10 Ways to Increase Your Fun Intake in July

10 Ways to Increase Your Fun Intake in July

Your July events agenda. Plus: three ways to get outside for a good cause.

1870s Baseball Game
July 9
Head to Old World Wisconsin to watch a game as it was played when MKE was a mill town and the Braves were Bostonians. oldworldwisconsin.org.

Tweed Funk
Tweed Funk

Old School Memphis Soul with Tweed Funk
July 14
Embrace the blues while you shop the South Milwaukee Downtown Market. smmarket.org.

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0716_The-Light-of-Paris_iStock_000067534141_DoubleGathering on the Green
July 15-16
This year’s suburban arts celebration hosts Huey Lewis & the News on Friday and family-centric fun on Saturday. gatheringonthegreen.org.

Eleanor Brown
July 19
The Weird Sisters author discusses her latest novel, The Light of Paris, with the fitting backdrop of Lynden Sculpture Garden. lyndensculpturegarden.org.

Third Ward Plein Air Painting Competition
July 19-22
Painters take to the streets to capture the scenes of the Ward leading into the summer installment of Gallery Night and Day. historicthirdward.org.

Photo by Jessi Paetzke.
Photo by Jessi Paetzke.

Riverwest 24
July 29-30
The 7 p.m. to 7 p.m. two-wheeled ride through this delightfully diverse neighborhood turns eight this year. riverwest24.com.

Kirtan Fest Milwaukee
July 29-31
Clear your mind at this festival for chanting, yoga and vegetarian eats. kirtanfestmilwaukee.com.


Get outside!

For a good cause

ALS Chasin’ a Cure at Miller Park ◆ July 22
A fundraising tailgate for Lou Gehrig’s Disease. alsawi.org

UNCF Walk/Run for Education ◆ July 23
Hoof it at Veterans Park to raise college scholarship money for African-American students. uncf.org

Ronald McDonald House Charities Golf Classic ◆ July 25
Golf and goodwill abound at Ironwood Golf Course. rmhcmilwaukee.org

Claire Hanan worked at the magazine as an editor from 2012-2017. She edited the Culture section and wrote stories about all sorts of topics, including the arts, fashion, politics and more. In 2016, she was a finalist for best profile writing at the City and Regional Magazine Awards for her story "In A Flash." In 2014, she won the the Milwaukee Press gold award for best public service story for editing "Handle With Care," a service package about aging in Milwaukee. Before all this, she attended the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and New York University's Summer Publishing Institute.