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SUMMARY:The Bend Sessions: Ben Houle - Sept 1
DESCRIPTION:The Bend Sessions: West Bend’s Free Community Lecture Series\nAugust – November 2026\nBEN HOULE \nWest Bend Sausage Plus Butcher’s Craft: Why Quality Still Matters\, Understanding the Meat You Buy\, Cuts\, Grades\, Bulk Buying & Buying Local \nBen Houle\, owner of West Bend Sausage Plus\, has spent his career mastering the butcher’s craft. After learning the trade at some of Wisconsin’s premier meat markets\, he and his wife\, Shannon\, opened West Bend Sausage Plus in 2018\, building it into one of southeastern Wisconsin’s premier destination meat markets known for handcrafted sausages\, premium meats\, and exceptional customer service. Whether you’re a seasoned grill master or simply want to become a smarter shopper\, attendees will leave with knowledge they can put to use on their very next trip to the meat counter. \nThe Bend Sessions Community Lecture Series runs from August 10th through November 24th and is a FREE event open to the public.\nNo ticket or registration required.
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SUMMARY:The Bend Sessions: Bill Volkert - Sept 8
DESCRIPTION:The Bend Sessions: West Bend’s Free Community Lecture Series\nAugust – November 2026\nBILL VOLKERT \nBirds of the Northern Kettle Moraine \nBill Volkert spent 27 years as the naturalist and wildlife educator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources at Horicon Marsh\, where he led more than 3\,700 education programs for over 220\,000 visitors\, including scientists from more than 40 countries. Now retired from the DNR\, he lives near the Northern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest\, where he continues to study and photograph the region’s wildlife. For this program\, Volkert turns his attention close to home\, sharing the birds and habitats of the Northern Kettle Moraine that he has come to know best. \nThe Bend Sessions Community Lecture Series runs from August 10th through November 24th and is a FREE event open to the public.\nNo ticket or registration required.
URL:https://thebendwi.org/event/the-bend-sessions-bill-volkert-sept-8/
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SUMMARY:The Bend Sessions: Chris Yogerst - Sept 16
DESCRIPTION:The Bend Sessions: West Bend’s Free Community Lecture Series\nAugust – November 2026\nCHRIS YOGERST \nWarner Bros. – Movie History / Merger with Paramount \nChris Yogerst is an associate professor of communication at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and one of the country’s foremost historians of Warner Bros. He is the author of several books on Hollywood history\, including The Warner Brothers\, From the Headlines to Hollywood: The Birth and Boom of Warner Bros.\, and Hollywood Hates Hitler!. His writing has appeared in The Hollywood Reporter\, The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Review of Books\, among other publications. Yogerst will trace the story of Warner Bros. from its immigrant founders through today’s headline-making merger with Paramount. \nThe Bend Sessions Community Lecture Series runs from August 10th through November 24th and is a FREE event open to the public.\nNo ticket or registration required.
URL:https://thebendwi.org/event/the-bend-sessions-chris-yogerst-sept-16/
CATEGORIES:Free,Live Events
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SUMMARY:The Bend Sessions: Anne E. Schwartz - Sept 22
DESCRIPTION:The Bend Sessions: West Bend’s Free Community Lecture Series\nAugust – November 2026\nAnne E. Schwartz \nMonster: The True Story of the Jeffrey Dahmer Murders \nAnne E. Schwartz is a veteran Milwaukee journalist who\, as a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal in 1991\, broke the story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and was among the first on the scene. Her reporting earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination\, and she went on to write two books on the case\, most recently Monster: The True Story of the Jeffrey Dahmer Murders. Schwartz later served eight years as communications director for the Milwaukee Police Department and has since become a nationally recognized trainer on strategic communication for law enforcement and public safety professionals. She returns to West Bend to share the inside story of one of the most notorious cases in American history. \nThe Bend Sessions Community Lecture Series runs from August 10th through November 24th and is a FREE event open to the public.\nNo ticket or registration required.
URL:https://thebendwi.org/event/the-bend-sessions-anne-schwartz-sept-22/
CATEGORIES:Free,Live Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260929T190000
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SUMMARY:The Bend Sessions: Lee C. Kluck - Sept 29
DESCRIPTION:The Bend Sessions: West Bend’s Free Community Lecture Series\nAugust – November 2026\nLee C. Kluck \nLeave While the Party’s Good: The Life and Legacy of Baseball Executive Harry Dalton — Brewers ALCS Championship GM \nLee C. Kluck is a Wisconsin sports historian and frequent contributor to the Society for American Baseball Research. His first book\, Leave While the Party’s Good: The Life and Legacy of Baseball Executive Harry Dalton\, was named a finalist for the 2025 Seymour Medal\, one of the top honors in baseball literature. The book tells the story of Dalton\, architect of the Milwaukee Brewers’ only American League pennant in 1982 and a front-office career that also included stops with the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels. Kluck will share the story of the man many consider the first modern baseball executive. \nThe Bend Sessions Community Lecture Series runs from August 10th through November 24th and is a FREE event open to the public.\nNo ticket or registration required.
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