Friday, May 30, 2025

• 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

• Denizen MKE (map)

43rd+Vliet: Denizen MKE, Washington Park Media Center, JazzyRae’ Jewels and Accessories, and Artists Working in Education (AWE) transform our indoor and outdoor spaces into lively artistic hubs showcasing performances, installations, media-making, refreshments and activities with local creatives. These events celebrate the neighborhood’s cultural diversity while fostering vibrant street life along Vliet Street. 

Support our first 43rd+Vliet fundraiser for Washington Park and our creative streetscaping and activities! Donate through our raffle, chalk and candy games, walking tour and more while enjoying time with neighbors and visitors. 

Denizen MKE

Featured Artist: Adekola and Neal Davis performing from 6-7pm; Live Jam Session inviting any and all artists to join the stage: 7:30-8:30pm

Drink Specials: $4 Beer and $7 Wine

Food Options: Dom Sera Grazing Co

Washington Park Media Center

Immersive multi-media installation by Rural Urban FLOW creatives. Live recordings of conversations about our rural and urban connections in Wisconsin and related Native lands. 

Featured Artists: Rural Urban FLOW with Little Eagle Arts Foundation, Mystic Phoenix Art Studio, marsecoarts, Muneer Bahauddeen, Philip Matthews and George Jones

Pop-up Drinks: Canni Infusion Bar and Cafe

Pop-up Food: Lightning the Earth New Rider

JazzyRaé Jewels and Accessories

JazzyRaé Jewels & Accessories offers a variety of trendy styles for women. We know that fashion is ever-changing which is why we believe in keeping up with the trends. We know that our customers are not only looking for what's HOT, but for what's DIFFERENT and will make a statement. 

Artists Working in Education (AWE)

Exhibition opening featuring AWE’s work from teens ages 14 - 18 in our Spring Rising Artists Council led by local teaching artist, John Kowalczyk. Meet local teaching artists whose work will be on display in our studio space. We will also have fun hands-on art making focused on recycling where you can add to our oversized garbage installation that will be exhibited at the Milwaukee County Court House this Spring. 

Have a chance to experience AWE’s mission and meet the team who comprise the creative network behind our organization. 

Featured Artists: Spring cohort of AWE’s teen Rising Artists Council and Marco Romantini, AWE in-house artist-in-residence

43rd+Vliet: Denizen MKE, Washington Park Media Center, JazzyRae’ Jewels and Accessories, and Artists Working in Education (AWE) transform our indoor and outdoor spaces into lively artistic hubs showcasing performances, installations, media-making, refreshments and activities with local creatives. These events celebrate the neighborhood’s cultural diversity while fostering vibrant street life along Vliet Street.

In addition to our creative activities from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm for the West Vliet Street Art Walk, Rooted and Rising will host a Big Clean MKE Spring clean-up on West Vliet Street with our neighboring businesses from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, starting and ending at Denizen MKE, 4227 West Vliet Street.

Denizen MKE

Live music nights are back!
Featured Artists:
Adekola and Neal Davis performing from 6-7pm; Live Jam Session inviting any and all artists to join the stage: 7:30-8:30pm
Drink Specials: $4 Beer and $7 Wine
Food Options: Dom Sera Grazing Co

Washington Park Media Center

In addition to powering the livestream component of the 43rd+Vliet series on our YouTube channel, Washington Park Media Center will feature live music performances from Vliet Street’s own Silver City Studios + Friends.

Featured Artists:
Silver City Studios
Pop-up Drinks: Canni Infusion Bar and Cafe
Pop-up Food: Sauce MKE
YouTube Livestream: Washington Park Media Center

JazzyRae’ Jewels and Accessories

JazzyRae' Jewels & Accessories offers a variety of trendy styles for women. We know that fashion is ever-changing which is why we believe in keeping up with the trends. We know that our customers are not only looking for what's HOT, but for what's DIFFERENT and will make a statement. 

Artists Working in Education 

Join us for the exhibition opening featuring work from the teens ages 14–18 in our Rising Artists Council led by local teaching artist, John Kowalczyk. Meet these dedicated young creatives and learn more about their work. 

Featured Artists:
Rising Artists Council Teens and Marco Romantini, in-house artist-in-residence 
Featured Activities: Add to our oversized Big Trash installation scheduled to be featured at City Hall later this spring.

43rd+Vliet: Denizen MKE, Washington Park Media Center, JazzyRae’ Jewels and Accessories, and Artists Working in Education (AWE) transform our indoor and outdoor spaces into lively artistic hubs showcasing performances, installations, media-making, refreshments and activities with local creatives. These events celebrate the neighborhood’s cultural diversity while fostering vibrant street life along Vliet Street.

Featured Artist:
Adekola & Neal Davis performing from 6pm to 7pm
Intermission:7pm-7:30pm
Live Jam Session Inviting any and all artists to join the stage: 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Drink Specials:
$4 Beer
$7 Wine

Food Options:
Dom Sera Grazing Co (menu to be announced)

Washington Park Media Center:
In addition to powering the livestream component of the 43rd+Vliet series on our YouTube channel, Washington Park Media Center and 4Waukee will present “4All Artist Open Mic.” Canni Cafe and Infusion Bar will be popping up with refreshing botanical infusions alongside Sauce MKE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing fresh, delicious food to communities across Milwaukee via bicycle.

