by Jan Christensen FALL GENERAL ELECTION DAY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Polls will be open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Voters DO NOT NEED to show a photo ID to receive a ballot. After the polls close, results will be reported on local news stations and the web. SAMPLE BALLOT To view a sample […]
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“I’m just passing through on my way to Australia.”
Title quote – Sheriff Jason McCullough, Support your Local Sheriff (1969) by Janice Christensen When I arrived in Riverwest in 1999, I was just passing through. I had been on the road for a couple of years, passing through intentional communities in Wisconsin, Colorado, California and Oregon. I had been living by my wits, picking […]
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September 2014 Calendar
SEP 4-SEP 7 YELLOWPHONE MUSIC CONFERENCE (yellowphonemke.com) SEP 6-SEP 27 CHAIN REACTION 926 E Center, EXHIBIT at the Jazz Gallery SEP 19-OCT 5 SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE 158 N. Broadway, OPERA: Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Cinderella) skylightmusictheatre.org SEP 25-OCT 9 MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL mkefilm.org (see ad PAGE 2) 1 MONDAY LABOR DAY LABORFEST MILWAUKEE Summerfest grounds Live […]
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Long Arm Farm: Relationships, Ethics, Trust…and Amazing Food
Long Arm Farm in Westby, Wisconsin is a long way from Riverwest, but Micaela O’Herlihy has found a way to farm, and to make her relationships in the city pay off. O’Herlihy grew up in Los Angeles, California. She came to Milwaukee in 1999 and became an adjunct professor in the film department at UW-Milwaukee. […]
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Shakespeare in the Park: “Exit-pursued by a bear”
Shakespeare in the Park Presents The Winter’s Tale Shakespeare in the Park is delighted to be able to offer Milwaukee theater lovers three weekends of free performances this summer. Optimist Theatre is presenting The Winter’s Tale on June 12 (media preview), June 13 (opening), 14, 15, June 19, 20, 21 and 22, and June 26, […]
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