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The Grove Gallery exhibit of “The Last of the Bohemians” will feature a suite of ten Native American landscape paintings from the private collection of Jimmy von Milwaukee. Bob Watt was a Milwaukee poet, artist, and provocateur who was considered the most published Wisconsin poet. At his passing, Watt had produced over 400 canvases. His artwork is in numerous private and public collections including Jimmy Carter Library, Hugh Hefner, Jack Nicholson, John Shimon and the Vatican. The Last of the Bohemians showcases Watt’s signature style of Native American Chiefs in repose on appropriated sofa-size commercial art landscapes. This is...

Local bank announces title sponsorship of 2017 Milwaukee Air & Water Show for July 15-16, 2017, featuring U.S. Navy Blue Angels. WaterStone Bank announced in a news conference on September 21, held at The Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee, that it is signing on as the title sponsor of the 2017 Milwaukee Air & Water Show, bringing Wisconsin’s largest free event back to Milwaukee’s waterfront after a year-long hiatus. The Milwaukee Air & Water Show, featuring the return of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, will be held July 15-16, 2017, according to organizers. In February 2016, Milwaukee Air &...

The Milwaukee Common Council voted 14-0 on September 20 in favor of a resolution that will create a city Office of African American Affairs tasked with improving the quality of life for African American Milwaukeeans. Authored by Alderman Khalif J. Rainey, the measure will establish the Office of African American Affairs as a division of the City Clerk’s Office to analyze issues impacting the African American community and make policy recommendations. Alderman Rainey said it is critically important to have the office to guide and coordinate city departments in addressing the disparities that African Americans face in Milwaukee. “Study...

The 8th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank, released a preliminary list of guests for this year’s festival. The current list of guests includes filmmakers, actors, and documentary subjects as well as industry members who will serve as jurors and panelists. Headliners include Academy Award-winner John Ridley, Emmy Award-winner Sam Pollard, The Blind Side actor Quinton Aaron, Silicon Valley actor Martin Starr, and Arrested Development actor Mae Whitman “One of the key things that sets the festival experience above all other moviegoing experiences is the ability for the audience to have one-of-a-kind interactions with creators and subjects...

Another significant milestone reached during big Labor Day weekend. Bublr Bikes, Milwaukee’s bike share system, recorded its 50,000th trip during the past Labor Day holiday weekend. This 2016 total is more than twice as many trips recorded by Bublr Bikes users in all of 2015. “Milwaukee residents and visitors continue to use Bublr Bikes in record numbers,” said James Davies, Bublr Bikes Director of Operations. “Thank you to our users for riding and thank you to the Bublr Bikes team for supporting this unprecedented use”. Since the arrival of bike share in Milwaukee, riders have (view up-to-date Bublr Bikes...

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Gifts to the Community program returns in 2016 with a special, one-day opportunity to explore four signature lakefront destinations for free. On Saturday, Oct. 15, all visitors to Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, Discovery World, Milwaukee Art Museum and the Port Washington Historical Society’s Port Exploreum and 1860 Light Station will receive free admission. The Foundation’s Gifts to the Community are being presented this year in partnership with Fund for Lake Michigan. “Our great lake is among our region’s most unique resources, but not everyone in our community has the same opportunity to access its shoreline...