by Dana Jones
Bay View Neighborhood Association's KK Holiday: It's a Wonderful Life in Bay View festival will be held the weekend of December 5th with family-friendly, walkable activities all weekend long. Between the silent auction, live music, art crawl and children's activities, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. This is a great opportunity to meet your neighbors, become reacquainted with Bay View and get some holiday shopping done! Event schedule is as follows:
Friday, December 5th
4:00 – 9:00 Art @ Anodyne, Anodyne Café, 2920 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
Open Late: South Shore Gallery & Framing
Saturday, December 6th
4:00 - 9:00 KK Holiday Art Crawl, beginning at the Sugar Maple
4:00 - 8:00 Holiday Tree of Canned Goods at Stone Creek Coffee
4:00 - 9:00 Babe’s Ice Cream Holiday Gift-Giving Tree
4:00 - 8:00 Wine Tasting at Dee’s Wine Stop
6:00 - 8:00 Meet Santa Claus
6:00 - 7:00 Rainbow Randa the Clown w/face painting
4:00 - 8:00 Silent Auction featuring donated items from area business and artists
4:00 - 7:00 Trillium Vocalists featured at Sugar Maple
5:00 - 8:00 Learn how to Scrapbook!
Sunday, December 7th
9:00 - 4:00 Buy cookies by the pound @ the Bay View United Methodist “Cookie Walk” Bake Sale
3:00 Holiday concert featuring instrumentalists from Dover, the Bay View High School Choir, Fritsche Middle School, the BVUMC Choir, and BVUMC Hand Bell Choir.
Festivities begin on Friday, December 5th at Anodyne Café, 2920 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. from 4:00 until 9:00 pm. This is Anodyne’s third annual Art @ Anodyne. Available for purchase will be hand-made ornaments, jewelry, ceramics, textiles and paintings as well as Anodyne’s delicious coffee beverages. Don’t forget to stop and check out the art at South Shore Gallery & Framing.
Saturday events include an art crawl, silent auction, carolers, demonstrations, decorated trees and storefronts, live music and kid-friendly events such as music and dance for children, stories and photos with Santa and face painting. Make sure to stop at the Bay View Neighborhood Association’s information center, located at the Sugar Maple next to Café Centraal where you can pick up a program guide for the evening’s activities.
KK Holiday continues on Sunday with a bake sale beginning at 9:00 a.m.. Enjoy live music at 3:00 by the Bay View Methodist Handbell Choir, Bay View High School Choir, Fritsche Middle School and Dover Elementary
For further information on KK Holiday, silent auction items, featured art crawl artists or children’s events, please visit the Bay View Neighborhood Association websites at www.bayviewneighborhood.org.
The Bay View Neighborhood Association (BVNA) exists to maximize the quality of life for individuals, families and commerce in Bay View though activities that facilitate an attractive, safe and diverse community neighborhood. The BVNA was founded in 2004 and currently has over 150 members.
Contact: Stephanie Harling; Event Chair
Bay View Neighborhood Association
P.O. Box 070184
Milwaukee, WI 53207
www.bayviewneighborhood.org
bayviewneighborhood@gmail.com
Phone: (414) 238-5731
