MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) A weekend drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic happening Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6, can score you a free Summerfest ticket.
The Milwaukee Health Department and Summerfest teamed up to host to event in the Henry Maier Festival Park parking lots.
Here’s how the drive-thru vaccination clinic will work:
The clinic will run from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on both Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6. No appointments are necessary and participants will stay in their vehicles for the duration of the vaccine.
Those interested in being vaccinated will enter from the south via Erie Street or north via Lincoln Memorial Drive and follow the directional signage toward the South Gate. Map attached.
March with Pride for Black Lives Matter announces June 13 Date
Photo credit: Milwaukee Pride
Broderick Pearson (Montell Infiniti Ross), organizer of the First Anniversary March with Pride for Black Lives Matter, announced Sunday, June 13 as the 2021 march date.
As in 2020, the March with Pride for BLM assembly and end point is the PrideFest main admission gate (SummerFest grounds/ Henry Maier Festival Park at E. Chicago Street and N. Harbor Drive). Pre-march rally with speakers begins at 1p.m. with step-off at 2 p.m.
Pearson also named his lead planners who are working directly him to organize March logistics. They include 2020 veterans Angel Vega, Hugo Beam, Kat Klawes, and, joining this year, activist Elle Halo. âMilwaukee Pride President Wes Shaver is collaborating to really make some amazing new features happen on behalf of PrideFest MKE,â Pearson said. As in 2020, videographer Jonathan Charles will produce drone footage for the event.
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“We could not be more excited to unveil the lineup for Summerfest,” said Milwaukee World Festival Inc.’s Don Smiley in a statement. “From first-timers, including Chance the Rapper, Miley Cyrus, and Run the Jewels, to Fest favorites including Dave Matthews Band, T-Pain, Styx and Chris Stapleton, our lineup continues to be one of the most diverse and unique in the industry.”
Summerfest is usually held between late June and early July. This year’s festival was delayed and last year’s event was canceled due to the pandemic. Additional acts will be announced soon as will health and safety procedures and protocols.
ITASCA, IL - M&R Development has announced first move-ins and the debut of two decorated models at 42 Hundred On The Lake, its new 236-unit luxury apartment building overlooking Lake Michigan in St. Francis, Wisc., just 5 miles south of downtown Milwaukee.
“42 Hundred On The Lake marks our first ground-up project in Wisconsin, so we couldn’t be more thrilled to see phase one of this gorgeous community complete and watch our first residents move in,” said Anthony Rossi, Sr., managing partner, M&R Development. “There’s only so much Lake Michigan shoreline available, and with the Milwaukee area booming, we knew renters would be drawn to the rare opportunity to live in a new building that lives more like a resort with high-end interiors, endless amenities and stunning skyline and waterfront views.”