Creative MKE

This week on the pod, we welcome Imagine MKE’s Antoine Carter. Antoine is the Director of Neighborhood Partnerships and was the original employee of Imagine MKE.

First, in the intro, David and Lindsay lament a lack of Gen Z references to draw from with Mac away on vacation. They discuss their own transformative professional development opportunities, including Lindsay’s entrepreneurship award for a music programming organization that she founded and led, and David’s experience as an NGen fellow within American Express’s nonprofit leadership academy. Antoine joins the conversation around 16:15, and reflects on his journey achieving his longtime goal of being voted one of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in the 2022 class.

In the conversation, Antoine details the experience of being part of the 2022 cohort, and highlights his ethos of “doing things fly”—for example, the balance of being bold enough to love pineapple on pizza, or to rock a turquoise suit at the 40 Under 40 awards ceremony, while still always leading with mission first. The team discuss Antoine’s strength of vulnerability in his leadership, and the comfort he feels with being an arbiter of productive discomfort. Antoine reflects his pride in seeing collaborators in community work thriving and growing alongside him over the years.  

Follow Antoine Carter’s work @ImagineMKE and sign up for his work group at www.ImagineMKE.org

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The Erdman Prize for Entrepreneurship

Water Street Music

The NGen Fellows Program

The 2012 NGen Project to democratize Leadership Development

Celebration MURAL

Antoine Carter: 40 Under 40

Antoine's 40 under 40 Award Presentation

IMKE Congrats and Celebration Video

This week on the pod, we welcome Jeremy Ebersole. Jeremy is the is the Executive Director of the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance (oh, and the spouse of Imagine MKE’s Operations Coordinator Rachel Shields Ebersole.) 

First, in the intro, the team chats about “swords and sandals,” Game of Thrones style alliances, and historic preservation projects of note. Jeremy joins around 15:00, and speaks about the history of the built environment, and how curiosity and a reverence for place led him to pursue a career in historic preservation.  

Jeremy studied communications and peace studies, and worked in college admissions before pivoting into commercial archeology and eventually working for the National Park Service. He got his Masters in Historic Preservation from the University of Oregon, before taking his current role and moving to Milwaukee. In the conversation, Jeremy discusses Milwaukee’s rust belt past, the diversity and friendliness of the city, and how the continued revitalization of spaces tells of the vibrancy of this community. He reflects on how preservation projects have the ability to cross boundaries, create social and environmental solutions and push culture forward. In his work, Jeremy advocates for the future of historic spaces in Milwaukee including the Mitchell Park Domes.  

Follow the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance and on Facebook, Insta, and Twitter, and get in touch at [email protected]; Get updates on Save our Domes on Facebook; Save the Soldiers Home 

Follow Jeremy on Insta: @jeremytheebersole  

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Frank Lloyd Wright 

Gandhi’s Ashram  

Little Rock Central High 

The Oriental Theater 

The Basilica of St. Josaphat 

National Cathedral 

“La La Land” (Trailer, YouTube) 

Daft Punk in Coney Island (AV Club) 

“Weird Al Yankovic Movie Will Be Insane, Teases Daniel Radcliffe” (Screenrant) 

Urban Spelunking 

This week on the pod, we welcome back Jason Haas. Jason is the County Supervisor of the 14th District in Milwaukee County. First, in the intro, the team chats about Saint Patrick’s Day, tween adornment, a proposed “National Day of Rest,” and other potential new holidays. Jason joins around 14:00, and reports on recent advances at the county level to support increased funding for Arts & Culture in our region, including plans for the future of the Milwaukee Public Museum.

Jason has recently led several resolutions, including one to instate a public art work group to evaluate art and performance opportunities through Milwaukee County capital projects, and another to bring goats to county parks. Jason partnered with Imagine MKE on the recent American Recovery Plan Act proposal for the county to invest in arts, to drive outcomes in revenue generation and public health. He was first elected in April 2011, and acts as the Chair of the County Finance Committee, and also serves on the Audit Committee and on the Milwaukee Commission on Aging. Jason is a resident of Bay View, and has also worked in media and the computer industry.

Follow Jason Haas on Twitter @Haazah

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Season 4: Murder She Wrote

Mulligan Stew

1/21: National Hugging Day

11/30: National Stay At Home Day

7/6: National Fried Chicken Day

E202: On a Quest with Jason Haas

County Finance Committee Meeting on 3/17

Write Your County Supervisor about the Public Art Program 

Write Your County Supervisor about investing ARPA in the Arts 

This week on the pod, we welcome Sara Daleiden. Sara focuses on cultural production and exchange through creating social interactions in developing landscapes. With bases in Los Angeles and Milwaukee, she offers support for empathetic, structural development of identity embracing various scales of experimentation, connection, and production. Initiatives and platforms encourage active interpretation and embodied exploration of local places valuing public space, civic participation, economic sustainability, pedestrian awareness and celebration of difference. 

In the intro, the team chats about the war in Ukraine and the impact of having political leaders with creative backgrounds. Sara joins the pod at 17:45. 

Follow Sara Daleiden: Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @MKELAXMedia 

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“V” The original opening titles on NBC! 

