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Della Wells/Best of Show

Mike Nolte/1st Place

Erica Meier/2nd Place

Michael Held/3rd Place

Frederick Owens

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Become a Festival Volunteer!
We invite you to become a Community Arts & Funk Festival volunteer.

We look forward to your participation in this wonderful event and hope that you will ask a friend to join you in volunteering. Thank you for your commitment to the Community Arts & Funk Festival. We can't do it without you.
If you are interested in volunteering for this year's festival, simply fill out the form below or call Brad at 414-243-7460. You may also e-mail brad@artsandfunk.com.

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Marcus Center
August 27th 2011

Festival Schedule

6:45 am- Vendor coordinator(s) with booth assignments and information folders.

7:00 am- Vendors will begin to load in and start set up of booth spaces.
(Volunteers can be available to assist the vendor’s request)

10:00 am- Beginning of Community Arts Exhibition/Community Youth Arts Competition/Marketplace and art workshops.

Art workshop Session 1:

10am - 12pm

Milwaukee Public Theatre

Puppett making workshop

Arts@Large

Mural painting workshop

Mount Mary College

Art.Ed. Dept. "Creative Connections" workshop

Our Next Generation

Mixed media workshop

Children and Youth Theater/Peck Pavilion Schedule:
10:00 am- Children oriented and Youth Theater performances as well as the judging of all
exhibiting and open studio artists will begin.

10am - 10:10am

Character Builders Camp will be performing youth acting, improvisation, & singing

10:15am-10:45am Eddie Rutledge and the Amani’s World Band
Musician and Children’s Book writer Eddie Rutledge and the Amani’s World band will be
performing jazz, funk, and R&B educational songs along with music skits which will feature live
interactive performances with children.

11:00am-11:30am
Tessa’s Black entertainment Youth will give an eclectic dance performance influenced by the
dance styles of jazz, ballet, and hip hop.

11:45am-12:45pm Still Waters Collective
Renowned poetess Dasha Kelley will coordinate teen spoken word /open mic performances.
Teen participants will be judged by viewing audience for prizes.

DJ will play funk music selections between stage performances

Milwaukee Public Theatre- Funk Festival Parade-TBA

Art workshops Session 2:

1pm – 3:00pm

Milwaukee Artist Resource Network

Urban Landscape painting on Peck Pavilion Riverwalk

2:15pm- Announcement of exhibition winners in pavilion area
3:00 pm- Beginning of Funk Festivalperformances

Live Music/Peck Pavilion Schedule:

3-3:45pm The Mustache

4:05-4:50pm ROOM11

5:15-6:45pm Evan Christian

7:00 pm-. Funk Festival ends

Admission is FREE and open to the public.

Get Involved

Become a Festival Volunteer! We invite you to become a Community Arts & Funk Festival volunteer.

Marcus Center August 27th 2011

Festival Schedule

Become a Festival Volunteer!
We invite you to become a Community Arts & Funk Festival volunteer.

Marcus Center
August 27th 2011