Speakers will be arranged and added, but for now, here are the dates for MKE Creatives in 2015! MKE Creatives is a fun, casual, monthly networking/chat session for creative folks in SE-WI. Started in the spring of 2014, it has been a highlight of each month for me, introducing me to great folks, and getting my creative juices fired up!
So, if you’re a self-employed creative,
work in the creative industries,
or employ creatives, come out to this morning session.
There is no fee, no RSVP – just buy a cuppa coffee from our great hosts – Anodyne Coffee – and join us in “the laboratory”!
If you’re interested, here are the past meetups!
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Agenda for each meetup is:
10:00a – arrive, start chit-chatting with other nifty people.
10:40-11:00 presentation
11:00-11:30 more chat and wrap-up
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2015 Presenters Schedule
Jan 7: Mark Bradford, of Bradford Web
Feb 11: Liz Lincoln will talk about creativity, writing and switching gears between picture books & romance writing. She is, self-described, the “World’s Okayest Mom, Wife, Wonder Woman enthusiast, Packers & Badger fan, proudly sarcastic, sometimes profane.”
Mar 4: Kathryn Lavey, art director at Milwaukee Magazine will discuss the inner workings of a monthly city and regional magazine. She will share the challenges and thrills covering the city she calls home. She has held every design position over her 7 years with the mag
April 8: Susan Scott Fry, of Optimist Theatre/Shakespeare In The Park and what it’s like putting on classic theatre in an outdoor setting!
May 6: Erik Ljung: Erik is a Milwaukee based freelance Producer and Director of Photography. Recently he has shot / produced video pieces for the New York Times, VICE News, Al Jazeera, and PBS (Wisconsin Foodie). Ljung is currently a Mary L. Nohl Fellow and will be presenting his most recent documentary work covering the Dontre Hamilton case at UWM’s INOVA gallery in October.
June 10: Beth Handle, of Milwaukee Kayak Co., on starting a new business and the challenges therein, and the healing power of getting out on the MKE river.
July 8: April Reese is an associate editor at Discover, a national science magazine covering everything from neuroscience to climate change. Before moving to MKE last year to join Discover, she lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she wrote about the environment, politics and culture for various outlets, including Smithsonian.com, High Country News, TheAtlantic.com, Greenwire and the Christian Science Monitor. She was also a radio DJ for many years, before she got tired of talking to herself in a padded room.
Aug 5: round-table discussion on the common problems/dilemmas independents face on a daily basis!
Sept 9: Michael DiMilo, an animator of the hand-drawn variety, will discuss the appeal of his classic style and what makes hand-drawn animation so special.
Oct 7: Jon Henry – a Milwaukee singer-songwriter who has been recording and performing for years. He writes concept-oriented songs with a hip-hop foundation. Henry has lived in Madison, WI, Los Angeles, CA, and has recently returned home to Milwaukee to continue following his creative impulse and contribute to the local and regional community.
Nov 4: Lauren Fox – a fiction writer based in Shorewood.
Dec 9: MKE Flag is going to talk about his project to create a new, not-awful, official Milwaukee flag!