Ozaukee County Guide

4 • January 17, 2018 • Ozaukee County Guide FAST. RELAXING. INEXPENSIVE. The Ozaukee County Express is an easy and convenient way for Ozaukee County residents to get to downtown Milwaukee. • Up to nine trips to Downtown and back every weekday • Get Downtown in as little as 30 minutes depending on where and when you board. • Now serving Schlitz Park • Free parking at five park-ride lots along I-43 • Only $3.50 each way, but you can lower your fare by $1 or more with MCTS Premium tickets and M-Cards. For more information on our services, call 414-344-6711 or visit www.ozaukeetransit.com 258505001 • CALENDAR OF EVENTS • call 262-478-0920 to reserve a spot today. Pints and Politics Time: Social hour 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., followed by the program Where: Hub in Cedar Creek, in Cedarburg The featured speaker at Republican Party of Ozaukee County 's Pints and Politics is Judge Michael Screnock, candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court this year. Tracking the World's Hot Spots: "Who are these people called DIPLOMATS?" Time: 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Where: Cedarburg Public Library, W63 N589 Hanover Ave., Cedarburg Cost: Free Advising presidents and secretaries of states, assisting tourists and business people, helping after disasters, building bridges to other cultures and explaining who we are through information and assistance programs – America's diplomats are the front line of something called soft power. Please join FSO's (Foreign Service Officers) John Katzka and Peter Kranstover for an open-ended conversation. No registration is required. Third Thursdays, Jan. 18 NAMI Ozaukee monthly Business/Support Group meeting Time: Business meeting from 6 p.m. to 6:55 p.m.; support meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Christ Church, 13460 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon For information, call 262-243- 3627, email namiozaukee@gmail.com or visit www.namiozaukee.org. Third Thursdays, Jan. 18 through April 19 High School Sketch Time: Where: Cedarburg Art Museum, W63 N675 Washington Ave., Cedarburg High school students are invited to attend this workshop, which includes demos and discussions with professional artists. There will be free food and each student receives a hardcover sketchbook. This month, Erin Callahan Blum will lead a workshop on clothed figure drawing. Beginning in February, student work will be exhibited at Studio 224 in Port Washington and the museum in a workshop led by Berel Lutsky. All supplies provided. Space is limited. Learn more and register at www.cedarburgartmuseum. org/sketch. Friday, Jan. 19 Adult Crafting at the Library Time: 1 p.m. Where: Grafton Public Library, 1620 11th Ave., Grafton Cost: Free Come learn how to make beautiful crafts under the instruction of master crafter Edith Bahringer. Classes are free and meet each third Friday of the month. Just bring a scissors (small embroidery scissors work the best) and some tacky glue. Everything else will be provided. The craft this month is Book Snowmen and Gingerbread Houses; check the library website for more information.Please register for these classes in-person at the library or by calling 262-375-5315. Movie Matinee Time: 3 p.m. Where: Frank L. Weyenberg Library, 11345 N. Cedarburg Road, Mequon Playing this week is "The Big Sick," starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan and Holly Hunter. Whether it's an old favorite or that film you missed in theaters, you'll find something to love at the library's Movie Matinees. Showings will take on the first and third Fridays of each month. No registration is required for this program and all are welcome to attend. For information, visit www.flwlib.org. Saturday, Jan. 20 Fiction Writers' Group Time: 10 a.m. Where: Grafton Public Library, 1620 11th Ave., Grafton Cost: Free The Fiction Writers' Group is open to area writers interested in novels and short stories (fan fiction welcome, too!). The group offers encouragement, critique and creative feedback. You are encouraged to bring 1,000 words of your work to share, but it is not required. For more information, check the Grafton Public Library website at www.graftonpubliclibrary.net. Nursery Rhyme Winter Olympics Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Where: Cedarburg Public Library, W63 N589 Hanover Ave., Cedarburg Join Miss Nancy in the Cedarburg Nursery Rhyme Olympics. Attendees can participate in a variety of "challenging" indoor games including Jack Be Nimble candlestick hurdles, Simple Simon Pie Plate Balancing, Jack and Jill Basketball, the Mother Goose Waddle and more. This program is best suited for toddlers through age 6 but all ages are welcome. Participants can craft their own Olympic torch and receive their own gold medal. Bring a camera for a great photo opportunity. No registration necessary. For more information, check the online calendar at cedarburglibrary.org or call the Youth Services Desk at 262-375-7640. Band of Builders! Time: 2 p.m. Where: Frank L. Weyenberg Library, 11345 N. Cedarburg Road, Mequon Build up your LEGO construction skills. The library is pleased to offer an additional monthly

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