Go to movie night at Tricklebee Café; take advantage of the diaper drive and resource fair at Lola’s New Beginnings; join the fun with painting and a spring celebration on the South Side; attend a health fair and charity basketball game; and check out a women’s “HerStory” tea social.
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5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Feb. 27 to March 3
Check out TRUE Skool’s spring orientation; learn about the Pitch Black networking event for entrepreneurs; get free winter items at the Dominican Center; hear an overview of Black history at the Center Street Library; and join in yoga and herbalism at the Mitchell Park Domes.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Feb. 24
Join a gathering for Hmong LGBTQ+ adults; meet the deadline to nominate someone for the Vel R. Phillips Trailblazer Award; attend a culture exhibition through the Institute for the African American Preservation of Music and Arts; participate in a community meeting in Jackson Park; and check out the free grocery giveaway at New Hope Youth and Family Services.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Jan. 20
Attend the opening of the “Music to My Fingers” exhibition; check out the “mutual aid shed” organized by Metcalfe Park Community Bridges; join a conversation on Black public health; participate in the winter coat drive organized by Voces de la Frontera; and attend Amani United’s neighborhood housing and economic development meeting.
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5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Dec. 5 to Dec. 9
Register for student driver’s education for only $35; participate in a StorySlam on the theme of “language”; create a vision board for your 2023 goals and meet people who can help you; discuss future plans for affordable transportation to work in the suburbs; and get a free, professional headshot.
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5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Nov. 28 to Dec. 2
Learn about permits, licenses and more in the contracting world; celebrate Sherman Phoenix’s fourth anniversary; find out about the city’s new climate and equity plan; join America’s Black Holocaust Museum; and support the annual fundraising campaign of NNS.
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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 Sept. 2
Witness a mural unveiling with artist Anna Rose Menako; attend a block party sponsored by the Black Rose Initiative for near North Side neighborhoods; check out a free school supply giveaway and block party; learn to harvest and braid sweetgrass at the Native Wellness Garden; and go to Sherman Phoenix’s front porch series featuring poet Brit Nicole.
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Youths can learn about wellness, tech, entrepreneurship and leadership at STEAM & Dream summit
A day-long summit for youths to learn about wellness, tech, entrepreneurship and leadership is coming to Milwaukee on Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts.
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5 things to do and know the weekend of Oct. 16
Check out Nō Studios’ Social Justice Summit; get a flu shot at Gee’s Clippers; attend Amani United’s health and healing fair; make a candle with Vibez Creative Arts Space; and support Tricklebee Cafe’s fundraiser.