On this page…
- 12th Annual Who Signed Up
- Rough Notes from 11th Annual 2012
- 10th Annual 2011 St. Patrick Brigid All City Gathering at Club Timbuktu
- 3.1 Music, dance, and Soap Box Moments
- 3.2 Music by Embedded Reporter
- 3.3 Dance by Barbara Wesson’s Nia Dancers
- 3.4 Soap Box Orators and Event Orchestrators
- 3.5 Schedule of Events
- 3.6 Event Moves to One Year Celebration of Pubic House, one of two co-op pubs in USA
- 2011 organizers and info
- 4.1 HOSTS
- 4.2 EMCEES
- 4.3 DOOR
- 4.4 TIMEKEEPERS
- 4.5 SOUND
- Schedule
- 5.1 OPENING CEREMONY
- 5.2 Public Transportation and Peak Oil
- 5.3 Bill Sell
- 5.4 Olde Godsil
- 5.5 Milwaukee (Area) Time Exchange
- 5.6 Debbie Davis
- 5.7 Milwaukee Public Theatre
- 5.8 Barbara Leigh, Carolyn Mello, Bethamie Wyatt
- 5.9 Milwaukee River Greenway Coalition
- 5.10 Ann Brummitt
- 5.11 Marc Rassbach
- 5.12 Milwaukee 9 Carrots Initiative
- 5.13 Michael Pettit
- 5.14 Riverwest Neighborhood Association
- 5.15 Spike Bandy
- 5.16 Express Yourself Milwaukee
- 5.17 Holly Haebig Wake
- 5.18 Greater Milwaukee Green Party
- 5.19 George Martin
- 5.20 Powered Down Community
- 5.21 Barbara Richards
- 5.22 Sound and Fury: Words and Song in the Public Forum
- 5.23 Peter Goldberg
- 5.24 ATU Local 998
- 5.25 Penny Sikora
- 5.26 Nikki Wallschlaeger
- 5.27 Freestyle Frisbee, Fun Alternative Sport
- 5.28 Rodney Sanchez
- Dance Wave
- 6.1 Earth Poets & Musicians
- 6.2 Harvey Taylor
- 6.3 What can we do NOW for MCT?
- 6.4 Jeannette Tries
- 6.5 Earth Poets & Musicians
- 6.6 Suzanne Rosenblatt and Holly Haebig Wake
- 6.7 Sweet Water Foundation
- 6.8 Jesse Blom and Dave Mangin
- 6.9 The Sweetest Livestock in the City
- 6.10 Felicia Hobert, Alyssa Voelker and Kelly
- 6.11 Riverwest Public House Cooperative (and the Riverwest Cooperative Alliance)
- 6.12 Gibson Caldwell and Sarah Ditzenberger
- 6.13 Organization for Inspiration
- 6.14 Jacob Hey
- 6.15 P.U.F.F. - Poor Urban Farmer Fund
- 6.16 Franz Weding AKA The Germanator
- 6.17 Transition Milwaukee
- 6.18 Erik Lindberg, Jessica Cohodes, Terri Kinis, Sharon Harney, Christie Mole
- 6.19 Volarion Psychic School
- 6.20 Greg Banks
- 6.21 Eight Limbs Housing Co-op
- 6.22 Sarah Zahner, Adrian Lee, Peggy Hong, Christie Mole
- 6.23 Concordia Gardens Food Forest
- 6.24 Nicole Rockweit, Philip Nasvik, Barbara Richards, Gretchen Mead, Terri Kinis, Kristin Mauk, Sarah Moore, Sarah Aumann
- 6.25 This is What Democracy Looks Like!
- 6.26 Janine Arseneau
- 6.27 Poetry
- 6.28 Albulena Shabani
- 6.29 Nia technique - Body/Mind Fitness
- 6.30 Barb Wesson
- 2010 celebration
- 2009 Organizers
- Share Your 2009 Soap Box Moment at the Renaissance!
