5 things to know and do this week in Milwaukee: Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

It’s Monday in Milwaukee, and listed here are some issues we predict it’s best to find out about. If you need your occasion to be thought-about for this column, please submit your information by clicking right here not less than two weeks upfront. 

1. Vote early: all week 

There’s an election on Tuesday, Nov. 8, however you possibly can vote early by means of Nov. 5. For a full checklist of areas and instances that polls are open for early voting, click on right here. In case you missed it: A obtrusive nationwide highlight is on Wisconsin’s Nov. 8 election: Right here’s what you want to know.

2. Lindsay Heights trunk-or-treat: Monday, Oct. 31 

Lindsay Heights residents are invited to this “trunk-or-treat” occasion organized by Fathers Making Progress. The occasion consists of sweet, dwell music and prizes for the most effective costume and automobile with the most effective embellished trunk. The occasion takes place from 6 p.m. to eight p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 on the intersection of North seventeenth Avenue and West Meinecke Avenue.

3. Group discussion board for College Board District 4 (close to North Aspect and West Aspect): Wednesday, Nov. 2 

Residents of MPS College Board District 4, which is predominantly made up of the West Aspect and close to North Aspect (map right here,) are invited to a neighborhood discussion board with District 4 College Board Director Aisha Carr. Matters of debate embody faculty security, job alternatives, voter registration, vitamin, funds updates and extra. The discussion board can be held from 4 p.m. to six p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at Hopkins Lloyd Group College, positioned at 1503 W. Hopkins Ave.  

4. Noche de Altares: Wednesday, Nov. 2 

The citywide Dia de los Muertos celebration continues with this night of dancing, drumming, bailes folklóricos, a flower-making and papel picado craft station, meals vehicles and extra in joyful remembrance of the lifeless. The celebration takes place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2 on the City Ecology Heart location at 3700 W. Pierce. St. Register without spending a dime right here. 

5. Harambee infants unite 2.0: Thursday, Nov. 3 

The Nationwide Coalition for Wholesome Black Households is internet hosting a dialogue on therapeutic practices from 5:30 p.m. to eight:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3 at Rise and Grind Cafe, positioned at 2737 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.

BONUS: Bake sale for incarcerated individuals: Tuesday, Nov. 1 

In the course of the subsequent county funds listening to on Tuesday, there can be a bake sale to lift cash for individuals incarcerated within the Milwaukee County Jail to cowl the prices of sanitary objects and primary requirements. The bake sale begins at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1 outdoors the Marcus Performing Arts Heart, positioned at 929 N. Water St.