Attend the Makin’ Moves Breakdancing Class at Your Move MKE; submit your proposal for a hand-painted mural on the Beerline Trail; audition for Poetry Unplugged; take a crack at Sacred Garden open mic at Arts @ Large; and submit your application for the EARN & LEARN paid summer employment program for young people.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Nov. 25
Visit the pop-up market at Sherman Phoenix for Black Friday; check out Harambee’s small businesses on an organized tour; attend the Groove Lounge at Coffee Makes You Black; meet the deadline to submit to the Milwaukee Public Library’s teen art contest; and shop at over 40 Black-owned businesses and see “The Hip Hop Nutcracker.”
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Nov. 18
Give your ideas about what to put in ThriveOn King’s community space; meet and buy works from Milwaukee-based artists Rosy Petri and Sheniqua Freeman; tour Harambee’s arts, healing spaces and cultural sites; provide input on a proposed youth prison on the Northwest Side; and check out the Jackson Park winter farmers market.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Nov. 4
Learn about Dia de los Muertos traditions from around the world; tour Harambee’s history via bus or bike; hear Milwaukee-based Muslim artists discuss art and identity; learn mixed-media art techniques; and discover the health benefits of herbal tea.
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5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Aug. 8 to Aug. 12
Celebrate Bronzeville Week; learn about efforts to reduce the year eviction records are searchable; celebrate local Black theater; play “Stranger Things” trivia at Newline Cafe; garden in the Menomonee Valley; and don’t forget to vote Tuesday.
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Bronzeville Week is back: Here’s what to know and do
Here’s the schedule for the 11th annual Bronzeville Week.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of June 24
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.
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Harambee residents ‘pull together’ to build new neighborhood playground
Volunteers built a new playground in Harambee as a way to promote 60 minutes of play and a safer neighborhood for children.
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City touts redevelopment prospects for Bronzeville cultural and entertainment district
Six proposals that emerged from a December brainstorming session on the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District have been unveiled by the city. Officials hope the process will spark renewed interest in Bronzeville among developers with the capacity to launch major projects.
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City touts redevelopment prospects for Bronzeville cultural and entertainment district
Six proposals that emerged from a December brainstorming session on the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District have been unveiled by the city. Officials hope the process will spark renewed interest in Bronzeville among developers with the capacity to launch major projects.