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Happy 414 Day to All Who Celebrate
Inside: Milwaukee Day Deals, Raptors, Brewers, East Milwaukee, Summer Camps
Happy Milwaukee Day to all who celebrate!
Tomorrow, you will find 414 Day deals stacked from sunrise to well past 4:14 PM, the Milwaukee Film Festival kicking off with a hometown legend, and the Milwaukee Art Museum transforming into a garden for the weekend. Here's what's worth knowing this week.
Know the North Shore: East Milwaukee to Shorewood
As we get ready to celebrate 414 Day, did you know that Shorewood was known as EAST MILWAUKEE for 17 years?
For nearly two decades the village grew quietly under the East Milwaukee name. But by 1917, leaders decided it like sounded like an extension of the city, not a place of its own.
The name was changed to Shorewood to encourage potential residents and businesses to view the village as separate from Milwaukee. The population quadrupled through the 1920s, with as many as 200 new homes built per year.
One piece of the old East Milwaukee still stands: the current Shorewood Village Hall was originally built as a four-room schoolhouse in 1908 and purchased by the Village of East Milwaukee in 1916, and it's been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984.
Discover more Shorewood history.
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Deals all over town on 4/14
MKE Zoo offers $4.14 admission
Milwaukee County Zoo offers $4.14 admission per person for Milwaukee County residents on April 14 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM and the Mitchell Park Domes drop to $4.14 admission with extended hours from 5 to 8 PM, including live entertainment and free 414-exclusive stickers while supplies last. Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day also lands on April 14, with the Historic Third Ward location handing out free cups and cones. Find ALL the 414 deals here!
Flag drop, free burritos, and city pride downtown
The 7th annual 414 Day Flag Drop at Milwaukee City Hall happens at 11 AM on April 14, featuring free pretzels from Milwaukee Pretzel Company, DJ Zac Christian, and the unfurling of the Official 414 Flag. BelAir Cantina will be on-site distributing free breakfast burritos and cucumber mint agua fresca while supplies last.
Celebrating Brewers Pride and Remembering Uek
Brewers 414 Day shirt giveaway: The Brewers host the Toronto Blue Jays at 6:40 PM on April 14, and the first 10,000 fans to buy a ticket will receive an exclusive 414-themed shirt. See the list of Brewers giveaways this season.
Plus: Mr. Baseball finally gets his movie. The Milwaukee Film Festival opens Thursday, April 16 at the Oriental Theatre with the world premiere of Ueck, a feature-length documentary about Bob Uecker tracing his path from sandlot Milwaukee to more than half a century behind the Brewers' microphone. The 18th annual festival runs April 16–30 at the Oriental and Downer Theatres on Milwaukee's East Side with 106 feature films and 138 shorts — including a Rated K: For Kids program, a Stop Making Sense dance party, and the closing film Power Ballad starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas.
Coffee, raptors and hike at Schlitz Audubon
The nature center hosts a Bird Conservation and Coffee Seminar on Sunday, April 12 from 10 AM–noon — learn how coffee cultivation affects migratory birds (including backyard species), sample bird-friendly coffees, meet live raptor ambassadors, and finish with a short hike on the Lake Michigan bluff. Details & registration at schlitzaudubon.org
The Little Gym Summer Camps!
Don't miss out on the perfect way to keep your kids active and engaged during those first few weeks when options are limited. Sign up for classes at The Little Gym and make this summer one to remember!
See you out there,
North Shore Family Adventures
P.S. Forward this to anyone still asking, “What should we do for 414 Day???”
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