Celia – Bean Head Book Club – La Tradicion e Innovacion: Discovering the Art and Culture of Mexico – The Academy of Unconventional Art – Escovedo benefit – Rhythm & Soul Drum Line – Booze at Bremen Cafe – Matt Cook – Circle A’s 5th Tuesday Poetry Readings – Nessun Dorma a year old, $1.75 taps of Riverwest Stein on Tuesdays – Food Coming to Onopa – Paul Cebar @ Gordon Park – Conscious Hip Hop – MARN: Dossier Project – Will Kolstad – Andre Ferrella – Riverwest’s Annual Artwalk
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Posted inCommentary & Opinion
Police Against Peace: An Open Letter to Chief Jones
by Dasha Kelly
I am writing you this letter to make you aware of an egregious insult and disservice your officers of the 7th District levied against the City’s young people last week. . . . In support of their efforts, Mecca assisted with media relations for the event and extended our venue for an under-21 “after party” and fundraiser later that evening. When I arrived to unlock the building for Teen Poetry at 7 p.m., however, a police officer (Sgt. Marshall) was waiting for me. He said that Cpt. Ruzinski had instructed him to “make sure this [event] doesn’t happen.”
Posted inNews
July 2003
THRU JULY 7 WOODLAND PATTERN: Photo Exhibit. Riverwest: Everybody’s Neighborhood. Photos by John Ruebartsch. THRU JULY 25 Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum: Portraits and landscapes by Diane McKay. JULY 6- august 10 CHARLES ALLIS ART MUSEUM: Photography by mother and son duo Sally and Andrew Duback. 1 TUESDAY BI DEFINITION: Milwaukee’s bisexual community organization, open […]
Posted inMusic & Events
Antler to lead poetry workshop at Woodland Pattern
Longtime Riverwest resident and current Milwaukee poet laureate Antler will lead a poetry workshop from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturdays from June 7 to July 26
at Woodland Pattern, 720 E. Locust St.
Posted inFurther Down Stream
June 2003
News briefs for Riverwest and surrounding environs… June is a month of controversy! A furtive, anonymous person has charged the Riverwest Currents with “censorship.” The River Neighbors Association is trying to muscle the Riverwest Neighborhood Association into changing its name. RNAmail members are pondering gentrification and dog poop. And the Brewzerkus was jailed in St. Louis. CASH has only begun to fight freeway expansion….
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