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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
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GREAT LAKE ZEN CENTER, Locust & Bremen, 7:30PM
Public talk with Zen Master Dae Kwang.

CIRCLE A, Chambers & Weil
"Alive at 8" w/Vera Dierdre, 8PM, $2.
"Rockin' A Friday" w/Kill-A-Watts Family DJs, 10PM.

BREMEN CAFE, Bremen & Clarke, 9PM
Ben Weaver w/Cory Hart & Keith Bairele, $5.

LINNEMAN'S, Locust & Weil, 10PM
Andrew Gilles & The Mob.

RIVERWEST COMMONS, Locust & Fratney
B.L.A.X. w/Xperience, DJ Knotts & Open Mic to benefit
Hunger Task Force.


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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 28
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ST. CASIMIR SCHOOL, Bremen & Clarke, NOON & 1:30PM
Spanish Class

MAD PLANET, Center & Booth
The Meteah Strike, This Holiday Season, Truth In Fiction,
Sunshine Harrison, 5PM. All Ages.
Holy Mary Motorcycle Club CD Release, The Danger, Doom
Buggy & 1984, 10PM, 21+. Secure parking.

CLAMOR MUSIC FESTIVAL, 6PM-2AM
At Bucketworks, 1319 W. Martin Luther King Dr.
All Ages, $5.

Celebrate independent music, independent media, and
community organizations here in Milwaukee. Come meet your
neighbors and people from all corners of the city
during this festive night of music!

CLAMOR/DIRECTIONS
Bucketworks, 1319 W. Martin Luther King Dr. (large
brick building located just north of downtown on the
corner of McKinley Ave. The entrance is on the South
side of the building in the parking lot that faces
towards the giant mountains of what used to be a
highway).

CLAMOR/MUSIC:
Taste Emcees featuring Armagideon (Hip Hop)
Cache (Salsa Latin American Rhythms)
Motion Disorderz Crew (Breakdancing Crew)
Sarai (Acapelo)
JoAnn Riedl (Folk/Punk)
Signaldrift (Experimental)
People Again (Punk)
Chip Cruz (Eclectic)

CLAMOR/GROUPS/INDEPENDENT MEDIA TABLING:
Latino Community Center, Strive Media, AIDS Resource
Center of Wisconsin, Peace Action Center, Walkers
Point Center for the Arts, Riverwest Food Co-op,
Milwaukee IMC (Independent Media Center), Education
for the People, Coleta's Pizza Collective, Riverwest
Currents, Milwaukee Venue Project, Echo Zine
Distribution, AK Press, Milwaukee Bicycle Collective,
Glimmer of Hope Book Distribution, Food Not Bombs,
Green Dragon Cafi, Riverwurst Comics, Milwaukee
I.W.W., Animal Defense League, Fashion Ninja, The
Hotboards, UPROC, Riverwest Film and Video

TAMARACK COMMUNITY SCHOOL, Brady & Humboldt, 7-11PM
A Midwinter Night's Party & benefit featuring One Drum,
jazz from Keith Watling & friends, Barika Bellydance.
International hors d'oeuvres & desserts. Silent auction.
Tickets: $25, or $40 for 2 tickets.

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

CIRCLE A, Chambers & Weil, 10PM
Psychedelic Psaturday: w/Lemonie Fresh.

LINNEMAN'S, Locust & Weil, 10PM
Neverstatic w/guests Waxing Gibbons & Union Pulse.

RIVERWEST COMMONS, Locust & Fratney
New Flavor Reggae.

UPTOWNER, Center & Humboldt
The Nelsonics w/The Setbacks.

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 29
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MAD PLANET, Center & Booth, 5PM
The Unseen, The Virus, Invalid, Living Dread. All Ages.

CIRCLE A, Chambers & Weil
"Alive at 8" w/Chip Cruz & Friends, 8PM, $2.
RootSunday w/Trail Boss Tim Cook, 10PM.

