Lake Country Weekend Post

2 • LAKE COUNTRY POST • MAY 7, 2016 GMTODAY.COM HEALTH Opening Day at Old World Wisconsin, 10– 5pm May 7, Old World Wisconsin, W372-S9727 Hwy 67, Town of Eagle. Oxen & horses working in the fields, farm folk preparing meals over wood-burning stoves & more in the 1880s village. Forty guests will be selected throughout the day for a gift from Old World Wisconsin & com- munity partners. $19 for ages 13–64, $16 for 65 & older, $10 for 4–12, free for younger than 4. All-day trams included; free parking. oww@wiscon- sinhistory.org Pancake supper, 4–7pm May 7, First Lutheran Church, 7400 W. Lapham St., West Allis. $5, $2 for 10 & younger, free for 4 & younger with adult paid ticket. Proceeds support the church's outreach ministries, including its food pantry. firstlutheranelca.org or 414-476-4664. MIAW Pro Wrestling, 7:30pm May 7, Papa Luigi's II, 919 12th Ave., South Milwaukee. Fea- turing WWF legend Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. 414-517-5906. Brahms Festival: Noble & Great, with conductor Edo de Waart, 8pm May 7, Uihlein Hall, 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee. $16.50 & up. 414-273-7206, www.mar- cuscenter.org Rich Regent, 11:45– 2:45pm May 7, Milwau- kee Public Market, 400 N. Water St., Milwaukee. Free. 414-336-1111 or www.milwaukeepublic- market.org Wisconsin Singer/- Songwriter Series: Katie Dahl with Rich Higdon, 7:30pm May 7, 13800 N. Port Washington Rd., Mequon. $16 in advance, $20 at the door. 262-457-4399 or visit www.wsss.org UWM Spring Choral Showcase: Love & Loss, 7:30pm May 7, Helen Bader Concert Hall, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee. 414-229-4308, http://www4.uwm.edu/- psoa/ticketing/. $8–$12. Say Anything with mewithoutYou, Teen Suicide, Museum Mouth, 8pm May 7, The Rave, 2401 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. $18.50, $23.50. 414-342-7283, www.ther- ave.com Nick Moss Band, 8pm May 7, Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell Ave., Milwaukee. Chicago blues. $10, $12 at door. www.shankhall.com Ronnie McDowell, 8pm May 7, Serb Hall, 5101 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwau- kee. $20 a chair, $30 general table, $45 VIP table, $55 front table. Cash at Serb Hall; by check & self-addressed stamped envelope to Prince Productions, P.O. Box 20973, Greenfield, WI 53220; or credit card via PayPal link at www.Jim- myPrinceShow.com. 414- 327-6244. Fanfare & Finale, the Milwaukee Youth Sym- phony Orchestra, 6pm May 8, Uihlein Hall, 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee. 414-273-7206, www.mar- cuscenter.org UWM Jazz Ensemble & Youth Jazz Ensemble Concert, 7:30pm May 8, Helen Bader Concert Hall, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee. 414- 229-4308, http://www4.- u w m . e d u / p s o a / t i cke t - ing/. $8–$12. Benefit for Homeless Vets, 7pm May 8, The Coffee House, 1905 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwau- kee. "Annie Get Your Gun," through May 15, Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main St, Wauke- sha. $23 adults. 262- 547-0708, www.wauke- shacivictheatre.org "Fences," through May 22, Quadracci Power- house Milwaukee Reper- tory Theater, 108 E. Wells St., Milwaukee. www.mil- waukeerep.com, 414-224- 9490. $20 & up, discounts available. Wednesdays at the Movies: "To Kill a Mockingbird," 2pm May 18, the Hunt Room at Hales Corners Public Library, 5885 S. 116th St., Hales Corners. Admission is free, & coffee & soda will be sold before the movie starts. w w w. h a l e s c o r n e r s l i - brary.org Student Film & Video Festival, 7–10pm May 13, UWM Union Cinema, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee. 414-229-4070, h t t p : / / w w w . a u x . - uwm.edu/union/union_t heatre/ The Mads: Trace Beaulieu & Frank Coniff, Mystery Science Theater 3000, 8pm May 13, Turner Hall, 1040 N. 4th St., Milwau- kee. Movie riffing with TV's mad scientists Frank & Dr. Forrester. $20. 