CULTURE
This Month in Milwaukee 9 THINGS TO DO IN MAY BY ALLEN HALAS AND DAVID LUHRSSEN
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THROUGH MAY 5
THROUGH JUNE 16
Milwaukee Film Festival The Milwaukee Film Festival has returned to cinemas for the first time since the pandemic began. However, it will retain its hybrid status with many options for viewing from home. The festival, which began in April, continues into early May with screenings at three historic Milwaukee cinemas: the Oriental, the Times and the Avalon Atmospheric Theater. For information, visit mkefilm.org.
Big Beat MKE Beat Battle Jackalope Lounj Milwaukee’s hip hop scene will be on display in the Third Ward on Thursday nights throughout May and June, with the Big Beat MKE beat battle taking place at the Jackalope Lounj, the event space at The Wicked Hop. Sixteen producers will go head-to-head in a tournament to become this year’s champion, with two battles and two local artists performing every night. The May portion of the lineup includes sets from Nile, Yogie B & Keez, Kia Rap Princess, Cam Will and many more. MAY 7 Body Futures, Stomatopod, Vacancy Chain Cactus Club Local indie rockers Body Futures are playing their first Milwaukee show since 2018 as well as introducing a new bass player, Evan Gritzon into the fold. The band will get the chance to give a local debut of material from their Maybe It’s Just The Weather album, and they’ll be joined by Chicago outfit Stomatopod, fresh off the release of their third LP, Competing With Hindsight. The trio of acts will be rounded out by punks Vacancy Chain, making for a high-energy night of rock and roll. Photo by Cavan Images/Getty Images.
Evacuees of Japanese ancestry from agriculturally rich Yolo County boarded onto a train. May 20, 1942, Woodland, California. Photo by Dorothea Lange. National Archives. Photo courtesy of Jewish Museum Milwaukee.
THROUGH MAY 29 “Then They Came for Me” Jewish Museum Milwaukee “Then They Came for Me” contextualizes the racism that made the wartime internment of Japanese Americans possible and reviews the anti-Asian legislation that culminated with a ban of Japanese immigration altogether. The bulk of the exhibit consists of enlarged photographs on display panels accompanied by text. Many were taken by Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange and Clem Albers, acclaimed photographers employed by the federal government to document the internment. Eventually one of the captives, Toyo Miyatake, was able to take some of the pictures included in the exhibit. 62 | SHEPHERD EXPRESS
MAY 7, 2022 Spring Ephemerals Walk with Justine Miller Lynden Sculpture Garden Join horticulturist Justine Miller on a plant walk through Lynden's grounds with an eye toward Wisconsin native spring ephemerals. These plants are the earliest flowers to bloom and keep their growing season brief to take advantage of full sunlight in the bare woods. Participants will learn about their ecology, cultivation and how they can promote these beautiful species in their own yards. Register for the event at lyndensculpturegarden.org
