Threads: Ball gown blues
Threads

Ball gown blues

Shopping for a fashionable ball gown can be difficult as an adult during prom season, but we've got some tips for buying age-appropriate formalwear this spring.

Stripwax: Nick Cave cools down
Stripwax

Nick Cave cools down

"Push the Sky Away" goes minimalist, which isn't Nick Cave's best move by a long shot.

MSO: Bartok’s thrilling, surreal “Bluebeard”
MSO

Bartok’s thrilling, surreal “Bluebeard”

Milwaukee Symphony, Edo de Waart and singers Michelle DeYoung and John Tomlinson triumph in Bartok's opera; Chihuly glass works dazzle.

Friday Photos: St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Friday Photos

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Downtown Milwaukee was filled with green this past weekend, from politicians to the hoi polloi.

Smart, modern “Lysistrata” deserves your vote

Smart, modern “Lysistrata” deserves your vote

Fools for Tragedy's production of the ancient Greek comedy gets the sexually brash but sharply insightful tone just right.

House Confidential: Rocky’s Throne of Stone
House Confidential

Rocky’s Throne of Stone

Neighbor and boss Tom Barrett says DCD head Rocky Marcoux worthy of Nobel Prize, but is his house?

Wild Space’s “Luscious”: Overwhelming in its creativity
Wild Space’s “Luscious”

Overwhelming in its creativity

A collection of dances stun and dazzle at the Rep's Steimke Studio, although they sometimes do too much in the moment.

Urban Foodie: Tips for Twenty-Somethings
Urban Foodie

Tips for Twenty-Somethings

How to get hired and be a success in the healthy food and nutrition industry -- or in any field of endeavor.

Bike Czar: Will Chicago’s Bike-Friendly Policies Steal Jobs from Seattle?
Bike Czar

Will Chicago’s Bike-Friendly Policies Steal Jobs from Seattle?

New high-tech companies and their workers want bike-friendly cities, and Chicago is out to beat Portland and Seattle in that regard.

UWM, WPCA shows highlight print history

UWM, WPCA shows highlight print history

Print exhibitions at UWM and WPCA will get you warmed up for next week's PRINT:MKE art conference.

“Gatekeepers” exposes Israel’s unseen security force

“Gatekeepers” exposes Israel’s unseen security force

Six former directors of the Shin Bet intelligence service are interviewed in a documentary by Dror Moreh, opening this weekend at the Downer Theatre.

Skylight’s 2013-14: A new era begins
Skylight’s 2013-14

A new era begins

Skylight Music Theatre's Viswa Subbaraman's debut season as AD comprises seven shows new to the company.