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As a celebration of the Great Lakes surf culture and the primary drive for supporting the Surfrider Foundation-Milwaukee, the 6th annual Surf @Water fundraiser was held on August 4 along Shorewood’s Atwater Beach. Milwaukee is not the first location that comes to mind when talking about catching waves and hanging ten, but it had become an increasingly popular surf destination in the Midwest. Organized by the Surfrider Foundation, Milwaukee’s vibrant freshwater surf community attracted a growing number of interested participants this year for the full day event on the shores of Lake Michigan. Since 1984, the Surfrider Foundation has...

NEWaukee hosted the 8th annual Urban Island Beach Party at Lakeshore State Park on August 3, with the addition of a floating lantern celebration to support Friends of Lakeshore State Park. At dusk, guests lit and launched floating lanterns into the Lakeshore State Park inlet, along with a wish that suited their desires. For close to a decade, the Urban Island Beach Party has been a free event for the Milwaukee public. All proceeds from food and beverage sales have gone to benefit the Sustain and Maintain campaign for the Friends of Lakeshore State Park, helping the organization preserve...

The 3rd Annual “Dinner in the Alley,” hosted by The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County’s Echelon Chapter, was held on July 27 to raise money in support of the organization’s vision to end homelessness. With inclement weather being a factor in previous events, the overhang of Milwaukee City Hall was selected as the location for this year’s gathering. Along with the February event “Red Tie in the Sky,” “Dinner in the Alley” are 2018 fundraising efforts organized by the Echelon group. Their focus is to promote awareness of the services and function of The Salvation Army in Milwaukee, help...

Discovery World celebrated 12 years along the lakefront with its gala fundraising benefit on July 28, in the new pavilion space constructed since last year’s event. In October 2017 the science and technology museum broke ground on an ambitious $18 million expansion project, establishing a permanent 10,000-square-foot pavilion for educational exhibits and events on the facility’s north lawn. The black-tie charity drive was attended by a VIP crowd of 800 guests for the inaugural dinner provided by Bartolotta Restaurants, which included a silent auction and ended with Germanfest’s fireworks display. Originally conceived as a center for science, economics, and...