Milwaukee - In Brief

 

TIME ZONE: Central
AREA CODE: 414
FOUNDED: 1846
POPULATION*:   1.5 million
GET AROUND: Milwaukee County Transit bus
AIRPORT: General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)
WEBSITES: www.visitmilwaukee.org  
* Greater Milwaukee area

BY THE NUMBERS

16 vendors at Milwaukee Public Market, all of which sell Wisconsin-made products. (Don't miss the artisan cheese from West Allis Cheese.)

35 vintage guitars in Les Paul’s House of Sound exhibit at Discovery World

30,000 weight (in pounds) of the Miller Brewing Co. Pipe Organ, stored under a stage at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts

4.5 MILLION artifacts and specimens at the Milwaukee Public Museum, including a Torosaurus skull

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CULTURE CALENDAR

Through May 15
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
At Milwaukee Art Museum
This exhibit celebrates the 100th anniversary of Taliesin — Wright’s studio, home and school in Spring Green, WI — with 33 neverbefore-seen drawings, one-of-a-kind home movies, furniture pieces and other works by “America’s greatest architect.” www.mam.org

Through April 16
THE HUNDRED DRESSES
At First Stage Children’s Theater
Based on the award-winning 1944 children's book by Eleanor Estes, this story follows the new girl who claims to have 100 beautiful dresses at home despite wearing the same faded one everyday, the schoolmates who tease her and the lone girl who befriends her. www.firststage.org

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NEWS FLASH

Hog Heaven • Wannabe biker chicks, don some leather and learn how to ride during the Biker Boot Camp for Women, presented by the Harley-Davidson Museum. The course takes place May 9-14. h-dmuseum.com + Slam Dunk • Bango, the Milwaukee Bucks’ mascot, was named the 2010 NBA Mascot of the Year. See him in action as the Bucks take on Philly (April 2), Cleveland (April 9) and Toronto (April 11). www.nba.com/bucks