QUARTERS, Center & Bremen, 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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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 park 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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WINTER FARMERS MARKET
To Benefit Harvest of Hope
Saturday, March 6
12:007:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Divine Providence Catholic Parish
(St. Casimir Site in Riverwest)
924 E. Clark St.
(enter parking lot on Weil St. between Clark and Center;
use door between the church and school)

12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Tony EndsEating as a Matter of Faith:
Sustainable Agriculture and Christianity

1:00-7:00 p.m.
Farmers Market Benefit
Growers to donate at least 10% of sales to Harvest of Hope
Fund, an emergency fund that helps Wisconsin farmers
through bleak times.

(For more info, see near the bottom of this email.)

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SUNDAY, MARCH 7:
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ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE BOCK, NOON-4:30PM
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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GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST, NOON
Global Day of Protest on the One Year Anniversary of the
Iraq War. Meet at the Sunburst sculpture on Wisconsin Ave.
For more info, contact Peace Action, 964-5158.

4th ANNUAL RIVERWEST PUB CRAWL
Start anytime between 1PM and 5PM at 2670 N. Holton and
then do the "crawl" in any order on into the night.

In an effort to raise money for childrens charities,
expose the many qualities of Milwaukees Riverwest
neighborhood, and celebrate Milwaukees brewing heritage,
the Riverwest Pub Crawl is once again being planned for
Saturday, March 20th.

As the biggest pub crawl in Wisconsin, 25 Riverwest taverns
will be participating in this 4th annual St. Patricks
Weekend event. Last year more than 300 people participated,
and the proceeds amounted to more than $5,200.

This year is no different, with the YMCA Holton Youth
Center as the benefactor. Over 20 Wisconsin breweries
including Lakefront, Onopa, Sprecher, Milwaukee Ale House,
Capital, Hops Haven, Tyranena, Point, Pioneer, Augsburger,
Oconomowoc, Harbor City, New Glarus, Water Street, Grays,
Essers, Rock Bottom, and City Brewery are all donating to
the cause.

A $25 donation ($30 at the door) gets you a Pub Crawl 2004
Map and beer samples at each of the participating taverns.
Participants may start any time between 1 and 5pm, and then
do the "crawl" in any order throughout the night.

Tickets are available for $25 until March 19 at the
following locations: Macs Red Eye (3865 N. Richards St.),
Dinos (808 E. Chambers St.), Circle A (932 E. Chambers
St.), Onopa Brewing Co. (735 E. Center St.), and The Gig
(1132 E. Wright St.).

The starting point is 2670 N. Holton St., where there will
be ticket sales, beer samples, and a silent auction
featuring local artwork, brewing memorabilia, gift
certificates, and more.

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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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VIA: Lorraine Jacobs
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WINTER FARMERS MARKET
To Benefit Harvest of Hope
Saturday, March 6, 2004
12:007:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Divine Providence Catholic Parish
(St. Casimir Site in Riverwest)
924 E. Clark Street
(enter parking lot on Weil St. between Clark and Center;
use door between the church and school)

12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Tony EndsEating as a Matter of Faith:
Sustainable Agriculture and Christianity

1:00-7:00 p.m.
Farmers Market Benefit
Growers to donate at least 10% of sales to Harvest of Hope
Fund, an emergency fund that helps Wisconsin farmers
through bleak times.

Our national and political leaders fail to even consider
the most vital of questions: As 60 years of trends across
our land rapidly continue to displace farm families, who is
going to raise our food?

As factory farming replaces food production with product
production, the physical and spiritual costs are
staggering. How do we live out the Christian call in the
midst of this to live in right relationship with the land
and each other? Come hear Tony Ends speak to these and
other issues. Tony is the director of the Churches Center
for Land and People in Sinsinawa, WI, a network of churches
and organizations working for the betterment of rural
families and communities through integration of earth
stewardship, community, spirituality and justice.

Come and make a difference by voting with your pocketbook
at the fair trade winter farmers market! Some items you
will see are: woolen goods, farmstead milk soap, cheeses,
meats, honey, and organic flour. All vendors make or grow
what they sell and follow sustainable fair trade practices.

Co-sponsored by the Churches Center for Land and People
and the JustFaith groups of the Riverbank Catholic
Connection. For more information contact Tony Ends at
Scotch Hill Farm, 608-897-4288 or Ryan ORourke at Ss.
Peter and Paul Catholic Church., 414-962-2443.

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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.