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Milwaukee Public Museum begins massive move of 4 million items
Milwaukee Public Museum begins massive move
The Milwaukee Public Museum starts a major phase of its move on Monday, Feb. 9, closing exhibits and sending its Torosaurus skeleton to Canada for cleaning before the new museum opens.
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Public Museum is about to enter a pivotal stage in its transition to a new home, with crews preparing to relocate millions of artifacts – including its only mounted dinosaur.
What we know:
Starting Monday, Feb. 9, the museum begins shutting down its Torosaurus display as leaders prepare the collection for the future Nature and Culture Museum of Wisconsin, expected to open in the second quarter of next year.
For curator of paleontology Jon Hendricks, it marks a first in his career and the see-you-later moment for a 65-million-year-old fossil that has greeted generations of visitors.
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“It’s being packed up by a partner company called Research Casting International, they’re located close to Toronto,” Hendricks said. “They’re coming down, they’re going to help us disassemble the torosaurus skeleton and what they’re going to do is take it back to Toronto and clean every bone and make repairs when necessary.”
The dinosaur is only a fraction of the scale. The geology department alone houses roughly 500,000 specimens, all bound for the museum’s new location just down the street.
“We’ve got to take care to make sure everything is carefully packed up and tracked to make sure every single specimen that we have makes its way to the new museum safely,” Hendricks said.
The careful work is emotional for many in a community that has grown up with the institution’s familiar halls and exhibits.
What they’re saying:
“i hope that whatever is new keeps that sense of the old history and the way we used to look at things and keeping track of things,” said Tish Hicks, museum visitor.
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“The building itself isn’t particularly warm, it’s the people who built the exhibits and that’s where the humanity is,” said Angela Zar, museum visitor.
The Torosaurus is one of several exhibits scheduled to close in the coming weeks as the countdown to the move continues. For more information on exhibit closures, visit the Milwaukee Public Museum’s website.
What’s next:
The museum’s final day at its current site is Jan. 3 of next year.
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Brad Paisley (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE – Brad Paisley is scheduled to perform at the BMO Pavilion in Milwaukee on Sept. 4.
Ticket information
What we know:
The ticket pre-sale for Brad’s fan club members, Paisley Nation, begins on Tuesday, May 12 at 10 am. All tickets available at BradPaisley.com.
The tour will also offer a variety of VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level.
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Packages vary but include premium seats, a guided backstage tour, VIP-exclusive gift item, early entry & more. VIP package contents vary depending on the selected offer. For more information, visit VIPnation.com.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by Live Nation.
Billionaire Wes Edens, co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks NBA club, is shown at Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 9, 2015. The Wall Street Journal on Sunday identified Edens as the victim of a billion-dollar extortion plot allegedly hatched by an ex-lover. File Photo by Andrew Gombert/EPA
May 10 (UPI) — Wes Edens, the billionaire co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and an owner of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, was the target of a billion-dollar extortion scheme allegedly perpetrated by an ex-lover, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
A spokesman for Edens, 64, confirmed to the newspaper that the financier is the unnamed alleged victim in a federal indictment brought against Changli “Sophia” Luo of New York City.
Edens, one of world’s most successful global investment management firm leaders with Fortress, has developed and owned businesses in real estate, transportation, infrastructure, health care, financial services, media and entertainment.
He is also a high-profile sports team owner, including the Bucks and soccer club Aston Villa of the English Premier League. He is credited turning the Bucks from a perennial cellar dweller into a champion squad over a five-year span, culminating in the 2021 NBA championship.
But he also fell victim to a lurid alleged “sextortion” scheme, his spokesman confirmed to the WSJ, admitting the Edens is the unnamed “Victim 1” cited an indictment filed last year in Manhattan federal court against Luo.
The indictment reportedly accuses her of trying to extort Victim 1 of more than $1 billion by threatening to release videos and photos of them engaged in sex. Prosecutors alleged Luo also threatened to contact the victim’s family members and business partners in a threat to destroy his fortune if he did not pay up.
According to the indictment, Luo was arrested June 14 at JFK International Airport as she tried to board a flight to China, the New York Post reported.
“Mr. Edens will be making no comment on the case as the indictment speaks for itself with respect to the charges against the defendant,” his spokesman told the Journal. “Mr. Edens expects to testify under oath at the upcoming trial.”
MILWAUKEE – Forecast from FOX6 Meteorologist Lisa Michaels
Mostly sunny skies with partly sunny skies in the afternoon. There is a slight chance for a few sprinkles, but most areas remain dry. Highs near 60F on Sunday.
Patchy frost is possible again Sunday night into Monday morning as low temps inland can reach the lower 30s.
Cooler on Monday with easterly winds- low 50s near the lake to upper 50s inland.
A big boost in temperatures on Tuesday in the low 70s associated with a clipper system will bring the next chance of rain and a few storms.
Today: Mostly Sunny. Slight chance sprinkles.
High: 60°
Wind: NW 5-15
Tonight: Mostly Clear. Patchy frost.
Low: 38°
Wind: N 5
Monday: 53 LAKE. Mostly sunny.
High: 57°
Wind: E 5-10
Tuesday: Chance storms. Breezy.
AM Low: 39° High: 71°
Wind: SW 10-25
Wednesday:Partly sunny.
AM Low: 46° High: 59°
Wind: NW 5-15
Thursday: Mostly Sunny. Slight chance sprinkles.
AM Low: 42° High: 64°
Wind: S 5-10
Friday: Chance of Rain
AM Low: 47° High: 72°
Wind: SW 5-15
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