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by | November 18, 2015 · 8:00 pm

Milwaukee Public Museum BioBlitz Coming To Grant Park

One more cool event happening at the park …

From South Shore Supervisor Pat Jursik’s new e-newsletter:

A BioBlitz is a scientific “race”– a 24-hour species count by a team of scientists and surveyors that produces scientifically valid data, as well as interesting discoveries and public education about the biodiversity that exists in an urban setting. You can read and hear two WUWM stories about Milwaukee’s first-ever BioBlitz here and here. The first BioBlitz (run by MPM at Schlitz Audubon Center) counted 820 species in 24 hours, identified several Federal or State-listed endangered species that Audubon didn’t know it had onsite, as well as discovered an invasive Asian worm that could, if left unchecked, devastate the Audubon Center’s landscape.

The Grant Park BioBlitz will take place June 10-11, 2016 and the public will be welcomed to base camp from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday to meet the scientists, participate in activities with MPM educators, and watch the action. Grant Park was specifically selected because of the variety of landscapes and habitats it holds. More information forthcoming.

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by | November 13, 2015 · 8:00 am

Old Fashioned Christmas 2015: Fireworks Are Back!

Mark your calendars for Sunday, November 29 … and be sure to check out the tree lighting.

Fireworks are back!

That is thanks to our sponsors: Guardian Credit Union and Max A. Sass & Sons Funeral and Cremation Service. I am so appreciative of them for their continued support of community events. Without partners like this, we could not do what we’re doing.

We’ll see you the Sunday after Thanksgiving!

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by | November 12, 2015 · 5:00 pm

Saturday: Meet The Mayor (Me) Downtown

My next Meet the Mayor session is this Saturday, November 14, at one of the more unique properties downtown.

It’s the Fenno building, 916 Milwaukee Ave.

This building is home to a variety of small businesses — including a few that I bet you didn’t know about: Memory Lane Antiques and Grandma’s Attic, Acetime Disc Golf, Dynamic Sign and Graphix, Styled Aesthetic, Wolf’s Dry Cleaners and more.

Be sure to stop by between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and, check out the local businesses and discuss what’s on your mind.

My door is open!

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by | November 7, 2015 · 4:23 pm

Christmas In South Milwaukee!

My favorite time of year … and it starts next weekend.

Mark your calendars!

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by | November 4, 2015 · 12:00 pm

Celebrate Christmas On The Avenue

Another terrific downtown event … bigger and better than ever.

I can’t wait for this!

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Vendor, Craft Fair For A Cause Set For Saturday

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by | November 3, 2015 · 7:00 pm
by | November 1, 2015 · 5:56 pm

Next Up At The PAC: Combining Silent Movies And Music

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From the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center … tickets are still available!

The South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center is proud to present the Hot Club of San Francisco: Cinema Vivant. Be transported into the 1930s when gypsy caravans would set up camps outside of town and lure locals out for an evening of music and movies, which flickered to life on the side of a barn. Gypsy musicians would play guitars and fiddles, matching every movement on the screen with virtuosity, passion and humor. The Hot Club of San Francisco (HCSF) celebrates the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli featuring lead guitarist and HCSF founder Paul Mehling, the violin of two time Grammy Award winner Evan Price and a swinging rhythm section: Sam Rocha, Isabelle Fontaine, and Jordan Samuels.

Click here for the press release.

 

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by | October 30, 2015 · 4:44 pm

Big Finish For Rocketober: Trick-Or-Treating Set For Saturday Night

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It’s been another fun Rocketober, and we’re not done yet!

The Human Concerns Haunted House continues tonight and tomorrow … and citywide trick-or-treating is set for Saturday evening, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Be sure to leave your lights on if you want to participate.

Details here. And happy Halloween!

(And that’s me dressed as the mayor of Munchkinland with a zombie panda and dog of some sort, aka “my kids.”)

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by | October 23, 2015 · 10:44 am

What a Rocketober Weekend!

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If you’re bored this weekend, well, you’re just not trying.

Here we go, adding a couple new events …

Tonight

  • 5-8:30 p.m. Zombie House, presented by Friends of the Mill Pond and the South Milwaukee Lions (Mill Pond warming house)

Saturday

  • 8 a.m.-3 p.m.: St. Luke’s UCC Rummage Sale (2200 18th Ave.)
  • 11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Meet the Mayor at Drenzek Chiropractic (2211 10th Ave.)
  • Noon-3 p.m.: South Milwaukee Little League Kickball and Costume Contest
  • 2 p.m.: Trunk or Treat (St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1314 Rawson Ave.)
  • 3-5 p.m.: Downtown trick-or-treating, and a chance to weigh in on the city’s comprehensive and downtown planning efforts at 924 Milwaukee Ave.
  • 5-8:30 p.m.: Night two of Zombie House
  • 6:30 p.m.: Rocktoberfest beer tasting (Pat’s Oak Manor, 1804 15th Ave.)
  • 7 p.m.: Human Concerns Haunted House (821 Marion Ave.)
  • 7:30 p.m.: MIAW Wrestling (Papa Luigi’s, 1919 12th Ave.)
  • 7:30 p.m.: Jesse Cooke: One World Tour (South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center)

Sunday

  • Noon to 3 p.m.:  South Milwaukee High School Honor Society Haunted Hallway at the high school. (All middle and elementary school-aged children and their families are welcome; free admission.)

