Editing Greendale, Wisconsin (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Greendale WI Mar2012.jpg|thumb|[[Greendale Historic District]]]]

===Civic organizations===
Community members are active in many local civic organizations, church groups and school committees where they volunteer their time and talents for the betterment of the Village.
* Greendale Entertainment Association<ref>{{cite web |url=https://greendaleentertainment.com/ |title=Greendale Entertainment Association |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Greendale Entertainment Association |access-date=November 28, 2022}}</ref>
* Greendale Historical Society<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greendalehistoricalsociety.org/ |title=Greendale Historical Society - National Historic Landmark |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Greendale Historical Society |access-date=November 28, 2022}}</ref>
* Greendale Lions Club<ref>{{cite web |url=https://greendalelions.org/ |title=Greendale Lions Club: We Serve Greendale... and Brats, Hot Dogs & Pancakes |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Greendale Lions Club |access-date=November 22, 2022}}</ref>
* Public Celebrations Committee<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greendale.org/our_community/public_celebrations/index.php |title=Welcome to Village of Greendale, WI |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Village of Greendale |access-date=November 22, 2022}}</ref>

===Events and festivals===
* "Remember the Fallen" a solemn remembrance walk on Memorial Day, ending at the Greendale Veteran's Memorial.
* Greendale Downtown Market, running on Saturdays from June through the first weekend in October. Sponsored by the Greendale Park and Recreation Department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gpr.greendale.k12.wi.us/greendale-downtown-market.html|title=Greendale Downtown Market - Greendale Park and Recreation Department |publisher=Greendale Park and Recreation Department |access-date=November 23, 2022 }}</ref>
* Saturday Night Fun on the Green. Free music concerts every Saturday night from mid-June to mid-August in Gazebo Park. Sponsored by the Greendale Entertainment Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greendaleentertainment.com/gazebo-series/|title=Gazebo Series - Greendale Entertainment Association |publisher=Greendale Entertainment Association |access-date=November 23, 2022 }}</ref>
* Sunday Village Nites on the Green. Free music concerts every Sunday night from mid-June to mid-August in Gazebo Park. Sponsored by the Greendale Park and Recreation Department.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gpr.greendale.k12.wi.us/ |title=Greendale Park and Recreation Department |publisher=Greendale Park and Recreation Department |access-date=November 23, 2022 }}</ref>
* Family Fourth Fest. Two music stages in Gazebo Park. Sponsored by the Greendale Lions Club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://greendalelions.org/july4/ |title=Family 4th - Greendale Lions Club |publisher=Greendale Lions Club |access-date=November 23, 2022 }}</ref>
* Greendale Garden Walk, a free walking tour through private gardens in Greendale, on the second Saturday in July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.jsonline.com/features/homeandgarden/greendale-home-and-garden-are-worthy-of-gazing-pq5qv73-160447415.html|title=Greendale home and garden are worthy of gazing |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |access-date=November 16, 2022 }}</ref>
* Every August, Greendale celebrates Village Days, an annual event since 1939. The three-day celebration commemorates the history of the village, attracting thousands to its parade, with live music, food and drink at the Greendale Lions Club's and Greendale Entertainment Association's stages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.achp.gov/preserve-america/community/greendale-wisconsin|title=Greendale, Wisconsin - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |publisher=Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |access-date=October 16, 2022 }}</ref>
* Public Celebrations 2023 Calendar of Events in Greendale<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greendale.org/our_community/public_celebrations/index.php|title=>Welcome to Village of Greendale, WI |publisher=Advisory Council on Historic Preservation |access-date=April 2, 2023 }}</ref>

===Historic places===
[[File:Trimborn-Farm.jpg|thumb|[[Trimborn Farm]]]]
* The [[Greendale Historic District]] was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2012.
* [[Trimborn Farm]], is a [[Victorian era]] estate, and added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://milwaukeehistory.net/education/county-landmarks/greendale/ |title=Greendale - Milwaukee County Historical Society |access-date=November 23, 2022 }}</ref>
* Part of the Trimborn farm complex is the neighboring [[Jeremiah Curtin House]], built in 1846, which is a unique stone house that was the boyhood home of noted American linguist and folklorist [[Jeremiah Curtin]].

===Performing arts===
* Greendale Community Theater,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greendaletheatre.org/ |title=Greendale Community Theater |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Greendale Community Theater |access-date=November 24, 2022}}</ref>
* Greendale High School. Fall play and spring musical.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greendaleschools.org/schools/high/ghs-theatre.cfm |title=Greendale Schools - GHS Theatre |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |publisher=Greendale School District |website=Greendale Schools - GHS Theatres |access-date=November 24, 2022}}</ref>
* Midwest Vocal Express (MVE), male a cappella chorus specializes in "Storytelling through Song," performing: traditional barbershop favorites, show tunes,  spirituals, popular music.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greendaleschools.org/schools/high/ghs-theatre.cfm |title=Barbershop Chorus - Midwest Vocal Express |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=Midwest Vocal Express |access-date=November 24, 2022}}</ref> Founded in 1989.

===Points of interest===
* Greendale Public Library<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.greendale.org/departments/library/index.php|title=Greemdale Public Library home page |access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> Member of the [[Milwaukee County Federated Library System]]. 6,533 residents have a Library card. 131,113 physical items were checked out in 2021. 24,276 eBooks, eMagazines, eAudio uses in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greendale Public Library Annual Report 2021 |url=https://www.greendale.org/departments/library/annual_report.php |publisher=Greendale Public Library |access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref> The library is noted for its collection of all 322 covers for [[The Saturday Evening Post]] that [[Norman Rockwell]] illustrated over the course of his career.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.greendale.org/departments/library/norman_rockwell.php |title= Art: Rockwell and Mobiles |publisher= Village of Greendale |access-date= December 9, 2022 }}</ref>
* Greendale Veterans Memorial, honors those Veterans who have sacrificed so much in the defense of our country.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greendale Veterans Memorial |url=https://www.greendalememorial.org/ |publisher=Greendale Veterans Memorial |access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref>  Dedication ceremony was held on October 5, 2019.
* Historic Greendale Welcome Center, has displays of Greendale's history, showing the early creation of Greendale, Greendale's progression through the years, and Greendale today.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historic Greendale Welcome Center |url=https://www.greendale.org/our_community/things_to_do_and_places_to_visit/index.php |publisher=Greendale Welcome Center |access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref>
* Historic Hose Tower. A [[hose tower]] is a structure constructed for hanging [[firehose]]s to dry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/wisconsin/greendale/picture-history-what-is-a-hose-tower |title=Picture History: What is a Hose Tower?|date=November 23, 2022 |website=Greendale, WI Patch }}</ref>