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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20
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CIRCLE A, Chambers & Weil
"Alive at 8" w/Aluminum Knot Eye, 8PM, $2.
"Rockin' A Friday w/Let's Rock With Johnny Z, 10PM.

BREMEN CAFE, Bremen & Clarke, 9PM
Fair Webber (2003 WAMI Folk Artist Winner) & Mambo Surfers,
$5

LINNEMAN'S, Locust & Weil, 10PM
Orin Project.


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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 21
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ST. CASIMIR SCHOOL, Bremen & Clarke, NOON & 1:30PM
Spanish Classes

ONOPA, Center & Fratney
Vital Source 2 Year Birthday Party to benefit WMSE, 9PM, $5
W/The Etiquette, Holy Mary Motor Club, Telectro, DJ Dollar
Bill, DJ BTS.WORKING. $5 includes music, food & prizes.

CIRCLE A, Chambers & Weil, 10PM
Psychedelic Psaturday: w/Headset's Psycho Lounge

LINNEMAN'S, Locust & Weil, 10PM
Rockin' blues w/Little Jimmy & The Blackbirds.

MAD PLANET, Center & Booth, 10PM
Carolina, 21+. Secure parking.


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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22
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VILLA TERRACE DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM, 1-4PM
Opening reception for Dedi Knox's "Reflections of Italy"
watercolor series. Gallery talk at 2PM.

CIRCLE A, Chambers & Weil
"Alive at 8" w/Rachel Raven Lily Sophia, 8PM, $2.
RootSunday w/Cousin Carl, 10PM.

QUARTERS, Center & Bremenv 9:30PM-1:30AM
Mighty Django Hi-Fi w/selectors Eric Blowtorch & Joe the
Ambassador.


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UPCOMING WEEKEND EVENTS
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28
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TAMARACK COMMUNITY SCHOOL, 1150 E. Brady, 7-11PM
Midwinter Night's Party to benefit the school, honoring
Tamarack School parents Susan Mudd & John Norquist.
Featuring One Drum, Keith Watling & friends, Barika
Bellydance, appetizers & desserts, silent auction.
Tickets: $25, or $40 for 2 tickets. For more info or to
purchase tickets, call 277-0009.

BREMEN CAFE, Bremen & Clarke, 9P
Angie Said Red, smoke-free show, $5.

BUCKETWORKS, 1319 W. MLK DRIVE, 6PM-2AM
Clamor Music Festival, $5, all ages
Tentative Music Lineup: Chip Cruz (6:00pm-6:40pm)
Cache (7:00pm-8:00pm) Motion Disorderz
Crew(8:05pm-8:25pm) Taste Emcees featuring
Armagideon(8:45pm-9:45pm) JoAnn Riedl(10:00pm-10:40pm)
Motion Disorderz Crew(10:45pm-11:05pm)
Sarai(11:15pm-11:45pm) Signaldrift(12:00am-12:40am)
People Again(12:50am-1:50am)

Groups tabling: Latino Community Center, Riverwest
Food Co-op, Milwaukee IMC (Independent Media Center),
Education for the People, Milwaukee Venue Project,
Strive Media, Echo Zine Distribution, Woodland Pattern
Books, Milwaukee Feminist Bookstore, Queer Zine
Archive Project, Que Pasa bookstore, AK Press,
Milwaukee Bicycle Collective, Growing Power, Planned
Parenthood, Coleta's Pizza Collective, Wisconsin AIDS
Resource Center, CORE, Peace Action Center, Milwaukee
I.W.W., Walkers Point Center for the Arts, Food Not
Bombs, Beanhead Cafe, Green Dragon Cafi, Riverwurst
Comics, Animal Defense League, Fashion Ninja,
Hotboards, Milwaukee Mask and Puppet Theater,
Riverwest Film and Video, Riverwest Currents

Bucketworks is located just north of downtown on the
corner of McKinley Ave. Enter the building using the
south parking lot door. The building is a large brick
warehouse in the same vicinity as the Ace National
Hardware and the Time Warner Building.


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FRIDAY, MARCH 5:
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BREMEN CAFE, Bremen & Clarke, 9PM
Graham Lindsey enthusiasts, GL will be playing Bremen Cafe
on Fri. March 5th, kicking off his new tour.


