Consumers, businesses, and community spaces in Milwaukee have been hit hard by basement and property flooding. Some faced dangerous situations, such as being trapped in vehicles. In response, support is available, including emergency financial aid, shelter assistance, and local recovery programs to help people recover and rebuild.
4:00 pm Performance for drivers who do not like to be out late at night, or have difficulty driving at night. Ginuwine Remembers and Cares!
Per Al Overview, “The Juneteenth celebration at Summerfest is a partnership between Summerfest and Northcott Neighborhood House. It will follow the traditional Milwaukee Juneteenth Day parade and festival on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.”
6:00 pm Juneteeth Opening Ceremony on Summerfest Grounds
“Fabolous” is scheduled to perform at the Summerfest Juneteenth Day Celebration in Milwaukee on June 19, 2025. The event will begin at 6:00 PM.
Various Times
Fabolous will be singing on the US Cellular Connection Stage at 10 pm.
On the Aurora Pavilion Stage, Bow Wow performs at 7 pm & Kenny Perez at 9 pm. Eric Benet will be performing at 7:30 pm in the BMO Pavilion. DJ Mando is scheduled to perform at 12 noon and 7 pm at The American Family Insurance House. Def Leppard with Tesla begins at 7:30 pm in the American Family Insurance Amphitheater. At 10 pm, the BMO Pavilion will be featuring The Isley Brothers.
For more detailed information on other stages with other artists, please click the link below.
Milwaukee, get ready for a day filled with diverse activities at the Black Arts Festival today on Summerfest Grounds. It’s a one-of-a-kind event! All the fun begins at 12 noon and continues until 10 pm.
At 4:00 pm, James Fortune will take the stage at the Black Arts Festival. This is a perfect opportunity to bring your family or a friend. Everyone is welcome, and there’s something for all ages. So, don’t be late—join Milwaukee for a day of fun!
James Fortune will be in Milwaukee at the Black Arts Festival 2024
What is Black Arts Festival? Black Arts Festival expresses cultural, culinary art, music composition, and more. This one-day event featured various artists, food and retail vendors, and more—silent Saturday, August 5th, at the Summerfest Grounds. Suppose you missed this year’s celebration. Please do not fret; save the date for next year, August 2024.
Relax with friends by the Miller Stage 2023
Please watch the attached video for more details, and save money and the date for next year.
Today, we rejoice in our shared freedom, marking the end of oppressive Jim Crow laws and more. It’s a day of unity and celebration!
No more Jim Crowe Laws: Congratulations to Isaiah Blunt for graduating from Whitefish Bay High School on Sunday, June 16th, 2024. Congratulations to Queen Jude Blunt, who has successfully helped all four children graduate from Whitefish Bay School District, Iris, India, Israel, and Isaiah. ginuwinesqueennewsrelease applauds all of you.
Milwaukee, we warmly invite you to participate in our ongoing festivals. The festivities, which first aired years ago, are still going strong. Come and be a part of the vibrant community of Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Juneteenth Day Celebration, a testament to our shared history, runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with activities centered at West Locust Street and North King Drive.
From the early morning parade to the late afternoon activities, the Milwaukee Juneteenth Day Celebration is a day filled with joy and excitement for the whole family. Join us for a day of music, art, dance, food, speakers, vendors, and a host of other activities. Bring the kids along and let them indulge in the free barbecue food, snacks, popcorn, treats, and even pony rides.
Juneteenth was a Federal Holiday where African Americans enjoyed freedom from slavery. In every city, especially Milwaukee. Streets are being blocked off with signs allowing for parades, police protection, and various local booths with giveaway bags from Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Public Library, Banks/Bader Philanthropies, Inc., Milwaukee Rescue Mission, Solomon Community Temple, UMC, and more. No one was excluded from petting chickens, riding a pony, enjoying a train wagon ride, or being on a carnival ride chicken coup. There was fun, food, and fellowship for everyone wanting freedom on Juneteenth Day.
Scenes from Juneteenth, Take 2
Patrons stood in line for rib dinners, pork skins, carnival rides and more. While others were in line talking to booth advocates. The Milwaukee Public Library distributed gift bags with bookmarks including every branch location and hours of operation along with books, handouts on MPL Americorps, and Celebrate Black Voices handouts illustrating Fiction and Nonfiction books along with information on DVDs. One example of a Fiction Books included: The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Novel by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers.