“Designated Survivor” 

How Designated Survivors Spend Their Evenings (Business Insider) 

The Role of his Life: Comedian-Turned-President Volodymyr Zelensky Rises to the Moment (The Hollywood Reporter) 

How Zelensky’s Acting Career Showed Hints of His Powerful Underdog Leadership (Politico) 

Heel in Chief (Slate) 

“Dave” 

This week on the pod, we welcome Derrick Cainion – founder of Art Intersection MKE. Art Intersection MKE is building a hub on Vliet Street that will be a space where people connect, learn and celebrate through art and community. 

We discuss Derrick’s artistically-influenced upbringing in Milwaukee, his extensive career as a American Sign Language interpreter, and his vision that led to the creation of Art Intersection MKE. Throughout, we celebrate the connections and web of support that helped fuel and move forward the vision of Art Intersection MK – including folks like Near West Side Partners, BrewCity Match (LISC and other partners), SBDC - Athena Agoudemous, Lynden Sculpture Garden- Polly Morris, Melissa Mueller, Yev Kaganovich, Washington Park Neighbors, Kurt Young Binter, and Holly Marley-Henschen. 

Follow Derrick Cainion: Art Intersection MKE @ArtIntersectionMKE  

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“Lost,” Season 4 

Photos from Art 529 Presentation 

This week, we welcome podcast superfan, cohort participant, and arts educator Dianne Choie – who serves as Youth and Family Programs Coordinator at the Milwaukee Art Museum.  

First, we open with the signature “banter” segment – talking about how Imagine’s convening work has evolved in the last few years.  

Dianne joins the pod at 16:45 and shares about her past life in publishing, her transition to museum education, and her work at MAM.  

Ephemera 

“Why Mrs. Landingham Got Written Off the Show” (not a West Wing Season 4 Development) 

The Ship of Theseus 

“Drive My Car” 

We're back from break! The team starts off by reflecting on the time off from the pod and discussing Mayoral candidates' responses on arts and culture.

Joe and Betsy of the Wisconsin Policy Forum join the pod at 15:00 to talk all about the recent release of The Work of Art, a report that summarizes responses from 393 Milwaukee artists and creatives through a survey shared between late July 2021 and late September 2021.

Joe Peterangelo is a senior researcher for the Wisconsin Policy Forum and has been with the organization since 2011. His research focuses on economic and workforce development, transportation, and housing. Before joining the Forum, Joe worked as a program coordinator for United Way of Dane County in Madison, Wisconsin and as a planning assistant for the city of Milwaukee’s Department of City Development. 

Betsy Mueller is a researcher for the Wisconsin Policy Forum. Betsy joined the Wisconsin Policy Forum (previously Public Policy Forum) in 2017. Her work focuses on education as well as social issues Prior to joining the Forum, she completed two years of national service with AmeriCorps, working with Milwaukee high school students and their families to navigate the college admissions process. 

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn: @WisPolicyForum 

Ephemera: 

The Mayoral Primary Candidates and Arts and Culture 

2% of ARPA for Arts and Culture 

Advocacy 101 Lunch and Learns in February 

The Work of Art: A Survey of Milwaukee’s Artists and Creatives 

E130: Arts and Culture in a Pandemic: An Existential Threat w/ Joe Peterangelo 

The gang reviews Imagine MKE’s year-end by the numbers (3:33); Antoine, Rachel, and Jason join the pod to share what they’re leaving behind in 2021 and what they’re bringing forward to 2022 (11:43); Mac, Lindsay and David close the last episode of the year with some reflections of their own about what they are leaving behind and bringing forward (19:40). 

“Auld Lang Syne” by the US Marine Band, used under Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0  

Happy New Year!

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E208: Imagine MKE 2020 Time Capsule 

Take action to support the call for 2% of ARPA funds to be invested in arts and creativity 

Sign up for an advocacy training on January 7 

Sign up for a work group 

Watch the 414 Day Video 

Watch the Metcalfe Park Neighborhood Partnerships Video 

2021 Summit Highlights  

This week, the Imagine MKE crew comes together for a Christmas fantasy draft - including our favorite movies, music, foods, and more. Come for the whimsy, stay for the festive vibes. Then, vote on who you think had the best holiday draft by Monday, December 27 here.

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E207: 2020 Holiday Draft: Perfect Food Day

Songs Playlist

Trailers Playlist

The official draft pool

Draft Results

Last Christmas Video

Jammin Mic Check Artists’ cover of “This Christmas”

Who is Parson Brown?

Lethal Weapon is a Christmas Movie

The gang gives their own 2021 awards (00:51); Dori’s arts and culture origin story (12:09); The 2021 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards (23:40); Dori’s Arts and Culture Czar Reign (36:00); What Dori is taking forward into 2022 and leaving behind (40:41); the first take of the E318 intro (AKA the Flintstones easter egg) (47:07). 

Follow Dori Zori on the Radio Milwaukee Morning Show, every weekday from 6 – 10 AM on 88.9 (Listen online); Email: [email protected] 

Episode Ephemera: 

Metcalfe Park Video 

E202: On a Quest to Defend Arts and Culture w/ Jason Haas 

ARPA Advocacy Campaign 

The Constructivists/Milwaukee Theatre Alliance’s You Got a Thing 

Alverno Presents/Uncovered 

Q&A: David Ravel 

2021 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards 

Flintstones Opening Sequence