March 2025

Written By Corrigan Eckert

March 12, 2025

Spring is in the air, and if you pay close attention you may see some flowers sprouting in your neighborhood! With spring comes more events and here at WaterMarks we are gearing up for a lot of cool things. So, make sure to be checking out our social media!

Flowers sprouting

Photo by Corrigan Eckert

Announcements

Grasslyn Manor Letter Workshop UPDATE

"G" stands for: Grasslyn Manor, Grassroots. Generations, Growth, Great Lawns, and many more!

Grasslyn Manor had their "letter workshop" on the evening of Monday, March 3. During the meeting they discussed updates of their "Build the Ark" initiative and they worked together to choose the letter for their upcoming WaterMarker. They have chosen the letter "G" to stand for words that they belief reflect their neighborhood.

During the workshop Debbie led the attendees through an activity where everyone was tasked to come up with words that they felt represents the Grasslyn Manor neighborhood. The above photo shows a word cloud that was created from the words the group came up with. The size of the word shows how many times it was brought up by the group.

The workshop was led by Debbie Sanjani (artist), Michael Timm (scientist), Steve O'Connell (neighbor), and WaterMarks' Katie Avila Loughmiller. The next event for the Sherman Park neighborhood will be held in April, so keep an eye on our newsletter and social media for updates. We are so excited to continue to work with the Sherman Park community!

Partner Events

WaterMarks isn't building an atlas of water alone. We work with countless organizations and individuals on this endeavor. WaterMarks Community-University Working Group is a collective of residents, artists, community-based institutions, and researchers who assemble to guide the future of water in Milwaukee.

Here are some upcoming events that our partners are hosting:

NID #12 TOWN HALL

Join the Neighborhood Improvement District #12 for a Town Hall and housing resource fair meeting. Food will be provided! For more information email lindsayheightsnid12@gmail.com

Location: Milwaukee College Prep, 1350 W North Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53205

Date/time: March 15th / 10:00am - 2:00pm

Creepy Crawly Day at the Milwaukee Public Museum

Learn about the wonderful world of bugs as we cap off our spring break programming! Handle live critters, examine specimens under microscopes, nibble on edible insects, and much more. There's fun for entomologists of every age! Free with Museum admission.

Location: Milwaukee Public Museum 800 W Wells St., Milwaukee, WI 53233

Date/time: Saturday, March 29th / 11:00am -3:00pm

Spring Break Programming

Fly on by to MPM for a breath of fresh spring (break) air! MPM Educators will be on the exhibit floors with hands-on activities about birds, butterflies, bees, and all things spring. Plus, kids 5 & under enjoy free Museum admission all week!

Location: Milwaukee Public Museum 800 W Wells St., Milwaukee, WI 53233

Date/time: March 24th - 27th / 10:00am - noon & 1:00pm - 3:00pm

PARALLEL PLAY:

THE ART OF SCIENCE & THE SCIENCE OF ART

Enjoy free admission at the Haggerty Museum of Art. Parallel Play is a exhibit inspired by Marquette’s Biology class, Creative Problem Solving. This cross-disciplinary course teaches STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) students to embrace divergent thinking as a path to innovative problem solving.

Location: Haggerty Museum of Art, 1234 W Tory Hill St, Milwaukee, WI 53233

Date/time: Open Mondays thru Saturdays from 10:0 am - 4:30pm (January 17 – May 24, 2025)

Support Local Entrepreneurs

As the winter holidays wind down, consider supporting local artists and entrepreneurs!

Here are some upcoming markets that you should check out:

Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market

Fondy's Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market exists to support local producers and to help our community eat local longer. Agricultural vendors offer high quality fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs, poultry and dairy products. SNAP benefits are accepted at the market. Local food vendors also bring a wide variety of freshly baked goods, jams, cider, honey, maple syrup, sauces and soups, as well as delicious global cuisine. The market also offers health and wellness, and body products, such as soaps, body creams, and more.

Location: The Table, 5305 W. Capitol Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53216

Date/Time: Saturdays, January 4th, 2025 - April 19, 2025 / 9:00AM to 2:00PM

Community Resources

An integral part of the environmental conversation is how we plan to protect and support the vulnerable members of our communities. With the Wisconsin winter in full swing, we are thinking about everyone struggling through the cold and the people that are working tirelessly to help.

Call this number and the operators will provide you with information on a wide variety of non-emergency family, financial, health and social service issues.

Community services for those facing houselessness

Consider donating items as well as your time, to help support integral organizations. After the New Year, many organizations have noticed a decrease in financial support, but we are moving into the coldest part of the year when these programs need the most support.

Please take some time to research what resources may be available in your neighborhood and the surrounding areas.

The following links lead to some of the organizations that work in the Milwaukee area. Take a special look at Impact and the MKE Coalition on Housing & Homelessness.

Images all sourced from our website or with permission from the owner. Featured WaterMarks content was completed by Corrigan Eckert.

If you would like to see something included in our next newsletter, please send a request to: watermarksmke@gmail.com

with the subject line "Future Newsletter Content"

Find more events on our Website, scroll to the bottom of our home page to see our calendar!

Corrigan Eckert
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