Posted: July 20, 2010 |(0) Comments

Streetlife to entertain at Hubbard Park free concert

Shorewood - There will be a free community concert at Hubbard Park featuring Streetlife with Warren Wiegratz at 6:30 p.m. July 22. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and make a night of it. Picnic food and assorted beverages, including beer and wine, will be for sale from Hubbard Park Lodge, 3565 North Morris Blvd. (Please, no carry-in alcohol; make your purchase in the park.)

Plenty of things to do at Weyenberg Library in July

Mequon - Here are some of the activities scheduled for July at the Weyenberg Library, 11345 N. Cedarburg Road.

• "The Book of Eli," a movie for adults, is set for 1 p.m. July 22 in the Tolzman Community Room.

• "Year One," a movie for teens, is set for 3:30 p.m. July 22 in the Tolzman Community Room.

• The Schlitz Audubon Nature Center's Sky Hunters: Birds of Prey at 2 p.m. July 28.

• Songs and Stories with Stuart Stotts, a program for children, will take place at 3 p.m. July 29.

• In the Gallery, picturing America displays high quality reproduction of some of the most significant works of art if American History, now being displayed.

Concert in the park features Accompany of Kids

Brown Deer - The second free concert in the park will be in the Memorial Garden of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8080 North 47th Street, 7 p.m. July 24. Accompany of Kids is the featured group.

For information, call (414) 355-5030.

Bring your lawn chair, enjoy the program and stay for the traditional ice cream social.

Brown Deer Library presents Terrific Tuesdays

Brown Deer - The Brown Deer Library, 5600 W. Bradley Road, has an assortment of fun events coming up this summer. All programs begin at 7 p.m. on the following dates:

• July 27, Jump, Giggle, Mime and Wiggle, Nancy Weiss-McQuide. Jump, Giggle, Mime, and Wiggle is a lively series of stories for children ages 4-10. Acting, mime, juggling and dancing are utilized to enact stories that portray friendship, equality and pure fun.

• Aug. 10, Hunting with Henry the Heron, Nature in the Parks. Based on the book "Henry the Impatient Heron" by Donna Love, children will discover the importance of being patient while putting on a show and learning about life in a wetland. Participants will explore the theater process and work behind the scenes. Following the puppet show, there will be a variety of activities to allow children to think, grow, eat, walk, stalk and squawk like a great blue heron.

Photography editing part of summer program

Mequon - David Bartlett's Digital Photography Editing workshop will be held at the Weyenberg Library, 11345 N. Cedarburg Road, at 10:30 a.m. July 27. David will demonstrate editing digital photographs using free online programs.

The cost is free and no registration is needed.

Fore information, visit www.flwlib.org or call (262) 242- 2593, extension 37.

Family programs bring fun for the whole family

Glendale - Family programs begin at North Shore Library, 6800 N. Port Washington Road, at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoons, as follows:

• July 27, Schlitz Audubon Nature Center's Screech Owl at Midnight Hollow.

The family fun continues on Thursday nights at 7 p.m. on the following days:

• July 29, Stuart Stotts brings live music and fun.

Registration is not required for family programs.

Jewish Community Center sponsors summer kickoff

Glendale - The Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center is offering a variety of family-oriented programs at the Bayshore Town Square, 5800 North Bayshore Drive:

• In-Fuse workout in the Town Square from 8 to 9 a.m. through Aug. 22.

• Sing-a-longs in the Town Square at 1 p.m. Aug. 6.

• JCC Mini Maccabi Games from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Aug. 18 for ages 3-7.

• JCC End of Summer Carnival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 25 for all ages.

Music in the Glen continues with concerts

Glendale - The city presents its free Music in the Glen concerts and the celebration of its 60th anniversary with all outdoor concerts being held at the Bavarian Inn's old Heidelberg Park, 700 W. Lexington Blvd. The Music in the Glen presents:

• Steve Lewandowski Trio at 7 p.m. July 28 with jazz from the great American songbook.

• The George Busateri Group at 7 p.m. Aug. 4 with the celebration of Glendale's 60th anniversary and dancing to music from Sinatra to Santana.

• Andrew Neesley and Philip Dizack at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 with original and contemporary jazz.

For information on rain site information, call (414) 228-1706 after 4 p.m. on concert day.

Volunteers needed to maintain nature preserves

Mequon - The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust is again looking for volunteers to maintain the nature preserves and to help at the annual fundraising dinner at the following locations:

• Mequon Nature Preserve, 8200 County Line Road, from 9 to noon July 22 and 24 for cattail removal. The meeting location is PieperPower education Center.

• Home on the Range, formerly the steak and fish broil, from 9 to noon and 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 15.

E-mail Nancy Shield at nshield@owlt.org if you can attend or if you have questions.

