Community

Families are invited to a program of stories, songs, finger plays and crafts in English and Spanish from 6-6:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 at Forest Home Library, 1432 W. Forest Home Ave. English-only speakers, Spanish-only speakers and bilingual speakers are all welcome. The event is sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Library. For details, call Forest […]

Free family concerts are planned for Tuesday evenings beginning this week in Kadish Park, between the Reservoir and Commerce St. The Skyline Music Series is sponsored by COA Youth & Family Center. The series will run at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays from July 12 through Aug. 23. For more information, call COA at (414) 263-8383.

Milwaukee Recreation has scheduled three one-week arts camp offerings bringing young students together with local teaching artists. Camps for those ages 8-12 will be held from 9 a.m. to noon weekdays July 11-15; for ages 13-16, 9 a.m. to noon weekdays July 18-22. All camps will be held at Juneau High School, 6415 W. Mt. […]

This week’s South Side street cleanup will cover Greenfield Avenue from 1st Street to 16th Street, from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, June 29. The cleanups are sponsored by Hope House, True Skool, Safe & Sound and 12th District Supervisor Peggy West. For more information, contact Peggy West at (414) 278.4269; Jamal Gibson at (414) 915.3731; Maria […]

Layton Boulevard West Neighbors (LBWN) will convene a meeting to discuss residents’ vision for the Pierce Street Corridor (32nd Street to 39th Street) from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 28 in the Silver City Townhomes meeting room, 3507 W. Pierce St. The session will focus on the Urban Ecology Center, Hank Aaron State Trail, Silver City […]

The A.W.E. Fleet of Imagination travels to 19 Milwaukee park and playground sites to provide free art activities such as painting, sculpture and fabric arts for kids ages 4 to 14. The program runs from 1-4 p.m. weekdays from June 27 to Aug. 5 (no program on July 4th). Sponsor is Artists Working in Education, […]

The A.W.E. Fleet of Imagination travels to 19 Milwaukee park and playground sites to provide free art activities such as painting, sculpture and fabric arts for kids ages 4 to 14. The program runs from 1-4 p.m. weekdays from June 27 to Aug. 5 (no program on July 4th). Sponsor is Artists Working in Education, […]

The Fondy Farmers Market kicks off from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 25 with family activities including live entertainment from local performers, cooking demonstrations and kids’ face painting. The market will also host its 4th annual BBQ Cook-Off with grand prizes of $400 in each category – ribs and chicken. For more information […]

Outdoor yoga classes are being offered at 6:45 a.m. every Wednesday in June along the Hank Aaron State Trail, just west of the 35th St. viaduct. Each class is $5 per participant, and those interested should bring mats. In the event of rain, class will meet in the lunch room of Taylor Dynamometer, 3602 W. […]