*Thursday, Aug. 27, East Town Association will bring live music to downtown Milwaukee through its “Jazz in the Park” concert series. The free outdoor concert series, presented by Boston Store and Columbia St. Mary’s, is held in Cathedral Square each Thursday. Concerts run from 5 to 9 p.m. The music kicks off at 6 p.m. with a happy hour scheduled for 5 p.m. The next event will feature “Altered Five” blues band, renowned for blues and soul. “Jazz in the Park” runs through Thursday, Sept. 3. For more information on the series, visit www.easttown.com/events/jazz-in-the-park/.
*Tuesday, Sept. 1, the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network Greater Milwaukee Chapter will hold its bi-monthly Nonprofit Resource Exchange at Teach for America, located at 700 W. Virginia, Suite 610, in Milwaukee. The event presents nonprofit representatives a forum to discuss industry best practices and workplace challenges as well as brainstorm solutions for those challenges. The event will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. All attendees are expected to actively participate in the conversation. For more information or to register, click here.
*Wednesday, Sept. 2, the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation will hold a social and professional development event for women in business. The “Strong Women Strong Coffee” event, part of a quarterly series, allows women entrepreneurs to connect, learn how to refresh their business and tap into the expertise of guest speakers. The next event’s guest speaker will be Ana Lopez, president and owner of Allcon Construction. The event will run from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at WWBIC Milwaukee, located at 1533 N. RiverCenter Drive in Milwaukee. Cost is $10. For more information or to register, click here.
*Thursday, Sept. 17, the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee will hold a workshop focused on what it takes to launch a nonprofit. The workshop, titled “Starting a Nonprofit: Legal Issues and Documents,” will educate attendees about necessary forms attached to nonprofit organizations and specific bylaws that need to be created. The workshop will be presented by Jacqueline Boynton, an attorney at Boynton Law Offices. The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to noon at the Nonprofit Center, located at 2819 W. Highland Boulevard in Milwaukee. Cost is $70. The Nonprofit Center encourages attendees to first attend a related start-up workshop, “To Be or Not to Be.” For more information, click here.
