Wisconsin Center District

2024 RNC Impact Series
2023-12-14 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Baird Center
What business opportunities will the major conference bring for southeastern Wisconsin and how can Milwaukee-area firms get involved in the convention to be held in our city in the summer of 2024.
Panel Discussion with Mark Kass, Editor-in-Chief, Milwaukee Business Journal:
-Elise Dickens, CEO, 2024 Republican National Convention
-Aaron Lipski, Fire Chief -Milwaukee Fire Department, City of Milwaukee
-Jeffrey Norman, Police Chief – Milwaukee Police Department, City of Milwaukee
-Paul Schwartz, Executive Director, Milwaukee Public Market
-Beth Weirick, CEO, Downtown Milwaukee Business Improvement District

UW-Milwaukee Panthers vs. Longwood Lancers
2023-12-13 19:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena
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Doors open at 6 p.m.
Permitted bags:

12”x6”x12” or smaller clear stadium bags, gallon-sized clear zip bags, 4”x6”x1” wristlets, diaper bags (will be searched), medical bags (will be searched)

Bring your credit and debit cards. Food and beverages are credit-only as is the Team Store. Cash is accepted at the Box Office.

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Milwaukee Wave vs. Monterrey Flash
2023-12-09 18:05 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena
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Permitted bags:

12”x6”x12” or smaller clear stadium bags, gallon-sized clear zip bags, 4”x6”x1” wristlets, diaper bags (will be searched), medical bags (will be searched)

Bring your credit and debit cards: food and drink menus are credit-only, as is the Team Store. Cash is accepted at the Box Office.

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Stage 8 Dance Competition
2023-12-09 | Miller High Life Theatre
Dance 1st Milwaukee is excited to offer 2 Partial Paid Bids and 4 At Large Bids to the USASF 2024 Dance Worlds

Deck The Hall Ball
2023-12-08 19:30 | Miller High Life Theatre

Black & Diverse Business Showcase
2023-12-08 10:30 - 20:30 | Baird Center
“Early Bird Day Pass: 35.00 (Available til 12/7)
Day Pass: 50.00 (on sale til 1:30p day of)

A’la Carte
10:30a-8:30p Shop our Emerging Market/Retail Vendors  FREE
11a-1:30p    Morning Session                              $25.00
Lunch is served
Coach LaTasha Brooks & WPI
Strategies for Government ContractingSuccess:
A Proven Roadmap That Works

1:30-5p       Speed Coaching provided by WWBIC in partnership with
The Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce   FREE
2p-4:30p     Afternoon Session                             FREE
George Fraser: Networking Expert
Stem Competition
Panel Discussion: Community Investment: Mission & Vision

5-8:30p      TWBCC Gala                                   $30.00
Dinner is served
Pitch Competition Finale!
Award Recognition
Party to the sounds of DJ LBoogie”

Milwaukee Admirals vs. San Diego Gulls
2023-12-06 19:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena
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Permitted bags:

12”x6”x12” or smaller clear stadium bags, gallon-sized clear zip bags, 4”x6”x1” wristlets, diaper bags (will be searched), medical bags (will be searched)

Bring your credit and debit cards: the exciting new food and drink menus are credit-only, as is the Team Store. Cash is accepted at the Box Office.

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Marketplace Wisconsin Conference
2023-12-05 - 2023-12-07 | Baird Center
Presented by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, MARKETPLACE is the Governor’s Annual Conference on Diverse Business Development. With a particular focus on small businesses, this event connects business owners from across Wisconsin with state, federal, and local government as well as private sector business opportunities. The conference provides a chance for businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans, LGBTQ+ people, and people with disabilities to learn from and connect with resource providers, government representatives, corporate buyers, and business professionals.

Milwaukee Admirals vs. Grand Rapids Griffins
2023-12-02 18:00, 2023-11-04 18:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena

Bluey's Big Play
2023-12-02 - 2023-12-03 | Miller High Life Theatre

Milwaukee Admirals vs. Rockford IceHogs
2023-11-25 18:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena

'Twas The Night Before...by Cirque du Soleil
2023-11-24 - 2023-11-26 | Miller High Life Theatre

Milwaukee Admirals vs. Iowa Wild
2023-11-22 19:00, 2023-10-28 18:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena

Anthony Pettis Presents APFC 9: Milwaukee Fight Night III featuring Nate Diaz
2023-11-19 14:00 | Baird Center
“Anthony “”Showtime”” Pettis presents an electrifying night of MMA action from Milwaukee WI, featuring special guest host UFC Legend Nate Diaz.“

Milwaukee Admirals vs. Chicago Wolves
2023-11-18 18:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena

UW-Milwaukee Panthers vs. Luther College Norse
2023-11-17 19:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena

World Oddities Expo 2023
2023-11-11 | Baird Center
WOE is a place where all things weird are celebrated! WOE curates events that bring people who enjoy the stranger side of life together. You’ll experience a unique shopping experience filled with a variety of artists and small businesses. WOE offers hands-on workshops to help you learn new skills, like basic taxidermy, insect pinning, and owl pellet dissection. WOE features guest speakers to educate and entertain on various intriguing topics. WOE also offers tattoos on site at our Oddity Ink Parlour, sponsored by Villain Arts. Come explore the land of WOE and experience this magical, macabre world for yourself!

