The New State/Near West Side Block Party
2023-09-16 13:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | THE NEW STATE MUSIC PARK, 2612 W STATE STREET, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
Near West Side Week will conclude with a full-scale celebration at The New State Park, where musical acts and groups like Your Move MKE, a hip hop chess club, will get the party started with DJ sets and breakdancing performances from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. The MKE Youth Theatre will perform at approximately 2:00 p.m. V Funk, a high-energy funk band, will perform from 3:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Throughout the day, artists will be creating, Familia de Arte will be etching ceramic tiles with the support of attendees, and classic cars will be shown on State Street. Lily Bell’s Fine Dining and Pete’s Pops will provide refreshments.

Guided tour of "Image in Dispute: Dutch & Flemish Art from the Haggerty Museum of Art's Collection"
2023-09-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Haggerty Museum of Art, 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
You are invited to join this guided tour of “Image in Dispute: Dutch & Flemish Art from the Haggerty Museum of Art’s Collection” with curator by Kirk Nickel, PhD, Marc and Lillian Rojtman Consulting Curator of European Art. Free and open to the public. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-tour-of-image-in-dispute-dutch-flemish-art-from-the-collection-registration-709602007707
This exhibition draws from the Haggerty’s own collection of Dutch and Flemish art to explore artists’ innovative responses to the changes reshaping community identity in the Low Countries between 1560 and 1675.

Aurora Mobile Health Clinic
2023-09-20 12:00 | 27th & Richardson Pl.
Your health matters. Come talk to us!
Aurora Mobile Health is providing free health services at the Neighborhood House Garden Park
We are here to serve you and your health care needs.
Services available include:
• Health Screenings (blood pressure and blood sugar)
• Consultation with a nurse practitioner (health and wellness education, immediate care needs, medication and diagnosis review)
• Care Navigation and Referrals (connection to a medical home, behavioral health referrals, community resource referrals)
HOW: Stop by! Visit our
Wellness Vehicle parked on 27th & Richardson Pl.
Services are provided at no cost.

Pabst Mansion Oktoberfest Tours
2023-09-22 16:00 - 17:00 | Pabst Mansion, 2000 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
Herzlich Willkommen, Oktoberfest! Delve into Milwaukee’s vibrant German heritage on this special guided tour through the home of one of Milwaukee’s most famous German immigrant families. Hear stories of the Mansion’s history and its ties to the German community while sampling a selection of local Oktoberfest beers and German Riesling (the Captain’s favorite!) paired with Milwaukee-style German cuisine. With gemütlichkeit abound, we invite you to prost like good old Captain Pabst!

Discover Wellness
2023-09-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Alices Garden, 2136 N 21st St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53205
Diverse groups from across Milwaukee County are inviting individuals and families to Alice’s Garden on Friday, September 22, for activities and resources that can improve their health and wellness. Now in its second year, “Discover Wellness” will feature free healthy snacks, prizes, wellness activities, and a chance to win a bike and other prizes.
From 5 to 7 p.m. on September 22, “Discover Wellness” will encompass the eight dimensions of wellness—emotional, physical, occupational, intellectual, financial, social, environmental, and spiritual—to provide visitors with a broad range of activities and resources that can help to enhance their health and well-being.
Highlights include: healthy activities, raffles and giveaways, a book library, yoga and Reiki, tools for emotional wellness, and free healthy snacks from Neu-Life Community Development’s Farmfork, an urban agriculture and culinary arts program for youth.
Then, at sunset, guests can enjoy a free screening of “The Little Mermaid.”

Fresh & Funky Soul Roll
2023-09-23 10:00 - 13:00 | MERRILL PARK, 401 N 35th St, Milwaukee, 53208
Learn more about plans to redevelop the 30th Street Corridor during the Fresh & Funky Soul Roll through the Near West Side.
The slow-paced, family-friendly ride will start and end at Merrill Park, and feature stops throughout the ride to highlight various developments in the neighborhood. Bring a bike or let us know if you need wheels. There will be a limited number of bikes available to rent for the ride, free of charge, courtesy of Bublr Bikes.
The event is FREE and open to the public, please register in advance using the link below! Snacks and refreshments were provided.
Register online here.
Additional details: Route is approximately 6 miles along city streets and the Hank Aaron State Trail, with some hills. Close-toed shoes and a helmet are encouraged for safety.

