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Sculpture Milwaukee 2021 begins installing outdoor artworks in May Sculpture Milwaukee will begin installation of its fifth season of outdoor public art this month, adding new works to 15 holdovers from the 2020 exhibit along Wisconsin Avenue and in the Historic Third Ward. Guest curators Theaster Gates and Michelle Grabner are introducing a titled exhibit for the first time in this project, "there is this We," drawn from a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks. In a statement from Sculpture Milwaukee, Grabner said the title reflects works that honor "belief in social change through the provocations of t...

Skylight Music Theatre Announces Don’t Rána on My Parade Outdoor Concert and Picnic in the Park to Benefit Skylight Music Theatre Saturday, May 22, 2021, 6 p.m. By Skylight Music Theatre - Apr 19th, 2021 03:01 pm Don’t Rána on My Parade, a spring fundraiser in the park on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 6 p.m. hosted by longtime Skylight favorite The fundraiser will be held outdoors under the trees of Catalano Square located next to the theatre in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward. The event will feature a gourmet picnic dinner and a live concert with performances...

Three digital kiosks at Milwaukee streetcar stops were installed the week of March 29 with plans to eventually expand to 35 total.  The first three were installed at stops at the Intermodal Station, Burns Commons on the lower east side and Cathedral Square, according to the Department of Public Works.  Twelve more will be installed in the next phase, all on streetcar stops with the exception of East Ogden Avenue at North Astor Street eastbound and East St. Paul Avenue at North Plankinton Avenue westbound, where the stops were too small.  The long-term plan is to install others in high-tr...

Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news. By Jeramey Jannene - Apr 11th, 2021 03:03 pm //end headline wrapper ?> 504 W. National Ave. Photo courtesy of NEWaukee. The new owners of the former Schlitz Tivoli Palm Garden in Walker’s Point will maintain it as a home for dance, albeit an entirely different kind than it has been for the past four decades. Built in 1901 by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co., the two-story building was home to a variety of tenants after the original beer garden shuttered. A fire effectively gutted the interior in 1979, with the Milwa...

Greg Gossel will paint 9,600-square-foot mural in Schlitz Park this summer. By Jeramey Jannene - Apr 5th, 2021 02:16 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Schlitz Powerhouse mural site. Rendering by RINKA. Artist Greg Gossel will paint a 9,600-square-foot mural, downtown’s largest, in Schlitz Park this summer. The new owners of the business park, Crestlight Capital and TGP Real Estate, announced the selection Monday morning alongside the Milwaukee Downtown business improvement group. The organizations issued a request for proposals in August, offering a $50,000 com...