Archive for May, 2008

Chill on the Hill - The SQUEEZETTES

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It’s a POLISH FEST warm-up at Chill on the Hill this week. Get your POLKA on at the Humboldt Park Band Shell! Free parking and plenty of space on the lawn.

OPENING ACT AT 6:00 PM: The Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble AND Syrenka Polish Children’s Folk Dance Ensemble

Learn more about Syrena at www.syrenadancers.com and Syrenka here! Thank you dancers!


Tonight’s Feature Band: THE SQUEEZETTES

Grab your dancing shoes, blankets, picnic baskets and the kids, and come on down for a night of hot summer fun!


MONTHLY SPONSOR:

VERITAS CHURCH

www.veritasunderground.com

ALSO A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO POLISH FEST! COME DOWN TO CHILL ON THE HILL FOR A CHANCE TO WIN POLISH FEST TICKETS!

Chill on the Hill featuring: UPTOWN SAVAGES

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Join your neighbors for a fun night of free music and dancing at the Humboldt Park Band Shell! Free parking and plenty of space on the lawn.

Tonight’s Feature Band: UPTOWN SAVAGES

Grab your picnic baskets, blankets, and the kids, and come on down for a night of hot summer fun!

88Nine Radio Milwaukee, MKE Entertainment Weekly, and Community Now Newspapers will also be at the park doing special promotions and giveaways!


NIGHTLY SPONSOR:

DELAWARE HOUSE
2499 S Delaware Ave
414.617.2469
Feel good. Look good. Have fun.

MONTHLY SPONSOR:

VERITAS CHURCH

www.veritasunderground.com

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WARM UP to Chill on the Hill - MPS School Groups

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The Bay View Neighborhood Association and the Milwaukee County Parks want you to “warm up” before you attend the summer-long “Chill on the Hill” concert series in Humboldt Park. Bay View-area school groups will provide a warm-up to the concert series this Tuesday, May 27th; expect to be impressed as area school groups play for your musical enjoyment. The show starts at 6:30 pm and parking is plentiful!

Bay View Area School Improvement Process - Information Exchange

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Dear Families, Community Members, and Staff:

As you may have heard or read about, a unique partnership was started in March of this year that consists of principals, educators, parents, and community members from 11 Milwaukee Public Schools in the Bay View area. We were presented with the challenge of “how to create the best educational environment possible for our children given the resources available.”

Each of the 11 schools is represented by a team who have come together to form the Bay View Area School Improvement Task Force. We have been assured by Milwaukee Board of School Director Terry Falk and the Administration that the recommendations we develop will be heard and that there are no predetermined outcomes.

We have all volunteered our time meeting for the past two months for weekly brainstorming sessions, each lasting several hours. We have tried to come up with alternatives that would strengthen educational program offerings, make more efficient use of facilities, and maximize existing resources. We don’t always agree but continue to be guided by the question,
“What is best for our kids?”

NOW WE NEED YOUR HELP! You are invited to attend an information exchange to hear the alternatives that we have developed to date and to provide your feedback. Your input will be valued as we work to finalize our recommendations and prepare to forward them to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors this summer.

The Information Exchange will be held:

<center> Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Bay View High School
2751 South Lenox Street
4:30 – 7:30 p.m.

After you arrive and sign in, you will be directed to the auditorium for a short informational presentation – this will be repeated throughout the evening with the last showing at 7:00 p.m. After each presentation, attendees will be invited to join an information exchange; learn more about the concepts being considered; ask questions of Task Force and MPS resource staff; and provide feedback. Since your time is valuable, we have structured this event so that you are free to come or go any time between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. We suggest that you plan on a minimum of one-half hour to hear the presentation and participate in the exchange.

We look forward to your involvement and participation in this process on May 28.

Sincerely,

Members of the Bay View Area
School Improvement Task Force

Planting of the Kinnickinnic Triangle

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Please join the Public Spaces Committee and the Bay View Garden and Yard Society to plant the Kinnickinnic Triangle at the corners of Kinnickinnic, Lincoln, and Howell Avenues.

This beautification project has been a long time in the works, and now it’s time for the blooming to begin!

Planting will take place Saturday, June 14th, 2008. Rain date the following Saturday, June 21.

Meet at 9:00 a.m. in the patio at Stone Creek Coffee, 2266 S Kinnickinnic Avenue. Bring your gloves, shovels and trowels. Coffee will be provided.

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Bay View Historical Society Benefit Rummage Sale

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RUMMAGE SALE TO BENEFIT BAY VIEW HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Bay View Historical Society will hold a benefit rummage sale at 2590 S. Superior Street on Saturday, May 24h. Located on the lawn of the Society’s headquarters, the Beulah Brinton House, the sale will last from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and is open to the public.

Society members and other generous donors are cleaning out their attics and basements to offer a wide variety of goods for sale, including furniture, antiques and collectibles, books, toys, appliances and other household items.

During the sale, shoppers can also visit the Society’s archives room and gift shop inside the Brinton House and enjoy hot dogs and other refreshments. Among the featured gift shop items are color reproductions of vintage postcards depicting familiar Bay View scenes from the early 20th Century. The 17 individual postcard prints, which come in three sizes suitable for framing, include views of Bay View High School, Humboldt Park, Jones Island and South Shore Beach.

The Society is accepting price-marked donations of all household items (except clothing and shoes) for the sale. Donations can be dropped off at the sale site on the morning of May 24th from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Call Donna at 414-324-5690 for further information or to arrange for advance drop-off or for pick-up of large items.

All proceeds will benefit the Bay View Historical Society, a nonprofit, educational community organization. Donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.

Additional information on the event can be found on the Society’s web site at www.bayviewhistoricalsociety.org.

Community Input on former Army Reserve Base

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An opportunity for community input of the old Army Reserve Base

Tuesday, June 3rd at 6:00 p.m.
Port of Milwaukee Offices: 2323 S Lincoln Memorial Dr.

Please help spread the word.

Alderman Zielinski