It’s been nine long, hot, throbbing years since Downtown Milwaukee released a promotional video scored to a Peaches song about oral sex. “Cause I wanna take you downtown / Show you my thing, show you my thing” cooed Peaches over images of Milwaukeeans enjoying the RiverWalk and/or playing ping pong. Now, after two years of pandemic-forced chastity, Downtown Milwaukee is once again ready to show you its thing, show you its thing.
On Thursday, Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 revealed its downtown-employee-focused Summer in the City campaign. One of the big components of the campaign is the new Heart(beats) of the City music series, where bands will play on the upper terrace of Red Arrow Park every Wednesday at noon, June 1 – July 27. (There’ll be food trucks, too!) Here’s the schedule:
June 1
Chicken Wire Empire
June 8
“V” Funk
June 15
Rob Knapp & The Soul Patrol
June 22
Donna Woodall Group
June 29
The Rumskis
July 6
Extra Crispy Brass Band
July 13
Rhythm Kings
July 20
Hopper’s Luck
July 27
KOJO
Then there’s the return of Tunes@Noon, which finds musicians setting up shop in that little courtyard to the side of the 411 building on Wisconsin Avenue every Thursday at noon, June 2 – September 1. Here’s the schedule for that:
June 2
Joe Wray
June 9
Andy Braun
June 16
Keshena Armon
June 23
Dan Kolesari
June 30
Cole Heinrich
July 7
Next Paperback Hero
July 14
Ethan Keller
July 21
Joe Wray
July 28
Frogwater
August 4
Fressure Point
August 11
Roxie Beane
August 18
Jon Hintz
August 25
Shuga Blu
September 1
Texas Dave Duo
And finally: Want to win a staycation at Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel? If you’re a downtown employee, just take a picture of yourself at one of this summer’s free downtown events, use the hashtag #MKEItBack, and tag @MKEDowntown on Instagram and/or @MilwDowntown on Twitter. One downtown employee will win a $500 Saint Kate gift card!
Oh, and don’t forget about Downtown Employee Appreciation Week, August 15-19! And (hopefully) another Bucks parade! Come with Downtown Milwaukee, come with Downtown Milwaukee, come with Downtown Milwaukee there.
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