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Vol. 37 • No. 47 • Thurs., Nov. 22, 2018 - Wed., Nov. 28, 2018 • An NCON Publication Serving The Milwaukee Area • 75¢

Holiday Lights Festival kicks off 20 seasons of lights and sights On Thursday, November 15, 2018, Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 hosted Milwaukee's Annual Holiday Lights Kick-Off Extravaganza to light up downtown's parks and streets for the 20th season during its switch-flipping ceremony at Pere Marquette Park. Performers in the Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival Kick-Off Extravaganza included: Platinum, Prismatic Flame, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, Jenny Thiel, Young Dance Academy, and cast members from Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s “A Christmas Carol” and Black Arts MKE’s “Black Nativity” presented by Bronzeville Arts Ensemble, and a fireworks spectacular. After the Nov. 15 kick-off, families can view all the decorated sights aboard the Jingle Bus presented by Meijer. Riders can hop aboard at the Plankinton Clover Apartments, 161 W. Wisconsin Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8:20 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays, until Dec. 30. Rides are just $2 per person, cash only, and parking is available in the attached structure for $3. Please note the Jingle Bus will not operate on Thanksgiving.

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St. Francis Children's Center hosts 2018 Leading Lights Awards Banquet

Photo by Yvonne Kemp

On Wednesday, November 7, 2018, St. Francis Children's Center hosted its annual Leading Lights Awards Banquet at the Pfister Hotel. The event raised more than $180,000 to support the special education, pediatric therapy and support services that St. Francis Children's Center provides to children with special needs and developmental delays. This year also marked St. Francis Children's Center 50th Anniversary Celebration. The honorees for this year's awards were General Capital Group partner Linda Gorens-Levey, who received the Humanitarian Award; Herb Kohl Philanthropies, which received the Children's Service Award; and Milwaukee Urban League President and CEO Dr. Eve Hall, who received the Community Service Award. Pictured at the event are (from left) Kane Communications Group President and CEO and event cochair Kimberly Kane; MUL President and CEO Dr. Eve Hall; and the Commercial Association of REALTOR® Wisconsin President/CEO and co-chair Tracy Johnson.

Alverno hosts panel on the impact of poverty on civil liberties On Thursday, November 8, 2018, Alverno College held a panel discussion which explored the impact of poverty on civil liberties from the perspective of those who have been incarcerated, victims of domestic violence or in need of health care. From left to right are Dr. Nat Godley, panel moderator and a Staff Photo member of the history and social interaction departments at Alverno; Rev. Marilyn Miller, pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation (ELCA) on the north side of Milwaukee and president of the board for Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH); Dr. Maria Perez, a licensed psychologist and director of behavioral health at Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers on Milwaukee’s south side; and Carmen Pitre, president and CEO of Sojourner Family Peace Center, Wisconsin’s largest service provider for individuals and families impacted by domestic violence. www.milwaukeetimesnews.com

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