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Teens Grow Greens Cultivates Youth Growth + Development Beyond the Greenhouse
Teens Grow Greens cultivates much more than horticultural skills for Milwaukee's young people.

Elisabeth Gasparka
May 28, 20248 min read


Grace Weber’s Music Lab: Professional Development and Creative Networking for Area Youth
Like a monthly “masterclass” party for teens, since 2017, Grace Weber’s Music Lab has offered opportunities for Milwaukee-area teens to lear

Elisabeth Gasparka
May 22, 20247 min read


Local Film Production centers Milwaukee to tell a story of trauma and resilience
Birds of a Feather filmmakers seek to draw from the Milwaukee community to tell a story about trauma and healing.

Elisabeth Gasparka
May 15, 20245 min read


A Home for Milwaukee's Young Artists: Milwaukee Youth Arts Center
Milwaukee Youth Arts Center gives young people a means to express themselves artistically in a safe, inclusive and professional environment.

Elisabeth Gasparka
May 13, 20242 min read


Milwaukee Ballet launches new MKE MIX program with new works from rising choreographers
On May 16-19 at the Pabst Theater, Milwaukee Ballet will present MKE MIX featuring contemporary ballet works.

Elisabeth Gasparka
May 10, 20243 min read


Annual Fashion Show at Mount Mary University Highlights Emerging Milwaukee Fashion Designers
On May 10, Mount Mary University will present the next installment of its annual CREO Fashion Show, showcasing the work of current Design...

Elisabeth Gasparka
May 3, 20242 min read


Fantastic Food, Creative Collaboration, Seasonality, and Natural Wonders: MKE’s Got It.
Milwaukee arts leaders discuss what the future might look like for the city.

Elisabeth Gasparka
Apr 29, 20241 min read


The Milwaukee Vortex, DIY culture, & The Power of “Yes, and...”
Milwaukee's foremost arts leaders discuss the strengths of Milwaukee’s creative culture, the Milwaukee vortex, and the power of "yes, and."

Elisabeth Gasparka
Apr 22, 20241 min read


Summerfest and Henry Maier Festival Park
Summerfest relies on hundreds of creative contractors and vendors—performers, sound engineers, photographers, restauranteurs and more.

Elisabeth Gasparka
Apr 15, 20242 min read


Girls Rock MKE w/D Kirschling
Girls & Ladies Rock MKE camp-goers attend workshops where they can experiment and learn music in a safe space, often for the first time.

Elisabeth Gasparka
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Infusing Radical Care into a DIY Community Arts Space
Some Fools, a collective of twenty-something transplant artists have transformed a community house into a welcoming artistic hub

Elisabeth Gasparka
Apr 9, 20245 min read


Championing Arts + Culture in Milwaukee
Elisabeth discusses the relevance and power of public art and creative industries with guests Lafayette Crump and Marilu Knode.

Elisabeth Gasparka
Apr 8, 20241 min read


Community Art at the Jimmy Banks Memorial Stadium
A mural celebrating soccer legend Jimmy Banks will be installed at Milwaukee's Jimmy Banks Memorial Stadium.

Elisabeth Gasparka
Apr 3, 20242 min read


Exploring the Vel R. Phillips Plaza Art Commission
Guests Lafayette Crump and Marilu Knode discuss how the arts are central to development of the forthcoming Vel R. Phillips Plaza.

Elisabeth Gasparka
Mar 26, 20242 min read


Milwaukee: an Arts and Culture Society
The VISIT Milwaukee team believes that the arts and culture of Milwaukee is one of its chief assets, and a powerful economic driver.

Elisabeth Gasparka
Mar 21, 20242 min read


The Connection Between the Arts and Economic Prosperity
Americans for the Arts' Randy Cohen discusses the groundbreaking Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 study.

Elisabeth Gasparka
Mar 18, 20241 min read


Building the Milwaukee Dream
How folk musician and carpenter Nathaniel Heuer leaned into Milwaukee’s uniqueness to craft a multidisciplinary artistic life Nathaniel...

Elisabeth Gasparka
Mar 4, 20247 min read


Connecting Communities with Independent Theatre and Creative Happenings at the Brick House
Local couple builds on years of Milwaukee arts sector experience to support independent theatre and cultural happenings The Brick House...

Elisabeth Gasparka
Feb 13, 20243 min read


Klassik’s Creative World-Building in Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s Kellen “Klassik” Abston sees his role as a creative leader and mentor in the community as a rite that he chooses not to...

Elisabeth Gasparka
Jan 29, 20247 min read


Cultivating Gifts, Growth, and Exploration for Youth Through African Dance and Drumming
Ko-Thi Dance and Drumming Children's Group Led by Milwaukee Dancer, Educator, and Mother Imani Huley Imani Huley was “born into dance.”...

Elisabeth Gasparka
Jan 12, 20246 min read

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