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Celebrating 35 Years of The Milwaukee Times Newspaper and milwaukeetimesnews.com

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Milwaukee's Only “Blue Chip” Community Newspaper

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“Journalistic Excellence, Service, Integrity and Objectivity Always”

Vol. 35 • No. 27 • Thurs., July 7, 2016 - Wed., July 13, 2016 • An NCON Publication Serving The Milwaukee Area • 65¢

Rock the Summer: Summerfest 2016

Photos courtesy of Summerfest

Jason Derulo (top left photo), Otis Taylor (top center photo), Morris Day and the Time ( top right photo); The Roots (bottom left photo); and the Wailers (bottom right photo) are just some of more than 800 acts that are scheduled to perform at Summerfest 2016 from June 29 to July 10, 2016. With near perfect weather and a long holiday weekend, attendance is expected to be up from last year's; attendance in 2015 was down due to a Milwaukee County bus strike that was in effect.

'Dinner in the Alley,' an alternative to the gala, attracts dozens to benefit Salvation Army In one of the more unusual fundraising events of the summer, 75 young professionals recently had dinner in an alley in downtown Milwaukee to raise money to support the homeless initiative of The Salvation Army Milwaukee County. The sold-out dinner was held on Friday, June 24, 2016 in the alley next to the Grain Exchange, 225 E. Michigan St., and featured a long table where all the guests sat for the event. Most of the participants dressed in red for the occasion. The event was put together by the Salvation Army's Echelon board, which is made up of 40 Milwaukee-area young professionals working on behalf of the agency. "The board of the Salvation Army asked Echelon to host a gala as a way to engage YP's and host a fundraiser," said Ian Abston, a member of the Echelon board. "The collective group is bored with galas and challenged ourselves to do something unique, fun, and intriguing to the millennial generation ... thus the Dinner in the Alley was born." The event raised $3,500 for the Salvation Army and was sponsored by Thrivent Financial. Two additional "Dinner in the Alley" events are planned in July and September. Pictured guests dined on a seasonal menu in the alley next to the Grain Exchange (top photo); Salvation Army Wisconsin/Upper Michigan Divisional Commanders Dan Jennings (lower left photo, back) and Dorene Jennings (lower left photo, front) co-founded the Echelon board; and Echelon board members (lower right photo, from left) Paul Royal and Terrell Lynn Morgan. www.milwaukeetimesnews.com

Photos courtesy of Salvation Army

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