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Martha Merrell’s Community Involvement

Martha Merrell’s Books is a community-minded independent bookstore, meaning that we host, participate, or are involved in many community events.

Examples of the depth of our commitment to Waukesha and the community include:

Event and Community

Waukesha Downtown Business Association
Waukesha Friday Night Live
ProHealth Care RiverWalk for Breast Cancer, 1st Saturday in May each year
Alzheimer’s Walk, 1st Saturday in September each year
Waukesha’s Friday Night After Dark Music Series (indoor music from October – December)
Downtown Trick or Treating on the Saturday before Halloween
Holiday Stroll featuring Author Mania (before the Christmas Parade)
Christmas Clearing Council
Silver Bells activities during the Christmas season
Santa’s Breakfast Workshop on Saturdays from Thanksgiving to Christmas
Art Crawls on the 1st Saturday in March, May, August, October & December
Waukesha JanBoree

Other Community

Waukesha Farmers’ Market on the RiverWalk
Waukesha GuitarTown Project (a public art project with Gibson Guitar Company)
Waukesha County Reading Council
Waukesha Reads Program each October
Wisconsin State Reading Association

If at all possible, we try to be supportive of any proposals brought to our attention.

Norm and Eve Bruce

Niki Manbeck is with JT Manbeck and Jeff Manbeck.

6 days ago

🇺🇸 Manbeck Family Race to 50 States 🇺🇸

WISCONSIN ✅! Totally worth the 9 hour drive! We started off strong going to a Milwaukee Bucks game! It was a nail biter game but the Bucks won, and we were on the big screen!

Day 2 we went to The Potter's Shop and we each made our own “wall pockets”, we all enjoyed this! Followed by a visit to Waukeshas only Independent Bookstore, Martha Merrell's Books and right across the street was the yummiest candy shop, Allô! Chocolat!

Day 3 we got to explore the coolest cave that is over 400 million years old, Cave of the Mounds. Some areas were a pretty tight fit for Jeff! The story behind how the cave was discovered is fascinating! Followed by an evening at the Waukesha Civic Theatre to watch local artist perform in Song for a New World!

Day 4 was a BeYOUtiful day for the BeYOUtiful Half Marathon & 5K. Despite looking at the time wrong and showing up 20 minutes late, we still had a great time. Jeff, Kristen, and JT all took 2nd place in their age groups. Jt also won a chocolate gift basket!

After that we did some shopping at the local farmers market and had a drink at a local bar! We will definitely have to come back for more Bucks games!
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✅ Wisconsin - 5/8/21 - BeYOUtiful Half Marathon & 5K

✅ Maryland - 4/11/21 - 2021 Care Packages at Carderock 5k, 10k, & Half

✅ Delaware - 4/10/21 - Operation Rabbit Run & Bunny Hop Community Event

✅ Kentucky - 3/7/20 - Lucky Leprechaun 5k

✅ Texas - 7/18/19 - Trinity 5000 Series

✅ Ohio - 7/12/19 - Super Hero 5k

✅ Missouri - 6/15/19 - Fathers Day 4 Mile

✅ South Dakota - 5/18/19 - Remember the Fallen 5K

✅ Kansas - 4/27/19 - TBird Trot 5K

✅ Oklahoma - 4/6/19 - Aquarium Run 5K

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UPCOMING RACES:

New York - July 24th - Chocolate Challenge 3.1

Michigan - July 31st - Running to Honor 5k

Arizona - November 6th - Grand Canyon Trail 5k

Nevada - February 26th 2022 - Rock and Roll on The Strip ... See MoreSee Less