Milwaukee Admirals vs. Toronto Marlies
2023-11-08 10:30 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena

38th Annual Black and White Ball
2023-11-04 18:00 | Baird Center
“The Annual Black and White Ball benefits Greater Milwaukee Urban League (GMUL) programs.
For more than a century, the GMUL has stood in the gap, working hard to empower communities and change lives for African Americans living in the greater Milwaukee area.
GMUL was founded in 1919 and is one of 90 affiliates across 34 states and the District of Columbia. The founders, a racially diverse coalition, believed that working together, the lives of every American can be made better. GMUL partnerships in Milwaukee and Wisconsin reflect that same diversity. GMUL’s commitment to empower communities and change lives is as strong now as it was in 1919.
Collaborating with partners, donors, and staff, GMUL offers programs in education and employment that open doors to opportunities that give individuals and families the chance to improve their lives and their community. GMUL’s advocacy and civic engagement efforts tackle serious issues impacting the community and seek partnerships and solutions to successfully address them.”

John Oliver
2023-10-29 20:00 | Miller High Life Theatre

EVENT CANCELED: The Black Crowes
2023-10-28 20:00 | Miller High Life Theatre

NAACP Milwaukee Annual Freedom Fund Dinner 2023
2023-10-27 17:30 - 20:00 | Baird Center
Reception at 5:30p | Dinner at 6:30p
2023 is the 99th year of the Milwaukee branch of the NAACP. As the oldest, largest, and strongest civil rights organization in the nation, the NAACP continues to work for political, educational, social, and economic equality for people of color through nonviolent use of the press, the petition, the ballot, and the courts.

TEMPO Milwaukee 18th Annual Leadership Event
2023-10-27 11:00 | Baird Center
The 18th annual event with feature speaker Alli Web in a conversation moderated by Shannon Sims.

Great Lakes Adult and Teen Challenge Gala and Auction
2023-10-26 16:00 | Baird Center
“Great Lakes Adult & Teen Challenge is a one-year, live-in Christian discipleship program for adults struggling with life controlling problems such as drugs and alcohol. Their goal is to help students become established in society through holistic recovery and Christ-based mentoring, education, and job training.
Teen Challenge was originally founded in 1958 with the intention of providing a safe place for drug addicts and alcoholics to come off the streets and learn a new, responsible way of living.

Great Lakes Adult & Teen Challenge holds true to this divine purpose and provides effective, low-cost drug rehab, faith-based residential recovery programs for both men and women struggling with life controlling addictions.
Their drug and alcohol recovery centers are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and offer a combination of group and personal studies, duties and responsibilities, and work therapy. This allows participants to learn and develop useful skills in order to re-enter society as sober, stable, and productive individuals.

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Milwaukee Admirals vs Texas Stars
2023-10-21 18:00 | UW Milwaukee Panther Arena

Women's Convention
2023-10-20 - 2023-10-22 | Baird Center
“Tickets are ON SALE NOW at www.thewomensconvention.com!
What is the purpose & urgency of the convention?
We’re at an inflection point in our country. What we do in the next five years will impact the next five decades. If we are going to protect our personal rights, our communities, and democracy itself, we need to build the most significant movement possible.
We need to consolidate women and allies around shared values, experience, and culture to build a nation that works for all of us. The 2023 Women’s Convention will provide a space for you to rejuvenate and find connection and support.
Whether you are brand new to social change work or a veteran activist, this space is built for you. You will gain tools, make connections, and experience the feminist future we want to live in. While Women’s March is a key vehicle for the new power of everyday women, our Women’s Convention connects you to the network of the movement. It equips you with the skills, training, and opportunities you’ll need to become change agents in your own communities.
You’ll experience a weekend of workshops, strategy sessions, inspiring forums, creative expression, and intersectional movement building. It will be a place where cause, community, and creativity intersect. We will provide a space where people can meet, share common interests, and engage on issues of civic engagement, accelerated by pop culture. We will engage activists by melding traditional organizing programming with non-traditional programming, including salons, art spaces, screenings, social programming, and women’s workforce development.
This convention will leverage the power of culture shift through skilling up and storytelling to create an empowered space of feminist momentum. This event will mobilize and unite movements for gender justice, racial justice, LGBTQ rights, and environmental justice and bring thousands of participants to combine activism and creative expression among everyday people.
Learn more: www.thewomensconvention.com“

WIDA Annual Conference
2023-10-16 - 2023-10-20 | Baird Center
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A conference by teachers, for teachers
The WIDA Annual Conference is the largest conference dedicated to educators of Pre-K through grade 12 multilingual learners. Educators from around the country submit session proposals, which are reviewed and selected by a panel of internal and external reviewers. Sessions examine research-based strategies and instructional practices on topics that align with the conference theme and are designed and delivered in an engaging format. Topic areas include

Equity and Social Justice
Family and Community Engagement
Bi/Multilingual Education
Language Assessment
Professional Learning in Schools and Districts
Specific Populations: Multilingual Learners with Disabilities, Newcomers, Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE), Migrant, Refugee, Long-term Multilingual Learners
Early Language Development and Pre-Kindergarten
Effective Instructional Practices – Implementation of WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Edition
Program Administration & Policy

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Hometown Heroes 2023 Gala
2023-10-14 18:00 | Baird Center
This year, we are raising funds for Camp Hometown Heroes, Camp Reunite and Turning Rivers. Camp Hometown Heroes is a free week-long summer camp for children who lost a parent or sibling through service in the U.S. Military. These children made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Camp Hometown Heroes provides them with restored hope and healing. In addition, with a long-term lease of the beautiful Turning Rivers camp facility north of Milwaukee, funds will be utilized for Camp Reunite, a groundbreaking program for children who have an incarcerated parent. Turning Rivers is a unique facility that welcomes thousands of children and volunteers each year. The Grand Slam Charity Jam funding allows this facility to serve even more children.
