In the mid-20th Century, Milwaukee’s Walnut Street neighborhood (known as Bronzeville) was awash with bars, music clubs and restaurants patronized by people from all corners of the city-the joints were jumpin’! However, freeway development brought this vital community to a halt and erased all physical reminders of what once was.
April 2004
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Harvey Taylor CDs
from Harvey Taylor, Riverwest Poet & Musician: The instrumental CD that Mike Link and I released last year, ‘Crossing The Bridge,’ got an enthusiastic review in the Shepherd-Express recently. For further info, reviews, 2 minute samples of the songs, and purchase, go to www.cdbaby.com, and enter the title into the search engine. A double CD, […]
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This Weekend in Riverwest, 04-09-04
FRIDAY, APRIL 9 OUR LADY OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE, 3PM Holy Week Service: Good Friday, at St. Casimir, Bremen & Clarke. WOODLAND PATTERN, 720 E. Locust, 5-8PM Artist Talk & reception: Katherine Ng. ONOPA, Center & Fratney Friday Fish Fry at The Bistro. Later on, Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans. LAKEFRONT BREWERY PALM GARDEN, Commerce St. […]
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Wayne Bergeron, Trumpet, Joins UWM Jazz Ensembles for May Concert
The UWM Youth Jazz Ensembles I & II and UWM Jazz Ensemble, with special guest artist Wayne Bergeron, will perform on Friday, May 7, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. Bergeron, a Los Angeles-based trumpeter, is known for his work in TV, the movies, and with big bands. The concert takes place in the Helene Zelazo Center […]
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Red Emma
Emma Goldman documentary on The American Experience PBS Channel 10 Apr 12, 8:00PM. For nearly half a century, Russian emigrant Emma Goldman was the most
controversial woman in America, taunting the mainstream with her fervent
attacks on government, big business, and war. To the tabloids, she was “Red
Emma, queen of the anarchists,” but many admired Goldman for her defense of
labor rights, women’s emancipation, birth control, and free speech.
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