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Windigo Fest Family Fun Activities @ Manitowoc Public Library
Windigo Fest—a spooktacular celebration of all things Halloween—takes to the streets of downtown Manitowoc on October 5th thru 7th. Manitowoc [...]
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Lakeshore Balloon Glow
Join us August 17th for Balloon Glow from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. along the riverfront near 8th street bridge. There will be food and refreshments, [...]
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Subfest 2018
4th Annual Subfest! Celebrate Manitowoc’s submarine building history and the USS Cobia’s 75th birthday! Live music, food & [...]
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Create Tomorrow: Manitowoc Public Library Foundation 2018 Fundraising Gala
Let’s “Create Tomorrow” together with this fundraising gala for MPL’s First Floor Redesigns! An Evening You Won’t Soon Forget: * An Amazing [...]
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Manitowoc Lutheran High School Christmas Concert
MLHS CHRISTMAS CONCERT Come and enjoy and prepare your hearts at MLHS’ annual Christmas concert. This concert is Thursday, December 21st at [...]
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Saturday Morning with Santa at Manitowoc Public Library
Saturday mornings and children have always been a perfect fit—no homework, sleeping in, huge bowls of energy-packed cereal. So, what could [...]
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Book and a Movie/“A Christmas Story”
Pretty much everyone knows that if you get a Red Ryder Carbine Action 200-shot Range Model air rifle for Christmas that you’ll shoot your eye [...]
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Christmas Tree Ship Day Celebration
Learn about the history of the Christmas Tree Ship, watch Santa bring in trees on a boat, take pictures with Santa in the Museum galleries, make [...]
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Doctor Who Day @ Manitowoc Public Library
Allons-y!! To Manitowoc Public Library for Doctor Who Day on Saturday, December 9th that is!! A Tardis-load of activities and fun awaits [...]
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Minion Madness Party @ Manitowoc Public Library
Labada Artna! It’s Minion Madness at Manitowoc Public Library on Friday, December 8th, between 1 PM and 3 PM in the Balkansky Community Room! [...]
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Holiday Melodies at Manitowoc Public Library
‘Tis the Season to dust off those “Fa-La-La-La-Las” and enjoy some Seasonal Cheer with Holiday Melodies at Manitowoc Public Library! December [...]
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Coding Club @ Manitowoc Public Library
Computer programming is one of the most important skills to possess for the 21st Century. Even if your school-age kids don’t consider themselves [...]
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Make and Take Cookie Decorating @ Manitowoc Public Library
To quote Cookie Monster: “Me want cookie! Om nom nom nom!!” Kick-off the holiday season on Friday, November 24th, in the Balkansky Community Room [...]
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Book and a Movie/“The Longest Ride”
Art and bull-riding, beauty and brutality, art and war. All of these disparate elements are thrown into the artistic blender to explore the [...]
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‘Evergleams On Eighth’
Over 50 Aluminum Trees produced right here in Manitowoc and the history that makes them famous on display in your favorite downtown businesses.
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Human Trafficking in Our Community/A Panel Discussion @ Manitowoc Public Library
Human trafficking—simply stated, the trade of humans, modern day slavery, most commonly for the purpose of forced labor or sexual exploitation. [...]
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Manitowoc Tavern History with Joe Kazda @ Manitowoc Public Library
Historically speaking, it’s no secret that Wisconsin residents have a deep love for making any occasion an opportunity to unwind with their [...]
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Get Published: Breaking Into the Tough Writing Market @ Manitowoc Public Library
It’s been said that everyone has a great novel just waiting to be written bouncing around inside their brain. The question, however, is how does [...]
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Book and a Movie/“The Light Between Oceans”
Love, guilt, loss and the moral weight of one’s actions are all topics discussed in both the Australian historical fiction novel “The Light [...]
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Drugs in Our Community/A Panel Discussion @ Manitowoc Public Library
The abuse and misuse of drugs—prescription and otherwise—is a dilemma negatively impacting communities around the United States. And Manitowoc is [...]
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18th Annual Art on the Lakeshore
The Manitowoc Sunrise Optimist Club offers Free Fall Crafts for kids ages 4-12 and their families including Pumpkin Decorating, Spinner Art, [...]
