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6:00 pm

Osher Distinguished Lecture Series: Rocky Marcoux

April 20, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
Free

Join Rocky Marcoux, commissioner of the Department of City Development, as he discusses new development in downtown Milwaukee, projects in the neighborhoods, and the symbiotic relationship between them. Hear what is being done, the challenges, how to move past them, and how we help ourselves.

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7:00 pm

RAW: Milwaukee = Fashion + Music + Art + Performances

April 20, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 11:30 pm

A local creative explosion of film, fashion, music, art, performing art, hair styling, makeup artistry, photography, accessories and more.

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Spirit and Nature — A Reading and Conversation with Anishinaabe Poets

April 20, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
For adults and teens. Free - donations appreciated
Kimberly Blaeser. Photo from UWM.

Wisconsin Poet Laureate Kim Blaeser's work features ekphrastic poetry, photography and picto-poems that intersect text and images inspired by Native American pictographs and ledger art.

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7:30 pm

The Violet Hour

April 20, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway
Milwaukee, WI 53202 United States
$38

THE VIOLET HOUR by Richard Greenberg is a hilarious & heartfelt tale with a touch of magical realism. Directed by Suzan Fete.

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Great Expectations

April 20, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 9:45 pm
$15 - $40

by Charles Dickens; Adapted by Gale Childs Daly Running Time: 2 hours:15 min Cabot Theatre Directed by Molly Rhode Featuring Andrew Crowe, Jonathan Gillard Daly, Karen Estrada, Chike Johnson, Josh Krause, Deborah Staples and Zach Thomas Woods In this literary gem, Pip, an orphan boy, has a life-altering encounter one day on the moors when he helps an escaped convict named Magwitch. From this singular act of kindness, Pip starts on a mysterious and disturbing journey to manhood that is full of twists and turns, miraculously allowing him to advance in society while all of his great expectations seem to be coming true. Packed with curious and fascinating characters, shadow and light, Gale Childs Daly’s exceptional and bold reinvention of the classic Dickens novel is uncommonly tight and suspenseful – a fast-paced theatrical treat!

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