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African Ball Fundraiser Kicks Off Black History Month in Style

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St. Ann Center’s first Indaba African Ball was a feast for the eyes, ears and taste buds. Close to 100 people gathered at the Bucyrus Campus on Feb. 1 to help raise funds for the Indaba Band Shell, located at the north side campus, and ensure an upcoming summer of quality entertainment.

Guests arrived in colorful African-inspired garb, from head wraps to robes to dashikis. No one hesitated to show off their eye-catching style during an impromptu fashion show. Setting the evening to music, the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Steel Pan Drum Ensemble filled the building with Calypso rhythms. Saxophonist Chris Pipkins drew guests to the dance floor, and vocalist Robin Adkins impressed with favorites from Nat King Cole.

Hors d’oeuvres from Events by Day combined African and Caribbean flavors, including spicy African chicken wings, jollof rice, sweet plantains and more.

To help kick off Black History Month, the evening also featured the Hall of History Makers, saluting outstanding African-American leaders for their contributions to Milwaukee and beyond. Honorees included: Clayborn Benson, founder and director of the Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum; Lisa Caesar, chief operating officer of NO Studios, Milwaukee’s new film and creative arts hub; G. Spencer Coggs, Milwaukee City Treasurer; Cecilia Gore, Executive Director of the Brewers Community Foundation; Dr. Eve Hall, President/CEO of the Milwaukee Urban League; Lynda J. Jackson Conyers, publisher of the Milwaukee Times Newspaper; Eugene Kane, an award-winning journalist and former columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Carole Meekins, a reporter and news anchor at Today’s TMJ4 and host of “Positively Milwaukee;” John Ridley, a celebrated screenwriter, film director, novelist and winner of an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for “12 Years a Slave;” Thelma A. Sias, retired Wisconsin Energy Group executive and professional speaker and Gaulien “Gee” Smith, owner of Gee’s Clippers Barber and Beauty Salon, one of the largest barbershops in the Midwest.

Funds raised at the ball will help pay entertainers performing in the Indaba Band Shell’s free summer concert series, Indaba Nights, beginning in June. The 250-capacity band shell is wheelchair accessible both in the audience and on stage. There’s a covered seating area in front and also a grassy hillside where people can set up lawn chairs and spread out blankets. The Band Shell officially opened last June, and since then has welcomed gospel choirs and several performers from the United Performing Arts Fund. St. Ann Center is a partner with UPAF Connect, which works to bring the arts to Greater Milwaukee communities.

For information on future performances, visit: facebook.com/indababandshell.

Open House & Job Fair Set for St. Ann Center-Bucyrus Campus

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St. Ann Center’s Bucyrus Campus will host an Open House & Community Resource Fair, 3 to 6 p.m., on Tuesday, Jan. 7th. This marks the fifth anniversary of the award-winning intergenerational center, located at 2450 W. North Ave., which provides day care to children, frail elders and adults with disabilities.

The free event gives the community a chance to tour the center, meet staff and find out more about the services St. Ann Center offers. Besides providing both child and adult day care, the Bucyrus Campus operates a community medical clinic, a dental clinic for patients with special needs, a state-of-the-art dementia care wing and an overnight respite, providing a short break to caregivers.

Those interested in employment with St. Ann Center can learn about job openings for Certified Nursing Assistants, Licensed Practical Nurses, teachers, dietary aides, maintenance positions, a swimming pool manager and more.

Visitors have a chance to win exciting door prizes, including a pool party in the center’s warm-water pool, a massage from a St. Ann Center massage therapist, and gift baskets for children and adults. Complimentary refreshments will be served.

Representatives from a variety of local businesses and service organizations will also be on hand. The resource fair will feature: MATC, Marquette University College of Nursing, the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, Employ Milwaukee, BizStarts entrepreneur mentoring, Neu-Life Community Development, Fondy Food Center, the Starr Group Insurance, Associate Bank and AARP.

For more information, contact Casey Rozanski at 414-977-5062.

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Success is Par for the Course at Stu’s Flooring Benefit Golf Outing

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The grass was green, the sky was blue and the greens were perfect for the 18th Annual Stu’s Flooring Benefit Golf Outing on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Western Lakes Golf Club. Eighty-four golfers teed up for a great cause, raising $9,000 to support the children, elders and adults with disabilities who spend their day at St. Ann Center.

St. Ann Center is grateful to Stu’s Flooring, their family, friends and partners who make this event possible year after year. Here are some highlights from the un-fore-gettable day.

 

All of Us Gospel Sunday Planned at St. Ann Center Indaba Band Shell

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Enjoy an afternoon of music, health and community at the All of Us Gospel Sunday, set for 1 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 11 at St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care’s Bucyrus Campus. The free public event will take place on the grounds of the new Indaba Band Shell, 2450 W. North Ave.

This family-friendly gathering includes food, music from area church choirs and fun activities for all ages. Also featured is a visit by the All of Us Journey Bus which is traveling the country to raise awareness about the All of Us research program.

Tours of the All of Us Journey Bus include interactive, informational kiosks and videos that explain the program which aims to gather data from a million people or more. The findings will help develop medicines and treatments tailored to individual patients, known as precision medicine.

Wisconsin joined the national All of Us research program in 2017 and launched in Milwaukee in 2018. Our state is in its second year of this 10-year research program. The aim is to be as inclusive as possible in collecting information—making sure adults from various age groups, races, genetic ancestries, environments and walks of life are represented in the research.

Highlighting the event are performances by the Milwaukee area’s finest church choirs. The entertainment line-up includes the Amazing Grace Chorus, made up of people living with dementia and their caregivers and sponsored by the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute; Parklawn Assembly of God Praise Dancers; Lyons of Judah Ministries; General Baptist State Convention Mass Choir and St. Matthew C.M.E. Church Choir.

Guests are welcome to bring lawn chair and blankets. Seating is limited.

See more about the event at https://bit.ly/2Z5Wsjb. For questions or additional information, contact the UW-SMPH Center for Community Engagement & Health Partnerships, All of Us Milwaukee Office at (414) 219-3810, option #1; or via email at allofusuwmke@hslc.wisc.edu.

Ballet Beat

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Neither extreme heat nor sudden storm could stop the intrepid dancers and musicians who performed as part of the Ballet Beat finale at the Indaba Band Shell on July 20. Sponsored by Milwaukee Ballet and offering performances by their dancers as well as Xalaat Africa Drum and Dance for Life, the music and movement kept the kids and adults rapt throughout.