414-286-3663, www.pabsttheater.org "The Godfather" Live, score performed by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, 7pm May 20, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwau- kee. $45.50 & up. www.pabsttheater.org or 414-286-3663. Pix Flix: "The Pink Panther Strikes Again," 6:30pm June 6, Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main St., Waukesha. $5. 262-547-0708, www.wauk- eshacivictheatre.org Monday Night Movies, 6:30pm 2nd & 4th Mon., Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Ave. 262-524-3682. Movie Matinees, 1– 3pm Tues., Elm Grove Public Library, 13600 Juneau Blvd., O'Neill Room. Free. www.elm- grovelibrary.org, 262-782- 6717. UW-Waukesha Stu- dent Art Exhibition, through May 13, Fine Arts Gallery, 1500 N. University Dr., Wauke- sha. Noon–1pm Mon.– Thurs., 11–1pm Fri. Free. www.waukesha.uwc.edu 2016 MIAD Senior Exhibition, through May 14, Milwaukee Insti- tute of Art & Design, 273 E. Erie St., Milwaukee. "Signs of Spring," artists Michelle Freuck, Ann Windell & Connie Pelzek, through May 15, Almont Gallery, 342 W. Main St., Waukesha. 10–6pm Mon.–Fri., 10– 4pm Sat., noon–4pm Sun. www.almontgallery.com Michael Andrysczyk's Pen & Ink Drawings, through May 21, Garden House of the Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Dr., in Whitnall Park, Hales Corners. The drawings feature a northern Wisconsin theme. Daily display from 8–6pm. $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for students with IDs, Milwaukee County seniors 60 & older with IDs, & people with disabilities; & $3.50 for youths 6–17. 414- 525-5601. Milwaukee Area Teachers of Art 75th Annual Members Showcase, through May 20, Milwaukee Public Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave. Women, Nature, Sci- ence: Kim Cridler, The Descriptive Line, through June 5, Lynden Sculpture Garden, 2145 W. Brown Deer Rd., River Hills. Cridler will have an artist talk at 1:30pm May 27. Lynden is closed on Thursdays. $9 general admission, $7 for stu- dents, free for members & children under 6. www.lyndensculpture- garden.org, 414-446-8794. "Marble, Mirrors, Pic- tures & Darkness," artists Anya Kivarkis & Mike Bray, through June 25, INOVA, 2155 N. Prospect Ave., Milwau- kee. Representations of jewelry, luxury & glam- our as depicted in cine- ma. Free. 414-229-5070. Art in the City: Mil- waukee Museum Mile Plein Air Competition, May 7–14, on Milwau- kee's East Side. Partici- pating museums: Charles Allis Art Museum, Jewish Muse- um Milwaukee, North Point Lighthouse & Museum, Museum of Wisconsin Art at Saint Johns On The Lake, & Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum. Up to 100 artists will participate. Old World Wisconsin in Focus: Photography, 7–10am June 4, Old World Wisconsin, W372-S9727 Hwy 67, Town of Eagle. Hands-on workshop. Capture Old World Wisconsin's landscape with photographer Sandy Matson. $40. 262- 594-6301, www.oldworld- wisconsin.org Michael Imes Exhibi- tion, 9–5pm Mon.–Sat., Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. Free. www.wilson-center.com or 262-781-9470. "Fine Contemporary Art in a Landmark Setting," 11–4pm Tues.– Sat., Peltz Gallery, 1119 E. Knapp St., Milwaukee. 414-223-4278. Works by Amy Crop- per, associate professor of art at Carroll Univer- sity, ongoing, Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wis- consin Ave., Waukesha. 262-524-3680. The Potter's Shop Gallery, 10–6pm Mon.– Fri., 10–4pm Sat., 335 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262- 547-1920. Allison Art House, 10–5pm Wed.–Fri. & 10– 4pm Sat., evening hours by appointment, 234 Brook St., No. 5, Wauke- sha. 262-970-9570. Almont Gallery, 10– 6pm Mon.–Thurs., 10– 8pm Fri., 10–4pm Sat. & noon–3pm Sun., 342 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262- 542-1522. St. Paul Gallery, 10– 5pm Tues.–Sat., 136 E. St. Paul Ave., Waukesha. 