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Kohl’s recently announced a donation of $750,000 to further expand the Hunger Task Force MyPlate initiative, a healthy eating guide influenced by the USDA MyPlate food model. The program, which was successfully implemented in six Hunger Task Force network food pantries in 2017, raises the awareness of incorporating all five food groups and encourages the public to be conscious of how their food donations impact healthy eating. With the continued support of Kohl’s, Hunger Task Force plans to convert an additional 18 pantries to the MyPlate program in 2018, as well as educate the community on the importance of...

On the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (PPAWI) celebrated the energy created by the Women’s March in support of issues important to women and families, including access to safe, legal abortion. A year ago, millions joined together to participate in the largest demonstration in history – the Women’s March. On the weekend of January 20, in communities like Green Bay, Wausau, Eau Claire, and Milwaukee, thousands of Wisconsinites joined together to celebrate the mobilization and unity of the last year and stand strong against the challenges to come in 2018. “We’ve seen an...

G-scale trains will wind their way on four sets of track along the quiet riverbank near Alice’s house, down the rabbit hole, and through the looking glass to the world of the White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, and Queen of Hearts. Railroad to Wonderland, a garden train show, will take visitors on a trip to a land that becomes curiouser and curiouser. The show opens January 20 through March 18, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory. “What makes producing the garden train show so much fun is seeing its cross-generational appeal,” said...

The United States Navy is coming to Milwaukee, as one of the cities across America to host the naval service’s signature outreach program in the coming year. Milwaukee Navy Week is scheduled for August 6 to 12, 2018, coincident with the Wisconsin State Fair, and is designed to give area residents an opportunity to learn about the Navy, its people and its importance to national security and prosperity. The Navy plans to include the following elements in the week-long celebration: Sailors assigned to the state’s namesake ship, USS Milwaukee (LCS 5) Navy Divers and Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams...

Artists Todd Mrozinski and Renee Bebeau will paint images of fiery flames on a four-foot-wide slab of ice as a live performance in Black Cat Alley on February 3. Evoking Mrozinski’s recent body of work—oil paintings that feature built-up surfaces of paint that resemble fires and burning logs, the duo will bring a fun project idea to life with this unique winter art happening. The idea began with master ice carver Max Zuleta, owner of Wisconsin-based ice sculpting business Art Below Zero. Zuleta, when asked to install one of his world-famous ice sculptures at Black Cat Alley, said, “What...

Visitors to the Milwaukee Art Museum have the opportunity to explore art related to a quintessential American experience — the road trip, beginning January 26. The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip presents photography of America along its highways and byways, capturing the changing landscape—both figurative and literal—shaped by car culture and the burgeoning tradition of the American road trip. “We’re excited to bring the work of these eighteen photographers to the Herzfeld Center for Photography and Media Arts,” commented Ariel Pate, assistant curator of photography. “Some will be familiar to our audiences, and some will be...