Madcap Milwaukee Calendar: Naruto Run Your Way to Anime MKE

Here’s how one can do the Naruto run, named after the lead character within the anime sequence “Naruto”—fling your arms again and maintain them prolonged, stoop ahead, and run with exaggerated steps, whereas letting out a passionate yell. Will it get you to Anime MKE quicker? Maybe.

Hack the Planet ‘90s Rave Cyberpunk Dance Party

• Friday, March 1
• Cactus Club, 2496 S. Wentworth Ave.

Presented by a DJ crew referred to as Subspace (together with visitor DJ Cuzin Joe), this dance celebration will concurrently take you again in time to the ‘90s and ahead right into a cyberpunk dystopian dance future. They’ll be spinning techno, EBM, trance, and home music, a throwback to dancing with glowsticks in deserted warehouses raves and the screeching sound of dial-up web.

The celebration begins at 10pm, 18-plus, free admission.

MKE Destash Event

• Sunday, March 3
• House of Rad, 900 E. Keefe Ave

Now in its ninth 12 months, MKE Destash was created “as a method for makers to re-coup funds from the earlier 12 months’s work as a way to help recent new tasks and aspirations for the brand new 12 months.” There are 120 native artists and makers taking part in addition to meals vans, native beer, music, and interactive artwork actions. The occasion takes place at House of Rad, a former warehouse transformed right into a inventive manufacturing unit of artist studios. If you get there early, there’s complimentary Bloody Marys, mimosas, and occasional—whereas provides final.

The occasion runs 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and has a $3 money admission. More information on House of Rad at houseofradmke.com.

Anime MKE

• March 8-10
• Baird Center & Hilton Milwaukee City Center Hotel, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Anime MKE has grow to be one in every of Milwaukee’s greatest nerd tradition occasions, with an attendance of about 15,500 individuals final 12 months. The conference’s aim is to “have fun and educate followers about anime, manga, Asian tradition, music and gaming.” The conference runs 24 hours a day by the weekend with a wide selection of actions together with costume contests, video and tabletop recreation tournaments, a Okay-pop dance competitors, escape rooms, youngsters’s programming and Combat Cosplay Chess, which options costumed individuals as the sport items. There’s additionally quite a lot of particular visitor voice actors, cosplayers and DJs in attendance.

Single day badges vary $45-$60, weekend badges are $80. More ticket and schedule info could be discovered at animemilwaukee.org.

Punk Rock Rummage Sale 

• Saturday, March 9
• X-Ray Arcade, 5036 S. Packard Ave., Cudahy

The Punk Rock Rummage Sale seems seasonally at totally different venues. This time round, you’ll find 17 distributors promoting unique artwork and crafts, previous records, garments, and random bits of punk rock treasure at X-Ray Arcade. Expect a loud and livid soundtrack when you peruse—DJs will likely be spinning punk classics.

“It’s classic and vinyl records plus plenty of weirdo artwork and handmade goodies,” says Wendy Norton, native musician and one of many rummage organizers. “Fun for the entire household, c’mon down!”

The occasion runs 11 a.m.-3 p.m., early birds pay $2 admission to get in 11 a.m.-12 p.m., free admission after midday. You can comply with Punk Rock Rummage Sale for information on future occasions right here: fb.com/punkrockrummagesale.

The Psychology of Serial Killers

• Sunday, March 10
• Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St.

In the previous couple of years documentaries, dramatizations, and podcasts devoted to inspecting the lives of serial killers have proliferated. Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Milwaukee’s Jeffrery Dahmer have all been examined in latest sequence. What mindset creates these vicious killers? This presentation by scientific psychologist and legal professional Dr. Rachel Toles will discover matters like pink flags, myths, media protection, the way forward for searching serial killers and extra. 

Doors are at 7pm, tickets are $30 and could be discovered right here: pabsttheatergroup.com/occasions/element/tpsk-2024