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The UW-Whitewater/Community Optimist Club invites families and their kids to come out for two fun activities. The Optimist club will host a free movie and free bowling night in honor of Youth Appreciation Week in mid-November.

On Saturday, November 10, there will be a free movie, Sherlock Gnomes, showing at the Cinemas of Whitewater at 10:00 am. Later in the week, the Optimist Club will offer free bowling at Hawk Bowl on Wednesday, November 14, starting at 4:00 pm.

Concessions will be available for purchase at both locations, so no carry-in snacks or beverages are allowed.  Chaperones will be provided at both events.

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The Whitewater City Market indoor market season starts on Saturday, Nov. 10, in the Community Room of the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, 431 W. Center Street. The market will run weekly, 9 am to noon, November 2018 through April 2019. (No market on Nov. 3, Nov. 17, and Jan. 5.)

Six months of weekly markets will offer market-goers everything from fresh-roasted coffee beans and freshly brewed kombucha to locally grown micro greens, cheese, local eggs, honey, fresh-baked bread, a variety of meats and granola. Add handmade cards, jewelry, quick breads, pastries and cookies, jams, award-winning gourmet popcorn, and a twice-a-month fish vendor. We think we have a winning season to look forward to!

• Who: Whitewater Middle School Veterans PLT
• What: Socks, Mittens/Gloves & Hat Drive for Veterans
• Where: Whitewater Middle School
• When: November 5^th –November 30^th
• How: Select a paper sock, mitten, or hat from our giving tree (located outside the Middle School Office) that will be used to write a thank you note to the Veteran for their service! Feel free to take more than one! These will be included with the item that you have donated.
• Place item, in original packaging, and paper sock/mitten/hat in a plastic bag and return to the Middle School office or Mr. Bee. All socks, hats, and mittens will go to Veterans in need in our surrounding communities.

***Cash Donations would be accepted as well to purchase these items!!***

• Quién: PLT de Veteranos de Whitewater Middle School
• Qué: Recaudar Calcetines, Mitones / Guantes y Gorros para veteranos
• Dónde: Whitewater Middle School
• Cuándo: del 5 de Noviembre al 30 de Noviembre.
• Cómo: ¡Seleccione un calcetín de papel, mitón o gorro de nuestro árbol de donaciones (ubicado fuera de la Oficina de la Middle School) que se usará para escribir una nota de agradecimiento al Veterano por su servicio! ¡Siéntase libre de tomar más de uno! Estos serán incluidos con el artículo que usted ha donado.
• Coloque el artículo, en el empaque original, y el calcetín / mitón / gorro de papel en una bolsa de plástico y devuélvalo a la oficina de la Middle School o al Sr. Bee. Todos los calcetines, gorros y mitones irán a los veteranos necesitados en nuestras comunidades alrededores.

Operational Referendum Results Viewing – Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 7:00 pm, Whitewater Unified School District Central Office

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Joint Meeting – Common Council, CDA, and Plan and Architectural Review Commission – Wednesday, November 7, 2018, 6:00 pm, Innovation Center – Room 105A/105B

For agenda,  

Police & Fire Commission – Wednesday, November 7, 2018 – 6:00 PM, Whitewater Municipal Building – Community Room

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City of Whitewater Common Council – Thursday, November 8, 2018 – 6:30 PM, Whitewater Municipal Building

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The Whitewater Arts Alliance (WAA) is seeking quilts for the 2019 Quilt Show to take place February 1 to 24 in 2019 at the Cultural Arts Center, 402 W Main Street in Whitewater.

The Whitewater Arts Alliance is seeking area quilters for an exhibit in the Cultural Arts Center during February 2019.  The goal is to have 10-15 quilters participate in the show.  Quilts can be exhibited at the CAC either with pockets sewn into the quilts or with large clips.  They can be very small quilts or as large as king-sized.

Anyone interested in displaying their quilts should please complete the quilt form on www.whitewaterarts.org (click on Events and then Quilt Show to get to the form) and send it to Linda Long, PO Box 311, Whitewater WI 53190 by Dec. 1, 2018.  Please also either attach photos of your work or email them to Linda at Lcubed12@gmail.com.

Quilt show organizer Linda Long said, “Whether you hand- or machine-stitch, your quilt is a work of art.  Please consider sharing your art with our visitors at the CAC this February.”

UW-Whitewater is hosting the Wisconsin Premiere of the film J. Fred Woell: An American Vision. The film will be shown Monday, November 5 at 6:00 pm in the Center of the Arts Room 30. This new feature film by Richard Kane celebrates the pioneering metal artist who created work with wit, satire, and meaning often on the dark side of history. Fred Woell was the first metals professor at UW-Whitewater and a visionary artist. This screening of the film is free and open to the public. Please join us for this important art film.

“Fantastic! … a really important film … an essential piece for American history.” Curator Barbara Gifford, Museum of Arts and Design

“insightful … informative … intelligent.” Susan Cummins, Art Jewelry Forum

“inspiring”. Stuart Kestenbaum, former director Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

J. Fred Woell: An American Vision captures the essence of this jeweler who made wearable art with a political message. a political artist who believed deeply in the power of the creative spirit. As a patriot, he had profound beliefs in our democratic ideals yet saw the flaws in our politics. He used art to make satirically searing commentary often on the dark side of history. An inspiring, humble and humorous artist and teacher, Woell opened the door to a new way of seeing.

Website: www.jfredwoellfilms.org

Review by Stuart Kestenbaum, former Chair of the American Craft Council:

J. Fred Woell: An American Vision is a new film by Richard Kane with Robert Shetterly (50 min., 2017) that “captures the essence of a man who believed deeply in the power of the creative spirit. As an artist, he was an innovator and a rule-breaker. As a teacher, he encouraged his students to make their own discoveries. Fred … had a deep belief in democratic ideals .… While he could see the inconsistencies and flaws of his own country, he could also evoke in us our potential to make a better world. For Fred, making that better world began with his hands in the studio. In this inspiring film, we are fortunate to witness a part of that journey.” Stuart Kestenbaum is Maine’s Poet Laureate and former Chair of the American Craft Council.

For further information contact Audra Lange at 262-472-5943 or at LangeAS14@uww.edu

To thank you for your service and commitment to our country, Whitewater Middle School would like to invite you to join us for a special Veterans Day Commemoration.

     Who:             You

     What:            Breakfast of donuts & coffee, juice followed by a special Veterans Day ceremony

     When:           November 12, 2018

     Time:             Breakfast will be served from 7:15 am -7:45 am, the ceremony will be held from 8:00 am -8:45 am

     Where:          Whitewater Middle School (check in at the main office) 401 S. Elizabeth Street, Whitewater, WI

     Why:              To thank and honor local U.S. men and women who have served our country in the U.S. Military and National Guard

To respond, e-mail Mr. Nick Bee at nbee@wwusd.org or call 262.472.8327 by November 2^nd Thank you & we look forward to honoring you