MCTS partners with Marcus Center to honor MLK
MCTS partners with Marcus Center to honor MLK
A pair of Milwaukee County bus stops got a makeover recently. FOX6 talked with some of the masterminds behind the project and explains why they hope you ll give it a look.
MILWAUKEE - A pair of Milwaukee County bus stops got a makeover recently.
FOX6 talked with some of the masterminds behind the project and explains why they hope you ll give it a look.
Milwaukee County Transit System has built a reputation for being able to move people but not like this. We’ve been part of the Marcus Performing Arts Center’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration since 2014, said Jacqueline Zeledon of MCTS. The students who won last year, we took their artwork and created murals. Those murals are located at MLK Drive and Concordia, as well as MLK Drive and Pleasant.
Imagine MKE announces recipients of $700,000 in county CARES Act funds
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Imagine MKEannounced the recipients of $700,000 in CARES Act funding for arts and culture organizations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Imagine MKE, an advocacy organization for the region’s arts sector, received applications for 82 organizations, receiving documentation of over $30 million in losses or expenses incurred because of the COVID-19 pandemic and over $4.4 million in aid requests.
“The need from the culture and arts sector far out paces both the present and projected resources available to support them,” said county executive David Crowley. “The millions in documented losses underscore how the downsizing of this sector of our economy could have far-reaching, long-term effects if not addressed immediately.”
The Nutcracker takes virtual stage for Milwaukee Ballet
‘The Nutcracker’ takes virtual stage for Milwaukee Ballet
The COVID-19 pandemic can t stop the decades-long Milwaukee tradition, though it is taking a different form than past performances.
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Ballet has been performing The Nutcracker every Christmas for more than five decades.
“It is enormously important. The Nutcracker is the most iconic ballet of all time,” said Artistic Director Michael Pink. The Nutcracker normally makes up more than half of the Milwaukee Ballet’s annual ticketing revenue, raising more than $1 million each year.
However, in 2020, the organization knew filling up the Marcus Performing Arts Center would not be possible.