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May 2005

1 SUNDAY ART BAR: Open Canvas Artist Nick Starnshak 6PM BREMEN CAFE: Strange Sounds Sunday experimental music 8:30PM $2 CIRCLE A: “Alive at 8” w/ Teas Dave $2 8 PM. Root Sunday w/Kiki’s Modern Jazz 10PM CLUB TIMBUKTU: Dancehall Reggae w/ DJ Robert G. ONOPA: The Mosquitos 10PM $10 at door UWM UNION THEATER: Last […]

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Riverwest Alumni Gather

About 200 people gathered for a Riverwest “alumni” get-together on Sept. 23. People who have moved away reconnected with those who have stayed here in the neighborhood, and their stories filled the dining room out at Alioto’s Restaurant on Mayfair Road. Local historian Tom Tolan was on hand, as well as Greg Borowski, author of First and Long, the story of the experimental merger of the Shorewood and Messmer high school football teams.

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Where Design Lives

Generally, designers are an anonymous lot. They almost never receive acknowledgment from their clients, and they almost never sign the works they create, yet they are responsible for much of our visual and material culture. Brett Vladika and Michael Nickel. Two designers. Two Riverwest residents. Remarkable contributors to the rich fabric in our neighborhood.

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Clamor Music Festival-Milwaukee

Celebrate independent music, independent media and community organizations here in Milwaukee at the Clamor Music Festival-Milwaukee! The show will be a remarkable evening of music by Milwaukee based musicians and bands from different genres including hip hop, salsa, folk, acapela, experimental and punk. More than a music show, the event will have over 20 different […]