Legacies of Milwaukee Brewing: South Side Brewing History Tour
SAT | Sept 25 | 10am-4:00pm We had so much fun the first time – we’re doing it again. With a successful Downtown Brewing Tour under our belts, we’re now ready to take you on a Brewing History Tour of Milwaukee’s South Side! Tour Milwaukee breweries, sample beer, and meet Brewmasters as part of this [...]
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Tags: beer, breweries, brewmasters
NEW Kids for the Cure®: Presented by Kohl’s Cares Supporting Women’s Health
SEPT 26 | 8:30am-11:30am Location: Discovery World’s Posner Park In Conjunction with the 12th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure® on Milwaukee’s Lakefront. You Don’t Have To Be A Grown-Up To Fight Breast Cancer Kids 12 and under can now register for the New Kids for the Cure® and share in the excitement [...]
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Tags: awards, contest, scavenger hunt
SAT | SEPT 11 | 9am-4pm $10 includes admission to Discovery World Did you know that Discovery World’s Reiman Aquarium propagates live coral? This practice has become increasingly popular in recent years. Come see what local hobbyists and professionals have been growing in their homes and businesses. The event will also include vendor booths with [...]
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Tags: hobbyists, professionals, Reiman Aquarium
Family Programs: Mini-Backpack & Kaleidoscope Science
September 4 Mini-Backpack | 10:30am Go back to school in style! Print your very own miniature backpack in this introduction to screen printing experience. $6 members | $7 non-members Kaleidoscope Science | 2pm Investigate the optics of light! Experiment with mirrors, light, angles, and symmetry to produce unique images within your very own kaleidoscope. $5 [...]
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Tags: light, screen printing, symmetry
The Wreck of The Lady Elgin: 150th Anniversary Commemorative Event
September 8 | 6pm-8pm | Location: Discovery World | FREE to the Public On September 8, 1860, the palatial sidewheel steamer Lady Elgin left Chicago with hundreds of Irish from the Third Ward for what would be her final, fatal voyage. Join award-winning author Valerie van Heest, Discovery World’s archaeologist Kevin Cullen, and several special [...]
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Tags: great lakes, milwaukee, shipwreck
MPTV Community Cinema – Reel Injun: On The Trail Of The Hollywood Indian
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 | 6:30 pm | Discovery World’s Innovation Theater – FREE and open to the public – Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining, insightful and often humorous look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema and examining the ways that the myth [...]
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Tags: Cinema, films, Native American