We Exist to Prove the Living Artist: Woodland Pattern Book Center's 38th Anniversary Gala

Please join us at Woodland Pattern's 38th Annual Anniversary Gala, a cultural milestone celebrating American poetry, the arts, and everyone—including you—who has for nearly four decades made our organization’s work possible.

The evening will feature a collaborative performance by award-winning writer Nathaniel Mackey and acclaimed jazz pianist Marilyn Crispell, as well as an address by Jen Benka, President of the Academy of American Poets. Our honorees will include longtime Woodland Pattern Board Chair Karen Campbell and volunteer Jean Gurney, with special gratitude to philanthropist Lynde Uihlein for magnanimous support of Woodland Pattern and cultural life in Milwaukee.

Proceeds from the gala will benefit Woodland Pattern’s many activities that support writers, artists, and musicians from Milwaukee and beyond.

5 pm: Reception

Hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, & silent auction

7 pm: Program

Address by Jen Benka

Recognition of honorees

Performance by Nathaniel Mackey & Marilyn Crispell