Just Announced! Girls Rock is throwing a dinner party and you're cordially invited to this exclusive, elevated dining experience!

In 1979, artist Judy Chicago completed her famous feminist installation piece titled The Dinner Party, featuring 39 mythical and historical women with a goal of preventing the forgetting of women's contributions to the world. Girls Rock MKE invites you to join our modern day Dinner Party to benefit our Girls Rock and Ladies Rock camp programs, which empower individuals of marginalized identities and diverse experiences through music education and performance.  

This inspiring culinary experience will feature FIVE courses from five of Milwaukee's top women and non-binary chefs. More information and full menu coming soon, but don't wait to grab your seat at the table - this intimate dinner is capped at 60 attendees.

Girls Rock MKE Presents: The Dinner Party

Date: Thursday, November 14th, 2024
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Location: Girls Rock MKE Sponsor Honeypie Cafe (2569 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207)
Price: $125/seat
Vegetarian and peanut/treenut free meal options available

Click here to purchase tickets.

We can't wait to exhibit for the first time at Civic Music's Kids Music Fest at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center on Sunday, November 10th! Stop on down to this FREE event between 11am-4pm for interactive, creatively inspiring family friendly fun. At the Girls Rock table, our staff will have instruments on hand and engaging camp-inspired activities. Hope to see you there! 

Nov 10, 2024, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Milwaukee, 325 W Walnut St, Milwaukee, WI 53212, USA

About the Event

FEATURING:

• Star Stage: Highlighting our area’s best youth ensembles.

• Find Your Voice Stage: Turn your nerves into energy with singing workshops & Karaoke.

• Drumming Den: Feel the beat with percussionist-led drum circles.

• Music Reading Round-up: Learn notes in a ash! Ukuleles & recorders provided.

• Tech Lab: Make your own music using BandLab & GarageBand software.

• Creation Station: Build your own instruments. Create your own art.

• BookNook: Relax with quiet time & story time for little ones.

More information: https://www.civicmusicmilwaukee.org/event-info/kids-musicfest

Girls Rock camp is a week-long music day camp in Milwaukee for girls and gender-expansive youth (ages 8-16). Campers of all skill levels learn an instrument (guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, or vocals), form a band, write a song, and perform their song at an end-of-week showcase for friends, family, and fans. Register at girlsrockmke.org/girls-rock-camp/register.

Girls Rock camp is a week-long music day camp in Milwaukee for girls and gender-expansive youth (ages 8-16). Campers of all skill levels learn an instrument (guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, or vocals), form a band, write a song, and perform their song at an end-of-week showcase for friends, family, and fans. Register at girlsrockmke.org/girls-rock-camp/register.

Join us for the finale performance of Ladies Rock camp 2024!

Six brand-new bands will perform one *original song* they wrote over the course of the 3-day camp.

Doors at 6:30 p.m.
Show at 7:00 p.m.

Cover: $10 suggested donation
All Ages Show! All fans are welcome.

ABOUT LADIES ROCK

Ladies Rock camp, a Girls Rock MKE program for adults, is an intensive Friday-Sunday music camp in Milwaukee, WI, for women and gender-expansive people who are 18 years or older. Campers of all skill levels learn an instrument (guitar, bass, drums, keyboards or vocals), form a band, write a song, and perform their song at an end-of-camp showcase for friends, family and fans!

Campers do not need musical experience to participate. Ladies Rock camp is a fun, welcoming, accessible program that encourages folks to try something new and build confidence in themselves.

Camp runs Friday through Sunday, April 5-7, 2024.

Learn More about Ladies Rock camp at www.ladiesrockmke.org.

Donate to our non-profit organization, its programs, or contribute to camper tuition financial aid at www.girlsrock.org/donate. Girls Rock MKE is a non-profit 501(c)3 and contributions are tax-deductible.

Ladies Rock Returns in 2024!

Make your (or a loved one's) rockstar dream a reality this coming year! Camp will run Friday-Sunday, April 5-7 at Mount Mary University and Company Brewing. Evening kick-off will be April 4, location TBA. Ladies Rock camper registration opens Thursday, December 14 at www.ladiesrockmke.org.

Ladies Rock is a weekend day camp for women and gender-expansive adults where campers learn an instrument, create a band, and write a song to perform at the end of the weekend. No musical experience is required!

