Milwaukee City Birthday Party
The club presents the Milwaukee City Birthday Party at the end of each January. This party evolved from earlier days when Milwaukee Mayor Henry Maier would walk over to the old Press Club restaurant and, at lunchtime, present a state of the city address. The parties are now evening gatherings at various downtown locations and draw hundreds of attendees from throughout the community.
City of Milwaukee’s 180th Birthday Party
January 29, 2026
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Bartolotta Catering @ The Grain Exchange
MPC Endowment
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The endowment carries out its mission by providing scholarships to students, funding journalism-related education programs and supporting activities of the Milwaukee Press Club.
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MPC Membership
Support journalistic excellence in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin and become part of the oldest continuously operating press club in the country, founded in 1885. The Press Club also supports the MPC Endowment Ltd., which awards annual journalism scholarships to students and provides grants to journalism programs.