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These are stories by Sam Woods, Staff Reporter. More stories from Sam

5 things to know and do the weekend of July 8

July 8, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Visit the new Little Free Library in Clarke Square; see a new mural by the African-American Roundtable’s Youth Council; get a free bike and help plan a new park in Metcalfe Park; learn music and dance from the African Diaspora; and attend the third annual Frida Fest.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: african-american roundtable, Clarke Square, farmhouse bar, frida fest, frida kahlo, little free library, Metcalfe Park, milwaukee bicycle collective, sole healing arts

 5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: July 4 to July 8

July 4, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Watch firework shows at Milwaukee parks; help paint a mural in Clarke Square; give input on “healing spaces” in Metcalfe Park and Harambee; see the “We Are MKE” art show organized by Fanana Banana; and check out “Music Under the Stars” featuring neo-soul and R&B singer John Stanford.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: arts @ large, Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative, fanana banana, fireworks, john stanford, Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, milwaukee dcd; healing spaces initiative, music under the stars, Northcott Neighborhood House, paliafito eco-arts park, tia richardson, we are mke

5 things to know and do the weekend of July 1

July 1, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Enjoy the Sacred Garden open mic at Arts @ Large; learn how We Locked In MKE keeps kids away from violence; see Fred Boswell Jr.; help Milwaukee Rescue Mission with its donation drive and listening party; and take a look at the See Me Because showcase of Milwaukee youths of color in their own images.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: Art Start, arts @ large, arts at large, fred boswell, harbor view plaza, Jazz Estate, milwaukee high school of the arts, milwaukee rescue mission, sacred garden, see me because art exhibition, we locked in mke

5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: June 27

June 27, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

See Burnham Playfield’s new look; receive home survey training in Lindsay Heights; learn about bats during Wild Wednesdays in Hawthorn Glen; get your bike in shape for the summer; come to a story time in Washington Park; and learn how to buy a home.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: bats, bike repair, burnham playfield, hawthorn glen, Innovation Wellness Commons, lindsay heights, Milwaukee Public Library, Take Root Milwaukee, Walnut Way Conservation Corp

5 things to know and do the weekend of June 24

June 24, 2022 by Sam Woods 1 Comment

Check out Latino Arts’ new exhibition; visit Maranta Plant Shop’s weekly flea market; brunch with creatives of color; attend Homer Blow’s birthday party for kids; and discuss the future of the Lincoln Creek Greenway.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: 5 things, COVID, harambee, homer blow, latino arts inc, maranta plant shop

MPS and most schools will continue to offer free lunches next school year

June 21, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

MPS and most other Milwaukee schools will continue to offer free lunches next school year, and here’s how you can get free meals this summer.

Filed Under: Education, Health and Wellness

5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: June 20 to June 24

June 20, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Give input on new development plans for Bronzeville; watch Mario “The Poet” Willis be inaugurated as Milwaukee Public Library’s poet laureate; take free yoga classes for youths ages 13 to 17 in Mitchell Park; watch Shakespeare in Three Bridges Park; and apply for a mentorship program for undocumented students.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: 5 things

Here’s how and where to celebrate Juneteenth this year in Milwaukee

June 17, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Juneteenth, the annual celebration of the last slaves learning they’d been freed, is back. For the 51st year in a row, Milwaukee is celebrating.

Filed Under: Arts and Recreation, Community Tagged With: Juneteenth

5 things to know and do the weekend of June 17

June 17, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Check out pinball tournaments at Bounce Milwaukee; learn about skateparks on the South Side; win a free bike helmet at Kosciuszko Park; shop at a Black-owned summer marketplace; and make a mini-garden in a jar at the Westlawn Community Garden.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: 5 things

5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: June 13 to June 17

June 13, 2022 by Sam Woods Leave a Comment

Give feedback on proposed changes to bus routes; find your next read with Mikey Cody Apollo and MPL librarians; meet your neighbors in Norwood; read along and discuss “Voices of Milwaukee Bronzeville,” a book by Sandra E. Jones; and learn about contracting opportunities for new city initiatives.

Filed Under: Community Tagged With: 5 things

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