Bid on Your Favorite Bench Online!
Our new public art event, “Best Seats in the House,” is the talk of the town! “Best Seats in the House” features 41 custom-decorated benches throughout the Shorewood business district and other landmark locations. Pick up a brochure at any participating business, Village Hall, or visit www.shorewoodwi.com. The website also features photos of each bench and a special online bidding form where you can submit your bid to purchase a bench at the close of the event. A public auction will be held on August 29 at Hubbard Park Lodge when all the benches will be sold to benefit the Shorewood Foundation, the event’s presenting sponsor. If you can’t make it to the auction, you can bid on your favorite bench RIGHT NOW! After you make a bid online, a reply will be sent to your e-mail right away verifying your bid.
Bench notecards for sale! Commemorate the event by purchasing notecards featuring color photographs of each of the 41 benches (photography by Jaci Sumner of Gloss Photography). The notecards are packaged in four groups of 10 cards each (the last pack has 11 cards to equal 41 benches). Cards can be purchased for $12 per pack (including envelopes) or save $8 and buy all 4 packs for only $40. Visit the Village Hall Customer Service Desk on Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.- hurry, cards are available in limited quantities, and when they are gone, they are gone!
Public Auction on Sunday, August 29: Our benches will be auctioned off to the highest bidders at Hubbard Park Lodge on Sunday, August 29, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. The event is open to the public and admission is $10 per person and includes complimentary appetizers (there will be a cash bar). Bring your friends and neighbors and attend the auction to bid on a bench and meet all the talented artists!
Don’t miss the last great days of Shorewood’s popular public art event! Take a walking tour and grab your favorite seat with “Best Seats in the House.”