Celebrate winter, poetry, jiving (not in that order)

1. “Five Guys Named Moe”

The Skylight Music Theatre’s production of the musical tribute to jump-blues legend Louis Jordan opens Friday at the Cabot Theatre in the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway. The production runs through Feb. 10.

Info: skylightmusictheatre.org 2. Woodland Pattern’s Poetry Marathon

Riverwest’s venerable cultural institution Woodland Pattern Book Center hosts its 25th annual poetry marathon — 15 hours of poetry readings, with sponsors pledging at least $35 on the readers’ behalf — starting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the bookstore, 720 E. Locust St. Proceeds support Woodland’s programming in literature and the arts. Admission is $10, free for anyone who pledges $35 or more.

Info: woodlandpattern.org 3. Waukesha Janboree

Waukesha’s annual winter-fest starts with an opening ceremony at 4 p.m. Friday in Lowell Park on Michigan Ave. The three-day festival has activities ranging from ice sculpting and ice skating to a beer garden and a 350foot lighted toboggan run dubbed the Arctic Avalanche (warning: don’t drink and sled, people). Admission is free for most doings at the Janboree, which is held in multiple locations around the city of Waukesha; check the website for details.

Info: janboree.org 4. re:Craft and Relic, winter edition

re:Craft and Relic, the juried craft/vintage marketplace, is back this weekend at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex, 6000 W. Ryan Road, Franklin. Check out everything from artwork to architectural salvage to jewelry from 150 vendors at the event, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission at the door is $7, free for kids 12 and younger. Info: recraftandrelic.com

5. ‘Expedition Unknown’s’ Josh Gates

The host of the Travel Channel adventure series “Expedition Unknown” (and before that, Syfy’s “Destination Truth”) will set up camp onstage Friday at 8 p.m. at Uihlein Hall at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. His live show, “Josh Gates Live: An Evening of Ghosts, Monsters and Tales of Adventure,” is sort of an extreme travelogue, with tales of mystery and imagination from places even cable TV won’t travel to. Tickets start at $39.

Info: marcuscenter.org

LILA ARYAN Shawn Holmes (left), Kevin James Sievert, Lorenzo Rush Jr., James Carrington and Sean Anthony Jackson play the “Five Guys Named Moe” in Skylight Music Theatre’s production of the musical based on the songs of Louis Jordan.

COURTESY OF TRAVEL CHANNEL Josh Gates poses in front of the Great Sphinx in Egypt on his Travel Channel series “Expedition Unknown.” Friday, he will be onstage at the Marcus Center.

C.T. KRUGER/NOW MEDIA GROUP Artwork that gives old stuff new life is part of the experience at re:Craft and Relic.

C.T. KRUGER/NOW NEWS GROUP Indoor skating at Eble Park Ice Arena is a popular attraction at the Waukesha JanBoree.