Doors Open Milwaukee at the Haggerty Museum of Art
2023-09-23 10:00 - 16:30 | Haggerty Museum of Art, 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
We are pleased to once again participate in Doors Open Milwaukee on September 23 and 24. Each day the Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Three new exhibitions on view feature works from the Haggerty Museum of Art’s permanent collection, some of which have not been shown before. Admission is free and a complimentary family guide will be available for visitors to enjoy.

Menomonee Valley Job Fair
2023-09-26 15:00 - 18:00 | Standard Electric Supply Co., 222 North Emmber Lane, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
The Job Fair during Menomonee Valley Partner’s Valley Week is a chance to explore all of the job opportunities in the Menomonee River Valley in the heart of the City. This Fair offers onsite interviews, along with the opportunity to meet with Valley companies that are hiring right now.

Cheers to Careers: Annual Fundraiser for WRTP | BIG STEP
2023-09-28 17:00 - 20:00 | The Ivy House, 906 S Barclay St, Milwaukee, WI, 53204, United States
Cheers to Careers is the largest fundraiser for WRTP | BIG STEP for the year. Sponsorships and tickets are available until sold out. Event will be held at The Ivy House and features our Celebrity Bartenders, signature cocktails (including a mocktail), and an auction with outdoor benches, birdhouses, and more!
WRTP | BIG STEP is paving the way to make sure everyone has a pathway to a family-supporting career. We are curious and courageous people who boldly work toward building impactful connections between people and industry in innovative and equitable ways: we are the change-makers.
OUR MISSION
To enhance the ability of public and private sector organizations to recruit, develop, and retain a more diverse, qualified workforce in construction, manufacturing, and emerging sectors of the regional economy.

District Three Crime and Safety Meeting
2023-09-28 17:30 | Milwaukeek Police Departmernt District 3, 2333 N 49th St, Milwaukee, WI, 53210, United States
Join Captain Bratchett in learning about the crime statistics for District 3. Meet some of your neighbors, business owners and organizations to learn about new safety topics each month. The Community Liaison Officer and Community Partnership officers will be available for any other questions!

Marquette University Chorus and Chamber Choir presents a University Homecoming Concert "The Tower of Babel"
2023-09-29 17:00 - 18:00 | Haggerty Museum of Art, 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
The Haggerty Museum of Art is pleased to host The Tower of Babel, a choral performance presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Image in Dispute: Dutch & Flemish Art from the Haggerty Museum of Art’s Collection.” The story of the Tower of Babel resonated throughout the cultural life of the Low Countries in the sixteenth century, finding expression in the art of Pieter Bruegel and many of his contemporaries.

NWSP Offices Closed
2023-10-05 | WI
NWSP offices are closed in observance of Thanksgiving.

Mental Illness in Families of Faith: Catholic and Lutheran Stories of Struggle and Survival
2023-10-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Redeemer Lutheran Church, 631 N. 19th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
Join us in the sanctuary to discuss mental illness in families of faith with authors Meg Kissinger and Kathleen Geuder Martin. Moderated by Rev. Dr. Lisa Bates-Froiland. Event cosponsored by National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southwest Wisconsin.
Questions? Call 414-933-7004.

Autumn Celebration at the Urban Ecology Center
2023-10-21 11:00 - 14:00 | Washington Park Pool House, N 40th and W Galena St., Milwaukee, WI
You’re invited on Saturday, October 21st from 11am-2pm to join in this free, community-wide fall festival full of outdoor fun for the whole family! Some of the fun activities we will be offering include pumpkin carving, PONY RIDES, biking in nature, caramel apples, face painting, and more. Representatives from a number of community organizations will also be tabling at the event, sharing resources and opportunities for kids and families in your neighborhood. See flier attached for additional details! The event will NOT be held at our usual building location. You can find us in our new, temporary location at the Washington Park Pool House, off of N 40th and W Galena St. We will be outside in the field to the left of the building.

The Amani Place - Pop Up Shop
2023-10-22 12:00 - 16:00 | MERRILL PARK, 401 N 35th St, Milwaukee, 53208
Come out and see local vendors who provide unique products or services!

Marquette University Graduate Computer Science and Data Science Open House
2023-10-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Marquette University, 1250 w wisconsin ave, milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
Our open house for computer science and data science graduate programs allows interested students to learn about the programs in a large group, presentational-style setting. Attendees will also have the opportunity to break out into smaller groups and discuss program details and ask questions of faculty and current students in the respective areas.

