Holly Haebig and Demetrius Gulliford perform for guests. (All photos by Leah Harris)

Express Yourself MKE hosted a thank you party and open house Friday to celebrate its new studio at 1300 W. Fond Du Lac Ave. Youth participants, donors and volunteers gathered in the Running Rebels building for the “studio warming.”

Student participants entertained guests with songs and musical performances throughout the evening. ExYo uses artistic expression to provide youths an alternative to violence and street life.

The nonprofit arts organization moved to the new studio at the end of June.

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ExYo MKE celebrates new studio with music, art and refreshments

by Leah Harris, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
September 26, 2017

<h1>ExYo MKE celebrates new studio with music, art and refreshments</h1>
<p class="byline">by Leah Harris, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service <br />September 26, 2017</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/36600791513_3bbf48005a_k-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-46528" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">ExYo Milwaukee participants perform a song and rap that students wrote this summer.</figcaption></figure>
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<p>Express Yourself MKE hosted a thank you party and open house Friday to celebrate its new studio at 1300 W. Fond Du Lac Ave. Youth participants, donors and volunteers gathered in the Running Rebels building for the “studio warming.”</p>
<p>Student participants entertained guests with songs and musical performances throughout the evening. ExYo uses artistic expression to provide youths an alternative to violence and street life.</p>
<p>The nonprofit arts organization moved to the new studio at the end of June.</p>
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