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Urban Wilderness author reading and book signing
August 27, 6:30-8:00 pm
Meeting Room of the Central
Library, at 814 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Urban Wilderness: Exploring a
Metropolitan Watershed, the long-awaited book by
photographer and FMR board member Eddee Daniel, has been
published by the prestigious Center for American Places at
Columbia College Chicago.
Urban Wilderness intertwines the arts of photography and
storytelling to celebrate the joy of discovering an
unexpected reality: natural beauty in an urban setting. The
author spent six years combing the “backwoods” of an urban
landscape, experiencing what it truly means to live in a
watershed. Daniel’s camera and notebook recorded what he
found, whether natural or built up, aesthetically
pleasing—or polluted and ugly. Urban Wilderness guides us
down waterways, examines the paradox of its title and
reveals that preserving urban rivers is key to sustainable
city life. Excerpts can be found on www.eddeedaniel.com.
Riverkeeper Bash 2008
September 19, 2008, 6pm
Performance Yacht Services, 520 S. Water St.
Celebrate the program that keeps our rivers
clean! On Friday, September 19, Friends of Milwaukee's
Rivers will be holding our Second Annual Riverkeeper Bash at
Performance Yacht Services. Take in the beauty of the
Milwaukee River while enjoying delicious food, music by the
Garlic Mustard Pickers, and a silent auction, all for the
benefit of the Milwaukee Riverkeeper ®
Program.
Tickets are $35 for members, $40 for non-members.
Please RSVP by September 10, 2008.
RSVP form [PDF]
Fall River Cleanup 2008
October 11, 2008
Help us clean the Kinnickinnic
River, one of 10 "Most Endangered Rivers" in the country.
More details to follow.
Arts and the Rivers contest
Submissions due December 1, 2008
To
celebrate our rivers, FMR is seeking visual works that
convey the beauty and importance of our waterways in an
artistically meaningful way. Content of the work must
connect in some way to the Kinnickinnic, Menomonee, and/or
Milwaukee Rivers.
Submitted works must be drawings, paintings,
prints, or photographs up to 48" x 48". Artists must submit
digital images to
erin_hartman@mkeriverkeeper.org by 5pm, December 1,
2008.
More information
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