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» June 2 is 105th anniversary of Milwaukee County Parks, day filled with free events at lakefront’s McKinley Park
» Play hooky Friday, May 11—take tours with perennials experts at Boerner Botanical Gardens
» Kompost Kids free Advanced Compost tutorial, May 12
» Bay View Gallery Night is Friday, June 1
» Volunteer performers and puppeteer-aides
» Fair Trade Crawl May 12
» Neighborhood-wide BVNA Rummage Sale May 12
» Milwaukee Lake Band 60th reunion planned
» 2012 Chill On The Hill music line-up
» 2012 South Shore Farmers Market Music Schedule
» Hide House Gallery Night, Friday, April 20
» Earth Day at Wehr Nature Center: recycled crafts—paper making, art from cans, green-friendly activities
» For the kids: Frogs and toads tutorial plus pond/wetland exploration at Wehr Nature Center April 21
» FIRST Robotics competition begins tomorrow at U.S. Cellular Arena! MPS students from seven schools will compete
» Catch Route 90 downtown to get to Brewers games
» Easter Egg-Citement April 7 at Kosciuszko Community Center
» Jazz in the Park’s 2012 Season Lineup
» 35th Annual State of Wisconsin Bench Press Competition at Kosciuszko Community Center, Sat. March 24
» Call for artists
» Love, labor, luck—the legendary Larry Penn
» Four Seasons Skatepark moving to Bay View?
» Sizzlin’ Salsa in Brew Town
» Game Day: Bay View
» Kite Festival Jan. 1 at Veteran’s Park
» Oil Press children’s workshops bring Chanukah story to life Dec 14, Jewish Museum Milwaukee
» Build gingerbread man at BV Library Dec. 15 after storytime, 6-7pm
» Four county golf courses reopen this weekend
» Ice fishing hot spots; ice fishing safety — expert to share tips and wisdom — free presentation
» Local Love photo show in Bay View
» School break fun in Humboldt Park
» Bay View’s international finger-style guitar champ Kevin Horrigan
» International honor for local batik artist
» Lil’ Rev and Larry Penn house concert
» BVNA Pumpkin Pavilion Week begins Wed., Oct. 19
» Milwaukee’s Big Read — To Kill A Mockingbird
» Milwaukee Film Festival awards announced— “Don’t Go” Cream City Cinema winner
» Music on KK schedule
» Dan Schutte liturgical concert Oct. 30
» It’s Doggy Dip time!
» Pee Wee’s Big Adventure — free movie at Humboldt Park Bandshell Sat., Aug 20, 8pm
» YMCA Play in the Park
» Chill on the Hill, June 21 line-up
» Midwest Renewable Energy Fair is this weekend in Custer, WI
» Twin Tones perform at South MKE Downtown Farmers Market tonight
» Whiskeybelles and God’s Outlaw at Chill tonight, June 14
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