262-253-4829. Lil Gabriel Boutique & Galleria, 9:30–5:30pm Mon.–Thurs., 10–5pm Fri. & Sat., 19035 W. Capi- tol Dr., No. 106, Brook- field. 262-781-5858. Mafu Jiang & Shauna Wang, paintings, ongo- ing, Lil Gabriel Boutique & Galleria, 19035 W. Capi- tol Dr., No. 106, Brook- field. 262-781-5858. Beverly Designs, Bou- tique & Gallery, 10– 5:30pm Mon.–Thurs., 10– 7pm Fri., 10–5pm Sat. & by appointment, 149 E. Wisconsin Ave., Ocon- omowoc. 262-567-3650. Griffin Gallery, 10– 6pm Wed., 10–8pm Fri., 10–5pm Sat. & noon–4pm Sun., 133 E. Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc. 262- 567-1826. Current Gallery of Fine Art, 11–7pm Thurs. & Fri. & 10–2pm Sat. & by appointment, N88-W16475 Main St., Menomonee Falls. 262- 255-3588. The Painted Bean Coffee House & Art Gallery, 6:30am–5:30pm Mon.–Fri., 8–2pm Sat., 1315 Wisconsin Ave., Grafton. 262-377-4374. Raku Night, last Fri. of the month, The Potter's Shop, 335 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262-547-1920. "Man At Work," art collection, ongoing, Grohmann Museum, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1000 N. Broadway, Milwaukee. 414-277-2300 or visit www.msoe.edu "Shaping Creativity Out of Clay," presented by the Waukesha Clay Art Guild, 10–6pm Mon.–Fri., 10–4pm Sat., The Potter's Shop, 335 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262- 547-1920. "Works On Paper & In Porcelain," present- ed by Paula Murray & Ludmila Armata, ongo- ing, Elaine Erickson Gallery, 207 E. Buffalo St., Milwaukee. 414-221- 0613. Adult Pottery Classes & Individual Instruc- tion, Beginner & Intermediate Classes, The Potter's Shop, 335 W. Main St., Waukesha. Call to register. 262-547- 1920 or visit www.cla- yartguild.com Celebrity Saturday: Alchemy of the Wounded Heart: A Poetry Workshop, taught by author Lisa Marie Brodsky, 9–2pm May 7 at AllWriters Workplace & Workshop, 234 Brook St., Waukesha. It will show how to transform emotional turmoil into cathartic & beautiful poetry. The $95 fee includes lunch catered by Café de Art. w w w. a l l w r i t e r s w o r k - shop.com or 262-446-0284. Reading & Book Sign- ing: My Sister's Mother: A Memoir of War, Exile & Stalin's Siberia, by Donna Urbikas, 7:30pm May 13, Polish Center of Wisconsin, 6941 S. 68th St., Franklin. RSVP required; email Marjorie Piechowski at marjorie.piechowski@- sbcglobal.net. For more information, visit http://www.polishcen- terofwisconsin.org/abou t/polanki/ or call 414- 529-2140. Tuesday Evening Book Group, 6:30– 8:15pm 2nd Tues. of each month, Hales Corners Public Library, 5885 S. 116th St. 414-529-6150 or w w w. h a l e s c o r n e r s l i - brary.org Forest Ridge Book Group, 2:30–3:30pm 2nd Tues. of each month, Hales Corners Public Library, 5885 S. 116th St. 414-529-6150 or www.hale- scornerslibrary.org Writers Ink, 7pm 1st & 3rd Mon. of the month for critiquing for publication, work- shops & writing- related speakers, 4702 S. Packard Ave., Cudahy. 414-744-9644 or visit www.writersinc.writer- network.com Waukesha Writers Workshop, 10:30–12:30pm 3rd Mon. of each month, Brookfield Highlands Senior Apartments, 20825 George Hunt Cir., Town of Brookfield. 262-679-0862. Great Lives Biogra- phy Book Club, 1pm 4th Mon. of the month, Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Rd., Brookfield. 262- 782-4140. Mystery Book Discus- sion Group, 1:30–3pm 2nd Mon. of the month, New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Ln., New Berlin. 262- 785-4980. Muskego Public Library, Online Book Clubs, Mon.–Fri., sent via email, sign up at www.chapteraday.com/- library/muskego Armchair Travel Book Club, 10am 3rd Tues. of the month, Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Rd., Brookfield. 262- 782-4140. It's All Elementary Mystery Book Club, 7pm 2nd Tues. of the month, Brookfield Public Library, 1900 N. Calhoun Rd., Brookfield. 