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Library Little Free Pantry low on supplies, donations requested.

Donating to the Little Free Pantry is an opportunity to help build a sense of community while providing for your neighbors in need.

The Library Little Free Pantry, located in the lobby of the Whitewater Public Library at 431 W. Center Street, is often stocked with nonperishable food items, hygiene products, and household items for neighbors who need them. Right now, supplies are very low.

If you are able to help refill our pantry, donations can be brought to the library and left in the box across from the returns desk. Items especially popular include: Peanut butter

  • Canned tuna and chicken
  • Canned vegetables
  • Boxed pasta and jarred sauce
  • Bags of rice, lentils, and beans
  • Soup packets
  • One box complete meal kits
  • Toothbrushes
  • Toothpaste
  • Feminine hygiene supplies
  • Bars of soap
  • Dish soap
  • Laundry detergent

The Leisure Seeker – Tuesday, July 24 at 12:30 PM, Seniors in the Park

From Wikipedia:

The Leisure Seeker is a 2017 comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Virzì, in his first full English-language feature. The film is based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Michael Zadoorian. It stars Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren, acting together for the first time since the 1990 film Bethune: The Making of a Hero. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival. Mirren received a Golden Globe nomination for her work in the film.

When: Tuesday, July 24 at 12:30 PM

Where: Seniors in the Park

Upcoming City Meetings: Week of July 23 to July 29

Urban Forestry Commission  – Monday, July 17, 2018, 4:30 pm, City of Whitewater Municipal Building – Cravath Lakefront Room. For agenda, 

WUSD School Board – Monday, July 23, 2018, 7:00 pm, Whitewater Unified School District Central Office. For agenda, 

CDA Board of Directors – Thursday, July 26, 2018, 5:30 pm, Innovation Center, Room 105. For agenda, 

Flash Mini Workshop – Zombie Apocalypse Tools For Beginners

 

Wisconsin Makers, 200 E. Clay Street, is having a mini workshop on July 25, from Noon to 2 pm and again from 3 pm to 5 pm.  We will build a Zombie Apocalypse Tool like the one shown in the photo. It will be custom fit to your hand using power tools.   No experience necessary.   Stop in and make this tool so that you are prepared for the next Zombie Apocalypse. There will be a Zombie Tool maker on hand to instruct you. Like us on https://www.facebook.com/wisconsinmakers/ and join our Meetup https://www.meetup.com/WisconsinMakers/.

 

UWW’s Free Summer Concert Series continues with the WhiskeyBelles – Today, July 20 from 4:30 – 6:30 pm

Join UW-Whitewater today, Friday, July 20, from 4:30 – 6:30 pm, as we celebrate 150 years in the community with our next free concert — the acoustic country-folk trio the WhiskeyBelles. Also featured:

  • Catering by the SweetSpot, including wraps, grain bowls, desserts, and wrap pinwheels for the kids
  • Beverage tent with soda, water, lemonade, beer, wine, Wisconsin Old Fashioned
  • Free balloon artist and Warhawk Alley will be open with free bowling, billiards, and ping pong!
  • Free 30-minute campus history walking tours starting at 5 and 6 p.m.
  • Tabling includes the University Bookstore, the Ice Age Trail, Roberta’s Art Gallery, and UW-Whitewater’s Summeround theatre season

Bring your own picnic or purchase a meal from our vendors — just no carry-ins of alcohol, please. Because rain is expected, all events will take place in the University Center. Free parking is available nearby in lots 1 and 12, and drop off is available at the center.

The Summer Concert Series is one of many ways UW-Whitewater is marking its Sesquicentennial. For details on other upcoming events, visit uww.edu/150.

“Hungry Caterpillar” family event on July 22

An outdoor nature exploration event for children will take place at 2 PM on Sunday, July 22, in the picnic shelter at Natureland County Park, W8338 Territorial Road (at the southwest end of Whitewater Lake).  The telling of Eric Carle’s popular audience-participation story “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and Lois Ehlert’s “Waiting for Wings” will be followed by hands-on craft activities.  Finally, we will explore the park to discover and examine butterflies, caterpillars, and other insects — and observe what they are doing.  Bug boxes, magnifying glasses, and butterfly nets welcome!

Children should be prepared to walk in wooded and open prairie areas.  Water bottles, protective shoes, long pants, sunscreen, and insect repellant are recommended.  Parking, a water pump, and restrooms are on site, with an overflow parking area just up the hill.  This family-friendly event is presented by the Walworth/Jefferson County Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance.

For additional information, contact Barb Converse at 262-473-7304.

A young boy proudly holds two insects:  a Japanese beetle and a mystery bug.

Fran Achen Photo Competition Results

Results of the Fran Achen Photo Competition are as follows:

Best of Show: Jeff McDonald, “Sturgeon Bay Light”

Accomplished – 1st Place: William Eklund, “Test 4 Echo”
Accomplished – 2nd Place: Mary Ellsworth, “Hen and Chicks”
Accomplished – 3rd Place: Karl Mohr, “American Homestead”
Accomplished – Honorable Mention: Everett Long, “Snowy Egret in Breeding Plumage”
Accomplished – Honorable Mention: James J Marsala, “Wheels of Change”
Accomplished – Honorable Mention: David Throgmartin, “Great Horned Owl”

Amateur – 1st Place: Joseph Suchy, “Fire and Ice”
Amateur – 2nd Place: Sandy Ott, “Barn Ghost”
Amateur – 3rd Place: Robert Buell, “Winter Scene – Bark River”
Amateur – Honorable Mention: Robert Buell, “The Forest Floor”
Amateur – Honorable Mention: Signe Trewyn, “Morning’s Work”

Youth/Teen – 1st Place: Cambell Alexander, “Resting Butterfly”
Youth/Teen – 2nd Place: Morgan Janovec, “Scintillam”
Youth/Teen – 3rd Place: Linnea Tabaka, “On the Web”

Loving Vincent – Wednesday, July 18 at 12:30 PM, Seniors in the Park

From Wikipedia:

Loving Vincent is a 2017 experimental animated biographical drama film about the life of painter Vincent van Gogh, and in particular, the circumstances of his death. It is the first fully painted animated feature film. The film, written and directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, is a Polish production, funded by the Polish Film Institute, and partially through a Kickstarter campaign.

First conceived as a 7-minute short movie in 2008, Loving Vincent was idealized by Dorota Kobiela, a painter herself, after studying the techniques and the artist’s story through his letters.

Each of the film’s 65,000 frames is an oil painting on canvas, using the same technique as Van Gogh, created by a team of 125 painters. The film premiered at the 2017 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. It won Best Animated Feature Film Award at the 30th European Film Awards in Berlin and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 90th Academy Awards.

The film received positive reviews with critics praising the performances and received three nominations at the 75th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Director and Best Actress – Drama for Williams.

When: Wednesday, July 18 at 12:30 PM

Where: Seniors in the Park