The Milwaukee Post

MILWAUKEE — Three art festivals are coming to Milwaukee County parks, over the next week, beginning Saturday. ■ Second annual Art in The Green Friends of The Domes will host the indoor fine art festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. It will feature local and regional artists in The Domes Annex, 524 S. Layton Blvd. Selling their work at the juried event will be nearly 40 artists representing painting, mixed media, sculpture, jewel- ry, photography, glasswork, ceramics, fiber arts, stonework and woodwork. In the Show Dome, from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Saturday, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Undergraduate Horn Quartet (French horn) will per- form. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Mark Davis Trio, a mainstay on the Milwaukee jazz scene, will play standards and origi- nal work influenced by jazz icons. From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Smooth Blues Band will bring fine, smooth blues to The Domes. Smooth Blues Band will also perform Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m. For the budding artists in the family, a creative outlet is being offered through Artists Working in Education. Art educa- tors will lead free make-and-take projects for kids ages 4 to 14. The program runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day of the fes- tival. Seven food and beverage vendors will be set up in the lobby. Visitors may see the floral show For the Birds. Admission for the fundraising event includes entrance to The Domes and Art in The Green, as well as parking. Admission is $5 per person age 4 and up. Children 3 and younger get in free. For more information, including the list of participating artists, visit www. milwaukeedomes.org. ■ Ninth annual Art at The Gardens Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens will present the free fine craft event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Boer ner Botanical Gardens, 9400 W. Boer ner Drive, Hales Corners. Twenty local artists were selected to sell their original work of wearables, jewelry, photography, decorative and functional items for the home and gar- den, and other artwork. Artist booths will be inside the Education & Visitor Center and in the grass area in front of the building. Inside the Center, Nell's Café will be open until 2 p.m., and the gift shop will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $5.50 for adults age 18 and up; $4.50 for students of any age with ID, Milwaukee County seniors age 60 and up with ID, and people with disabilities; and $3.50 for youths age 6-17. For more information, call the Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens at 414-525- 5666. ■ Bay View Art in the Park The free monthly fine art and craft fes- tival will kick off May 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., next to Milwaukee's Craft Beer Garden at Humboldt Park, 3000 S. Howell Ave. Every second Saturday through September, Art in the Park will bring a rotation of local artists to the park. Works for sale include paintings, photog- raphy, jewelry, mixed-media pieces and more. About 40 artists will be exhibiting at the opening event. Living-statue per- for mer Alice Wilson will be striking poses. May's event sponsor is Stephanie Bartz Photography. Bartz will be showing portraits of children and canines. Walker's Point Center for the Arts will host an Exquisite Creatures workshop. Kids and adults can use stamps to make prints of fantastic beasts. The group will also offer face painting for the kids. Donations are appreciated and help fund youth art education and summer art camp programs. There will be music and food. Strolling violinist Ernest Brusubardis IV will per- form from noon to 2 p.m. Food and bever- ages will be available at the beer garden. For more infor mation, visit bvartinthepark.com. Parks art festival season begins Saturday Submitted photo Art in The Green, the second annual fine arts fes- tival at The Domes Saturday and Sunday, will include textured ceramic-watercolor pieces by Faith Givings. 18 • Milwaukee County Post • May 5, 2017 Commercial & Residential No Charge - 7 Day, 24 Hr Access Check out our Spring Rates • 5 Sizes to fit your needs • Oversized Doors • Fenced & Lighted • Private, Dry, Clean Safe & Secure, Indoor Storage Convenient Access East of Airport 414 483-8888 We Are A Christian Based Company 5000 S. Nicholson Ave. • Cudahy We will meet or beat any advertised rate! 255317024 Sign-Up for 3 Months First Month FREE $ $ THE LIST THE LIST Books Discovery Lunch: Memoir Writing, present- ed by author and writing coach Rochelle Melander, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Milwaukee Public Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. A light lunch is provided. Learn how to write the key stories of your life to share with your family and friends. Call 414-286-3011 or stop by any Milwaukee Public Library branch to register. Bibliophile Book Club discussion of "In The Time of Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Milwaukee Public Library — Tippecanoe Branch, 3912 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee. Part of the MKE Big Read. Best-selling mystery novelist