Poets:
Jack Schleicher from Brawler Lit
Keith Gaustad from Burdock
Cynthia Spencer from Midwest Small Press Fest
Adam Asher from New Word Document
DETROIT PARTY MARCHING BAND:::

When was the last time you saw 20 people covered in glitter and sequins performing marching band tunes at the Public House? (probably the last time Molotov Marchers played, but here’s something different!)

A feature in French documentary Detroit Je T’aime:

A feature in series American Hipster:

$3-5 suggested donation at the door (it helps out the touring marching band & poets)

Regarding incidents on April 30, 2013.

As a neighborhood minded organization, we know what a tight-knit community Riverwest is. We live here, we work here, we play here – and we know how word travels. Some of you saw, many have heard and many more will learn about things that went down at the Public House last night. We want to tell the story as we experienced it.

Tuesday evening was turning into a great night at the public house. Regulars from our LGBTuesday crowd were gathering as folks from the Riverwest 24 started camping out in garden park for today’s registration. There were folks new to the bar, too. Overall, it was a great night.

But towards the end of the night a couple of individuals got violent. Fights broke out outside the bar. As our staff made moves to get things under control, some of these fights escalated. Any time our community is torn down like this we see it as more than just an incident at a bar – we take it personally.

Even in the midst of this, great things came through: our staff responded quickly and made decisions to keep our community safe. We had really positive interactions with the police. And we’re learning from last night too.

Let us be clear: the Public House exists as the crossroads of culture where our diverse community gathers. Anything that threatens this is not tolerated. We do not tolerate violent words or violent actions. We do not tolerate our patrons being disrespectful to our neighbors. And we do not believe the negative actions of a few individuals should tear down the great things we experience through the Public House.

Cooperatively yours,

The Board and Workers Collective

This Saturday:
Drink discounts on Mint Juleps and Fleur de Lis cocktails if you wear a derby hat or bring a horse.

We’ll be projecting the derby on stage.

Casual Potluck during the day. Here’s some recipes, because we like to make it easy for you.
http://www.kentuckyderby.com/party/food-and-entertainment/recipes

DONT KNOW WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT??

The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms).[1] The race is known in the United States as “The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports” or “The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports” for its approximate duration, and is also called “The Run for the Roses” for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the US Triple Crown and is followed by the Preakness Stakes, then the Belmont Stakes. Unlike the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, which took hiatuses in 1891-1893 and 1911-1912 respectively, the Kentucky Derby has been run every consecutive year since 1875. A horse must win all three races to win the Triple Crown. The attendance at the Kentucky Derby ranks first in North America and usually surpasses the attendance of all other stakes races including the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes and the Breeders’ Cup.[2]

Blair Pathways is a multi-media project which uses music and narrative to tell the story of the West Virginia Mine Wars (1900-1921). The story is told through a series of historic music pieces, covered by contemporary musicians, which take the listener step-by-step through the main events and themes of these wars. The CD features 20 tracks along with a fold-out map, which coordinates track numbers to the geographic sites of each historic moment. On our website, this same map links to short essays which detail each historic moment, and explain the thematic connection to the musical piece.

The West Virginia Mine Wars were, undoubtedly, some of the largest and longest-lasting labor battles in the history of the United States. Between 1900 and 1921, three major periods of conflict arose: the Fayette/Kanawha strikes of 1902, the Paint Creek/Cabin Creek Strikes of 1912-1913 and the Mingo-Logan Wars of 1919-1921. These conflicts were spread across southern West Virginia, which was the nation’s preeminent producer of bituminous coal in the early 20th century. These conflicts culminated with a week-long militant uprising in August of 1921, involving over 10,000 men and women. Much of the fighting was focused at Blair Mountain in Logan County. Blair Mountain currently meets standards to qualify as a national historic battle site, but sadly faces threats from mountain-top removal mining. Money from sales of the CD will go to benefit Friends of Blair Mountain (FOBM), a non-profit working to save the Blair Mountain battlefield site.

On Tuesday, April 23rd, come get dirty with the Public House staff!
We will supply cleaning supplies, gloves,
and lots of things to wipe down.

All year long our members and friends ask how they can volunteer, this is one huge way to help!

What you get in return? Beer, Booze, Booty shaking tunes and Pizza! Plus dibs on Lost and Found items

Starting at 9am we will clean till it shines! We will have different crews all day so any time you have between 9am and 7pm is appreciated

This is why many of us have joined as members. We get sick of politicos dictating what is good “for the people” and disillusioned with the idealists who never get around to doing something. We aren’t waiting for someone else to act, but we are seizing control of our economic and communal destiny. As they say around the block, “You’re doing it!”

But maybe that overwhelming good vibe comes with a little tugging. Maybe you walk out of the pub and think, “It is awesome, but it could be so much better.” Maybe you’re checking the calendar for this weekend shows and say “I want to do more with the Public House.”

Maybe you’re ready to move from the barstool to the boardroom.

