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5 things to know and d the weekend of Sept. 16 | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
It’s Friday in Milwaukee, and listed here are some issues we expect it’s best to find out about. If you need your occasion to be thought of for this column, please submit your information by clicking right here a minimum of two weeks prematurely.
1. Hispanic Heritage Month occasions: all month
Hispanic Heritage Month started Thursday, and continues by Oct. 15. Occasions embody the official kickoff at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 on the Deer District, Fiserv Discussion board Plaza. Extra data on occasions celebrating Latinx tradition this weekend and all through the month might be discovered right here.
2. Tradition and Communities Competition: by Sunday, Sept. 18
Milwaukee Movie’s annual Tradition and Communities Competition is a collection of screenings and occasions “targeted on historically marginalized communities.” This 12 months’s pageant consists of movie screenings, a Latinx popular culture trivia night time, a dialog about Black entrepreneurship in Milwaukee and extra. The pageant runs by Sunday, Sept. 18 at areas all through town. Some occasions are free, others require the acquisition of a pageant move ($100 for Milwaukee Movie members, $125 for non-members.) Extra data and a whole listing of packages might be discovered right here.
3. Music on the Beerline: Friday, Sept. 16
Music on the Beerline’s final present of the 2022 season options New Orleans-style brass group Further Crispy Brass Band and the improvisational jazz band Erotic Adventures of the Static Rooster. The present runs from 5 p.m. to eight p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 on the Beerline Plaza, positioned at 3350 N. Holton St.
4. Group Child Bathe and Useful resource Honest: Saturday, Sept. 17
Birthworkers United hosts this group child bathe and useful resource truthful. The occasion is open to all and could have sources for brand new dad and mom, comparable to details about doulas and prenatal care, and non-parents, comparable to barbers and psychological well being sources. The occasion runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 on the Wisconsin Black Historic Society Museum, positioned at 2620 W. Middle St.
5. We Locked In MKE: Saturday, Sept. 17 to Sunday, Sept. 18
As a part of an effort to deal with rising ranges of violence involving youths, group companions have organized We Locked In MKE. This in a single day occasion is aimed toward youths ages 13 by 17 and can function meals, music, leisure, sources and extra. The occasion runs from 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17 to 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 3248 W. Brown St. For extra data, electronic mail welockedinmke@gmail.com.
Milwaukee, WI
Reporter-anchor Tajma Hall is leaving WDJT-TV (Channel 58) in Milwaukee
Reporter-anchor Tajma Hall says she’s leaving WDJT-TV (Channel 58) after two years at the Milwaukee CBS affiliate “to pursue new opportunities.”
In a post on Facebook Wednesday, Hall, who has been at Channel 58 since February 2022, said she’s leaving the station early in 2025.
Hall anchors Channel 58’s Saturday morning newscast, along with her reporting shifts and fill-in anchor duties. She came to Milwaukee from Madison, where she was an anchor-reporter for two years at WMTV-TV; before that, she was a reporter-anchor at WEAU-TV in Eau Claire.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee sensory-friendly 'The Nutcracker' performance inclusive for all
MILWAUKEE – At the Marcus Performing Arts Center, a treasured Christmas tradition takes center stage.
Seeing “The Nutcracker” ballet can be mesmerizing, from the leaps, to the lights to the loud sudden noises. Last week, the Milwaukee Ballet went without some of those elements – for good reason.
Before “The Nutcracker” begins, Evan Sulik and his mother Michelle are on their own adventure, meeting the characters ahead of a sensory-friendly performance.
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“We purposely come to sensory night for ‘The Nutcracker’ every year,” Michelle Sulik said.
Evan Sulik and his mother Michelle Sulik
Many dancers walk out in costume beforehand to interact with kids. These connections help create familiarity when performers take the stage.
“I feel so happy,” Evan Sulik said.
Rachel Howell is community engagement manager at the Milwaukee Ballet. The performance planned for this night will have relaxed house rules and other changes for people who may struggle with a traditional theater environment.
“Taking his mask off so they can tell that it’s a person playing this role might allow them to stay throughout the entirety of the performance without being nervous,” Howell said. “The show in general will be a little more muted. No loud sounds, no smoke, no haze. Things like that could be jarring.”
Some of Evan’s friends have come because they need accommodation.
“Whether it’s the lights up, or if they need to hoot and holler and get up and move. They can hoot and holler and get up and move,” Michelle Sulik said. “This is the only way that they can sit through the show.”
It was the first meet and greet since the COVID-19 pandemic. Families captured the warm moments.
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“For him, it opened up ballet for him,” Michelle Sulik said. “Small accommodations open it up so that the arts are for everyone. And they really wouldn’t have that opportunity otherwise. Small things make a big impact.”
The goal of the one-night experience is clear: the power of the arts for all.
“Making ballet more accessible for people,” Howell said.
“The Nutcracker” runs through Christmas Eve, but this was the only sensory-friendly night.
The Milwaukee Ballet still has tickets available.
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Milwaukee fatal shooting, 51st and Locust; 12-year-old remains in custody
MILWAUKEE – Prosecutors are reviewing whether to charge a 12-year-old boy with shooting and killing a man. It happened several days ago – and on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the boy was back in court via video.
On Monday, a Milwaukee County judge ordered a 48-hour hold on the boy in the homicide investigation as the state worked to put its case together. That hold is now expired, but the boy will remain in custody until at least Thursday afternoon.
Homicide investigation near 51st and Locust, Milwaukee
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Milwaukee police were called to a home near 51st and Locust Saturday afternoon for a shooting. There, they found 32-year-old Levon Osuji shot. He was taken to Froedtert Hospital where he later died.
Homicide investigation near 51st and Locust, Milwaukee
About an hour after the shooting, police arrested a 12-year-old boy at a home near 52nd and Garfield in connection with the shooting.
On Monday, the boy’s defense attorney said while brief, the initial police reports indicated the case was of self-defense.
State law requires that when children 10 or older are charged with homicide, adult court has original jurisdiction.
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The boy also appeared Wednesday afternoon on a separate juvenile petition that has been open since June. In that case, if the adult hold expires, the boy will be released to his mother.
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