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Sculpture Milwaukee, the city’s annual outdoor art exhibition, will welcome a new round of 22 artworks to Wisconsin Avenue from June 7 to October 27. The first batch of renowned artists confirmed so far include Atlanta artist Radcliffe Bailey, California artist John Baldessari, Berlin-based Elmgreen & Dragset, New York artist Roxy Paine, American artist and resident of Italy, Beverly Pepper, and London-based Richard Woods. “We are thrilled to bring these spectacular works by remarkable artists to downtown Milwaukee,” said Marilu Knode, Sculpture Milwaukee’s Co-Curator and Director of Exhibitions and Programs. “Every piece has a story to tell. There’s John...

Black Restaurant Week returns to Milwaukee for the 4th consecutive year, kicking off on April 14 to celebrate local entrepreneurship and cuisine produced by the city’s community of color. In an effort to raise awareness and support of black owned businesses, BlankSpaceMKE established Milwaukee Black Restaurant Week in 2015. This year the week will take place Sunday, April 14 through Saturday April 20, and will highlight the more than 30 black owned restaurants located in the greater Milwaukee area. Black Restaurant Week is not a new idea, as cities across the country have hosted the annual dining week event....

Milwaukee Film and the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition have partnered to produce the fifth Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival, one of the country’s leading Muslim film festivals. The annual event will take place from April 25 to 28. All screenings will be shown at Milwaukee’s historic Oriental Theatre. Founded in 2015 by the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition, the festival aims to create meaningful and relevant community dialogue surrounding Islam and the Muslim experience. Janan Najeeb, president of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition and founder of the Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival, expressed excitement at the new collaboration. “We are thrilled to...

Virtual adoptions of some of Milwaukee County’s lesser-known, but very lovable residents, Salamanders and Crayfish and Bumblebees, are now available as part of a $10,000 matching campaign for Milwaukee County Park’s Community Science Program. The crowdfunding campaign, run by the Natural Areas Department, works to protect habitats and monitor the populations of threatened species including Digger Crayfish, Blue-spotted Salamanders and the federally endangered Rusty-patched Bumblebee. All of these species are resident in the 10,000 acres of natural areas that Milwaukee County Parks manages. Virtual adoptions of the animals are available at parksforgood.com until June 20. If Milwaukee County Parks...

The official name of Downtown Milwaukee’s new neighborhood, Deer District, was unveiled recently with the release of its commercial website, DeerDistrict.com The 30-acre space is anchored by Fiserv Forum, home to the city’s professional basketball team, the Milwaukee Bucks and host site of the upcoming 2020 Democratic National Convention. The district’s website was designed to present comprehensive information on projects under development, events for the public, and opportunities for the business community. “We are proud to announce Deer District as the name of this transformative project that is creating an exciting and bustling neighborhood in downtown Milwaukee,” said Michael...