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Sweethearts and Snow

by Amy Jo Jones

February 13, 2009

This weekend make your trip to Betty Brinn special by attending the Little Sweetheart Dance. (February 13 6 - 9 p.m).

• Enjoy a special dessert extravaganza, including a chocolate fountain, ice cream and complimentary beverages.
• Meet the lovable character from the book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.”
• Dance with your sweethearts to family-friendly music.
• Receive a complimentary professional family photo, courtesy of VIP Photography.
• Enjoy the Valentine Ice Cream Social Sweet Stops, including karaoke, crafts and games.
• Bid to your heart’s content on great family items in our silent auction and take your chance in our raffle.

Ticket Information
Museum members: $18 per person / $100 for a group of six
Non-members:$25 per person / $125 for a group of six Children younger than 1 year are free

Call (414) 390-KIDS (5437), ext. 240, to charge tickets by phone purchase tickets at the Museum’s Information Desk. All proceeds will benefit the Museum’s exhibits and programs. Advance reservations are required for this popular event and space is limited so call soon.

It's still winter so embrace the (ugh) snow and cool temperatures at Winterest. Washington Park is the site of "Winterfest 09." Activities include a clothing swap, silk screening, cookie decorating, animal feeding, sledding, ice fishing, snowshoeing and a snowman building contest.

Prefer the indoors? How about some free fun at the Central Library for "Valentine Story Time" at 10:30 a.m. followed by a heart scavenger hunt at the Milwaukee Art Museum from 1 to 3 p.m.

Where ever this holiday weekend takes you I hope you are surrounded by those you love best!