55th Anniversary Event celebrating Penfield Children's Center
2023-11-02 16:00 - 19:00 | Kohl’s Innovation Center, W165N5830 Ridgewood Drive, Menomonee Falls, WI, 53051, United States
Join us as we celebrate our history and imagine new possibilities for the children and families we serve. At the event, meet Penfield’s new CEO, Polina Makievsky, network with area professionals, and hear a panel discussion from Penfield staff. Dinner and drinks will be provided.

Marquette University Graduate Engineering Open House
2023-11-13 18:00 - 19:30 | Marquette University, 1250 w wisconsin ave, milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
Our open house for engineering graduate programs allows interested students to learn about the programs in a large group, presentational-style setting. Attendees will also have the opportunity to break out into smaller groups and discuss program details and ask questions of faculty and current students in the respective areas.

Mental Illness in Families of Faith: Catholic and Lutheran Stories of Struggle and Survival
2023-11-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Redeemer Lutheran Church, 631 N. 19th Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
Join us to discuss mental illness in families of faith with authors Meg Kissinger and Kathleen Geuder Martin. Moderated by Rev. Dr. Lisa Bates-Froiland. Event cosponsored by National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southeast Wisconsin.

Civil Rights, Religious Commitment, and the example of Hubert Humphrey
2023-11-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Johnston Hall, 1131 W. Wisconsin Ave,, Milwaukee, WI, 53233, United States
Award-winning Columbia University journalism professor, New York Times education and religion columnist, and author of nine acclaimed books, Samuel G. Freedman will present his recently-released “Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights” in a side-by-side discussion with Milwaukee pastor Rev. Dr. Lisa Bates-Froiland. Before a shift in vocation, Bates-Froiland wrote her doctoral dissertation on the conflicted legacy of Hubert Humphrey. Her ministry at Redeemer Church, adjacent to Marquette University, involves a diverse population with deep connections with a neighborhood marked by poverty and promise. Investigative reporter and Columbia Journalism professor Meg Kissinger will moderate. Books will be available for purchase and signing by the author.

Milwaukee Area Storytellers Tellebration!!
2023-11-18 07:00 - 21:00 | WI
The Milwaukee Story Telling guild (M.A.S.T.) presents
TELLABRATION! 2023 on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at Mount Mary University’s Stiemke Hall, 2929N. 92nd Street, Milwaukee. The event is Free, with Free Will Donations at the door.
TELLABRATION 2023 brings together storytellers from
southeast Wisconsin to delight, captivate and mesmerize audiences with their tales. This is the 33rd Milwaukee area TELLABRATION.
This year’s event includes:
David HB Drake,
Erin Johnston,
Terri Bartlett,
Paul Akert,
John McGee, and
Teju Ologboni.
Jean-Andrew will act as emcee and Virginia Hirsch will read this year’s proclamation.
TELLABRATION is a worldwide storytelling event coordinated
by the National Storytelling Network and produced locally. It celebrates the art of storytelling and links storytelling enthusiasts on the same weekend around the globe. M.A.S.T. has been hosting this event since 1990.
The event has grown into one of the most impressive collective events in the history of the modern storytelling revival. For people
who have never experienced a traditional storytelling performance and those who are loyal fans of tales well told, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Feztival of Trees
2023-11-18 10:00 - 20:00, 2023-11-19 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-20 10:00 - 20:00, 2023-11-22 10:00 - 20:00, 2023-11-24 10:00 - 20:00 | Tripoli Shrine Center, 3000 W Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53208, United States
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR
ADMISSION IS ONLY $5.00 FOR ADULTS &
CHILDREN UNDER 12 ARE FREE

MEET WITH SANTA
Santa will be checking his list twice from Saturday,
November 18th through Saturday November 25th.
Bring your kids along so he knows what to leave under the tree,
kids 12 and under get in free!
Fully Decorated Trees to be Raffled
$500 Wisconsin State Lottery Tree
50/50 Raffle
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World Day of Remembrance - For Milwaukee's Victims of Road Traffic Violence
2023-11-19 12:30 - 14:00 | All Saints Catholic Church, 4051 N. 25th St., Milwaukee
The Coalition of Safe Driving MKE invites you to a vigil honoring the families and friends of road traffic victims. See flyer attached for more information.

Feztial of Trees
2023-11-21 10:00 - 20:00 | Tripoli Shrine Center, 3000 W Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53208, United States

NWSP Offices Closed - Thanksgiving
2023-11-23 - 2023-11-24 | WI
NWSP offices will be closed on Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
