Milwaukee’s East Side Summer Soulstice in the works for June

MILWAUKEE – The East Facet Enterprise Enchancment District (ESBID) has introduced it plans to carry its Summer time Soulstice Music Pageant on Saturday, June 17.

In accordance with ESBID Government Director David Smulyan, final 12 months’s occasion – the primary since 2019 – was by all accounts an enormous success. There have been over 40 retail and humanities and craft distributors, and 14 wonderful bands on two phases, a information launch mentioned. Hundreds of festival-goers attended.

“We’re at present planning for 2023 and dealing arduous to make Milwaukee’s largest free music pageant even higher than final 12 months,” Smulyan mentioned.

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Three phases are at present deliberate, together with a full day of DJs and dancing. One of many phases can be devoted to smaller musical acts and probably another types of leisure.

The occasion’s musical expertise reserving agent, Jayk Burczyk, mentioned he’s in talks to guide bands and hopes to announce performers in late April: “We’re lucky that there’s such a large pool of unimaginable musicians within the Better Milwaukee and surrounding areas.”

Summer time Soulstice Music Pageant (Courtesy: East Facet BID)

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The pageant will proceed to supply quite a lot of meals, retail, and humanities and craft distributors, together with some actions comparable to mountain climbing, the information launch mentioned.

ESBID mentioned the pageant’s footprint can be much like final 12 months, with actions on Kenilworth Place, Ivanhoe Place and in Black Cat Alley. Smulyan mentioned he’s engaged on the potential of utilizing Farwell Avenue between North Avenue and Kenilworth Place. Town and rely are reviewing a particular occasion allow.

Anybody curious about making use of to be a vendor, sponsoring the occasion or volunteering ought to go to the Summer time Soulstice web site.