Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Milwaukee Recreation!
Milwaukee Recreation is the best. For more than 100 years (!) the Milwaukee Public Schools department has made the city a better place by, among other things, offering innumerable recreational and educational opportunities to folks of all ages. Its seasonal Recreation Guide is loaded with sports, art, music, aquatics, outdoor stuff, and classes on just about anything and everything you could possibly imagine. MKE REC is “Mandatory” with a capital “M.” (Also, because we have similar shortened names, we tend to get their mail a lot.)
Summer registration begins May 8. In honor of the big date, we’ve rounded up 10 Summer Adult Enrichment classes that caught our eye. There’s no class on Yoko Ono this year, but we’re totally down for the Forest Home Cemetery walk! (Find a PDF of the full Summer Recreation Guide HERE, which also includes youth/teen activities, outdoor classes, Therapeutic Recreation, and more.)
Learning Lego
It’s not just for kids anymore. Learn the story behind the Lego phenomena along with building basics and beyond. Under local Lego legend Nealita Nelson, you will be on your way to more completely unlocking your Lego skills through enhanced builds and creativity. There is an additional $35.00 materials fee.
Meatloaf Magic: Mastering the Basics
Join us to learn the art of crafting the perfect meatloaf. This class will guide you through simple techniques and delicious recipes to elevate your cooking skills. Class fee includes food cost and is non-refundable.
Walk the Hank – In the Footsteps of a Civil War Soldier
Take a guided tour of the Hank Aaron State Trail and Milwaukee Soldiers Home Grounds with Melissa Cook, retired Trail Manager. We will walk to and through the nationally recognized Historic Soldier’s Home Campus, established at the end of the Civil War as a place of healing and respite for soldiers. You won’t want to miss this up close look at the great gothic tower! Location: Meet in the 700 block of S 56th St (north of National Avenue) next to the Trailhead. For questions about the walk, please contact: [email protected]
What’s Your Color?
It has been said that we should eat all the colors (of food) to maintain a healthy diet. What about the colors we wear? What color identifies your personality? Let us assist you in finding out more about yourself by discovering how color affects you and how your body’s chakras (energy centers) ‘tune in’ to color. Class fee is non-refundable.
Music Composition Workshop
Can you write a song? Did you always wish you could? Are your songs just OK, but you’d like to make them better? In this workshop you will be introduced to many songwriting tools, and the challenge to create a song. Bring a notebook and pencil to class. Some experience with a musical instrument is preferred.
Bid Whist
Weekly Bid Whist Extravaganza! Join this African-American card game for fun, challenges, and socializing. Open to experienced players. Register with a partner or be paired with singles. Entertainment-focused play; no gambling allowed during class. Come and enjoy the game!
Herbs, Crystals, and Stones
Discover the benefits of the top 10 herbs and the significance of rocks in love, success, happiness, and health. Explore ancient folklore and practical applications. $5.00 cash supply fee due at class. Non-refundable class fee.
Vital Communications
Everything starts with a conversation. When conflict arises, do you go into fight, flight or freeze mode? We avoid important conversations for a variety of reasons, but develop the courage to have them. Join us for a two-hour workshop on improving your critical conversational skills. Class fee is non-refundable.
Milwaukee’s Silent City
For more than 170 years, Forest Home Cemetery has been the final resting place for many Milwaukee leaders. Although Forest Home remains primarily a place to bury the dead, it is Milwaukee’s first accredited arboretum, a nature preserve and museum of local history. Learn more about great industrialists to infamous figures to war veterans, women trailblazers, civil rights leaders and loved ones from all walks of life.
Adult Skate Date Night
All couples are welcome to enjoy a much-needed end-of-summer date night! We’ll have skates available up to size Men’s 13, a beginner lesson, photo ops, complimentary refreshments, and hand-holding-worthy music all night long for the perfect romantic vibe.
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