Attend the Viva MKE marketplace; celebrate National Puerto Rican Day; fellowship at the safe summer kickoff; spend the day outdoors at Milwaukee Turners Hall; and enjoy the festivities at a block party in the Amani neighborhood.
Chesnie Wardell
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.
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5 things to know and do the week of June 3
Learn how to use a ceramic wheel at Mitchell Street Arts; celebrate the summer reading challenge at the Milwaukee Public Library Zablocki Branch; learn how to apply for a pardon; explore large language models; and ride your bike through Tiefenthaler Park with the mayor.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of May 31
Attend the Bembe Drum & Dance open house; celebrate the grand opening of a restaurant in the Sherman Phoenix Marketplace; ride your bike in Garden Homes Park; walk through Clarence & Cleopatra Johnson Park; and support local farmers.
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5 things to know and do the week of May 27
Plant seeds at Alice’s Garden Urban Farm; run with Fear MKE; check out Amani’s pop-up resource fair; listen to community updates in the Walker’s Point neighborhood; and go to Owen’s Place for resources.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of May 24
Have fun at a senior wellness fair; give your feedback on the Growing MKE project; support Muskego Way Forward’s first Bloom & Groom sale; discuss mental health at Radio Milwaukee; and attend the “Heal the Hood” annual block party.
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5 things to know and do the week of May 20
Spend the day at the park with the Milwaukee Police Department; build your own automata machine at the Milwaukee Public Library Mitchell Street Branch; learn how to sew at Art, Joy & Culture Studio; share your food truck experience with the city’s Common Council; and improve your mental health through nature.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of May 17
Listen to music at Mi Casa Su Cafe; purchase plants in the Amani neighborhood; receive free housing resources; attend a food drive hosted by Food Not Bombs MKE; and support vendors at the Square Plaza Market.
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5 things to know and do the week of May 13
Attend a training session about government contracts; receive legal assistance from Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee; learn how to maintain your health at Independence First; engage with the Milwaukee Police Department District 2; and pitch your business to the Kohl’s Supplier Diversity team.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of May 10
Connect with local health care professionals; clean the Mitchell Park Lagoon; discover more about your family with the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society, trade items with residents; and attend the Fondy Farmers Market spring opening day.
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5 things to know and do the week of May 6
Attend MilWALKee Walks’ monthly meeting, check out Ex Fabula’s StorySlam; take a class at Mitchell Street Arts; learn how to help your business flourish; and drink coffee with the Walker’s Point Association.