- Patrick Schley Reflections On 2006 St. Pat’s at Timbuktu
- Sura’s Summary of St. Patrick Brigid@Timbuktu 2008
- Sura Faraj’s St. Pat Invite to Sustainability Group of Southeast Wisconsin
- What’s this about?
- Janine Arseneau’s Invite Best Describes…
- Where is it held?
- When?
- Soap Box Orators and Poets(2 minutes for Each) Signed Up for 2008
- A Special Fifteen Minutes to Introduce Milwaukee’s Bonobo Survival Trailblazers
- Erik Sperling and Michael Helpick Inspired People to Make Their $5 Offering at the Event Doors!
- Photo Essay Archives of St. Pats 2005 through 2007
- Some Key Concepts Inspiring 2009 Celebration
- 21.1 Howard Hinterthuer’s Thoughts
12th Annual Who Signed Up
“Hannah Medrow” <hannahmedrow@hotmail.com>,
“Cornell, Robin” <Robin.E.Cornell@milwaukee.gov>,
“Barbara Richards” <ba_45_rbara@yahoo.com>,
“Janice Christensen” <editorjan@gmail.com>,
“Rodney Sanchez” <rodneysanchez@hotmail.com>,
“Harvey Taylor” <htaylor@wi.rr.com>,
“Sura Faraj” <peaceiscollectivepower@juno.com>,
“Martha Davis Kipcak” <Martha.DavisKipcak@resilientcities.org>,
“Phoenix”<artnotapathy1@gmail.com>
“John Hanna”<johnhanna26@gmail.com>
“Jeff Eagan” <Jeff.Eagan@eh.doe.gov>,
Julie Enslow <julieenslow@yahoo.com>,
“Janine Arseneau” <janinea@execpc.com>,
“jayne ader” <jaynea@core-elcentro.org>,
“Jahmes” <handswithheart@aol.com>,
“Kathryn (KT) Rusch” <krusch@wi.rr.com>,
“Holly Haebig” <hhaebig@gmail.com>,
Andrew DiMezza <asdimezz@gmail.com>,
Carolyn Mello <mpt@milwaukeepublictheatre.org>,
“Barbara Leigh” <barbara@milwaukeepublictheatre.org>,
“Barbara Wesson” <barbwesson@gmail.com>,
“Tom Brandstetter” <urbancamp@gmail.com>,
“Rima Shah“ <rima.s.shah@gmail.com>,
“Greg Bird”<gfbird@wi.rr.com>,
“Youssouf Komara” <ykomara@hotmail.com>,
“Kovac, Nik” <nikovac@gmail.com>,
10th Annual 2011 St. Patrick Brigid All City Gathering at Club Timbuktu
Structure for Organizing 11th Gathering
This Saturday, March 17, 5 to 8 p.m.
Club Timbuktu at 520 E. Center St.
$5 donation
Music, dance, and Soap Box Moments
Activist from around Milwaukee get 2 minutes on their soapbox: skit, song, or other flamboyant, energized, poignant, succinct, slamming, daming, bamming two-minute soapbox moment to carry their message to a hot, fun crowd o’ folks,
Music by Embedded Reporter
www.embeddedreportermusic.com
Dance by Barbara Wesson’s Nia Dancers
Soap Box Orators and Event Orchestrators
Holly Haebig
Kt Rusch
Natalie Berland
Hannah Medrow
Rodney Sanchez
Nichali Ciaccio
Barbara Leigh
Patrick Schley
Jeanette Tries
Larry Spike Bandy
Barbara Wesson
Jahmes Finlayson
Suzanne Rosenblatt
Howard Lewis Hinterthuer
David M. Drew
Ann Brummitt
Janine Arseneau
Andor Horvath
Tom Brandstetter
Sarah Moore
Peter Murphy
James Carlson
Eric Hansen
Gibson Caldwell
Theresa Anne Kenney
Michael Pettit
Xavier Leplae
James Godsil
Schedule of Events
March 17, 5 to 8 p.m.