Bereavement group meets at Jewish Community Center

Whitefish Bay - A bereavement group for people who have experienced a loss in their family or personal life will meet at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255N. Santa Monica Blvd., Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Sept. 1.

The group is free.

It is co-sponsored by the JCC and Jewish Family Services. To register, call (414) 967-8249.

Community band begins concert series

Whitefish Bay - The Whitefish Bay Community Band will perform concerts at Old Schoolhouse Park, North Marlborough Drive, across from the Whitefish Bay public library at 7 p.m. Wednesday and at 3 p.m. Aug. 1 and 8.

The concerts will include patriotic and military songs, marches, show tunes, polkas and old standards. Some of this year's concerts will be dedicated to the memory of Carol O'Brien, who died in May, and Wayne Becker who died in October. Carol conducted the band for the past 12 years. Wayne was a substitute conductor, musical arranger and cornetist with the band for several years.

Resident gardeners show off their work

Shorewood - The Shorewood gardens tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 31. Tour 10 Shorewood gardens and enjoy the creative work of resident gardeners who will be showing off imaginative use of color, unusual features and great variety in the use of perennials and annuals.

Tickets are $10 per person and can be purchased in advance at Village Hall, 3930 N. Murray Ave., the Department of Public Works, 3801 N. Morris Blvd., or the Garden Room, 2107 E. Capitol Drive. Tickets will also be sold on the day of the event at individual garden locations.

Glendale plans 60th anniversary picnic

Glendale - Music in the Glen will focus on two anniversaries on Aug. 4. The event marks the 20th anniversary of Music in the Glen and Glendale's 60th anniversary.

From 6 to 9 p.m. at Old Heidelberg Park, 700 W. Lexington Blvd., there will be brats, Kosher hot dogs, veggie burgers chips and beverages for sale at 1950 prices.

At 6:30 p.m., Mayor Jerry Tepper and other mayors attending the event will cut the city's birthday cake, with all attendees receiving a free slice of cake.

There will be three contests, a water balloon toss, hula hoop and watermelon eating contests for the family. Prizes will be awarded.

From 7 to 9 p.m. the George Busateri Group will play dance music from Sinatra to Santana.

The event is free, and all are welcome.

Israeli Scouts give free concert

Glendale - A group of Israeli Scouts, the Israel Scouts Friendship Caravan Te'ena, will give a free outdoor concert at Bayshore Town Center, 5800 N. Bayshore Drive, at 7 p.m. Aug. 4.

The concert will include singing, dancing and storytelling. The Scouts are a troupe of Israeli teens.

In case of rain, the concert will be held in the mall rotunda.

For information, please contact Paz Goldschmidt at pazg@milwaukeejewish.org or (414) 390-5705, or visit milwaukeejewish.org.

Archdiocese to host Theology on Tap

Mequon - The Archdiocese of Milwaukee will host Theology on Tap for the 10th consecutive summer. The program is a speaker series designed to address interests of young adults in their 20s and 30s.

The program will run at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Aug. 4, at Alpine Village Restaurant, 10401 N. Cedarburg Road. The series is free and open to the public.

For information, topics and speakers, visit www.livingourfaith.net/home/ToT.htm

Woof 'n Hoof raises awareness about cancer

Shorewood - The Gilda's Club of Southeastern Wisconsin Woof 'n Hoof fundraiser will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 7 featuring a 1- or 2.5-mile dog and people walk beginning at Atwater Elementary School, 2100 E. Capitol Drive, and stroll through the neighborhood with a stop at Gilda's Clubhouse for tours.

Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. the official Leader of the Pack, along with his canine police service dogs will certainly get walkers and hoofers off to a good start. This year will feature a Bow-wow Bazaar and a Celebrity Hoofers Meet 'n Greet.

For registration information, visit gildasclubSEWI.org or call (414) 962-8201, ext. 102.

All walkers raising $50 or more in pledges are eligible to enter the grand prize drawing.

Training session to advocate for Israel

Glendale - The Congregation Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah, 6717 N. Green Bay Road, will hold a session from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 8. Learn how to find and present the facts about the conflict in the Middle East, how to answer criticisms, dispel misconceptions, acquire practical advocacy methods and become an informed, articulate advocate for Israel.

The session is free.

To register, visit contact@truthandjustice-online.com but walk-ins are welcome.

Rotary hosts Lobster Fest fundraiser Aug. 28

Thiensville - The Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club will hold Lobster Fest at Shully's Cuisine, 146 N. Green Bay Road, starting at 5:30, Aug. 28. This event will be a fundraiser for the Rotary Club that will help improve the quality of life here and elsewhere in the world by assisting community services with financial and volunteer support.

Tickets are $60 each and are available for advance purchase at mtsunriserotary.org, or at a local Harris Bank, Sommer's Automotive, or from any member of the club. Only 300 tickets are available this year, and ticket sales close Aug. 15.