Sara Paretsky, creator of the V.I. Warshawski series, 7 p.m. Thursday, fourth-floor Conference Center of the Golda Meir Library, 2311 E. Hartford Ave. Parking is available in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union and Klotsche Pavilion parking garages. Reservations recommended. For more infor- mation or special needs, call 414-229-6202. Dance Milwaukee Rebels Swing Dance Club, beginners West Coast swing lesson, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., intermediate, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday and May 14, 2499 S. Delaware Ave., Milwaukee, no partner required, $12 each. With $30 membership fee receive free beginner swing lessons for a year. Open dancing (swing, hustle), 8 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at Hot Water, 818 S. Water St., Milwaukee; $5. 414-870-5535. West Coast swing les- son, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., beginner ($4) and intermediate ($8), open dance ($10), 8:30 p.m. to midnight May 20, July 29, Sept. 30 and Nov. 4, Casa di Danza, 21415 W. Greenfield Ave., New Berlin. www.milwau- keerebels.com. Paul Taylor Dance Company, 8 p.m. May 12, Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield. $49 to $71. 262-781-9470, boxoffice@ wilson-center.com. Film Dale E. Kuntz's semi-annual movie col- lectible show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Burnham Bowl Hall, 6016 W. Burnham St., West Allis. Featuring more than 30 tables of vintage and recent movie and TV posters, stills, DVDs, press kits, lobby cards, books, magazinges, scripts, autographs, animated art, 16mm film, and more. Buy, sell and trade. Call 414- 466-1877 for tables and other information. $3 admission. Spring Showcase: Zen and the Art of Filmmaking, 7 p.m. Tuesday, UWM Union Cinema, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee. Wednesdays at the Movies at the Library: "Fences" (PG-13), 2 p.m. Wednesday, Hunt Room, Hales Corners Public Library, 5885 S. 116th St., Hales Corners. Starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. Free. Soda and coffee sold before the movie starts. 414-529- 6150, ext. 10. Health Blood Center of Wisconsin blood drives in Milwaukee County, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday — Fox Point Lutheran Church, 7510 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Fox Point. Other May blood drives include: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m Wednesday — Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center, 5000 W. National Ave., Milwaukee; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday — South Milwaukee High School, 801 15th Ave., South Milwaukee; 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 16 — US Bank Center, 777 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee; 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 17 — St. Matthew Catholic Church, 9329 S. Chicago Road, Oak Creek. Donors can schedule an appointment by calling 1-877- BE-A-HERO (1-877-232-4376) or visiting www.bcw.edu. Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America's seventh annual MG Walk, Saturday at Sheridan Park, Cudahy. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. with the ceremonial walk at 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.MGWalk.org/SouthernWisconsin. Town hall meeting on heroin and opioid addiction, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oak Creek City Hall, 8040 S. Sixth St., Oak Creek. Presentation by Milwaukee County Supervisor Steve F. Taylor, Rachel Cooper of AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, Janet Fleege of the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Division, James Bachmann of Alkermes Pharmaceutical and Laura Haas from the United Community Center. Walk to End Lupus, 10 a.m. May 13, Hoyt Park, 188 N. Swan Blvd., Wauwatosa. 1- or 3-mile walk on the Pheasant Branch Conservancy Trail System. Snack and enter- tainment after walk. $25 per adult, $15 per child before May 10, then $30 per adult, $17 per child. lupus.org. Foster Care, Treatment Foster Care and Respite Foster Care, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. May 17 and May 25, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services, 620 S. 76th St., Suite 120, Milwaukee. Open only to adults. Learn about children and teens who need a home. Call the Kid Hero line to register at 414-KID- HERO (414-543-4376). Adoption through Foster Care, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. May 20, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services, 620 S. 76th St., Suite 120, Milwaukee. Open only to adults. Learn about children and teens who need a home. Call the Kid Hero line to regis- ter at 414-KID-HERO (414-543-4376). Trauma in Our Community conference, June 15 through June 16, Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Milwaukee. Regional and national experts on trauma. Designed for profession- als in educational, medical and clinical prac- tices throughout southeastern Wisconsin, including parents, teachers, school and youth counselors, therapists, and psycholo- gists. To register, visit www.uwm.edu/sce, or contact Angela Kelber, 414-227-3314.

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