It’s Monday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by clicking here at least two weeks in advance.

Residents flocked to the Milwaukee Public Library’s Mitchell Street Branch over the summer to participate in the second annual “Master Chef Challenge: Family Edition.” This week, the library will host a holiday community meal. (NNS file photo by Jonathan Perez)

1. Black Space Men Session: Monday, Dec.18

A group therapeutic session will be offered by Black Space HQ from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 18 that aims to allow men from Black and Brown communities tap into their mental wellness. This session is free and will be held at 2201 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive . More information here.

2. Auer Avenue School Mobile Food Pantry: Tuesday, Dec. 19

Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin will be distributing boxes of meats and fresh produce from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at Auer Avenue School, 2319 W. Auer Ave. This is a drive-thru event and is for anyone in need. More information here.

3. Holiday Community Meal: Tuesday, Dec. 19

The Milwaukee Public Library Mitchell Street Branch will be serving a meal for the holidays from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 906 W. Historic Mitchell St. While food is being cooked, attendees will also get to play games with one another. Be sure to register. More information here.

4. Amani Holiday Giveaway: Tuesday, Dec. 19

If you’re an Amani resident who has registered, don’t forget to pick up your free ham dinner box from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at the Dominican Center for Women, 2470 W. Locust St. More information here.

5. Christmas by Candlelight: Wednesday, Dec. 20

Join the City of Light Church for its Christmas festivities that will include Christmas songs, kids story time and more. The festivities will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 6725 W. Burleigh St. Click here to RSVP. More information here.

BONUS

From free meals to coat drives, how you can keep the holiday season affordable in Milwaukee

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.

Republish this article

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Scroll down to copy and paste the code of our article into your CMS. The codes for images, graphics and other embeddable elements may not transfer exactly as they appear on our site.

*** Also, the code below will NOT copy the featured image on the page. You are welcome to download the main image as a separate element for publication with this story. ***

You are welcome to republish our articles for free using the following ground rules.

Credit should be given, in this format: “By Ron Smith, Wisconsin Watch”
Editing material is prohibited, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and in-house style (for example, using “Milwaukee, Wis.” instead of “Milwaukee” or changing “yesterday” to “last week”)
Other than minor cosmetic and font changes, you may not change the structural appearance or visual format of a story.
If published online, you must include the links and link to milwaukeenns.org
If you share the story on social media, please mention @milwaukeenns (Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky), and ensure that the original featured image associated with the story is visible on the social media post.
Don’t sell the story or any part of it — it may not be marketed as a product.
Don’t extract, store or resell Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service content as a database.
Don’t sell ads against the story. But you can publish it with pre-sold ads.
Your website must include a prominent way to contact you.
Additional elements that are packaged with our story must be labeled.
Users can republish our photos, illustrations, graphics and multimedia elements ONLY with stories with which they originally appeared. You may not separate multimedia elements for standalone use.
If we send you a request to change or remove Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service content from your site, you must agree to do so immediately.

For questions regarding republishing rules please contact Jeff Bauer, digital editor and producer, at jbauer@wisconsinwatch.org.

5 things to know and do the week of Dec. 18

by Chesnie Wardell, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
December 18, 2023

<h1>5 things to know and do the week of Dec. 18 </h1>
<p class="byline">by Chesnie Wardell, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service <br />December 18, 2023</p>

