Issue 25 | Oct 08 | I can haz bucketworks?

­This weekend's Spotlight Film Festival was an ­amazing sucess with screenings running until 10:00pm on Saturday night. We had some great press cove­rage with a story in the Journal Sentinel, the Chicago Tribune, and even as far out as Dallas, Texas. Founders James Carlson and Dominic Inouye had a great interview on WUWM's Lake Effect and on Saturday afternoon CBS showed up to film the attendees and interview James. The grand prize winner was Dominique Smith's Night at the Video Store. And wait until you see the photos of his face when he won.

There's been a little tweak to the Saturday, October 18th event. We've decided we'd rather say a BIG thank you to all of the volunteers who helped us get ready for Barcampmilwaukee3 and the Spotlight Student Film Festival. You all did amazing work. The Night of the Living Dead Zombie Puppet show will be playing an 8:00 and a 10:00pm, there will be music, tours, and fun stuff. The event will be open to public with a suggested donation at the door. We hope to see you there!

We're gearing up for the Haunted House at the beginning of November. Want to volunteer to help decorate? Email jenn@bucketworks.org.

What's going on around here?

Saturday, October 18 7:00pm Bucketworks Volunteer Appreciation Night On June 7th, approximately half of the Bucketworks space was destroyed. Through a generous donor and the volunteerism of many of our members we have reconstructed our space and we would like to take a moment to celebrate their hard work.

Saturday, October 25 2:00pm CARAC Cat Day This is a fundraiser/workshop where cat owners will be able to come and create their own scratching posts for $25 or purchase pre-made posts
that have been donated. Participants will also have the chance to make
cat toys as well.

Sunday, October 26 4:30pm Professional Member Pot-luck Interested in becoming a Professional Member of Bucketworks, or are you one already? Do you have a key to this place or do you want one? Join us on Sunday at 4:30pm, and bring a snack.

Sunday, October 26 6:00pm Member Movie Night Featuring Night of the Living Dead Zombie Puppet Show Join us for a screening of Night of the Living Dead with a performance by Milwaukee's own Zombie Puppet show. And a Make n' Take Zombie Puppet workshop!

Saturday, November 1 4:00pm  & Sunday, November 2 2:00pm Bucketworks Haunted H­ouse Join us for the only Haunted House in the city proper! A cacaphony of frightening frights, a robot parade and more zombie puppets!

Sunday, November 9 4:00pm Forever Activists and Souls Without Borders This special documentary screening is co-hosted by the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) in New York, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting public awareness, research, and discussion about the Spanish Civil War and the American volunteers who risked their lives to fight fascism in Spain.

Tuesdays, beginning November 9 7:30pm Actor's Craft Improv Technique The spontaneity of improvisation improves your listening and reacting skills. It requires your intellectual, physical, and intuitive involvement which brings to light your unique characteristics. By identifying and honing these unique qualities, you can learn to bring your self to your acting work and create rich characters with vibrant relationships in your scenes.

Friday, November 21 6:00pm MilwaukeeDevHouse3 MilwaukeeDevHouse aims to be the premier regularly scheduled hackathon event that combines serious and not-so-serious productivity with a fun and exciting party atmosphere. If you’re a coder, designer, or just someone who enjoys software and technology development, MilwaukeeDevHouse was made for you... MilwaukeeDevHouse is intended for passionate and creative technical people that want to have some fun, ­learn new things, and meet new people.

Is there anything else? Uhm, yeah. Membership link. Click it. You know you want to.

From our Members & Friends

Register for Camp Cabarita Decompression Winter in the Hidden Jamaica ­2009 by November 30 and reserve your spot for $200.