OK, so we don’t really have a boardroom, just the long table in front. But still. We’re taking nominations for the upcoming Board of Director elections. We need organizers and activists, dreamers and realists, folks that are good with nuts and bolts and folks that see the big picture. We need finance folks and HR people. We need neighbors and friends. We need the community to lift up leaders and leaders to direct the co-op.

Our board has a few practical functions. We govern by policy and decide by consensus. That means we will look at what are the best practices for this cocktail community we’re creating. We give structural support to our workers collective. We carry the banner of co-ops and tell the story of the Public House locally and nationally.  We’re a working board, with each director serving on a committee.  The board currently meets the 2^nd and 4^th Mondays of each month and will likely move to monthly meetings in 2013.

So, if you love building community one drink at a time, come help design the blueprints for that building. Join the board. email info@riverwestpublichouse.org for more information. Our Annual General Meeting, where board elections take place, will occur on May 19th at 5pm.

Presentation by Rick Whaley and Friends. Rick Whaley was active in the movement which heroically protected Native Spearfishers threatened by racist vigilantes in the Ceded Territories of northern Wisconsin during the late 1980s/early 1990s. He was an organizer for the boatlanding Witness for Non-Violence and is co-author with Walt Bresette of Walleye Warriors: The Chippewa Treaty Rights Story. Following the dramatic reading and reenactment, including music, there will be a discussion and updates on the Bad River/Penokee Hills struggle to stop the G-Tac mine, and an update on Chippewa spearing and cultural food-sovereignty rights today.

This event will also have Potluck Food at 5:45 PM; Liquid Refreshments for purchase at the bar. Bring your own plate and eating utensil. This is Part 3 of Night School at Riverwest Public House.

ADMISSION IS FREE, BUT YOU MUST BE age 21 or older to attend (unless with a parent). 

Easter Egg Hunt, weather permitting

Here’s the menu:

Spring grassfed organic Suffolk Leg of lamb from Germantown,
Easter Ham with organic strawberry and dijon glaze,
Vegan Biscuits and Vegan Mushroom Sage & Onion Gravy
with Vegan homemade sausages
and Dominion Farm Pork sausages Organically and sustainably raised,
organic scalloped potatoes (vegan),
organic egg cups,
organic brown rice and coconut pudding,
fresh pineapple,
fresh kiwi,
chocolate cake,
carrot cake
organic fair trade dark chocolate vegan nut bars.

After a few moments of looking around at each other in an impromptu test of our consensus decision-making skills, one of us nodded and said, “sure, what’ll ya have?”

And so it was that on March 17 of 2011, the Riverwest Public House Cooperative opened its doors to a handful of already-drunk guys looking for a place to continue day drinking on St. Patrick’s day.

Two years later and we’re keeping up that tradition with a full weekend of fun. Friday night we’re starting it off smooth with free DJ sets from The French Connection and Kerry Latham. Stop in for a drink and a dance after 9pm.

Saturday, the kind of show our members tend to love (but it’s not members-only): 4th Street Elevator from 7-10pm followed by Joe Huber and the Thriftones at 10pm. $5 gets you a night of cavorting around to musical house-favorites before the drinkupolypse our fair nation calls St. Patrick’s Day (and the Public House Anniversary Party)

Which brings us to the Main Event: The Squeezettes are playing at 7pm Sunday night, for free! Denny Rauen will open with a set of Bagpipes along with Michael Eells on bodhran and the lovely Mary Therese Purdy doing a bit of the irish jig. And we’ve got a mighty fine Patty’s Day drink special: $6 gets you a Porter and a shot of Powers. And $2 gets you a shot of Powers on its lonesome.

Happy Anniversary and thanks for supporting your Riverwest Public House!

Solar Riverwest is being led by Riverwest Cooperative Alliance with support from the City of Milwaukee’s solar program, Milwaukee Shines, and the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA).

While focused on the Riverwest Neighborhood, the solar group buy program is available for any resident in the City of Milwaukee.

Info Sessions:

Monday, March 11 - 7pm (KICKOFF EVENT!!)
Riverwest Public House, 815 E Locust

Tuesday, March 26 - 6pm
Woodland Pattern, 720 E Locust St.

Monday, April 1 - 7pm
Jackpot Gallery, 825 E Center

Thursday, April 18 - 4pm
People’s Books, 804 E Center St.

Sunday, April 21 – 6pm
Riverwest Public House, 815 E Locust

Thursday, May 9 - 6 pm
Pink House, 601 E Wright

Want more?

The Solar Riverwest website, in development now: www.SolarRiverwest.org
Milwaukee Shines: www.city.milwaukee.gov/milwaukeeshines
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association: www.midwestrenew.org
The Me2 program of the City of Milwaukee: www.smartenergypays.com.
Riverwest Currents Article:
http://www.riverwestcurrents.org/20130227426/News/Articles/Here-Comes-the-Sun.html