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“Milwaukee County Remembers 9/11” memorial ceremony was held at the War Memorial Center, featuring a “Never Forget 9/11” exhibit and a commemorative ride with Medal of Honor recipient Gary Wetzel. Members of the Milwaukee community attended the somber event in-person, after COVID-19 forced the event to take place virtually in 2020.

Nearly two centuries after his brief life and brutal death were entered into public record as the only recorded lynching in Milwaukee history, George Marshall Clark’s unmarked grave was memorialized with a granite headstone during a special ceremony at Forest Home Cemetery.

Milwaukee Taiko Group Hibiki performed a free Japanese drum ensemble outside The Warehouse art museum in support of its “Art Japan: 2021-1921” exhibition. The musicians are focused on promoting interest in and understanding of Japanese culture through taiko drumming. In Japanese, “Hibiki” means “echo sound.”

Tens of thousands of basketball fans lined downtown Milwaukee for a special parade to celebrate the city’s first NBA championship in half a century. Fans could be heard chanting “Bucks in 6” with the accompanying hand gesture of 6 fingers. The team’s ascendance has invigorated Milwaukee.

Created by French-Canadian Director Mathieu St-Arnaud and his team at Montreal’s world-renowned Normal Studio, the exhibit “Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” premiered in Milwaukee on July 9 at the Wisconsin Center and will run through September 19.