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FRIDAY, MARCH 12
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UWM, Engelmann Hall, 7:30-9PM
UWM's Department of Urban Planning inaugural
Charles Causier Memorial Lecture
"The Value of a Great Public Realm"
Alexander Garvin, speaker
Engelmann Hall, Room 105
(UWM Campus, 2033 E. Hartford Ave.)

This lecture is to remember the great legacy of Charlie
Causier, an influential community activist in the Milwaukee
area and an adjunct faculty member at UWM.

Guest speaker is Alexander Garvin. Mr. Garvin, a
distinguished planner, professor and author, currently
serves as a commissioner on New York City's Planning
Commission and is also the Planning Director for that
city's 2012 Olympic Bid.

CIRCLE A, Chambers & Weil
"Alive at 8" w/The Chop Top Torandos, 8PM, $2.
"Rockin' A Friday" w/Schlemeel & Schlemazel, 10PM.

LINNEMAN'S, Locust & Weil, 10PM
Del Mar.

TREATS, 2221 N. Humboldt, 10PM
Humboldt Avenue Rumble:
ERIC BLOWTORCH AND THE INFLAMMABLES
w/special guest vocalist DANNY DAN FERNANDEZ
DJs JOE THE AMBASSADOR and BIG SQUEEZE
Take your disco nap early.

MAC'S RED EYE, 3865 N. Richards, across from Wal-Mart
Synchous Soul.

ONOPA, Center & Fratney
CD Releases: If I Had a HIFI; Sounds Like Braille.
The Hold Steady (NYC), Washington Social Club.

RIVERWEST COMMONS, Locust & Fratney
Hazardous w/Black Elephant, Taste Emcees, Uneek, Sose, Moss
& Verbal Kent.

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

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

THE COFFEE HOUSE, 631 N. 19th (& Wisconsin), 8PM
Iberian Spanish dancers perform "La Luna Gitana", flamenco
accompanied by Rica Kanoaka & Carlos Otero, $4.
www.the-coffee-house.com

THE CORN CLUB, 810 E. Clarke (& Fratney), 9PM
All-Age Rock Show/CD Release Party
EZT, Those Royals, Not This Atrium, The Flying Party.
For info, call 372-8395.

CIRCLE A, Chambers & Weil, 10PM
Psychedelic Psaturday: w/Shock and Awe!

LINNEMAN'S, Locust & Weil, 10PM
St. Patty's Party with Frogwater.

MAC'S RED EYE, 3865 N. Richards, across from Wal-Mart
Annie Hall w/Self Righteous Brothers.

MAD PLANET, Center & Booth, 10PM
Johnny Toymaker, Mabel, Telectro, The Saucers, 21+.
Secure parking.

ONOPA, Center & Fratney
Second Harvest Benefit w/The Bugs, 2toneblonde, Union
Pulse. Fashion Show by Zoe.

RIVERWEST COMMONS, Locust & Fratney
The Silver Suns w/Goodnight Loving, Bob Burns & The
Breakups, The Safes & Fury of a Thousand Zeuses.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 14
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ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKE BREAKFAST & BOOK SIGNING, 9AM-1PM
Includes pancakes, sausage, milk, juice & coffee. Adults
$6, children $3. Our Lady of Divine Providence at St. Mary
Czestochowa, Colonial Hall, 3063 N. Fratney (& Burleigh).

GREG BOROWSKI, a parish member, will be signing & selling
his just published book: FIRST AND LONG, A Black School, A
White School, and their season of dreams. The book
documents the first year collaboration of the
Messmer-Shorewood High School football teams.

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

HOTCAKES GALLERY, 3379 N. Pierce, 11AM-2PM
Hotcakes Gallery to Host Mimosa Brunch this Sunday:
So far 21 paintings and 12 prints of Hotcakes Gallery's
inaugural show have sold. Hotcakes Gallery will be
unveiling more work by Chicago painter, Jeremiah Ketner.
The Mimosa's will be flowing and the gallery's in-house
chef will be flipping Hotcakes from 11am-2pm, so be sure to
come down early and bring the kids. Hotcakes will be asking
for a $5 suggested donation at the door, 100% of which will
go to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation to support local
arts programming. For more info: call 414/961-7714 or email
info@hotcakesgallery.com.

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. $30 advance / $40 door. Group rate
available ($25 / 6 or more). (For more info, see press
release at the bottom of this email.)

CIRCLE A, Chambers & Weil
"Alive at 8" w/Avalon, 8PM, $2.
RootSunday w/Dollar Bill, 10PM.

MAC'S RED EYE, 3865 N. Richards, across from Wal-Mart
Live Music Sundays open mic & sing-a-long with Blue
Valentine.

UPCOMING WEEKEND EVENTS

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SATURDAY, MARCH 20
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RIVERWEST BOOK READING, VOSS BOOKS, 229 N. Water, 11AM
Author Tom Tolan will read "Riverwest: A Community
History," which describes the series of ethnic and social
groups (German aristrocrats, Polish immigrants, black and
Latino residents, artists and the counterculture) that have
built communities in the neighborhood since the mid-19th
century.

Tolan will be joined by Vince Bushell, publisher of
"Riverwest Currents," who will talk about current efforts
to build community in the neighborhood. Sonya Jongsma
Knauss, editor of "Riverwest Currents" will discuss the
unique role that community journalism can play in creating
a shared vision for a neighborhood.

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, 1PM until ?
Start anytime between 1PM and 5PM at 2670 N. Holton and
then do the "crawl" in any order on into the night.

As the biggest pub crawl in Wisconsin, 25 Riverwest taverns
will be participating in the 4th annual St. Patrick's
Weekend event. 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,
Esser's, Rock Bottom, and City Brewery are all donating to
the cause.

Last year more than 300 people participated, and the
proceeds amounted to more than $5,200. The YMCA Holton
Youth Center will be the benefactor again this year.

A $25 donation ($30 at the door) gets you a Pub Crawl 2004
Map and beer samples at each of the participating taverns.
Tickets are available for $25 until March 19 at the
following locations: Mac's Red Eye (3865 N. Richards St.),
Dino's (808 E. Chambers St.), Circle A (932 E. Chambers
St.), Onopa Brewing Co. (735 E. Center St.), and The Gig
(1132 E. Wright St.).

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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SATURDAY, MARCH 27
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RIVERWEST COMMONS, Locust & Fratney, 6:30PM
Tom Simasko's Retirement Party! Music by The Accordion
Club. Bring a donation of canned goods or cash for the St.
Casimir Food Pantry. Party includes food and beer.

ONOPA, Center & Fratney, 9PM, 21+
Party with the Wurst! Riverwurst issue #4 Release Party!!!!
The PARAGRAPHS, MASTER ZASTER BLASTER, UNCLE LARRY, and the
TECHNOTRANCE BELLYDANCE will perform. The $5 admission
includes a free copy of Riverwurst #4 featuring work by 32
artists & writers with all but 8 from right here in
Milwaukee. Support your local artists, musicians, and belly
dancers!

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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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SATURDAY, APRIL 17
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ANNUAL RIVERWEST SPRING CLEAN-UP, 9AM-1PM
Ah Spring! Ewww garbage and dog p**p! It's time to roll up
our sleeves and put the sparkle back in our neighborhood.
Assemble at the Holton Youth Center on Burleigh & Holton at
9AM. Marquette University students will be assisting again
this year. Bags & gloves will be provided. To volunteer or
help coordinate a clean-up on your block, call Jim Wilson
at the YMCA CDC at 263-1380 x12.

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 14 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.