262- 782-4140. Writers Roundtable, 1–3pm & 6:30–8:30pm Tues., Redbird Writing Studios, 3195 S. Superior St., Milwaukee. 414- 481-3029. Tour Historic Central Library, 11am each Sat., 814 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. Free tours. Meet in the rotunda. CALENDAR LakeWalk ambassador thrilled to be serving in role By Ryan Billingham Enterprise Staff OCONOMOWOC — Michelle Hagen is a busy mom. There are the lessons, recitals, sports and school events parents today must navigate. She is also an avid runner. Always fit and ath- letic, she has taken care of her body and health. So, it was a shock — as it so often is — when the tests came back with that most fright- ening of results: cancer. On Saturday, Hagen will act as the ProHealth Care Oconomowoc LakeWalk For Cancer ambassador. During the summer of 2015, Hagen was out of breath and unusually fatigued after running what previously would have been an easy distance. Through- out the summer she would sometimes be able to run five miles, but a week later it might be a struggle. She powered through, chalking it up to getting older. But, when she found a lump in her breast, and experienced pain under her arm she went straight to her doctor. That was Oct. 20. The next day, she received her diagno- sis. "They were not the classic symptoms. That's why I never gave it a thought that it would be breast cancer," she said. "My first thought was lung cancer." Like so many before her, the diagnosis was shocking, but she had little time to ruminate. That day she saw two doctors, a surgeon and an oncologist, both of whom would stay with her throughout her cancer expe- rience. By early November she received her first of six chemotherapy infusions, a DNA test for a gene that pre- disposes women to breast cancer — which was nega- tive — and, later, surgery. She began radiation treat- ment, the last step in rid- ding her body of the cancer, on Monday. A change of perspective Hagen said her diagnosis profoundly affected her worldview. Primarily, she said, it made her under- stand she wanted to be more present in her life, and in her family's lives. She said we often get caught up in the day-to-day, with life passing by quickly as we tackle appointments, work, activities, but that slowing down and making family a priority is now more important to her. "Going through (diagno- sis and treatment) is emo- tional, and how you as a per- son deal with that is impor- tant," she said. "I couldn't sit around and mope. I put on a smile every day and kept up a positive outlook." She said her children were an inspiration. She wanted to ensure she pro- vided an example of strength and positivity to them. She admits to breaking down often — though mostly in front of her husband — but also using exercise and running as a way to manage the stress. She also feels the support she received not just from her own family, but the com- munity was an important tool in facing the cancer diagnosis. Hagen works for the Oconomowoc Area School District. She said the dis- trict has been "amazing" in the months during her treat- ment. It allowed her to take the time she needs to get better and also offered her gifts, food and moral sup- port. She also sang the praises of her health care team at ProHealth Care. She said having a team so close to home was an advantage when dealing with so many appointments, tests and doc- tor visits. LakeWalk ambassador "It is really exciting," Hagen said. She is looking forward to Saturday to show support for her fellow cancer sur- vivors. "If I can provide an exam- ple for just one person, I would be thrilled," she said. On Saturday on-site regis- tration is $35 and begins at 8 a.m. The walk begins at 10 a.m. at Fowler Park. Email: rbillingham@conleynet.com Hagen was diagnosed with breast cancer last year Submitted photo Michelle Hagen will serve as ambassador for this Saturday's LakeWalk.

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