1REALTORS HOME AND GARDEN SHOW Get hundreds of ideas for yourhome and garden at the nation’s oldest and Wisconsin’s original Home & GardenShow, Realtors Home & Garden Show! You’ll find the latest in decorating, homeimprovement, landscaping and garden needs. Visit the show “with all thegardens!” Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park; 414-778-4929;www.realtorshomeandgardenshow.comMARCH 23-APRIL 6ROAD TRIP AMERICA Age 4 and older. Move to the music across America! Findadventure through stories, music and movement activities that highlight geography,history and fun facts from coast to coast. Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, 929 E.Wisconsin Avenue; 2 p.m.; 414-390-5437; www.bbcmkids.orgMARCH 24CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO The CGT plays a unique style, with guitars weavingan intricate knot work of interlocking parts to form a whole. With cleverly-arrangedinterpretations of jazz, classical, and even surf rock, the trio combines to createmusic which sounds like it is performed on a kind of “super-piano” and at othertimes unfolds in an ethereal psychedelia. Schauer Arts & Activities Center, 147 N.Rural Street; 7-9 p.m.; 262-670-0560; www.schauercenter.orgDARE TO BE AWARE FAIR A holistic health fair featuring alternative andnatural ways to a healthier lifestyle. Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory - TheDomes, 524 S. Layton Boulevard; 9-5 p.m.; 414-257-5600; www.countyparks.com/horticultureGRACE WINTER MARKET Stop by the Grace Center on February 25 and March24 for this wonderful event, featuring a wide range of items grown locally by ourrural neighbors using sustainable farming methods. Grace Place Coffee, our fullservice,onsite coffee shop, will have Stone Creek coffee and teas for purchase.Admission is free, and free parking will be available. The Grace Center (next toGrace Church)located at 250 E Junueau Avenue, Milwaukee; 9-1 p.m.;414-271-3006; www.gracedowntown.orgMILWAUKEE BUCKS VS. INDIANA PACERS Milwaukee Bucks, Bradley Center,1001 N. 4th St.; 7 p.m.; 414-227-0400; www.bucks.comMILWAUKEE MEATBALL CHALLENGE Win two tickets to Rome, Italy! Testyour recipe against others throughout Milwaukee. The Milwaukee County HistoricalSociety is proud and excited to host the Milwaukee Meatball Challenge. Let yourrecipes be judged by the best chefs and culinary experts in the city, or enjoy tastinga wide assortment of unique meatball recipes. Two round trip tickets to Rome,Italy, will be awarded as the grand prize for the best recipe. Milwaukee CountyHistorical Society, 910 N. Old World Third Street; 12-4 p.m.; 414-273-8288;www.milwaukeehistory.netMARCH 24-25MAPLE SUGAR DAYS Bring the whole family for an afternoon to celebratethe arrival of spring and our connection with the past. Come and enjoy the maplesugaring process and see how it was done by the Native Americans and pioneers.The program includes a guided hike to the sugarbush as well as a visit to an old-timesugarin’ camp. Maple Sugar Fun Patches available for purchase in the Nature Store.Pay-at-the-door fees apply for groups and the general public. Groups who comeat this time have no guaranteed start time and may be split up as necessary. TheFun Patch is not included in the fee but will be available for purchase. Wehr NatureCenter, 9701 W. College Avenue; 1-4 p.m.; 414-425-8550; www.countyparks.comMARCH 25“GIVE ME THAT COUNTRY LIFE” Internationally renowned soprano PatriceMichaels performs Marie-Joseph Canteloube’s “Songs of the Auvergne,” romanticarrangements of folk songs from rural France. Dvorak’s “Symphony No. 8” paystribure to Czech folk song. The program begins with Rossini’s majestic “Overture toSemiramide.” Pabst Theater 144 E. Wells Street; 3-4 p.m.; 414-963-9067;www.festivalcitysymphony.org16MARCH 27MILWAUKEE BUCKS VS. ATLANTA HAWKS Milwaukee Bucks, Bradley Center,1001 N. 4th St.; 7 p.m.; 414-227-0400; www.bucks.com