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©2012 Milwaukee Public Theatre. All Rights Reserved.
Milwaukee County CAMPAC
City of Milwaukee Arts Board and the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment
for the Arts
Greater Milwaukee Foundation:
Donald and Barbara
Abert Fund; Gerda A. Debelak Fund
Helen Bader Foundation
MPS Partnership for the Arts and Humanities
Medical College of Wisconsin Violence Prevention Initiative
Charles E. Kubly Foundation
Brewers Community Fund
Elizabeth Elser
Doolittle Trust
Greater Milwaukee Realtors Youth Foundation
Grand Slam Charity Jam/ Hometown Heroes,Inc.
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Milwaukee Public Theatre recently elected new officers to the Board of Directors:
President: Jeremy Borouchoff, Business Development Manager, The Redmond Company
Vice President: Willie Johnson Jr., Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors
Secretary: James Madlom, Partner, Mueller Communications
Treasurer: Matthew Cody, CPA, Ritz Holman LLP
Thank you for your commitment to Access, Diversity, Imagination!
Recent Grants Received
Milwaukee Public Theatre received a $20,000 grant from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Gerda A. Debelak Fund to support MPT’s Food for Thought project: a multi-faceted arts-based program designed to engage youth and families in activities that increase awareness and understanding of healthy eating, regular physical fitness and available local assets. The project includes the creation and tour of an original theatrework “Out to Lunch – the Fresh Food Variety Show”, and the workshops and arts residencies accompanying performances at seven community locations this summer.
MPT also was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Helen Bader Foundation to support its "Youth Arts in the City" programming, including touring outreach of original theatreworks like "Pieces: In My Own Voice” – about mental health for teens; a new show about violence prevention in partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs; StoryBridge, an intergenerational literacy program; and celebrational community arts workshops, events and other year-round arts residencies.
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Thanks to your generous donations, MPT's healing arts programming will continue to support positive change in our community.
Or print out and mail a donation form if you prefer.
June 2, 9 am - noon
UPAF Ride for the Arts
Facepainters and “Finale” entertainment
June 9, 12:30 - 2:30 pm
Locust St. Festival of Music & Art - Drum circle & crafts workshops
June 15, 11 am - noon
Jersey Street Music Festival, Horicon - Wis Conservatory of Music Samba Unit, MPT's Samba puppets, musicians, parade
June 19, 9:30 - 11 am
Juneteenth Day Parade
Drummers, dancers, jugglers
June 26-July 24
Make-A-Parade Public Workshops - MPT Artivity Place - Wednesdays, 12 - 3 pm, Thursdays, 5 - 8 pm,
Saturdays, 11 - 2 pm
July 2, 12:00 & 1:30 pm
Summerfest Kids Stage
“Out to Lunch”
July 4, TBA, Alcott Park
Patriotic Parade Characters
July 4, 8:30 am - 4 pm
Riverwest Energy Independence Day - Bike decorating, Art School Tent
July 23, 10 am - 3 pm
A Taste of Latino Carnaval - Journey House
Workshops, crafts
July 26, 11 am - 2 pm
Summer of Peace/All City Parade - Washington Park to Sherman Park - Parade, floats, puppets, marchers
July 27, time TBA
Milwaukee Latino Carnaval - South side location TBA
We are seeking performers for events beginning in September!