5 to 5:30 Hang Around Time w. Embedded Reporter Background Music
5:30 to 5:45 p.m. Ceremonial Opening Jahmes Finlayson
5:45 to 6 p.m. Round Circle Introductions of All to All
6 .to 6:30 Soap Box Moments One
6:30 to 7 p.m. Nia Dancers and Music
7:00 to 7:30 Soap Box Moments Two
7:30 to 8 p.m. Embedded Reporter Music, Dance, and Milling
8 Closing Ceremony
Event Moves to One Year Celebration of Pubic House, one of two co-op pubs in USA
Rough Notes for 2012
2011 organizers and info
HOSTS
Godsil, KT Rusch, Sura Faraj, Holly Haebig Wake, Bill Sell
EMCEES
Holly Haebig Wake and Sarah Moore
DOOR
Janine Arseneau, Reuven Cocos, Hannah Medrow
TIMEKEEPERS
Jacob Hey, Jane Raymer
SOUND
Howard Lewis
Schedule
5:00–5:30 Mingle, find a seat, order a drink…
5:30–5:40 Opening Ceremony
5:45–7:00 Set One: Soapbox Moments
7:00–7:15 Break
7:15–7:30 Dance Wave
7:30–8:45 Set Two: Soapbox Moments
OPENING CEREMONY
Nii Adjetey (chief name in Ghana) a.k.a. George Martin
Peace and Justice Activist
niiadjetey@gmail.com, 745.5740
Jahmes Tony Finlayson
Musician, Composer, Ceremonialist and Healer.
handswithheart@aol.com, 840.7590
Opening Ceremony of Calling on Our Ancestors
Traditional African Libation and Calling on the Ancestors ceremony which is interactive and modified to recognize activists who have past away and empower activist who are present.
Set One: Soapbox Moments
Public Transportation and Peak Oil
Bill Sell
sunrise@bikethehoan.com, 744.3970
The governor’s attack on public transportation is a dead end for our state.
Olde Godsil
godsil.james@gmail.com
232.1336
Multi-generational projects to make Milwaukee the Holy City of the Sweet Water Seas
Milwaukee (Area) Time Exchange
Debbie Davis
mketimeexchange@gmail.com
305.9505
Milwaukee (Area) Time Exchange is a network of neighbors rebuilding community through the exchange of our greatest natural resources: our skills, knowledge and practical support.
Milwaukee Public Theatre
Barbara Leigh, Carolyn Mello, Bethamie Wyatt
mptheatre2@gmail.com, 347.1685
www.milwaukeepublictheatre.org
MPT is a professional outreach company creating original theatreworks about social/environmental issues and offering arts workshops for all ages, cultures and abilities. Catch us on Facebook and Twitter.
Milwaukee River Greenway Coalition
Ann Brummitt
ann@protectmilwaukeeriver.org, 763.6199 x223
protectmilwaukeeriver.org
Dedicated to implementing a community-based master plan for the Milwaukee River that provides recommendations for preservation, revitalization, management, and improved public access and recreation.
Marc Rassbach
marc+allcityfest@sherpaconsulting.org
The use of Open Source Software to save taxpayer money.
Milwaukee 9 Carrots Initiative
Michael Pettit
pettit_michael@hotmail.com, 526.1109
milwaukee.9carrots.org
9carrots is a new website using GIS mapping to help community and business co-operate in the fight against climate change, while working to increase economic localisation.
Riverwest Neighborhood Association
Spike Bandy
chair@my-rna.org, 374.8181
Riverwest Neighborhood Association: Who are we, and what can we do with you?
Express Yourself Milwaukee
Holly Haebig Wake
info@expressyourselfmilwaukee.org, 272.3498
expressyourselfmilwaukee.org
Express Yourself Milwaukee celebrates the power of creative arts to transform the lives of underserved urban youth in our community.
Greater Milwaukee Green Party
George Martin
niiadjetey@gmail.com, 745.5740.
Presentation on the reality of US politics, Green Party of the US, the Greater Milwaukee Green Party and the Green Call to Action.
Powered Down Community
Barbara Richards
richardsba7651@yahoo.com, 259.0731
A story, a poem and a tune on the alto recorder.
