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SUMMARY:Ignite Potential this January
DESCRIPTION:Did you know a little time can make a BIG difference in the life of a youth? There are HUNDREDS of Little Brothers and Sisters on our waiting list that could use a mentor just like YOU. \nWith our new normal\, we’ve adjusted our recruitment\, enrollment\, screening\, training\, and matching process to go virtual\, making it even easier to start making an impact. Are you ready to learn more about becoming a Big? \nJoin us for one of our National Mentoring Month virtual events on January 14\, 21\, or the 28 and learn what it means to be a Big\, how to apply\, and be entered to win prizes like an Amazon Gift Card just for participating! \nWe are offering a morning (Coffee Break from 9:00-9:30 a.m.)\, afternoon (Lunch and Learn from 12 :00- 12:45 p.m.)\, and evening (Happy Hour from 6:00 – 6:45 p.m.) sessions to accommodate varying schedules. \n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/ignite-potential-this-january-2/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Creating Sketch Comedy During A Pandemic - Virtual Class
DESCRIPTION:“Creating Sketch Comedy During a Pandemic”\nAn Online Comedy Class for Adults\nWeekly On Thursdays\, Jan 14\, 2021 – Mar 4\, 2021\, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.\n$200 for 8 virtual classes\, register at https://www.improvmke.com/\nClass meets online via Zoom\nWant to pick up a new skill in 2021? Looking for something safe and fun to do in the pandemic? Or after 2020\, are you just really in need of a laugh? Lucky for you\, the seasoned performers of Improv MKE are offering online classes so you can learn to crack people up in the comfort of your own home. In Creating Sketch Comedy During A Pandemic\, Milwaukee comedian Matthew Filipowicz will teach you how to create the style of comedy made famous by Saturday Night Live\, Monty Python\, Key and Peele\, and more using nothing more than your computer and cell phone.\nSketch comedy is traditionally composed and performed by a group of comedians together in the same room\, so how do you make sketch comedy when you can’t share physical space with other performers? In CREATING SKETCH COMEDY DURING A PANDEMIC\, students will learn different styles of sketches\, as well as techniques for creating premises and characters. No need for expensive equipment–students will write\, rehearse and create original video comedy sketches using nothing more than their computer and cell phone. \nPrerequisites\nStudents need access to a computer or cell phone with a camera\, and a stable internet connection\nStudents must commit to writing and working on their sketches outside of class\nStudents will leave the class with at least two complete original video sketches\nImprov MKE is a Black woman-owned improv theater founded by Milwaukee comedian Michelle Gilliam to create access\, both in-person and online\, for people to have fun\, learn\, grow\, and play together in ways they never thought possible.\nMatthew Filipowicz is a comedian\, cartoonist\, progressive talk radio host and the founder and host of Laughing Liberally Milwaukee. Matthew’s work has been featured on CNN\, NPR\, PBS\, HBO\, BBC\, Ain’t It Cool News\, the New York Times\, the Wall Street Journal\, the Atlantic\, the Nation\, the London Times\, and countless sites in the progressive blogosphere including Salon\, Daily Kos and the Huffington Post. \n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/creating-sketch-comedy-during-a-pandemic-virtual-class/
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment,Class,Comedy,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Frederick Douglass and His Songs of Resistance Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, January 14\, 2021\n7:00 p.m. | Free\nCelticMKE YouTube Channel \nSpeaker: Dr. Christine Kinealy\, Professor of History and Founding Director of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University\, CT\nTopic: Frederick Douglass and His Songs of Resistance \nIn addition to CelticMKE’s January 16 Virtual Symposium: Connections in Irish and African American Experiences\, CelticMKE and the UWM Center for Celtic Studies proudly present their annual Chuck Ward Memorial Lecture. \nDr. Christine Kinealy explores a little known fact about Frederick Douglass – his love of music\, with opening remarks from the Irish Consulate General of Chicago\, Kevin Byrne \nSince completing her PhD at Trinity College in Dublin\, Christine Kinealy has worked in educational and research institutes in Ireland\, England and\, more recently\, in the U.S. In September 2013\, Professor Kinealy was appointed the founding Director of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Professor Kinealy has published extensively on modern Ireland\, her books include This Great Calamity. The Great Famine in Ireland (1995 and 2007)\, Frederick Douglass and Ireland. In his own words (2018) and Black Abolitionists in Ireland (2020). In 2017\, she received an Emmy for her contribution to the documentary\, “The Great Hunger and the Irish Diaspora.” \nThe Chuck Ward Memorial Lecture is a collaboration between CelticMKE\, home of Milwaukee Irish Fest\, and the Center for Celtic Studies at University of Wisconsin\, Milwaukee\, in honor of Chuck Ward’s contributions to the Irish community in Milwaukee. The event is also sponsored by Associated Bank. \n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/frederick-douglass-and-his-songs-of-resistance-lecture/
CATEGORIES:History,Virtual
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