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Summertime in Milwaukee is a festive season. After suffering through the long and oppressive winter, we emerge like butterflies from cocoons, seeking sun and sociality. The question of transportation remains. Parking is a pain. The bus is a bore. Whatever your preferred means of conveyance, here are some considerations concerning getting around Milwaukee.
Beginning Thursday, June 4, downtown Milwaukee’s summer trolley service will provide an affordable and convenient ride to festivals, museums, shops and events. The service runs Thursdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., until September 5. The thirty stops include destinations such as the Milwaukee Public Market, Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee Public Museum, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee Art Museum, Discovery World, the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, the Shops of Grand Avenue, the Grohmann Museum, the theater and hotel districts as well as downtown’s many restaurants, shops, spas and salons. Rides are $1 per trip. A map of the Milwaukee Trolley Loop and other information can be found here.
The Department of Public Works has announced that the West North Avenue Bridge over the Canadian Pacific railway from North 30 to North 31 streets will be closed and replaced beginning June 2. The DPW expects the project to be completed in November. The 1932 three-span concrete bridge will be replaced with a single-span concrete bridge, constructed with historic-looking bridge parapets to complement the red brick buildings found throughout the surrounding neighborhood. A detour map may be found here.
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Artists know that schlepping one’s wares hither and tither usually requires expensive, gas-guzzling vans. Fortunately there is the Mary L. Nohl Suitcase Export Fund for Individual Artists. This collaboration between the Bradley Family Foundation and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation reimburses visual artists the cost of exhibiting their work outside the four-county area of Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington. To date, the Suitcase Export Fund has dispersed over $130,000 to 228 artists and has underwritten exhibitions throughout North America, Europe, Africa, the former Soviet Union and Asia.
The Suitcase Export Fund is open to practicing artists residing within the aforementioned four-county area to export their work outside these counties for public display. Priority is given to artists with exhibitions outside of Wisconsin. The current cycle began June 1 with $8,100 to disburse. Applications will be considered in the order received and, although there is no application deadline, artists must apply prior to the opening of their exhibition. Demand for the Suitcase Fund is high, so be sure to apply as early as possible. The application can be found here.