Sound and Fury: Words and Song in the Public Forum
Peter Goldberg
goldbergpeter@hotmail.com, 272.5934
ATU Local 998
Penny Sikora
legislativedirector@atu998.org
Organized labor, unions and their relevance in 2011
Nikki Wallschlaeger
permanentstudent@hotmail.com
810.0145
political and socially conscious poetry
Freestyle Frisbee, Fun Alternative Sport
Rodney Sanchez
rodneysanchez@hotmail.com, 372.9785
freestyledisc.org
Freestyle Frisbee is a wonderful way to enjoy life, build strength and flexibility, and promote overall health. And, it’s great fun to watch it fly!
Dance Wave
Set Two: Soapbox Moments
Earth Poets & Musicians
Harvey Taylor
htaylor@wi.rr.com, www.harveytaylor.net
Solidarity Turns The Tide is a poem/music performance piece supporting the Democracy Uprising in Wisconsin, and everywhere else.
What can we do NOW for MCT?
Jeannette Tries
jmtries@milwpc.com, 704.8243
Support Milwaukee County Transit for a vibrant community and reduce oil addiction that fuels defense spending and buys bullets.
Earth Poets & Musicians
Suzanne Rosenblatt and Holly Haebig Wake
adsz@uwm.edu, 964.0084
With rhythm and rhyme, since 1988 we’ve contemplated Earth’s wonders and Earth’s health in our performances. Tonight Holly Haebig Wake and Suzanne Rosenblatt update humanity’s progress.
Sweet Water Foundation
Jesse Blom and Dave Mangin
jesseblom@gmail.com, 262.501.0855
davemangin@gmail.com, 920.328.3824
Sweet Water Foundation, along with various community parnters, promotes the use of aquaponics and other forms of urban agriculture as tools of self-reliance and self-empowerment.
The Sweetest Livestock in the City
Felicia Hobert, Alyssa Voelker and Kelly
felicia.hobert@gmail.com, 678.9409
Three female voices, death or synergy? - a capella style.
Riverwest Public House Cooperative (and the Riverwest Cooperative Alliance)
Gibson Caldwell and Sarah Ditzenberger
info@riverwestpublichouse.org 562.9472
riverwestpublichouse.org
815 E. Locust St.
Our mission is to provide a welcoming meeting place, to provide affordable drinks, and to propagate other cooperatives through the Riverwest Cooperative Alliance.
Organization for Inspiration
Jacob Hey
artnotapathy1@gmail.com, 771.9906
www.artnotapathy.org
Organization for Inspiration is an organization by and for artists of all kinds in Milwaukee to organize to inspire positive growth in our community.
P.U.F.F. - Poor Urban Farmer Fund
Franz Weding AKA The Germanator
559.2438, webersgreenhouses@gmail.com
www.webersgreenhouses.com
P.U.F.F. was created to provide an opportunity for urban farmers to participate in a work/trade relationship with Weber’s Greenhouses, 4215 N. Green Bay Ave.
Transition Milwaukee
Erik Lindberg, Jessica Cohodes, Terri Kinis, Sharon Harney, Christie Mole
info@transitionmilwaukee.org, 803.5492
www.transitionmilwaukee.org
Transition Milwaukee is part of a global movement that empowers people and their communities to create local responses to converging environmental, energy, and economic challenges.
Volarion Psychic School
Greg Banks
vision74us@yahoo.com
www.volarionpsychicschool.com
535.8322
Here to educate and assist with resources for personal development. Our gifts are as diverse as each individual being. Together we can accomplish our dreams
Eight Limbs Housing Co-op
Sarah Zahner, Adrian Lee, Peggy Hong, Christie Mole
peggyhong@sbcglobal.net
Facebook: Eight Limbs Housing Co-op
Eight Limbs Housing Co-op is an intentional community in the formation stage, and is rooted in yoga principles and sustainable living. The community is a partnership with the Riverwest Yogashala.
