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Saturday, August 23,2008

Glenn Miller Orchestra

Tonight @ the Pabst Theater - 7 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
Recognizing that nostalgic music listeners are always “In the Mood” for some swing music, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is still touring steadily today behind old big-band staples like “Chattanooga Choo Choo” and “Moonlight Serenade,” despite the fact that Miller himself died during World War II. Tonight at 7 . . .
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Saturday, August 23,2008

Brewers vs. Pirates

Tonight @ Miller Park - 6:05 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
Yaaarrrr! The Milwaukee Brewers continue their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates this evening with a 6:05 p.m. game at Miller Park.
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Saturday, August 23,2008

Defending the Caveman

Tonight @ the Marcus Center - 5 and 8 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
Sorry fans of the short-lived ABC sitcom “Cavemen,” the touring production of Defending the Caveman isn’t about those particular, Geico-promoting early humans, but rather about Mars/Venus observations about the differences between men and women. Like the ABC sitcom, though, the material isn’t . . .
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Saturday, August 23,2008

Mexican Fiesta

Today @ the Summerfest grounds

By Shepherd Express Staff
Not that Milwaukeeans need to go to an ethnic fest on the lake to enjoy great Mexican food, but this weekend’s Mexican Fiesta at the Summerfest grounds offers more than just cuisine: dancing and cultural displays abound, and there will be literally stages and stages of music. A Jalapeno-eating contest . . .
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Saturday, August 23,2008

Milwaukee Wine Festival

Today @ the Milwaukee Art Museum

By Shepherd Express Staff
Local wine makers and distributors have teamed up to bring a fine-tuned wine festival to the manicured grounds of the Milwaukee Art Museum today and tomorrow. A "full-tasting" wine ticket to this weekend’s Milwaukee Wine Festival is $20 if purchased by Aug. 21, or $30 cash at the festival's entrance. The ticket . . .
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Friday, August 22,2008

Decibully, The Championship and The Celebrated Workingman

Tonight @ the Turner Hall Ballroom - 7 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
In a sign of the growing interest in the Milwaukee music scene, tonight’s most buzzed about concert is headlined by a trio of great local bands. Decibully, who write sprawling, richly textured indie-rock opuses, top tonight’s 7 p.m. show at the Turner Hall Ballroom, in advance of a recently recorded new . . .
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Friday, August 22,2008

Mexican Fiesta

Today @ the Summerfest grounds

By Shepherd Express Staff
Not that Milwaukeeans need to go to an ethnic fest on the lake to enjoy great Mexican food, but this weekend’s Mexican Fiesta at the Summerfest grounds offers more than just cuisine: dancing and cultural displays abound, and there will be literally stages and stages of music. A Jalapeno-eating contest . . .
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Friday, August 22,2008

Milwaukee Wine Festival

Today @ the Milwaukee Art Museum

By Shepherd Express Staff
Local wine makers and distributors have teamed up to bring a fine-tuned wine festival to the manicured grounds of the Milwaukee Art Museum today and tomorrow. A "full-tasting" wine ticket to this weekend’s Milwaukee Wine Festival is $20 if purchased by Aug. 21, or $30 cash at the festival's entrance. The ticket . . .
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Friday, August 22,2008

Defending the Caveman

Tonight @ the Marcus Center - 7:30 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
Sorry fans of the short-lived ABC sitcom “Cavemen,” the touring production of Defending the Caveman isn’t about those particular, Geico-promoting early humans, but rather about Mars/Venus observations regarding the differences between men and women. Like the ABC sitcom, though, the material isn’t . . .
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Friday, August 22,2008

Dairyland Youth

Tonight @ Shank Hall - 8 p.m.

By Shepherd Express Staff
Just in time for their 20th anniversary, and a mere seven years after they began recording it, the Germantown college-rock band Dairyland Youth has finally released their reunion record. New recording technology aside, the band’s new Re:Volting sounds little changed from the band’s early cassette . . .
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