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The Hip-Hop Chess Club is a program within Your Move MKE that combines music and chess. Your Move MKE is hosting an open house on Saturday, Dec. 16. (Photo provided by Your Move MKE)

1. Kids’ Breakfast with Santa: Saturday, Dec. 16

Bring your kids to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 1531 W. Vliet St., for a free breakfast with Santa from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. The first 200 kids, 12 years and younger, will receive a free pancake breakfast and a free toy.  More information here.

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2. Eco-friendly Holiday Gifts & Treasure Trade Saturday, Dec. 16

The Eco Families Sustainability Learning Group will host an eco-friendly gift giving and “treasure trade” from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 5305 W. Capitol Drive. Individuals are encouraged to bring gently used items to trade with others. More information here.

 3. Your Move MKE Open House: Saturday, Dec. 16

Your Move MKE is a nonprofit organization on Milwaukee’s South Side that provides programs and resources for young people. You can learn more about their programs and meet the staff from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 1107 W. Historic Mitchell St.  More information here. Fron the archives: NNS Spotlight: How Your Move MKE uses hip-hop and chess to help youths

 4. Celebrating the Solstice: Saturday, Dec. 16

The Milwaukee Central Library will be teaching children about the winter solstice and making candles from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 814 W. Wisconsin Ave. More information here.

5. Breakfast with Santa Drive-Thru: Saturday, Dec. 16

From 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, UMOS invites individuals to its drive-thru style event at 2701 S. Chase Ave. to pick up a free gift from Santa and a McDonald’s breakfast gift certificate. More information here.

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Chesnie Wardell serves as the intergenerational reporter for NNS. In addition, she writes features on notable North Side and South Side residents. She reported for other newsrooms like the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, covered teacher vacancies through an O'Brien fellowship and was selected as an inaugural member of the New York Times Corps. She is a 2025 graduate of Marquette University, where she studied journalism and theology.