Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts

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Wilson Center Announces 2023/2024 Performance Season
The Wilson Center Guitar Fest Presents… Jazz Guitar Legend, Lee Ritenour
Wilson Center Announces 2023 Big Event Honorees
Press Release

Wilson Center Announces 2023 Big Event Honorees

Keith Mardak and Mary Vandenberg; and Latino Arts, Inc. to be Honored as Award Recipients

Sandy Wysocki Joins Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts  as Executive Director
Fresh Coast Jazz Festival Announces Its First Fall Affair Scheduled for October 9, 2021
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Fresh Coast Jazz Festival Announces Its First Fall Affair Scheduled for October 9, 2021

Milwaukee’s world-class jazz festival returns with a new event

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Get Ready For an Intimate Night of Latin Jazz!

Experience the best of Latin music and innovative jazz arrangements with The Carlos Adames Group on February 21!

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Get Ready For an Intimate Night of Latin Jazz!

Experience the best of Latin music and innovative jazz arrangements with The Carlos Adames Group on February 21!

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Get Ready For an Intimate Night of Latin Jazz!

Experience the best of Latin music and innovative jazz arrangements with The Carlos Adames Group on February 21!

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Get Ready For an Intimate Night of Latin Jazz!

Experience the best of Latin music and innovative jazz arrangements with The Carlos Adames Group on February 21!

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Get Ready For an Intimate Night of Latin Jazz!

Experience the best of Latin music and innovative jazz arrangements with The Carlos Adames Group on February 21!

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Celebrate the Iconic Sounds of WWII Dance Halls

Make it a hot jazz Valentine’s with Davina & the Vagabonds and Hot Club of Cowtown on February 15!

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Get Ready For an Intimate Night of Latin Jazz!

Experience the best of Latin music and innovative jazz arrangements with The Carlos Adames Group on February 21!

Sponsored: Celebrate the Iconic Sounds of WWII Dance Halls
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Celebrate the Iconic Sounds of WWII Dance Halls

Make it a hot jazz Valentine’s with Davina & the Vagabonds and Hot Club of Cowtown on February 15!

Sponsored: Get Ready For an Intimate Night of Latin Jazz!
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Get Ready For an Intimate Night of Latin Jazz!

Experience the best of Latin music and innovative jazz arrangements with The Carlos Adames Group on February 21!

Sponsored: Celebrate the Iconic Sounds of WWII Dance Halls
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Celebrate the Iconic Sounds of WWII Dance Halls

Make it a hot jazz Valentine’s with Davina & the Vagabonds and Hot Club of Cowtown on February 15!

Sponsored: Celebrate the Iconic Sounds of WWII Dance Halls
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Make it a hot jazz Valentine’s with Davina & the Vagabonds and Hot Club of Cowtown on February 15!

Sponsored: Celebrate the Iconic Sounds of WWII Dance Halls
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Make it a hot jazz Valentine’s with Davina & the Vagabonds and Hot Club of Cowtown on February 15!

Sponsored: Celebrate the Iconic Sounds of WWII Dance Halls
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Make it a hot jazz Valentine’s with Davina & the Vagabonds and Hot Club of Cowtown on February 15!

Wilson Center Announces Leadership Change
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Wilson Center Announces Leadership Change

Nichole Cooper and Vincent Vogelsang to assume dual leadership roles

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Experience a night of soul, blues and folk with a modern country swagger on January 24, 2020.

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Experience a night of soul, blues and folk with a modern country swagger on January 24, 2020.

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Experience a night of soul, blues and folk with a modern country swagger on January 24, 2020.

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Experience a night of soul, blues and folk with a modern country swagger on January 24, 2020.

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Experience a night of soul, blues and folk with a modern country swagger on January 24, 2020.

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Experience a night of soul, blues and folk with a modern country swagger on January 24, 2020.

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Experience a night of soul, blues and folk with a modern country swagger on January 24, 2020.

Sponsored: Experience the glory days of jazz on Nov. 23!
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Experience the glory days of jazz on Nov. 23!