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SATURDAY, MARCH 6:
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SNAIL'S CROSSING MEETING, 9AM-NOON
Help glaze tiles and review progress on the project. Pizza
at noon. Beginning Dreams Forever, Burleigh & Bremen.

BREWERY CREDIT UNION, 70TH ANNUAL MEETING, 10AM
BCU Annual Business Meeting
Klemmer's Banquet Center
10401 W. Oklahoma Ave.

10AM - Registion
10:30 - Meeting Starts
Lunch follows meeting.

FREE for credit union members.
Call 414/273-3170 x22 or email memberservice@brewerycu.com
to register.

The Nominating Committee has nominated incumbents Kevin
Flaherty (a Riverwester), William Druck, and Larry O'Neil
to the 3 available terms. Everyone who has been a member
for at least 90 days may vote. Remember to bring your ID.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 7:
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The annual Blessing of the Bock. will be performed as part
of The Milwaukee Beer Festival at Serb Memorial Hall, 5101
W. Oklahoma Av., Sunday, March 7 from noon till 4:30 p.m.
(For more info, see press release at the bottom of this
email.)

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SATURDAY, MARCH 13
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RIVERWEST FINE ART FAIR, 10AM-6PM
Bayshore Mall, sponsored by Riverwest Artists Association.

THE COFFEE HOUSE, 631 N. 19th (& Wisconsin)
Iberian Spanish flamenco dancers perform "La Luna Gitana".


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SUNDAY, MARCH 14
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RIVERWEST FINE ART FAIR, 10AM-6PM
Bayshore, sponsored by Riverwest Artists Association.


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SATURDAY, MARCH 20
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4th ANNUAL RIVERWEST ST. PATRICK'S DAY PUB CRAWL
For more info, contact Erik Peterson at 431-0031.

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ART BAR OPENING IN MARCH!
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ART BAR, Burleigh & Fratney
Riverwest's new Gallery/Lounge scene is opening in March at
722 E. Burleigh. Every Sunday is "Open-Canvas" night where
a featured artist creates an original painting while your
friends watch. The "One Week Painting" will be on display
until the next Sunday, when another artist paints over your
paiting with a new image. A photo record will be displayed
at the end of the year showing all 52 works. This is a
great way to get exposure and the artist receives a $50 bar
tab during their "Open-Canvas" night. Reserve your Sunday
to create the "One Week Painting" by calling Don Krause at
Art Bar, 372-7880. (Reprinted from Riverwest Artists
Association Newsletter.)

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FROM: John Zutz
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BEER TO BE BLESSED IN MILWAUKEE

CONTACT: John Zutz (414) 372-0749, john@zutz.org
web page: http://www.milwaukeebeerfest.com

The annual Blessing of the Bock. will be performed as part
of The Milwaukee Beer Festival at Serb Memorial Hall, 5101
W. Oklahoma Av., Sunday, March 7 from noon till 4:30 p.m.

Milwaukee still means beer to people all around the world,2
according to festival organizer John Zutz. 3This event is
a celebration of spring as well as a unique religious
experience. We gather a variety of Bock and Specialty
beers, the priest blesses them, then we drink them.2

Food is included in the admission price - $20 each for
groups of 6 or more in advance, $25.00 advance / $30.00 at
the door. Advance tickets available through the web page,
at Discount Liquor, Lakefront Brewery, and at homebrew
supply stores in the Milwaukee area.

Proceeds donated to The My Lai Peace Park Project - and
Library of Vietnam Project.

On March 16, 1968 a US Army company entered the series of
villages known as My Lai and killed between 300 - 500
people, mostly women and children, many were lined up and
shot in ditches. The My Lai Project (funded through
Madison Friends) bankrolls a revolving loan fund to improve
future economic possibilities for the citizens of My Lai,
and is building a Peace Park, and school.

The Library of Vietnam Project builds and stocks libraries
throughout a country which has seen it9s population tripple
since 1975.

Other web pages for more information:
The Library of Vietnam Project http://libraryofvietnam.org
My Lai Peace Park projects http://www.mylaipeacepark.com
Vietnam Veterans Against the War http://www.vvaw.org
Vietnam Veterans of America #324
http://www.vvamilwaukee.org

The festival is sponsored by Vietnam Veterans Against the
War and Vietnam Veterans of America #324, both non-profit
organizations which have worked to promote peace and
benefit veterans.