Milwaukee Auto Show at Baird Center
The Milwaukee Auto Show, the annual rite of all things automotive, returns to the Baird Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave., from Feb. 24 through March 3. This weekend’s hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 24 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 25. Tickets at the door (all cashless) are $15, $12 for seniors 62 and older, and free for kids 12 and younger. Info: autoshowmilwaukee.com.
Mama Tried and Flat Out Friday
Flat Out Friday, with flat-track motorcycle races on a Dr Pepper-slicked course, revs into Fiserv Forum at 7 p.m. Feb. 23. The races are part of the Mama Tried Motorcycle Show, which is at the Rave, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 24 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 25. Flat Out Friday tickets start at $20; the Mama Tried shows are $25 on Feb. 24 and $20 on Feb. 25. Info: mamatriedshow.com, flatoutfriday.com.
Milwaukee’s Best Bloody (Mary) contest
The Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation’s Milwaukee’s Best Bloody contest, where patrons get to sample and vote for the city’s best Bloody Mary, will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25, 631 E. Chicago St. General admission is $65. Info: glhf.org.
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Open house to celebrate open housing marches
To celebrate the creation of nine state historical markers commemorating the 1967-’68 Milwaukee open housing marches, there’ll be an open house at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society, 2620 W. Center St., from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 24. A program starts at 2 p.m. Info: wisconsinhistory.org.
O’Reilly Auto Parts World of Wheels
O’Reilly Auto Parts World of Wheels pulls into State Fair Park’s Wisconsin Exposition Center Feb. 23-25. The custom car celebration’s hours are 3 to 9 p.m. Feb. 23, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 24 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 25. Tickets are $20, $6 for kids age 6 to 12 and free for children 5 and younger. Info: autorama.com.
Sharp Literacy’s Unwrapped Waukesha Edition
Unwrapped Waukesha Edition, Sharp Literacy’s food and fundraising event, features Waukesha-area chefs making dishes using McDonald’s ingredients. It’s from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 25 at Wisconsin Brewing Company Park, 1011 Blue Ribbon Circle North, Oconomowoc. Tickets are $75, free for kids 12 and younger. Info: sharpliteracy.org.
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