Concordia Gardens Food Forest
Nicole Rockweit, Philip Nasvik, Barbara Richards, Gretchen Mead, Terri Kinis, Kristin Mauk, Sarah Moore, Sarah Aumann
concordia@victorygardeninitiative.org
victorygardeninitiative.org
We’re building community while building a permaculture food forest: little energy input but lots of food and fun! Annual beds also available. Check us on Facebook!
This is What Democracy Looks Like!
Janine Arseneau
janinea@execpc.com, 461.5006
Acknowledging everyone who’s ever spoken truth to power, carried a sign, sat tall, stood up, stood with… when it matters most. Protest is good for you!
Poetry
Albulena Shabani
albulena.shabani@gmail.com, 446.0120
Local, independent poet and mobilizer. Member of the 2010 Milwaukee Slam team and the 2010 Milwaukee representative at the Women of the World Poetry Slam.
Nia technique - Body/Mind Fitness
Barb Wesson
barbwesson@gmail.com
467.5862
Nia is a fusion fitness and lifestyle practice that utilizes energy and essence of the martial arts, dance, and healing arts.
All phone numbers are 414 area code unless otherwise noted.
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2010 celebration
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2009 Organizers
Organizers who made this event possible tonight include: Olde Godsil of Milw. Renaissance, KT Rusch of Express Yourself Milwaukee, Holly Haebig of Express Yourself Milwaukee, Dasha Kelly of the Still Waters Collective, Sura Faraj, Isaiah Rembert (?), Howard Hinterthauer, Hannah Medrow, James Carlson from Bucketworks, Janine Arsenau, the Merry Band, Embedded Reporter, and Youssouf and Omar of Club Timbuktu.
Sura Faraj
Share Your 2009 Soap Box Moment at the Renaissance!
Olde Godsil Poem “The Story of Loaves and Fishes from the Holy City”
Patrick Schley Reflections On 2006 St. Pat’s at Timbuktu
What a glorious event! I was proud to be invited to participate — and equally proud to be a citizen of Milwaukee. It was a conclave of all that is good in our fair city… for those few hours at Timbuktu, there was no black, white, gay, straight, rich, poor — just PEOPLE, celebrating the accomplishments of the past year, and looking with hope towards the future. Bravo!!
Patrick Schley March 19, 2006
Sura’s Summary of St. Patrick Brigid@Timbuktu 2008
St.Patrick/Brigid’s All City Gathering of Cultural Creators
Emcees: KT Rusch, Holly Haebig, Sura Faraj, Molly Snyder Edler, Nik Kovac
Inspiration: Olde Godsil, Mathibela Sebothoma
Movement: Nia dancers
Music: Embedded Reporter, Howard Hinterthuer, Darryl /Merry Band, Harvey Taylor and Dena Aaronson
Invocation of the Ancestors: George Martin
Soap Box Moment Orators
Tess Reiss, talking about “The Path to the Future”
Barbara Leigh, Milwaukee Public Theatre
June Eastvold, poetry
Ruth Weill for Wendy Mesich, Riverwest Neighborhood Assn
Janine Arsenau for Amy Peterson, Grandmothers Beyond Borders/Tribal Elders Council Gathering
Barb Wesson: Through movement we find health
Ruth Weill, Green Party
Mathi Sebothema, KT, Godsil and Bill Sell read his poem
Jayne Ader, CORE/El Centro
Scott Peterson for Melanie Beres, Citigal magazine
Vince Bushell, Riverwest Currents
Julie Enslow, Peace Action
Holly Haebig and KT Rusch, Express Yourself Milwaukee with a song
Harry Prosen talks about Brian one of his Bonobo patients
Muneer Bahauddeen, Hand-made Ceramic Tile Artist
Lena Taylor, Candidate for County Exec.
Bill Sell, Bike the Hoan
Leah Dobkin, Shorewood Conservation Committee
Suzanne Rosenblatt, Grass Roots sign-up + poem.
