April 30th!
Tickets on Sale now at www.ticketmaster.com.

The 27th Annual WAMI Awards Show will be held Mon., April 30, at the Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Bingo and Casino, 1721 W. Canal St. in Milwaukee. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., the house band begins at 6:30 p.m., and the show runs from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. A free post-show party, also at the Northern Lights Theater, is open to the public and will immediately follow at 9:00 p.m.

Tickets for the show and post-show party are on sale now for $40 each. They can be purchased through the Northern Lights Box Office, 1721 W. Canal St., between 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. In addition, tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com.

Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee Ale House, and the Shepherd Express are some of the show sponsors.

Our colleague, Sam Steffke, will be out of commission for several months due to a serious, rare blood disorder. We need to pull together as a music community to help him through this difficult time.

LIVE! Top Milwaukee area musicians and acts, and guest appearances by local legends at a benefit jam session. These talented musicians are some of Sam's closest friends and most successful musical partnerships.

Mark your calendars and don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime event!

Sunday, February 26th

1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Long Wong's

5230 W. Bluemound Road

Milwaukee, WI

(414) 454-0400

Donation of $10 or more at the door

Visit the Jam for Sam official website.

Featuring:
• Ten MYSO Jazz Studies combos simultaneously performing in two rooms with music by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and many others.
• Representatives from the jazz community and food from restaurants in and around the Historic King Drive Business District.
• Bronzeville Memories—Memoirs from some of those who were present during Bronzeville’s heyday, Reuben Harpole, George Sanders, & Berkeley Fudge.
• Music by members of the MYSO Faculty Jazz Quintet and Reuben Harpole,
George Sanders, Yahmes Tony Finlaysen & Berkeley Fudge.

Sunday, January 29, 2006
3:00-6:00pm

Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, 325 West Walnut Street

Tickets available at the door—Adults $8; Students/Seniors $5; Family $18.

For more information call 414-267-2954 or on the web.

Special attraction: unveiling of the new Woody Herman clarinet display.

For nearly 25 years, the Sleighriders have gathered during the holiday
season giving up their time, contributing their talents in celebration for various benefits. This year's benefactor will be the Safe Zone Community Music Program, a program WAMI also supports. It's a place where young music students can receive instruments and instruction from experienced teachers.

The Sleighriders were recently inducted into the WAMI Hall of Fame and know the importance of passing the torch to aspiring children who need healthy creative outlets.

This year's event will include an auction of signed musical instruments,
paraphernalia contributed by the Brewers, Bucks, and Packers and fun
surprises!

This year's line up includes many previous WAMI winners: Eddie
Butts, Warren Wiegratz, Steve Cohen, Ronnie Nyles, members of Cheap Trick, Bad Boy, Toys, Snopek, BoDeans, etc....

The performance is Dec. 12 at Shank Hall, 7 PM-1:30 AM.

INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF MILWAUKEE.

As Milwaukee’s famed festival season quickly approaches, Milwaukee High School of the Arts (MHSA) launches its first annual Experience Art RiverWalk benefit festival, the newest and most innovative community arts festival. Audiences will enjoy quality entertainment AND support community arts education along Milwaukee’s fabulous RiverWalk.

To celebrate their 20th anniversary MHSA, at the former West Division campus, is creating this exciting multi-faceted benefit festival for the weekend of May 21 and 22. This unique family event will showcase MHSA talent and provide arts organizations, professional artists, current students and alumni the opportunity to donate performances and facilities in order to generate funds to help sustain MHSA.

They expect 20,000 Milwaukeeans to participate in a unique variety of activities at venues along the vibrant Milwaukee River Walk from the Historic Third Ward through the downtown district continuing north to Pere Marquette Park (home of Riversplash) and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts’ outdoor Peck Pavilion (home of former Rainbow Summer). Events will happen on land (at participating restaurants and galleries) and on the river in boats that travel throughout the day. Residents and visitors may participate in any multitude of art experiences -- actively, by creating works of art themselves; learning to dance; participating in a poetry slam; or passively, by simply viewing artists at work or enjoying performances by national and local artists.

This event happens on graduation weekend, when families of students at Marquette University, MIAD, UW-Milwaukee and other local universities will come to the city to see their children graduate (many of whom attended MHSA).

Experience Art gives them an opportunity to explore Milwaukee’s vibrant downtown, experience the impact of the arts on our community and come together in celebration of the importance of arts and education.

All Proceeds Benefit Milwaukee High School of the Arts.

Art helps our young people become engaged, disciplined and successful in life. Our graduation rate of 93% is 30% higher than that of the overall MPS district. Their students – from diverse racial, philosophical and socio-economic backgrounds -- have consistently scored among the top three schools in MPS for performance in AP and ACT tests, and 76% of their graduates pursue post-secondary education. As a college preparatory institution offering nine advance placement classes, unique in offering two hours of arts studies daily, they have achieved proven results.

Please consider donating your time, talent, or services to what promises to be a creative opening to Milwaukee’s vibrant festival season.

For more information and to inquire about performance opportunities, contact Joseph Stolzman ( JStolzma@milwjobs.com) or visit their site.