*Thursday, Sept. 4, the Milwaukee Art Museum will grant free admission to families and individual visitors, thanks to the support of Target. Free admission is awarded on the first Thursday of each month with help from Target. Groups are not eligible for the promotion. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and is located at 700 N. Art Museum Drive in Milwaukee. For more information on its exhibits, visit www.mam.org.
*Thursday, Sept. 4, Jazz in the Park will wrap up its 2014 season with a performance by Reverend Raven and the Chain Smoking Alter Boys, a group known for its traditional blues style. The music will run from 6 to 9 p.m. with a Happy Hour starting at 5 p.m. Jazz in the Park, presented by Boston Store and Columbia St. Mary’s, has been held each Thursday this summer in Milwaukee’s Cathedral Square Park. The concerts, which draw musicians from across the region and country, are free and open to the public and also feature food and beverage vendors onsite. For more information on the concert series, visit www.easttown.com/events/jazz-in-the-park.
*Thursday, Sept. 4, through Sunday, Sept. 7, the Milwaukee Brewers take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Miller Park, located at 1 Brewers Way in Milwaukee. Games on Thursday and Friday are scheduled for 7:10 p.m. while Saturday’s game will begin at 6:10 p.m. and Sunday’s game will begin at 1:10 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com.
*Friday, Sept. 5, Newaukee will complete its 2014 Koss Lunar Series with live music by The Delta Routine and DJ Romke at the Milwaukee Athletic Club Rooftop. The weekly music series, which Newaukee has presented in partnership with the Koss Corporation, has featured live music, a DJ, food and beverage service every Friday evening this summer. The series’ final show, free for Newaukee members, will run from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Attendees should plan to dress in business casual attire. The Milwaukee Athletic Club is located at 758 N. Broadway St. in Milwaukee. For more information on the Koss Lunar Series and its music lineup, visit www.newaukee.com.
*Thursday, Sept. 11, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce’s Council of Small Business Executives will hold the 27th annual Future 50 Awards Luncheon. The annual event shines a light on 50 companies in southeastern Wisconsin experiencing remarkable growth in revenue and employment numbers. The event, which is open to the public, will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, located at 333 W. Kilbourn Ave. in Milwaukee. Mary Isbister, COSBE chair and president of GenMet, will serve as Master of Ceremonies, and Jerry Jendusa, who recently sold EMTEQ, Inc., will speak during the ceremony. Cost is $60 for general attendees and $600 for a table of 10. For more information or to register, visit www.mmac.org/events. BizTimes Media is serving as the event media sponsor.
*Thursday, Sept. 18, BizTimes Media and ActionCoach of Milwaukee will kick off the first part of a new workshop series that will guide owners and C-level executives through steps of business growth. The series, titled “The Next Stage: Creating Massive Action in Your Business,” will launch with an event focused on “Define Your Culture, Shift Your Business: How Culture Impacts Performance in Your Organization.” The event will feature keynote speaker Anne Nimke, co-founder and CEO of The Good Jobs, Inc., and a panel of business experts who will discuss how businesses can leverage their corporate culture to boost their competitive advantage. The workshop will run from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Sheraton Hotel, located at 375 S. Moorland Road in Brookfield, and costs $30. Additional workshop sessions are scheduled for each quarter. For more information on the series, visit www.biztimes.com/nextstage.
