Week Ahead: Village Meetings, High School Art Show and Eco-Consciousness

Here's a look at some of the events in our events calendar this week. If we're missing something, you can add it to the calendar.

Village Board: The Whitefish Bay Village Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday night to hear sewer consultants Donohue and Associates present the results of their , which indicates the village could engineer a plan that would protect most homes from a 500-year storm. Trustees will discuss cost estimates for those sewer fixes at Monday's meeting.

The board will also discuss a turf management plan for 2012, an action plan for in 2012, a street repair program for 2012 and to separate the sanitary sewer basin shared by the two villages.

Creative Self-Expression Show: art students will display their artwork at from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday night. The Great Frame Up professionally frames each work for the show, which is also a judged competition where one winner is selected in each category. The overall best in show will also be sent to the national competition. Although only a few will win, each student will keep their framed work.

Plan Commission: The Whitefish Bay Plan Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the and make a recommendation to the Village Board for future action. Commissioners will also consider conditional use permits from , a self-serve frozen yogurt store, and Rustam Gallery of Fine Rugs, which plans to move into the space currently occupied by. Gallery 505 into the space, which is closing its doors.

: Yom Hashoah, Memorial to the Six Million, Remembrance of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and All Resistance, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the . The keynote speaker is Sam Harris, a survivor and president of the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. The event will feature face-to-face small group experiences with Holocaust survivors.

Book and Film Discussion Group: Join former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel film critic Doug Armstrong at the at 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the book "True Grit" and its two film adaptations, the first of which starred John Wayne and the second starring Jeff Bridges. Register at the adult reference desk or by calling 964-4380.

: Milwaukee Riverkeeper is currently seeking volunteers to clean up and other river parkways throughout the Milwaukee area from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Visit www.milwaukeeriverkeeper.org to learn how you can help out.

Eco-Week: Speaking of eco-friendly events, the Whitefish Bay Business Improvement District is kicking off its first-ever "Eco Week" event. More details about the week-long event can be seen on the BID's website.