<p class="has-background" style="background-color:#f7f7f7"><em>It’s Monday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by</em> <a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/submit-a-story/?indypress=story"></a><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/submit-a-story/?indypress=story"><em>clicking here</em></a><em> at least two weeks in advance.</em></p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/53404561089_e0e948b02c_k-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-92662" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Residents flocked to the Milwaukee Public Library’s Mitchell Street Branch over the summer to participate in the second annual “Master Chef Challenge: Family Edition.” This week, the library will host a holiday community meal. (NNS file photo by Jonathan Perez)</figcaption></figure>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>1. </strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/760862348767?aff=ebdsshios">Black Space Men Session:</a> <strong>Monday, Dec.18</strong></h2>
<p>A group therapeutic session will be offered by Black Space HQ from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 18 that aims to allow men from Black and Brown communities tap into their mental wellness. This session is free and will be held at 2201 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive .<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/760862348767?aff=ebdsshios"> More information here.</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>2. </strong><a href="https://feedingamericawi.org/event/auer-avenue-school-mobile-food-pantry-december-19/#:~:text=December%2019%20%40%202%3A15%20pm,direct%20to%20high%2Dneed%20areas.">Auer Avenue School Mobile Food Pantry:</a> <strong>Tuesday, Dec. 19</strong></h2>
<p>Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin will be distributing boxes of meats and fresh produce from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at Auer Avenue School, 2319 W. Auer Ave. This is a drive-thru event and is for anyone in need.<a href="https://feedingamericawi.org/event/auer-avenue-school-mobile-food-pantry-december-19/#:~:text=December%2019%20%40%202%3A15%20pm,direct%20to%20high%2Dneed%20areas."> </a><a href="https://feedingamericawi.org/event/auer-avenue-school-mobile-food-pantry-december-19/#:~:text=December%2019%20%40%202%3A15%20pm,direct%20to%20high%2Dneed%20areas.">More information here.</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>3. </strong><a href="https://mpl.org/library/makerspace/#cargill_community_kitchen">Holiday Community Meal:</a> <strong>Tuesday, Dec. 19</strong></h2>
<p>The Milwaukee Public Library Mitchell Street Branch will be serving a meal for the holidays from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 906 W. Historic Mitchell St. While food is being cooked, attendees will also get to play games with one another. <a href="https://mpl.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=138717&amp;lib=2003">Be sure to register</a>.<a href="https://mpl.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=138717&amp;lib=2003"> </a>&nbsp;<a href="https://mpl.org/library/makerspace/#cargill_community_kitchen">More information here.</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>4. </strong><a href="https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333721189598811&amp;id=100088827961405&amp;set=a.100718816232384">Amani Holiday Giveaway:</a> <strong>Tuesday, Dec. 19</strong></h2>
<p>If you’re an Amani resident who has registered, don’t forget to pick up your free ham dinner box from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19 at the Dominican Center for Women, 2470 W. Locust St.<a href="https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=333721189598811&amp;id=100088827961405&amp;set=a.100718816232384"> More information here.</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>5. </strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-by-candlelight-city-of-light-church-tickets-756449038437?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&amp;aff=ebdsshios">Christmas by Candlelight:</a> <strong>Wednesday, Dec. 20</strong></h2>
<p>Join the City of Light Church for its Christmas festivities that will include Christmas songs, kids story time and more. The festivities will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 6725 W. Burleigh St. Click here to RSVP. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-by-candlelight-city-of-light-church-tickets-756449038437?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&amp;aff=ebdsshios"> More information here.</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">BONUS</h2>
<p class="has-background" style="background-color:#f1f1f1">&nbsp;<a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2023/12/15/from-free-meals-to-coat-drives-how-you-can-keep-the-holiday-season-affordable-in-milwaukee/">From free meals to coat drives, how you can keep the holiday season affordable in Milwaukee</a></p>
<p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://milwaukeenns.org/2023/12/18/5-things-to-know-and-do-the-week-of-dec-18/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://milwaukeenns.org&quot;&gt;Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-NNS-Favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p>
&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://milwaukeenns.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=92659&amp;amp;ga4=G-HGM4XK3QCM&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://milwaukeenns.org/2023/12/18/5-things-to-know-and-do-the-week-of-dec-18/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/milwaukeenns.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

5 things to know and do the week of Dec. 18

1. Black Space Men Session: Monday, Dec.18

2. Auer Avenue School Mobile Food Pantry: Tuesday, Dec. 19

3. Holiday Community Meal: Tuesday, Dec. 19

4. Amani Holiday Giveaway: Tuesday, Dec. 19

5. Christmas by Candlelight: Wednesday, Dec. 20

BONUS

Related

Chesnie WardellStaff Reporter

Contact

Hey neighbor, let's stay in touch!

1. Black Space Men Session: Monday, Dec.18

2. Auer Avenue School Mobile Food Pantry: Tuesday, Dec. 19

3. Holiday Community Meal: Tuesday, Dec. 19

4. Amani Holiday Giveaway: Tuesday, Dec. 19

5. Christmas by Candlelight: Wednesday, Dec. 20

BONUS

Related

Chesnie WardellStaff Reporter