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Leftover Plastic Eggs?

Neighbors, If you ended up with a few too many plastic eggs after Saturday’s Egg-stravaganza, please drop off your extras to the Urban Ecology Center for us to reuse for next year!  There is a blue bin next to the front desk, and while you’re there be sure to thank them for their willingness to host us as a last-minute rainout location!  


UWM Neighborhood Cleanup

Hello neighbors! The UWM Neighborhood Housing Office is organizing a neighborhood cleanup for their students and neighbors are invited to participate!  We’ve heard from several neighbors interested in doing a cleanup and this is a great opportunity to piggyback off of UWM’s program. The cleanup will be on Friday, 4/6 from 1-4 PM.  The volunteers will meet near the Neighborhood Housing Office to get their

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Saturday is the Eggstravaganza!

All are welcome to join the fun at the 14th Annual Spring Eggstravaganza scheduled for the Saturday, March 31st at 9 a.m. in the children’s play area of Riverside Park. Bring your containers, cameras, smiles, kids and grandkids to our annual egg hunt.  Several thousand eggs are “hidden” for the hunt, including traditional colored eggs, plastic eggs filled with candy, and special ceramic and paper mache eggs produced

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A Neighborhood Offer from the Milwaukee Rep Theater

This offer comes from Cara McMullin at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. Download the flier here. Dear Milwaukee-area Neighborhood Assn, This Spring Milwaukee Repertory Theater presents the great American classic “Our Town.”  We are thrilled to bring Wisconsin native Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama to the stage April 10 – May 13. “Our Town” illuminates the powerful bonds that hold communities together through everyday life and moments of crisis.  This

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14th Annual Spring Eggstravaganza!

Join us at the Spring Eggstravanganza! All are welcome to join the fun at the 14th Annual Spring Eggstravaganzascheduled for the Saturday, March 31st at 9 a.m. in the children’s play area of Riverside Park. Bring your containers, cameras, smiles, kids and grandkids to our annual egg hunt.  Several thousand eggs are “hidden” for the hunt, including traditional colored eggs, plastic eggs filled with candy, and special

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February MHNA Membership Meeting

Neighbors, We hope you can make it to our February Murray Hill meeting, next week Tuesday, February 27 at 7 PM at the Urban Ecology Center (1500 E Park Place).  Our special guests will be: Wisconsin State Senator Chris Larson Wisconsin State Representative Jonathan Brostoff MPD District 1 Community Liaison Officer Tom Kline Our elected officials will give us a general update on the latest happenings

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Do you have leftover plastic eggs?

Recycle old plastic eggs! Murray Hill Neighborhood Association is happy to announce the 14th Annual Spring Egg-stravaganza!  Save the date for Saturday, March 31 at 9AM at Riverside Park!  More details and volunteer opportunities will follow… But for now, we invite you to recycle your gently used plastic eggs from egg hunts past by dropping off your eggs at the Urban Ecology Center Riverside Branch!  Bring

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Upcoming Events at MPL East Branch

What’s Happening at Milwaukee Public Library – East Branch 2320 N Cramer  53211 414 286-3000 mpl.org  Film Screening Milwaukee 53206  Saturday 3/3  2pm-3:30pm Crosswords, Coloring and Coffee Wednesday  3/7  12pm-1:30pm Bullet Journaling with Rochelle Melander Wednesday  3/7  6pm-7pm LegoFest Thursday – Saturday 3/8-3/10 (coordinated program with Shorewood Public Library) Justice for All Book Club Tuesday 3/13  6pm-7pm Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine Book to Art Club   Tuesday 3/27  6pm-7pm Girl Waits With Gun by Amy

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Local Farmer Open House at Urban Ecology Center

It’s time to dream about fresh baby lettuce, juicy sweet corn, sweet melons and heirloom tomatoes. And it’s almost time for the annual Local Farmer Open House – Saturday, March 10, 2018 at the Urban Ecology Center in Riverside Park. This free event is a once-a-year opportunity to talk with local farmers and learn about their growing practices and their different Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription options. Find the

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