Milwaukee Film invites you to an unparalleled cultural celebration at the 2023 Cultures & Communities Festival, presented by @brewers. Join the celebration October 5- 12 for two weeks of groundbreaking films, cultural events, and compelling conversations - tickets on sale now: MKEFILM.ORG/CCF #CCFMKE

Uncharted - Director Beth Aala

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrH-Ov5gJhY

Uncharted follows a group of women who are inspired to break into the music industry by attending a songwriting camp held by Alicia Keys and her organization, She is the Music. This film offers an intimate look through the lens of Black and Brown creatives and the challenges they face when all odds are against them. 

This year’s Beet Street is happening on October 7th!

The family-friendly celebration takes over the block of S. Wentworth Ave. between Potter (Goodkind) and Russell (Cactus). Bay View Historical Society, abolitionists, high school art clubs, environmental justice organizers, voter registrants, and LGBTQ+ resources all have a presence. We uplift the intersections of art and movement building.

There is a punk rock rummage sale, maker market, face painting, a juried pie contest “The Great Midwestern Pie Championship” at Palomino, a photo booth, a music video showcase that screens in the live room of the club, and delicious seasonal refreshments and libations.

Inside the bar we’ll have a different WMSE DJ spinning every hour.

Organizers for Girls Rock MKE have asked local musicians to help raise $5,000 of its total goal via a digital peer-to-peer campaign and in-person Battle of the Bands fundraiser. The Girls Rock MKE community as well as the general public are highly encouraged to attend.

The Battle of the Bands will be held Sunday, September 24, 2023 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at X-Ray Arcade (5036 S. Packard Ave. Cudahy, WI 53110). Artists including Panko Stankhole, June Gloom, Ali J, Araelee Berberbaby, and Lauryl Sulfate & Her Ladies of Leisure will each play a 20-minute set during the all-ages fundraiser event, and attendees will be able to vote for their favorite artist. Tickets can be purchased here ($15) or at the door on the day of the event ($18).

Check out our Battle of the Bands playlist.

Indeed Brewing Company’s Milwaukee taproom is giving back on Tuesdays by giving 100% of net proceeds to a local nonprofit chosen by an Indeed employee. On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, the chosen local nonprofit is Girls Rock MKE! Stop by the taproom during opening hours (2-11 p.m.) and grab a drink by yourself or with friends!

Let’s drink beer on a Tuesday and feel good doing it, shall we? #ColdBeerWarmFuzzies #IndeedWeCan

This Saturday, August 26th is the 13th Annual WMSE Backyard BBQ!!! Join us at Humboldt Park between 2-3:30pm for performances from 2023 Girls Rock alums Itty Bitty Tiny Toes the Fourth, Painted Pink, and Pickled Brownies; as well as 2023 Ladies Rock alums Pinky & the Sweats and Sidewalk Chalk!

We’ll also be raffling off a Les Paul Jr adult guitar and hard case. Email fundraising@girlsrockmke.org for details.

The full event runs 12-8pm and features many other amazing performers, so you'll definitely want to check this one out!

Girls Rock MKE is lending helping hands to the Milwaukee Marathon to fundraise for our organization. We will be gathering as a group in the early hours of Sunday, March 26, 2023 downtown at Fiserv Forum to support the Milwaukee Half Marathon & 5K.

Volunteers interested in participating as part of the Girls Rock MKE squad need to register through this unique link to Girls Rock MKE: https://bit.ly/3Fh2rJ3

We need at least *10 helpers* for a successful fundraiser! Every additional volunteer helps to raise an additional $30 toward Girls Rock MKE. (Volunteers need to be at least 14 years old to help at this event.)

Let's get out there, pump these runners up and support our city!

Reach out to mail@girlsrockmke.org with questions.

Girls Rock MKE will be on-site at Merriment Social this Friday to support our brewery sponsor, Enlightened Brewing Company, as they face-off against Central Waters in the Merriment Madness Burger & Beer Competition for the week of March 15-19.

Visit with us on Friday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. to grab a beer, a bite and ask us any and all questions about this year's camp sessions or becoming involved as a volunteer or fundraiser!

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Each time you buy an Enlightened beer at the restaurant, $1 from that beer goes directly to the Girls Rock!

Read more about the competition and fundraiser here » https://bit.ly/3yA7JLS