Check out the official flyer of Rocketober events on this Facebook page. And look for photos throughout the weekend.

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by | October 20, 2015 · 8:00 am

Rocketober Rolls On: Downtown Trick-Or-Treating Details

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One event we were proud to add to the list of Rocketober activities last year: a downtown trick-or-treating event.

It was a hit. Hundreds of families took part, supporting local businesses while collecting some candy along the way. Well, it’s back in 2015 — bigger and better than ever.

Nearly 40 businesses and institutions are taking part this time, and you can see the full list in the flyer posted above. Be sure to stop at them all from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and visit Moran’s Pub for a raffle drawing afterwards. Then head to the Mill Pond Zombie House a few blocks away, or the Human Concerns Haunted House.

(Check out the full list of Rocketober events here.)

Thanks so much to Julie Arnold from Lovenote Creative and James Moran from Moran’s Pub for organizing this year’s trick or treating. This should be a lot of fun.

Be sure to use this flyer as you travel to the various businesses. Either print it, or pick one up at a participating location.

See you Saturday!

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by | October 8, 2015 · 8:00 am

Oak Creek Cleanup Set For Saturday

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Join the Friends of the Mill Pond and Oak Creek Watercourse for their fall cleanup this Saturday, from 8 a.m. to noon.

Here are details from the group …

Meet in South Milwaukee High School parking lot, North end. 

We will provide safety vests, water, bags and vinyl gloves.

Lunch will be provided after the cleanup at the Warming House.

Targeted area is from North Chicago west to Nicholson Avenue

Please bring boots [if you have them] and your enthusiasm!

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY!

For more information, please visit our website: www.smfomp.org

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by | October 7, 2015 · 6:00 am

A Colorful Addition To Rocketober

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Saturday, October 24 is shaping up to be a Rocketober day to remember in South Milwaukee.

Already, you have costumed kickball, food and more at noon at South Milwaukee Little League. At 2 p.m., it’s St. Mark’s Trick-or-Treat Zone. At 3, it’s downtown trick-or-treating, at 5 it’s the Mill Pond/South Milwaukee Lions Zombie House, and 6:30 it’s the South Milwaukee Football Boosters Rocktoberfest beer tasting.

But why not start the day with a nice (and colorful) run outside the high school? Learn more in the flyer above.

And check out the Rocketober list of events here.

This will be fun!

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by | September 23, 2015 · 10:30 pm

Big Kickoff To Rocketober: Homecoming Weekend

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Go Rockets!

Join me as we kick off Rocketober with Homecoming festivities this weekend – starting with the return of the Homecoming parade, pep rally and bonfire Thursday night.

The parade starts at 6 p.m. and runs from the corner of 15th Avenue and Maple Street north to Oak Creek Parkway, where the pep rally and bonfire will take place at the baseball diamond.

Then it’s game time on Friday, as South Milwaukee hosts Brown Deer at 7 p.m. at Spaltholz Field.

Be sure to get to 15th Avenue and cheer on the school and other local organizations taking part in the parade. (And look for me and my family in the fire truck.)

Also on the Rocketober calendar this weekend is …

  • Friday: Yachtoberfest at the South Milwaukee Yacht Club
  • Sunday: South Milwaukee Fall Festival of Food Trucks

Check out a full Rocketober schedule here … and be sure to check out these great community events.

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by | September 21, 2015 · 8:00 am

South Shore Option 4.0: Economic Development Event Set For Oct. 14

There is lots of economic development happening in the South Shore, and much more to come.

Local leaders (me included) will have a chance to tell that story at the fourth-annual South Shore Option event set for Wednesday, October 14, at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center.

The meeting — presented by the South Shore Chamber of Commerce — begins at 6 p.m.

It will feature presentations from representatives from South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Oak Creek and St. Francis, including summaries of recent developments, a look at what’s on the horizon and development opportunities.

Thanks to the chamber for driving this event, and to Milwaukee County Supervisor Patricia Jursik for creating the concept and leading in executing the first several South Shore Option gatherings.

We need to be more vocal about economic development in the South Shore. We have a good story to tell, and it’s getting better as it’s being written, especially in South Milwaukee. I’m excited to be a part of it.

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by | September 15, 2015 · 9:00 am

Kicking Brass: SMPAC Boldly Kicks Off 2015-16 Season This Weekend

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The South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center has coined this Bold and Brassy Week, with three contrasting styles of brass performances planned at two local venues.

First, Extra Crispy Brass Band will be at the South Milwaukee Downtown Market this Thursday, September 17. This is a New Orleans-style Brass group with high energy and an old-school, New Orleans swing style. They will be performing from 5 to 7 p.m.

Then, the PAC kicks off its 2015-16 season with a show by Boston Brass at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 19.

Boston Brass is internationally regarded ensemble whose members have performed with the world’s top orchestras and recording artists, and have earned a reputation for delivering highly entertaining concerts with their delightful sense of humor. It’s an audience participation event, as patrons can vote on their favorite songs to be played in the second half of show.

Also, be sure to stop by the pre-show social event starting at 6:30.

For sale will be light snacks, and there will be pre-show entertainment by saxophone player Aaron Gardner and guitarist Steve Peplin, a jazz improv duo.

Tickets are still available to Boston Brass. Learn more here.

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