Featured Artist:
4Waukee 
Pop-up Drinks: Canni Infusion Bar and Cafe
Pop-up Food: Sauce MKE

JazzyRae’ Jewels and Accessories

JazzyRae' Jewels & Accessories offers a variety of trendy styles for women. We know that fashion is ever-changing which is why we believe in keeping up with the trends. We know that our customers are not only looking for what's HOT, but for what's DIFFERENT and will make a statement. 

Featured Artist or Activities:
Featured Activities: Girl Scout Cookie Sale

Artists Working in Education 

Come experience AWE’s inaugural indoor garden party and shake off the winter blues. Help transform our storefront into a colorful flower garden, enjoy springtime refreshments and activities and get your hands dirty making some art. You may even see a few new pieces in the growing exhibition by our in-house artist-in-residence, Marco Romantini. 

Featured Activities: Indoor Garden Party

Experience an intimate wedding expo with hand selected, small business owners supporting diversity, acceptance
and love.

Visit the Big Gay Wedding Expo’s Page to learn more about vendors and give aways!
https://www.denizenmke.com/the-big-gay-wedding-expo

43rd+Vliet: Denizen MKE, Washington Park Media Center, JazzyRae’ Jewels and Accessories, and Artists Working in Education (AWE) transform our indoor and outdoor spaces into lively artistic hubs showcasing performances, installations, media-making, refreshments and activities with local creatives. These events celebrate the neighborhood’s cultural diversity while fostering vibrant street life along Vliet Street.

Featured Artist:
Adekola & Neal Davis performing from 6pm to 7pm
Intermission:7pm-7:30pm
Live Jam Session Inviting any and all artists to join the stage: 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Bring in your own games or grab one from our game pile.

Drink Specials:
$4 Beer
$7 Wine

Food Options:
Dom Sera Grazing Co

Washington Park Media Center: In addition to powering the livestream on YouTube, Washington Park Media Center will host Hip Hop Chess Club in the Blanket Fort and an All Play Pictionary Mural in the Ideation Room. Hip Hop Chess Club is the flagship program of Your Move MKE, which combines hip hop and chess to encourage foresight. Martin Drive Game Night happens twice a year, and various games and gamified activities will be available for play at all of the 43rd+Vliet businesses.
Featured Artist: Your Move MKE’s Hip Hop Chess Club
Livestream: Washington Park Media Center YouTube Channel
Refreshments: Martin Drive Neighborhood Association 

Artists Working in Education:  Come play, create and collaborate in our studio space during the Martin Drive Winter Game Night. Play @ AWE with two games of Bingo for fun prizes at the start of each hour, as well as other family-friendly games. Create @ AWE by making your very own good luck tchotchke to take home with you. It could possibly help you win your Bingo game! Collaborate @ AWE is key for building community. Join us in a visioning session hosted with our partner Rooted and Rising. We will imagine a new vibrant, intergenerational community art project on 40th+Galena, as well review our 43rd+Vliet streetscaping designs, as all are intended to improve pedestrian safety, connect neighbors and promote creative expression with our Washington Park and surrounding neighborhoods. AWE artists will be facilitating conversation as your feedback is vital to these projects. Every voice counts – come share yours!
Featured Activities: Bingo at the start of each hour (5pm-6pm-7pm-8pm); Other family-friendly games, tchotchke creation activities and streetscaping design visioning session.

JazzyRae’ Jewels and Accessories

JazzyRae' Jewels & Accessories offers a variety of trendy styles for women. We know that fashion is ever-changing which is why we believe in keeping up with the trends. We know that our customers are not only looking for what's HOT, but for what's DIFFERENT and will make a statement. 

Featured Activities: Connect 4 and Jenga
Refreshments: Martin Drive Neighborhood Association

Denizen MKE, Washington Park Media Center, JazzyRae’ Jewels and Accessories, and Artists Working in Education (AWE) are thrilled to present 43rd+Vliet, a free neighborhood event series in our creative small businesses near Milwaukee’s Washington Park on the Near West Side. Starting this Friday, January 31 from 5:00 p.m. to  9:00 p.m. and continuing monthly on select Fridays from February to June 2025, our indoor and outdoor spaces will transform into lively artistic hubs showcasing performances, installations, media-making, refreshments and activities with local creatives. These events celebrate the neighborhood’s cultural diversity while fostering vibrant street life along Vliet Street.

Featured Artist:
Adekola & Neal Davis performing from 6pm to 7pm
Intermission:7pm-7:30pm
Live Jam Session Inviting any and all artists to join the stage: 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Drink Specials:
$4 Beer
$7 Wine

Food Options:
Dom Sera Grazing Co
Charcuterie and Cheese Flights/$12 per person

Washington Park Media Center: Powering the livestream component of the event series on our YouTube channel, Washington Park Media Center will also host a live marble dye makeshop ℅ Invisual Group, where participants can decorate their own Washington Park Media Center accessory. Canni Cafe and Infusion Bar will be popping up with refreshing botanical infusions alongside Sauce MKE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing fresh, delicious food to communities across Milwaukee via bicycle.

Artists Working in Education:  Meet local teaching artist and AWE program coordinator Marco Romantini whose work will be on display in AWE’s studio space. Supplies and an activity will be available for those who are looking to get creative.

JazzyRae Jewels: DJ NettaRee in our space from 6-9pm.
About our neighbor, JazzyRae: JazzyRae' Jewels & Accessories offers a variety of trendy styles for women understanding fashion is ever-changing.