¨While Exploring her familyś heartbreaking, generational trauma, Ailey finds strength to embrace her full heritage. ¨
Milwaukee Public Library, Celebrate Black Voices
Another interesting book is called The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.
¨Two enslaved boys at a Mississippi cotton plantation find comfort in one another until a fellow slave, looking for approval, starts preaching the masterś gospel and everything changes.¨
Milwaukee Public Library, Celebrate Black Voices
Every patron would feel overjoyed when they received a free book called Juneteenth For Mazie by Lloyd Cooper.
Perhaps if patrons were not too interested in a childrenś book, maybe they were elated learning about S.P.L.A.S.H. from Solomon Community Temple. The free Bible and popcorn bags were not the only concerns of Solomon Community Temple. S.P.L.A.S.H. is a few Saturday Programs for Learning through the Arts, Sciences, and Horticulture.
The Summer Session is for ages 9 and Up. Summer Session from July 2nd-August 27 focuses on Milwaukee as a Water City. Fun activities for the youth include the following: Biking with Red, Bike and Green with Nearby Nature, Sailing with Milwaukee Sailing Center, Kayaking with Urban Ecology Center, Acrylic Painting and Circus Arts with Guest artists, and more.
If a student has full summer participation with very little, no absences, that student can win a free bicycle, yes a free bicycle.
Parents, all activities are on Saturdays from 10:00am to 4:00 pm. Parents, you know what that means, Parent Me Time! If interested, Please register your child or children at Register.
This was just a synopsis of what Juneteenth Celebration participants received at the moment of their wonderful arrival.
For three consecutive days, the grounds of the Milwaukee World Festival filled with patrons desiring more of Poland. From dance routines to bands playing, cooking demonstrations, table tennis, extraordinary food, and clothing, the Polish ancestry marked its mark in Milwaukee.
Children and adults paraded the grounds with flowers on their heads, portraying to be a crown for their custom dance. Happiness and cheer were the electrifying elements in the air. The drizzle on Saturday and the clear sky ending with the rainbow gave Polish Fest workers and patrons serenity Saturday night.
Late Friday night festivities included: four stages with live bands from Bella Cain, Polka Country Musicians, Korona Band from Canada, David Seebachś Wonders of Magic, and much more. The Sports Area is comprised of Polonia Soccer Club. Some bands performed thrice, like The Boys at 8:00, 9:20, and 10:40 pm. While the adults were having a great time, the children were not excluded. Many acts like Julie Sobanski – Magiciernne & Escape Artist performed twice on the Childrenś Stage at 2:00 and 5:00 pm.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were fun and inexpensive for everyone. On Friday, admission prices were $2.00 from noon to 5:00 pm. And only $10.00 from 5:01 to Midnight.
Polish Fest did not exclude our Military. Free Admission was awarded to ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL for the weekend when they presented their Military ID.
If patrons brought three cans of non-perishable food items for the Hunger Task Force on Sunday, Admission was free starting at 2:00 pm.
If patrons arrived early for church service on Sunday, Admission was free for Mass when they entered through the Main Gate. Sundayś 10:00 am prelude, and 10:15 am Mass with the Reverend James Lobacz–the current Logistics Coordinator for the Archbishop and Vicar for Senior Clergy. During Mass, the offering went to Charity for the People of Ukraine. Later that same day, from 9:30 am to 11:59 am, Admission was only $5.00.
One could never get bored at Polish Fest, where patrons could eat and exercise!
Polish Fest participants were allowed to go and play table tennis for free. Toni Lam has been a member of Milwaukee Table Tennis for five years. Right now, the club plays at Shorewood Middle School Players can also play at Irvan School in West Allis.
¨I love it It is a good sport. No age. A lot of people from different backgrounds . A nice group of people.¨
Tony Lam, five-year member of Milwaukee Table Tennis
Toni says that he plays table tennis at the South Side Serbian Church on Wednesdays and Fridays; he adds, ¨We have coaching lessons too. If interested, call Milwaukee Table Tennis Club or go to the website.
Reporter Jude 