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Wisconsin’s Most Haunted Locations/Chad Lewis @ Manitowoc Public Library
Our “Shocktober” festivities kick-off with an appearance by paranormal author Chad Lewis on Tuesday, October 3rd, at 6 PM. His presentation will [...]
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Coding Club @ Manitowoc Public Library
Computer programming is one of the most important skills to possess for the 21st Century. Even if your school-age kids don’t consider themselves [...]
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Pixel Art @ Manitowoc Public Library
It’s teen team versus teen team for Post-It artistic dominance on Wednesday, September 20th, between 4 PM and 5 PM, at MPL. Teams will convene in [...]
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ARGH! Pirate Party! @ Manitowoc Public Library
Yarr! Avast, ye land lubbers! Come celebrate “International Talk Like A Pirate Day” at Manitowoc Public Library in the Balkansky Community Room [...]
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Book and a Movie/“The Martian”
When the crew of the Ares III Mars Mission is forced to evacuate due to an especially intense dust storm, astronaut Mark Watney is left behind, [...]
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“Don’t Change The Subject”
“Don’t Change the Subject” is a darkly comic documentary film that looks at what happens when one man dares to ask questions about the dirtiest [...]
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M.T.A.C. @ MPL
Manitowoc Teen Arts Council—or M.T.A.C., for short—is a group of dedicated high school students organized by Manitowoc Public Library that are [...]
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Sputnikfest Saturday @ Manitowoc Public Library
Calling all space cadets! Even though the primary Sputnikfest action will be taking place just up 8th Street at the Rahr-West Art Museum, MPL [...]
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Teen Games Guild @ Manitowoc Public Library
Join us for an early evening of tabletop gaming at MPL on Tuesday, September 5th, at 4 PM in the Franklin Street Room! Learn to play “Snake Oil,” [...]
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Library to Library Fun Walk 2017
Time to enjoy some fun in the sun, get your walk on, and visit the Lakeshore’s two phenomenal libraries! This year’s Library to Library Fun Walk [...]
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3rd Annual Yoga @ Washington Park
Year # 3 of hosting this Event! Bring your yoga mats, water and a friend! Enjoy 90 minutes of guided yoga from Founder, Certified Yoga [...]
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Hour of Code @ MPL
Computer programming is one of the most important skills to possess for the 21st century. Even if your teens don’t consider themselves [...]
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Art in a Suitcase/Build to the Sky @ Manitowoc Public Library
As Ben Folds says in his song, “Philosophy”: “Won’t you look up at the skyline/At the mortar, block, and glass/And check out the [...]
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Grand Finale Carnival @ Manitowoc Public Library
Grab the family and come on down to Manitowoc Public Library on August 4th for our Family Carnival Event! We will be wrapping up the “Build a [...]
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Special Summer Program @ Manitowoc Public Library: Grow It Forward!
Join Amber Daugs and friends from Grow It Forward in the Balkansky Room of Manitowoc Public Library on Wednesday, July 26th, between 2 PM and 3 [...]
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Rockets at Manitowoc Public Library!
Houston, we have no problem! The countdown to fun starts at 0300 hours—or 3 PM, to us non-astronauts—on Tuesday, July 25th in the Balkansky [...]
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Makerspace @ MPL/Build Your Own Cupcake!
What do you get when you combine Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math? You get programming designed to inspire creativity and [...]
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Makerspace @ MPL/Build Your Own Cupcake!
What do you get when you combine Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math? You get programming designed to inspire creativity and [...]
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Henna Tattoos @ Manitowoc Public Library
The lure of the exotic and the urge to self-decorate merge on this very special afternoon of temporary Henna body art at MPL!! Henna artist Amy [...]
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Makerspace @ MPL/Art Blast!
What do you get when you combine Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math? You get programming designed to inspire creativity and [...]
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Acoustic Fest
A full day of some of the best acoustic music to be found in Wisconsin and beyond is lined up for Saturday, July 21, at Washington Park, from 11 [...]
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Ladies Night Out – Downtown Manitowoc
Thursday, May 18th, 2017, from 10am-8pm, visit local Manitowoc shops and participating businesses for Ladies Night Out. Stop by “The [...]
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