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August 2022
Sustainable Spa Night
(For adults & teens) Join us in your comfy evening lounge wear for a sustainable spa night at Washington Park. Learn how to mix ingredients that are good for your skin and energy as well as safe for the environment. We'll relax with hot tea as we make sugar scrub, a facemask, and lotions with inspirations and scents from nature. Space is limited- pre-registration required. For questions about this program, please contact Augie Rodenbeck at arodenbeck@urbanecologycenter.org. Registration is required for…
Find out more »Gardening in Urban Spaces
(For families) Spend an evening getting your hands dirty in the raised-bed gardens at Menomonee Valley. With a green thumb guide from the UEC, you\\\'ll learn about garden bed care, help tend the gardens, and enjoy some of the summer gifts from the gardens themselves. Learn the skills to tend your own container garden in the future. For questions about this program, please contact Augie Rodenbeck at arodenbeck@urbanecologycenter.org. Registration is required for this event and will close 24 hours prior…
Find out more »The Comedy of Dracula…kinda sorta
The Comedy of Dracula...Kinda Sorta by Patrick Schmitz (and Bram Stoker...kinda sorta) Join some of Milwaukee’s favorite comedic talents in a re-telling of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror novel. Dracula decides to pull some shenanigans in England by turning all the women into vampires one neck at a time. Will the brave Van Helsing and her inept crew be able to defeat him? Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, it’s sure to be a delicious evening of laughter with a side…
Find out more »Cheese Capital Jazz and Blues Crawl for the Arts
Plymouth Arts Center’s Cheese Capital Jazz & Blues Crawl for the Arts will be presented, Friday, August 12, 2022, 4:30pm-Midnight. This 18th annual live music extravaganza and fundraiser features 11 fantastic bands at the PAC in the courtyard and greatroom and at 7 Plymouth clubs and restaurants. Show your support by purchasing the 2022 Wristband; a $10 donation for the PAC. Wristbands are available now at all participating venues. The 2022 PAC wristband is your passport to ride the trolley…
Find out more »Music Under the Stars with Mike Sturgis and the A@L Jazz Orchestra*
Originally from the United States, Mike has lived in England for more than 30 years and has appeared live and on record with a number of international artists including A-ha, Steve Winwood, Paul Carrack, Jack Bruce, David Bowie, Elton John, Tom Jones, Bob James, Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Wishbone Ash, Asia, Bono, Dr. John, 21 Guns, Joss Stone, Beverly Knight, Mica Paris and many more. Mike is currently the drummer with jazz-funk group Redtenbacher’s Funkestra (19 albums, 4 million Spotify…
Find out more »Friday Night Retro Dance Party with DJ Don Black
DJ Don Black returns this month for another Friday Night Retro Dance Party!! Come dancing to a little bit of 80s and 90s! cover $7
Find out more »Morning Glory Art Fair
Come to this free art fair which features 130 juried professional artists in the Deer District plaza in front of Fiserv Forum. Booths also include students from UWM's Peck School for the Arts, as well as LUNA (Latina Unidas de la Artes).
Find out more »Canoeing for Beginners at Washington Park
(For families) Interested in Paddling but just trying to learn the basics? The UEC has you covered! Join us for a guided session to learn a C stroke, J stroke and back paddle as you maneuver a canoe across the Washington Park Lagoon. Space limited, pre-registration is required. For questions about this program, please contact Augie Rodenbeck at arodenbeck@urbanecologycenter.org. Registration is required for this event and will close 24 hours prior to event start time.
Find out more »Smartphone Photography/Teagan Studebaker
Objectives: See the creative world around us Use smartphone camera technology Learn photo techniques and strategies Materials: -Bring your own smartphone (camera)
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