*Sunday, March 17, Miller Lite will partner with the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) to offer free rides to Milwaukee residents celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. All MCTS bus routes will be free to ride beginning at 6 p.m. and running through the end of normal service. The free service is part of the Miller Lite Free Ride program and aims to help patrons make it home safely. Miller Lite and MCTS have been offering free, safe transportation on St. Patrick’s Day in Milwaukee for 20 years. For more information, visit www.millerlitefreerides.com, call 1-800-FREE-RIDES, or text “FREERIDES” to 90464.
*Monday, March 18, the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) will hold an information session on “Attorneys/Accountants/Bankers: Why and When You Need Them.” The session will highlight what attorneys, accountants and bankers can offer your business in terms of constructing an effective corporate structure, maintaining record keeping, measuring profitability and finding capital. The session costs $10 and will run from noon to 2 p.m. at WWBIC Milwaukee, 2745 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. in Milwaukee. For more information, visit www.wwbic.com.
*Wednesday, March 20, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) and FUEL Milwaukee will host a Leadership Luncheon featuring Dan Keegan, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) since 2008. The luncheon is part of FUEL’s series of Leadership Luncheons at which Milwaukee executives and leaders share their experiences of rising to the top. The luncheon costs $15 for MMAC and FUEL Milwaukee members and $25 for nonmembers. It will run from noon to 1 p.m. at MAM, 700 N. Art Museum Dr. in Milwaukee. For more information or to register, visit www.mmac.org.
*Thursday, March 21, the Waukesha County Business Alliance will hold a Professional Women’s Development Network Breakfast. The breakfast will feature a panel focused on lifelong learning. Speakers include Alfreda Bradley-Coar of GE Healthcare, Jennifer Hansen of The Anderson Group and Nancy Major of Safe Babies Healthy Families. Nancy Warren of The Management Association, Inc. will moderate the discussion. The event, which costs $25 for Alliance members and $40 for prospective members, will take place from 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Aurora Health Care, W231 N1440 Corporate Dr. in Pewaukee. For more information or to register, visit www.waukesha.org.
*Saturday, March 23, West End Conservatory, a new music lessons studio in Washington Heights will officially open with a celebratory ribbon cutting and reception. Studio staff and teachers will be at the celebration along with an art exhibition featuring the work of local artists. The event will be held at West End conservatory, 5500 W. Vliet St. in Milwaukee, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information or to RSVP, contact West End Conservatory at 414-502-9378 or info@westendconservatory.com.
*Thursday, March 28, BizTimes Media in partnership with The Wellness council will present the annual Humana Wellness Summit focused on health care savings and bottom line gains. The summit will feature presentations by area health care experts in cardiocare, exercise and fitness, nutrition, and emotional and mental health. Attendees will learn how to improve employee well-being as well as how to convert health and wellness into a business strategy. The event will run from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Crowne Plaza Milwaukee West, 10499 Innovation Dr. in Wauwatosa. Cost to attend is $35 for individuals and $250 for a corporate table of eight. For more information, visit www.biztimes.com/wellness.
