Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee

#65 among attractions in Milwaukee

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The Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. It houses the 756-seat Helen Bader Concert Hall, large rehearsal spaces, meeting facilities, music offices, and dance studios for the UWM Peck School of the Arts. The Zelazo Center is one of many facilities maintained by the Peck School of the Arts, including the Fine Arts Building, as well as Kenilworth Square East. ()

Coordinates: 43°4'27"N, 87°52'47"W

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2419 East Kenwood BoulevardUpper East SideMilwaukee United States

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Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: North Point Light, Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Oriental Theatre, The East Side.

0.7 miSE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
North Point Light, Milwaukee
19 min walk • The North Point Lighthouse Museum is a lighthouse built in 1888 in Lake Park on the East Side of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States to mark the entrance to the Milwaukee River. The lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
1.2 miS
Museum, Art museum, Architecture
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Milwaukee
31 min walk • Villa Terrace is a historic house in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was built in 1924 for the Lloyd R. Smith family - an Italian Renaissance-style home on a bluff above Lake Michigan.
1.1 miS
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee
27 min walk • Oriental Theatre is a theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin operated by Milwaukee Film. The theater was built and opened in 1927 as a movie palace with East Indian decor. It is said to be the only movie palace to incorporate East Indian artwork. Designed by Gustave A.
0.7 miS
Neighbourhood
The East Side, Milwaukee
18 min walk • East Side is a neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, considered to be a cultural and trend-setting center of the city since at least the 1960s.
1 miN
City hall, Tudor Revival architecture
Shorewood Village Hall, Milwaukee
26 min walk • The Shorewood Village Hall is a historic municipal building in Shorewood, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
1.1 miS
Museum, Art gallery
Black Cat Alley, Milwaukee
28 min walk • Black Cat Alley is an arts destination in a one-block alleyway in Milwaukee, Wisconsin known for its street art mural installations.
0.8 miSW
Church, Neoclassical architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church Complex, Milwaukee
21 min walk • Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church Complex is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 for its architectural significance.
0.9 miNW
Park
Hubbard Park, Milwaukee
23 min walk • Hubbard Park is a Milwaukee County park in the village of Shorewood, Wisconsin that received landmark status in 2000. It is located on a nearly five-acre, 1,400 feet long strip of land between the Milwaukee River and the former Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, now converted into part of the Oak Leaf Trail.
~1330 ftN
Gothic Revival architecture
Milwaukee Downer College, Milwaukee
7 min walk • The Milwaukee-Downer "Quad" is a set of four buildings of collegiate Gothic architecture on the northwest corner of Hartford and Downer Avenues on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin campus of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, designed by Alexander C.
0.9 miS
43°3'41"N • 87°52'25"W
Bradford Beach, Milwaukee
25 min walk • Park, Beach, Outdoor activities
0.6 miSE
Park, Playground
Lake Park, Milwaukee
16 min walk • Lake Park, a mile-long park on a bluff above Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is an urban park covering 138.1-acre.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts?

Nearby attractions include University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Milwaukee (4 min walk), American Geographical Society Library, Milwaukee (6 min walk), Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum, Milwaukee (7 min walk), Milwaukee Downer College, Milwaukee (7 min walk).

How to get to Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts by public transport?

The nearest stations to Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts:

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Union • Lines: 901 (2 min walk)