Jeff Poniewaz, Earth Poet
Mary Lou Lamonda, MUAN
Andor Horvath, Inventor/Designer ranting about Earth Friendly Technologies
Jon Bales/Leon Todd, Urban Aqua-culture Center
Ann Brummit, MRWG and “Greening Shorewood”
Nicole Bickham + Lance Weinhardt, Paths to a Sustainable Future + Live Local Milwaukee
Patrick Flaherty, Candidate for 3rd District Alder
Nik Kovac, Candidate for 3rd District Alder
Sura Faraj, flag dance
Jill Lackey and Rick Petrie, Urban Anthropology
Chris Papadopoulos, Riverwest Investment Co-op
Elizabeth Crawford, Hang gliding Towards World Peace
Stacy VanDeloo (?) and 3 fairies: Ecopsychology and being free
Erin Garber-Pearson strip tease for Milwaukee Silkscreen Collective
Virginia Cassell, The Young Women’s Institute for Global Studies
James Carlson, Bucketworks
Howard Hinterthuer, Rant about fish discrimination.
Howard Leu, Preservation Progressive Movement
Michael Pettit, puppets
Lisa Sims, Human Righs Torch Rally
Tom Brandstetter and Swee Sims, Milwaukee Biodiesel Co-op
Tia Richardson, clothing design
Maria Karpfinger, Guardians of Greenspace, Garden Park, Kellner’s Greenhouse
Olde Godsil, poem
Sura Faraj’s St. Pat Invite to Sustainability Group of Southeast Wisconsin
Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:53 am (PST)
Hey everyone,
This is a great community building event with very progressive folks and also good music and fun.
I think it would be wonderful if some people showed up to talk about different ideas, 2 minutes each, maybe on different topics, like food, solar, transit, etc.
It’s a wonderful, embracing community where you will surely make new friends.
Any takers?
Sura
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What’s this about?
Janine Arseneau’s Invite Best Describes…
Greetings, Everyone!
We are invited, and all our friends, to the annual St Patrick/St Brigid celebration of possibilities at Club Timbuktu on Monday, March 17 evening.
I’m writing to you, not only to join in sharing great food, good music and terrific company, but to consider sharing the spotlight/limelight for 2 minutes (the 2 minute soapbox) to let others know about a project, event, process, activity near to your heart. Everything from helping UWM students move in and become part of the neighborhood, to raingardening a neighbrhood, to maintaining a farmers’ market in the heart of the city, to reaching out to grandmothers 9000 miles away, to creating public art, to maintaining the momentum at the CoffeeHouse decades after its beginning to…well, that’s up to you…
Please let me know if you’d like 2 minutes to invite the community to share your vision, passion, possibilities! I so look forward to hearing from you soon (the list of speakers is being created at this very moment)… and to seeing you in March!
With great anticipation of learning the many ways everyday people are weaving the tapestry of Milwaukee, and with heartfelt gratitude to be part of it all with you,
Janine Arseneau
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Where is it held?
At Club Timbuktu
African Restaurant and World Music Venue
520 East Center Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(414) 265 7000 Fax: (414) 265 7004
More about Club Timbuktu at: Journey to Africa
When?
On the 17th of every March
Starting at 6pm if the day falls during the week, at 4 or 5 if it’s on a weekend.
Soap Box Orators and Poets(2 minutes for Each) Signed Up for 2008
Chris Papadopoulos, Riverwest Investment Cooperative
Kieth Schmitz, Grass Roots Northshore
Ruth Weil, Green Party
Michael Pettit
Liz Crawford
Barbara Leigh, Milwaukee Public Theatre
Howard Hinterthuer
Tess Reiss
Ann Brummit
Olde Godsil
Janine Arseneau(I’m assuming)
Kt Rusch
Sura Faraj(I’m assuming)
Holly Haebig
Suzanne Rosenblatt
June Eastvold
John Revord and MNSC (Milwaunkee Network for Social Change)
Barb Wesson, Nia Dancers
Jayne Ader for CORE/El Centro!!
