Sunday, March 3
Bookmaking
Learn techniques to make books and hear remarkable stories about the origin of books, their power in our culture, and their potential to serve as outlets of creative resistance. Members $10. Community $20. March 3, 1 p.m. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee. Register at JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org/events. Contact Info@JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org.
Monday, March 4
Aqua Bootcamp
Join Janae for a low-impact, high intensity aqua class that will get your heart pumping. This class incorporates lap swimming and deep and shallow water aerobics, so participants should be comfortable in all water depths. Cost $18. March 4, 6-6:45 p.m. Peck Aquatic Center – Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. Learn more and register at JccMilwaukee.org/events/aqua-bootcamp. Contact TTheoharris@JccMilwaukee.org.
Tuesday, March 5
Mental health
Acquire the tools to identify and help individuals with mental health challenges. Receive safeTALK certification upon completion. Refreshments will be served. Free for students. $35 per person. March 5, 2:15-6 p.m. Kohl Lecture Hall, 2100 W Fairy Chasm rd., River Hills. RSVP at fcwi.org/safetalk.
J-Pride Happy Hour
Meet J-Pride at Art Bar for drinks and mingling with the Milwaukee Jewish LGBTQ+ community. March 5, 5:15-7 p.m. Art Bar, 722 E. Burleigh St., Milwaukee. Contact NicoleG@MilwaukeeJewish.org.
Stand-up comedians
Before “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” there was a history of Jewish female comedians, standing up and speaking out. Grace Kessler Overbeke will present a lecture, “The Many Mrs. Maisels: The History of Jewish Female Stand-Up Comedians.” March 5, 7 p.m. Golda Meir Library 4th Floor Conference Center, 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee. In-person event and via Zoom. Register at bit.ly/Overbeke. The Faye Sigman Woman of Valor Lecture is made possible by the generosity of the Taxman and Temkin families. Contact SDWade@uwm.edu.
Thursday, March 7
Milwaukee Ballet
Community Programs and Tapestry Arts and Ideas join in offering a day trip to the Milwaukee Ballet. Come to see their Momentum performance for a special matinee. Transportation option will be provided by the JCC. Ages 65+. Cost $15. Optional transportation from JCC $5. March 7, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Milwaukee Ballet,128 N. Jackson St., Milwaukee. Learn more and register at JccMilwaukee.org/events/Milwaukee-ballet-outing. Contact RPressman@JccMilwaukee.org.
Sunday, March 10
Standing Ovation
Join Ovation Jewish Home, as the community’s most talented teens face off in a friendly talent competition. Jewish Home & Care Center and Teen Ovation in partnership with Hand in Hand and The Gene & Ruth Posner and the Martin F. Stein Intergenerational bring you this annual event to showcase the talents of the community’s youth. Residents free. Guests and family $15. Proceeds will support the Foundation’s Intergenerational Programming. March 10, 6-8 p.m. Rubenstein Pavilion, Ovation Jewish Home, 1410 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee. Learn more and register at Ovation.org/news/standing-ovation.
B’nai Mitzvah fair
Bringing together young adults in the Jewish community to create a positive impact through social action and learning. Gather to celebrate tikkun olam. Snacks, prizes and more. Free. March 10, 2-4 p.m. Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid, 6880 N. Green Bay Ave., Glendale. Click here to register. Contact Rhonda@thi-Milwaukee.org.
March 11
Group therapy
Join a caring dialogue about being Jewish today with a facilitated discussion between local Jewish chaplains and staff from Jewish Family Services. March 11, 7 p.m. Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, Glazer Board Room, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. RSVP required, email KBlackwell@jfsmilw.org.
March 12
Vision and revision
Vision and Revision: The New Middle East. Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh, Senior envoy of the Jewish Agency for Israel to the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Open to the community. March 12, 7 p.m. Congregation Sinai, 8223 N. Port Washington Rd., Fox Point. Learn and register at MilwaukeeJewish.org/Israel-events. Contact AbigailS@MilwaukeeJewish.org.
Thursday, March 14
Banned book club
In this book club, read “All American Boys” by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. Discuss books currently facing bans across the country, and dive into the “whys” of the history of suppressing ideas, in a safe and open forum. Ages 15+. Member $5. Community $6. March 14, 7 p.m. Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, Glazer Board Room, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. Learn more and register at JccMilwaukee.org/events/banned-book-club. Additional fees apply if you would like to order all the Banned Book Club books through the JCC. Contact RFox@JccMilwaukee.org.
Tuesday, March 19
Antisemitism, democracy
Women’s Philanthropy and the Jewish Community Relations Council are excited to welcome Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, to Milwaukee for Edie Adelman Political Awareness Lecture: Antisemitism and Our Democracy. March 19, 7 p.m. Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay. Learn more and RSVP at MilwaukeeJewish.org/Edie.
Monday, March 25
The Chosen – dinner dialogue
The Milwaukee Rep’s Dinner Dialogue is an opportunity for members of the Milwaukee community to have facilitated and meaningful conversations surrounding the themes of productions being performed on our stages while enjoying delicious food and drink from restaurants all over the Milwaukee area. This Dinner Dialogue will focus on the play, “The Chosen.” Cost $30. March 25, 5-8 p.m. Friendship Circle Café, 8649 N. Port Washington Rd., Fox Point. Learn more and register at HolocaustCenterMilwaukee.org/TheChosen. Contact engagement@MilwaukeeRep.com.
Tuesday, March 26
Community free day
Jewish Museum Milwaukee to host this community day for anyone living in Milwaukee County to visit The Book Smugglers: Partisans, Poets and the Race to Save Jewish Treasures from the Nazis – The True Story of the Paper Brigade of Vilna for free. March 26, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee. Contact Info@JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org.
Friday, March 29
Story time
‘Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag’ Bring the whole family to Jewish Museum Milwaukee to enjoy a story time connected to the current exhibit, The Book Smugglers. After reading the book out loud, lead docent, Cathy Nemerovski will teach each participant to make their own mini-book, using only a single piece of paper and one short scissor-cut. Crayons and coloring time will round out the experience, so each creator can head home with a book of their own making. Free with Admission. Supplies included in ticket purchase. March 29, 2:30 p.m. Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee. Contact Info@JewishMuseumMilwaukee.org.
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