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Learn Afro-Colombian and Afro-Puerto Rican drum rhythms with Bembé Musical Director, Bony Plog-Benavides and SPECIAL GUEST, Bembé artist-in-residence Alberto "Beto" Torrens of San Juan, Puerto Rico.You won't want to miss this FUEGO... register and save your spot before it's too late! REGISTER HERE:
Need something to read? Join librarians from the Milwaukee Public Library and special guest Kristopher Pollard from Milwaukee Film as they share a list of curated books guaranteed to fill up your to-be-read pile.Kristopher Pollard is an artist/illustrator and has been the Membership Manager for Milwaukee Film for the past ten years. Born in St. …
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Interested in finding articles published in the Milwaukee Journal or Sentinel? Join periodicals librarians and discover NewsBank, a database that houses historic, digitized issues of these two major papers. Librarians will walk you through accessing the database, explain strategies to help you navigate it efficiently, and demonstrate real-world searches. NewsBank is available remotely to City …
(For everyone) Do you ever feel like your fried rice is missing something? Join Ramona Edwards and learn how to heighten your fried rice for your taste buds and your health! Let’s celebrate our talented local chefs. Learn the skills to create reasonably-priced, nutritious, and delicious meals.An email will be sent to you containing the …
Milwaukee Public Library and Boswell Book Company host a special launch-day event for Nghi Vo, author of The Chosen and the Beautiful, for her brand new fantasy-tinged novel of historical Hollywood, Siren Queen. Preorder your copy of Siren Queen now from Boswell Book Company. Copies of the author's work will also be available for purchase …
April showers bring May flowers!Join us welcoming back spring and its many colors with artist Yesica Coria as she leads this hands-on art making experience. Participants will explore this traditional corn husk flower making craft and take home their beautiful creations to celebrate the return of warmer weather. In this fun take on our traditional …
April Showers brings May Flowers. Join Zócalo on this comedy show produced by La Maria Comedy. Showcasing comics from Chicago, Madison, and Milwaukee. Tickets
It's our birthday here at Daync and we are going all out!!! Come celebrate with us 1 year in Walker's Point and 6 years as a studio.What's special about this event verses our other socials? We will have TWO ROOMS for social dancing, dancing until 2am, and a complimentary Champaign toast at midnight..with a little …
(For adults & teens) Gather your flock and join the 2022 Green Birding Challenge as a part of the Brew City Birding Festival! This program inspires fossil-fuel-free, friendly competition among all levels of birders and encourages everyone to explore the wonders of resident and migratory birds in Milwaukee.Gather your flock and register for the Green …
Events happening all week long!(For adults & teens) Purchase this Frequent Flyer Pass for discounts on Brew City Birding Festival events! With this purchase, you will receive discount codes via email that provide 50% off all field trips and the Big Green Birding Bike Ride, in addition to 100% off program costs for all lectures …
(For adults & teens) Gather your flock and join the 2022 Green Birding Challenge as a part of the Brew City Birding Festival! This program inspires fossil-fuel-free, friendly competition among all levels of birders and encourages everyone to explore the wonders of resident and migratory birds in Milwaukee.Gather your flock and register for the Green …
Join us every second Saturday of the month!¡Únase a nosotras cada segundo sábado del mes!Basura Bash 2022 is a Clarke Square neighborhood networking & cleanup event - come socialize with your neighbors while 'spring cleaning' Clarke Square. Questions? Contact:Brisa E. [email protected] or text 414-485-4939(hablamos español)April 9, 2022 at Pierce & 22nd St.May 14, 2022 at …
(For everyone) Start your Saturday morning off right with fresh air and the sound of birds singing in the park. Let’s take a walk through Washington Park and the different habitats to search for birds. Everyone is welcome and binoculars are available! Register
Bloom and Groom Flower SaleSave the date!Saturday, May 14thLocation:Trowbridge Square Children's Play Area1530 S 38th St, Milwaukee, WI 53215VIA will be selling a range of plants from $1 – $6. Everyone is welcome to stop and purchase flowers and plants. There will be a purchase limit of $30 from 10:00am – 12:00pm. After 12:00pm you …
Learn to spin poi with Marilyn Besasie, Milwaukee's most experienced instructor. Poi is an art form in which you twirl a set of two handheld tethered balls around your body in beautiful patterns. Simple poi movements develop coordination, balance, endurance, and self-awareness. This program is scheduled to be held outdoors on the lawn of the …
(For everyone) Meet us at Menomonee Valley where your Community Programs educator will take you in a UEC bus to Washington Park for some fun paddling on the lagoon! This is a beginner friendly event where we will learn the basics of paddling while having fun exploring. Everyone and anyone is welcome to sign up! …
(For families) Learn how to rock climb and get some fresh air on our three story open-air rock wall. Make it to the top and see the city from a whole new perspective! Trained belayers will be there to show you the ropes and cheer you on from the ground. All equipment is UEC provided.For …
Join us for a monthly houseplant and plant cutting exchange. Bring along your unwanted houseplants and cuttings* to the Secret Garden in hopes of securing your next wish list plant. Nothing to trade? No problem! Select something from the seed library to take home and grow or ask for plant and garden advice from a …
Learn Afro-Colombian and Afro-Puerto Rican drum rhythms with Bembé Musical Director, Bony Plog-Benavides and SPECIAL GUEST, Bembé artist-in-residence Alberto "Beto" Torrens of San Juan, Puerto Rico.You won't want to miss this FUEGO... register and save your spot before it's too late! REGISTER HERE:
Visit the Washington Park Playground across the street from the Washington Park Branch for a story time featuring books, songs, rhymes, and bubbles.Visit www.mpl.org/ada for information on ADA program accommodation requests. More Information
Four artists are showing their work together for the first time. Each has their own distinct style. Their unifying theme is nature displayed through stained glass, paintings, mosaics, and more.These four artists have gotten to know each other through their involvement in the Jewish community. Our work has two main themes –nature-based representationalism and abstract …
This book club approaches American identity as an evolving and ongoing conversation, using fiction and non-fiction to explore questions of identity, assimilation, language, cuisine, generational change and other aspects of life in the United States.February 16, 2022Parachutes by Kelly YangMarch 16, 2022Good Time Party Girl: The Notorious Life of Dirty Helen Cromwell 1886-1969 by Helen …
JOIN US VIRTUALLY as we explore environmental and social justice issues in & outside of Milwaukee, through films followed by insightful discussions.EVERYONE is welcome.REINVENTING POWER America’s Renewable Energy Boom:Critically, Reinventing Power underscores the notion that jobs, economic growth and innovation don’t have to be sacrificed for a clean environment. The film focuses on people in …
Reinventing Power is the final film in the Environmental & Social Justice Film Series that we and the Urban Ecology Center are screening via Zoom, followed by a live discussion.“Reinventing Power: America’s Renewable Energy Boom” lets us hear directly from the people making our clean energy future achievable. These stories are proof that America does …