Amy Peterson, Grandmothers Beyond Borders/Tribal Elders Council gathering
Bill Sell, Bike the Hoan
Virginia Cassell,The Young Women’s Institute for Global Studies
James Carlson, Bucketworks
Melanie Beres of Citigal magazine
Vince Bushell, “Riverwest Currents”
Jan Christensen, “Kellner’s Greenhouse Project”
Tegan Dowling, Wiki Gnome for Nonviolent Worm
Mary Lou Lomanda, Milwaukee Urban Agriculture Network(MUAN)
Dave Boucher, Amaranth Bakery
Muneer Bahauddeen, Hand-made Ceramic Tile Artist
Stephanie Phillipps, Reclamation Society
Cleo Pruitt, Rebirth of Freedom
Andor Horvath, Inventor/Designer Earth Friendly Technologies
Josephine Hill, Wisconsin African American Women’s Association
Jon Bales/Leon Todd, Urban Aquaculture Center
Nicole Bickam, Paths to a Sustainable Futurebut
Lance Weinhardt, Live Local Milwaukee initiative.
Urban Ecology Center
Urban Anthropology
Jim Draeger, People’s Books Co-op
Leah Dobkin, Shorewood Conservation Committee
Community Conferencing Program
Howard Leu, Preservation Progressive Movement
Peace Action
Riverwest Neighborhood Association
Greening Shorewood,Hannah Luteyn
Erin Garber-Pearson, Milwaukee Silkscreen Collective.
Nik Kovac(I’m assuming)
Harvey Tayler
Jeff Poniewaz, Earth Poets
Tim Bailen
A Special Fifteen Minutes to Introduce Milwaukee’s Bonobo Survival Trailblazers
Barbara Bell, Bonobo Trainer, Milwaukee County Zoo
Harry Prosen(I’m assuming)
Gay Reinartz(perhaps)
http://picasaweb.google.com/howardleu/StPatBrigidSDayWorldlyCelebration
Erik Sperling and Michael Helpick Inspired People to Make Their $5 Offering at the Event Doors!
Were it not for their bold but modest efforts, the band and expenses would not have been made! We were able to collect from about 100 folks with probably another 50 getting by one way or another. Next year we’ll do better! It’s all good!
Photo Essay Archives of St. Pats 2005 through 2007
2007
Some Key Concepts Inspiring 2009 Celebration!!Howard Leu’s Photo Album of 2008 Event
Howard Hinterthuer’s Thoughts
Ho’s perspective on the organizing principles behind St. Patrick’s/St. Bridget’s Day Celebration:
- TRUST: Trust that it will happen. Trust that we will all have a good time. Trust that people with step forward to accomplish some of the minimally required organizational and “day-of” tasks. Trust that if we reach far and wide we will find the people and resources needed to pull it off. It’s sort of like the “think system” in Music Man. If we think hard enough about playing the Minuet in “G”, the skills will magically come to us.
- CALL UPON PARTICIPANTS IN LAST YEAR’S EVENT: These are the people who possess the cultural memory and vision. They will be motivated to replicate the highlights from previous years.
- CREATE A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP AMONG ALL PARTICIPANTS: Be certain to consistently deliver that message, saying things like, “I’m so glad you suggested we do this. I’m so glad you are here. I’m so glad you helped to plan this. I’m so glad you talked about your organization and the work it is doing in Pulcrania. I’m so glad you brought Oprah with you. I am so thankful to be here and recognize the wonderful contribution of (insert names here) in making this happen. Etc.” Extend a private personal invitation to each individual attendee to be part of the planning team next year.
- CREATE BUZZ: Immediately following the event, debrief key participants asking, “What went well? What did you like best? What parts crashed and burned? How can we do better next year? Mention the event periodically throughout the year, keeping it on the collective radar.
- START EARLY: Keeping the buzz alive will act as a reminder to allow plenty of time to do what needs to be done. Approximate how many weeks it will take to prepare for the event then multiply by two. Contact the likely musicians even earlier. They need extra lead time to get their band personnel lined-up, straightened-out and rehearsed.
- HAVE A GREAT TIME: There is nothing more contagious than a group of people laughing and enjoying each other.