Cap'n Bob, Banana Band bring island sounds

Fox Point - The Fox Point Foundation and Cornerstone Bank are teaming up to bring the village its first free outdoor concert at Longacre Pavilion, 7343 N. Longacre Road, from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 17. Bring a picnic supper, chairs or a blanket and enjoy the performance of Cap'n Bob and the Banana Band. In case of rain, the performance will shift to Stormonth School. For additional information, go to foxpointfoundation.org.

Women's FOCUS golf outing scheduled

Mequon - The Women's FOCUS golf outing will be Aug. 18 at the Ozaukee Country Club, 10823 N. River Road.

For information e-mail sscaccia@associationmp.com.

Journey House announces golf outing

Mequon - The 7th Annual Journey House Golf Outing will take place at the Mequon Country Club, 12400 N. Ville Du Parc Drive, at 11 a.m. Aug. 23. Teams of foursomes, individual golfers and sponsors are now being recruited.

The tournament format is a four person scramble with special on-course events, including a hole-in-one contest and place prizes awarded. The fee of $800 per foursome or $200 per individual will cover golf, lunch and dinner as well as use of the driving range.

Hole sponsorships are available for $400 and include recognition on event signage and in printed materials. The event draws about 150 participants from the greater Milwaukee area.

To reserve a spot or become a sponsor, call Cherise Myers at (414) 647-0548 ext. 2227 or e-mail cmyers@journeyhouse.org.

Dogs of Summer art show begins

Shorewood - Marie Myler will exhibit her art work, Dogs of Summer, at the Anaba Tea Room, located in the lower level of Garden Room, 2107 East Capitol Drive, from now through Aug. 29.

The Garden Room is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Concordia University plans upcoming events

Mequon - The following events have been scheduled for Concordia University, 12800 N. Lake Shore Drive:

• Friends of Concordia Fireside Visits in Fort Atkinson: "Ring of Fire, The Johnny Cash Story" on July 24; A Broadway Musical Hit (to be announced) on Sept. 25 and "The Child, The First Story of Christmas" on Nov. 13.

Tickets are $80 per adult and $60 for children younger than 14 and includes meal, show, tax plus gratuity and motor coach transportation.

For information contact Sandy Vick at (262) 243- 4333 or e-mail sandy.vick@cuw.edu.

• Concordia University Wisconsin 2010 Shoreline Duathlon (Ride-Bike-Run) at 8 a.m. Aug. 21 on the campus.

The event will benefit RRAC, Racers Against Childhood Cancer.

To register, go to www.cuw.edu/go/duathlon or contact Russ DeLap at (262) 243- 4323.

• "Curtains" at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 14 through 16 and 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 17.

The cost of tickets are $8 for students and seniors, $6 for children, $10 for adults and $20 for families. An evening group rate is available for $6 per person.

For information contact Heidi Tupper at (262) 243-4400 or visit heiditupper@cuw.edu.

The following music events will be held in the Chapel of Christ Triumphant on the campus of Concordia University, 12800 N. Lake Shore Drive:

• John A. Behnke Anniversary Hymn Fest at 7 p.m. Oct. 17.

• Symphonic Wind and Jazz Ensembles Pops Concert at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5.

• Christ the King Celebration Concert with Kammerchor and The Alleluia Ringers at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 14.

The cost of tickets is $7 for adults and free for children 17 and under except where noted with an asterisk. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

For information call (262) 243- 4405.

• Christmas at Concordia at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10-11.

The cost of tickets is $10 for adults and free for children 17 and under.

To reserve tickets, call the automated ticket line (262) 243- 4243 or email music.department@cuw.edu.

• Concordia Center for Environmental Stewardship Dedication at 4 p.m. Sept. 9 on the northeast side of the campus.

All are welcome with a reception following.

• Family weekend Oct. 1-3 and Homecoming weekend Oct. 29-30. Both events will be held on campus.

For information, visit the alumni web page www.cuw.edu/alumni or contact Diana Raasch at (262) 243- 4530 or email dianaraasch@cuw.edu.

• Christian Caregiving: The Concept and Practice of Parish Nursing and Congregational Health from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Oct. 5 and 12.

The cost is $560 and meals are not included. The course can be taken via email e-learning for $710.

For information or to register, contact Carol Lueders at (262) 243-4233 or email carol.lueders.bolwerk@cuw.edu.

• Graduate School Information Session at 6 p.m. Sept. 15, Nov. 18 and Tues. Feb. 15.

A complimentary dinner will be served.

To register, contact Kathy.butler@cuw.edu or graduate.admission@cuw.edu or call (262) 243- 4248 or (800) 330- 9866.

Register on-line at www.cuw.edu/graduate.