The SE WI Festival of Books is a free, community-wide event celebrating books and readers that will take place November 6-7, 2020 at UWM at Waukesha. 📚
NEW VIRTUAL TOUR: French 18th-Century Gallery
Explore paintings and sculptures from the Rococo period, and learn more about the works on view from Tanya Paul, Isabel and Alfred Bader Curator of European Art.
Take the tour: https://t.co/7eKJPkkd1r
Starting the week with a THANK YOU to @boswellbooks for the surprise donation this month of 45 new books for Next Door's Books for Kids program. These books will help children in #MKE build home libraries and develop a love of reading early on! #bookforkids#childhoodliteracy
#WaukeshaUnited Challenge Thursday - Post a video or photo of your pet doing your favorite pet trick for a chance to win a $10 gift card courtesy of The Steaming Cup. Random drawing on Wednesday, July 29 from all relevant entries.
Wis Fellowship of Poets is reading for a new anthology with a working title of Community & Connection. #Wisconsin residents can submit poems in any form & style, reflecting our lived experience during this time of social distancing. #Submit#poetry
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#WaukeshaUnited Trivia Tuesday ~
Post your guess for a chance to win a $10 gift card from The Steaming Cup. Drawing for a winner on Wed at 9am from all the correct answers.
Question: What famous comedian attended Waukesha South High School?
Join us and our friends at the @MuseumofWIArt for Chalk the State this weekend! Cover your sidewalks and driveways in joyful works of chalk art to remind us that we’re all in this together.
Share your artwork using #ChalkTheState
Wayne Valliere is one of the few master Ojibwe canoe builders in the Midwest. He told @WXPR the process is just as important as the product: "The teaching is when we stand alone, we are weak, but when we stand together, we’re very strong."
(📻@_macmartin)
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Have summertime fun for LESS! ☀️ For a limited time, we are offering a special $99 Overnight Water Park Rate valid on Friday nights through 12/30/20. This has been so popular, we added Wednesdays & Thursdays in July & August to this special. https://t.co/rlPLYB2yZW
Today is the day!! The Museum is open—and your health and safety remains our top priority. If you are visiting this weekend or planning a future visit, please review our full list of new protocols at https://t.co/MpnEnIkpD2.
Due to an exposure to COVID-19, curbside service at Central Library Drive-Up is suspended until further notice. Curbside service remains available at the Washington Park and Tippecanoe branches, and Ready Reference phone, email and chat services also remain available.
Congratulations to one of our 2020 author presenters, @KathieGiorgio owner of @AllWriters Workplace & Workshop on her induction into @WaukeshaNorth1 High School Wall Of Fame! 🥳
#WaukeshaUnited Trivia Tuesday ~
Post your guess for a chance to win a $25 gift card from Tofte's Table . Drawing for a winner on Wed at 9am from all the correct answers.
Question: The City of Waukesha was originally known by what name?
#RR_Stars 2020 - nominate those who have made reading rock this year. Winners will receive a complimentary #RR_Books Teacher Subscription Box. Nominate by 20th July and don't forget the hashtag #RR_Stars