Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly
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JUNE 2013 Page 4A/Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove JUNE CALENDAR Daily: Public ice skating, noon to 3 p.m. weekdays and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. weekends. Eble Ice Arena, 19400 W. Bluemound Road, Brookfield. $6 for adults, $4.50 for juniors and seniors. www.waukeshacounty.gov, 784-7512. June 1: Brookfield Farmers Market, 7:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, June 1, June 8, June 15, June 22 and June 29. Civic Plaza, 2000 N. Calhoun Road. www.brookfieldfarmersmarket.com, 7847804. June 1: "Fox on the Fairway," 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 2; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6; 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 7; 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13; 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14; 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 16. Sunset Playhouse, 800 Elm Grove Road, Elm Grove. Tickets range from $11 to $22. www.sunsetplayhouse.com, 782-4430. June 2: Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum Tour, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum, 1075 Pilgrim Parkway, Brookfield. Tickets $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children 6 to 12, free for children 5 and under. www.elmbrookhistoricalsociety.org, 782-4057, elmbrookhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. June 3: Great Lives Biography Book Club, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road, Rotary Room. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-4140, option 1. June 7: Thank Dog It's Friday Concert, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Elmbrook Humane Society, 20950 Enterprise Drive, Brookfield. Free. www.ebhs.org, 782-9261. June 10: It's All Elementary Book Club, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road, Harnischfeger Room. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-4140, option 1. June 11: Rain gardens and rain barrels talk presented by Waukesha County Parks and Land Use Department, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-4140, option 1. June 12: Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce Active Business Leads Exchange networking meeting, 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Dave and Busters, 2201 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa. $14 at least two days prior, $18 at the door. www.brookfieldchamber.com, 786-1886, bcc@brookfieldchamber.com. June 12: Plaza Centre Stage Afternoon Concert Series, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, June 12 (Marcell Guyton), June 19 (Jenny Thiel Trio) and June 26 ("Special K" Kevin Kennedy). Civic Plaza, 2000 N. Calhoun Road. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-9650. June 12: Plaza Centre Stage Evening Concert with the North Coast Orchestra, 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Civic Plaza, 2000 N. Calhoun Road. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-9650. June 14: Wii Bowling for Adults, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road, Community Room. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-4140, option 1. June 16: Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum Tour, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum, 1075 Pilgrim Parkway, Brookfield. Tickets $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for children 6 to 12, free for children 5 and under. www.elmbrookhistoricalsociety.org, 782-4057, elmbrookhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. June 18: Armchair Travel Book Club, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road, Rotary Room. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-4140, option 1. June 18: Tunes on Tuesdays Concert with The Kingfish, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Elm Grove Village Park Gazebo, 13600 Juneau Blvd. Free. www.elmgrovewi.org, 782-6700. June 18: An Evening with Elm Grove writer Barry Wrightman, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-4140, option 1. June 19: Say Cheese! talk with Tom Dezell, cheese specialist with Sendik's, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road, Rotary Room. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-4140, option 1. June 20: Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce Business After 5 networking event, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Residence Inn by Marriott, 950 S. Pinehurst Court, Brookfield. $10 for members, $15 for first-time visitors and $40 for nonmembers. www.brookfieldchamber.com, 786-1886, bcc@brookfieldchamber.com. June 20: "Rising Star Cabaret," 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20; 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 21; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 23. Sunset Playhouse, 800 Elm Grove Road, Elm Grove. Tickets $20. www.sunsetplayhouse.com, 782-4430. June 24: Great Lives Biography Book Club, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road, Rotary Room. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-4140, option 1. June 26: Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce Active Business Leads Exchange networking meeting, 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Dave and Busters, 2201 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa. $14 at least two days prior, $18 at the door. www.brookfieldchamber.com, 786-1886, bcc@brookfieldchamber.com. June 26: Artisan Restorations talk, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road, Community Room. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-4140, option 1. June 27: Reads to Reel Film Club, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Road, Harnischfeger Room. Free. www.ci.brookfield.wi.us, 782-4140, option 1. Looking for a way to save? You need to insure both your auto and your home, so why not save money in the process? Call today for a free, no-obligation look at auto and home discounts from American Family. Safety ing them the ideas that the Survive Alive program includes could be lifesaving for them or someone they are caring for." The fifth-grade program takes them through steps they need to take if they are in charge. 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