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by | May 11, 2011 · 9:06 am

Welcome to South Milwaukee, Alpin Hong!

If you wonder what kind of value the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center brings to our community, look no further than the presentation its latest headliner made to local high school students last week.

Check out the story about Alpin Hong in Third Coast Digest — written by former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel critic Tom Strini — here. From it:

Pianist Alpin Hong knows his Bach. He also knows his Super Mario Brothers. Both came in handy at a lecture demonstration May 4 at South Milwaukee High School.

Hong played Bach’s Chromatic Fantasy, Chopin’s “Harp” Etude and Mendelssohn’s Variations Serieuses before the session was over. But he won the 300 or so assembled by scoring his music theory points with melodies from computer games and sci-fi, fantasy and horror movies, with a heavy dose of stand-up comedy

Without the SMPAC, these types of opportunities would never happen — and our schools, and city, would be worse off for it.

Want to see Alpin Hong perform? He is playing Saturday and Sunday at the SMPAC. Learn more here.

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by | May 2, 2011 · 8:16 pm

Celebrating the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center

We are blessed to have the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center in our community.

I’ve said it a lot: This is a jewel that many cities are size simply can’t boast.

But don’t take my word for it.

Check out a feature on the SMPAC in the current edition of the Bay View Compass, a free newspaper distributed around the Bay View area. From it:

As its profile has risen, the arts center has catered to thousands. For the 2008-09 season, 13 shows brought in 5,623 ticketed guests. The 2009-10 season had only 10 shows but netted 4,300. The 2010-11 season had a total of 12 shows, and at press time the season attendance was already above 5,000, with two shows left to go.

That profile will only continue to grow as it adds shows like Alpin Hong (coming up May 14-15) and a concert series that will see SMPAC-sponsored shows at the South Milwaukee Downtown Market and Franciscan Villa this summer.

Check out the SMPAC site here, and here is information on the concert series from the Downtown Market website.

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by | April 1, 2011 · 10:36 pm

An ‘eVentful’ Approach to Keeping Residents Informed

I launched this blog in 2009 as a way to keep residents better informed on local news, information and key issues. That said, I usually don’t do much writing on local events.

Why? Jim Shelenske has those covered.

The city clerk’s (and former alderman’s) monthly eVents newsletter is an invaluable source of information on local happenings, from church dinners to shows at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center.

You can sign up for Jim’s newsletter at his strong local website: www.southmilwaukee.org. And I strongly encourage you to do so, as Jim looks to increase his email list to more than 1,000.

He published his latest, and newly redesigned, issue this week, with details on Saturday’s South Shore Noon Lions Spaghetti Dinner, the April 9 Divine Mercy Card Social and various South Milwaukee Library activities, among numerous other events.

On a related note: Another good source of local news is County Supervisor Pat Jursik’s monthly Enews. Check out the April edition here.

In an era where we are barely covered by the mainstream local media, these outlets become even more valuable. I hope you agree.

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by | February 7, 2011 · 8:52 pm

Big Events Coming up at South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center

From the Bodeans to murder mystery dinner theater, it’s a busy month at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center. And that’s great news for one of South Milwaukee’s crown jewels.

Here is a rundown …

  • Friday-Sunday: Grant Park Players present “Dearly Beloved”
  • Saturday, Feb. 19: John Gurda and “The Making of Milwaukee”
  • Thursday, Feb. 24: The BoDeans
  • Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-26: Mystery dinner theater fundraiser
  • Friday through Sunday, March 11-13: FAME

Check out the SMPAC website to learn more, and get out and support this great community offering!

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by | November 18, 2009 · 11:13 pm

Planning a Festive South Milwaukee Christmas

Update: One other event I should call out for Saturday, November 21, is the South Milwaukee Historical Society’s Christmas tag and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the society museum, 717 Milwaukee Avenue. Learn more at SouthMilwaukee.org. 

South Milwaukee does Christmas right.

Indeed, the holiday season is an especially great time to live here because of the number of special events planned this time of year. 

One great event is the South Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce’s tree lighting ceremony at Heritage Place (1oth and Milwaukee) this Saturday, November 21. Music is planned as part of the festivities. Tree lighting is at 5 p.m.

The city’s big celebration takes place on Sunday, November 29, starting with the annual South Milwaukee Christmas Parade at 1 p.m. The parade starts at 12th and Milwaukee and ends at City Hall, where a variety of Old Fashioned Christmas festivities are planned, including a visit from Santa Claus, food, music and the tree lighting cermony.

You can get a full schedule of Old Fashioned Christmas activities here.

And these are just a few of the things planned throughout the next month. From events at area churches to those at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, a lot is happening this holiday season.

Remember, you can learn more about these events and others at Jim Shelenske’s SouthMilwaukee.org website. It does a great job keeping people informed on what’s happening around the city throughout the year.

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