Silver City Week to celebrate community, diversity and opportunity | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors
May 30, 2017
Looking west on National Avenue, towards the Silver City commercial corridor. (Photo by Adam Carr)
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors (LBWN) announces “Silver City Week” June 10th-17th, 2017!
LBWN, neighbors and business owners invite you to celebrate community, diversity and opportunity in the Silver City Neighborhood this June!   The Silver City neighborhood is known for its diversity of businesses including one of Milwaukee’s best InterNational dining destinations on the Southside of Milwaukee.
“Silver City Week” offers an opportunity for Milwaukeeans to enjoy all the wonderful assets of the Silver City neighborhood, including a variety of locally-owned ethnic restaurants, Arlington Heights Park, and the Urban Ecology Center” shares LBWN Economic Development Manager, Celia Benton.
Benton notes that “Business owners have worked in a combined effort to bring together this 10-day event that highlights the strong connection neighbors and business owners have in the uniquely-diverse neighborhood of Silver City!”
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The week begins with the Silver City Community Celebration on Saturday, June 10th from 12-2pm at Arlington Heights Park (3429. W. Pierce St).  The celebration will offer family activities, lawn games, a craft fair, and FREE cookies.
Silver City Week culminates with the Silver City Day celebration at Mamie’s Bar and Grill.  The celebration runs from 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm on Saturday, June 17th and includes FREE live music, drink specials, food for sale and raffle prizes.
For complete event details visit www.lbwn.org/silvercityweek.
This event is hosted by Layton Boulevard West Neighbors and Silver City neighborhood business owners.
Layton Boulevard West Neighbors (LBWN) builds strong and healthy Milwaukee neighborhoods by stabilizing and revitalizing the Silver City, Burnham Park and Layton Park communities. LBWN is a non-profit community development organization founded by the School Sisters of St. Francis in 1995.(www.lbwn.org)