The Friends of Jimmy Banks is working on a mural with community artist Tia Richardson to honor Jimmy Banks, a Milwaukee soccer player and coach who was one of the first two African American players to play for the U.S. Men’s National Team.
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5 things to know and do the weekend of Sept. 30
Check out the last outdoor market of the season for Latina vendors; attend a housing resource fair hosted by VIA CDC; support a market for local creatives; take in story time with muralist and author Tia Richardson at Alice’s Garden Urban Farm; and give feedback on a proposed bus route for 27th Street.
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5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: July 4 to July 8
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.