Join “the essential duo” of John Pizzarelli & Catherine Russell for a tribute to Sinatra and Holiday!

Sponsored: Experience the glory days of jazz on Nov. 23!
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Experience the glory days of jazz on Nov. 23!

Join “the essential duo” of John Pizzarelli & Catherine Russell for a tribute to Sinatra and Holiday!

Sponsored: Experience the glory days of jazz on Nov. 23!
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Join “the essential duo” of John Pizzarelli & Catherine Russell for a tribute to Sinatra and Holiday!

Sponsored: Experience the glory days of jazz on Nov. 23!
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Join “the essential duo” of John Pizzarelli & Catherine Russell for a tribute to Sinatra and Holiday!

Sponsored: Experience the glory days of jazz on Nov. 23!
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Join “the essential duo” of John Pizzarelli & Catherine Russell for a tribute to Sinatra and Holiday!

Sponsored: Experience the glory days of jazz on Nov. 23!
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Join “the essential duo” of John Pizzarelli & Catherine Russell for a tribute to Sinatra and Holiday!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of classic R&B, rock, and soul with Marc Broussard on Oct 25!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of classic R&B, rock, and soul with Marc Broussard on Oct 25!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of classic R&B, rock, and soul with Marc Broussard on Oct 25!

Sponsored: Buy tickets for must-hear Milwaukee soul singer Abby Jeanne!
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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

Sponsored: Buy tickets for must-hear Milwaukee soul singer Abby Jeanne!
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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

Sponsored: Buy tickets for must-hear Milwaukee soul singer Abby Jeanne!
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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

Sponsored: Buy tickets for must-hear Milwaukee soul singer Abby Jeanne!
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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

Sponsored: Buy tickets for must-hear Milwaukee soul singer Abby Jeanne!
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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

Internationally Acclaimed Recording Artist Marc Broussard Brings Bayou Soul to Wilson Center
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Internationally Acclaimed Recording Artist Marc Broussard Brings Bayou Soul to Wilson Center

Tickets for this one-night-only Wilson Center performance are $41-$82.

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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

Sponsored: Buy tickets for must-hear Milwaukee soul singer Abby Jeanne!
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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

Sponsored: Buy tickets for must-hear Milwaukee soul singer Abby Jeanne!
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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

Sponsored: Buy tickets for must-hear Milwaukee soul singer Abby Jeanne!
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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

Sponsored: Buy tickets for must-hear Milwaukee soul singer Abby Jeanne!
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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

Sponsored: Buy tickets for must-hear Milwaukee soul singer Abby Jeanne!
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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of physicality, artistry, and sensuality on September 28!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of physicality, artistry, and sensuality on September 28!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of physicality, artistry, and sensuality on September 28!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of physicality, artistry, and sensuality on September 28!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of physicality, artistry, and sensuality on September 28!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of physicality, artistry, and sensuality on September 28!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of physicality, artistry, and sensuality on September 28!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of physicality, artistry, and sensuality on September 28!

Sponsored: Experience the Unexpected with MOMIX!
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Buy your tickets for an evening of physicality, artistry, and sensuality on September 28!

Sponsored: Experience the Unexpected with MOMIX!
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Buy your tickets for an evening of physicality, artistry, and sensuality on September 28!

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Buy your tickets for an evening of physicality, artistry, and sensuality on September 28!

Sponsored: Buy tickets for must-hear Milwaukee soul singer Abby Jeanne!
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Experience a night of blues and jazz with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude at the Wilson Center on Oct 11!

Sponsored: See the “telepathically tight” John Scofield Trio!
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Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield headlines the Wilson Center Guitar Festival on August 17!

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Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield headlines the Wilson Center Guitar Festival on August 17!

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Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield headlines the Wilson Center Guitar Festival on August 17!

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Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield headlines the Wilson Center Guitar Festival on August 17!

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Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield headlines the Wilson Center Guitar Festival on August 17!

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Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield headlines the Wilson Center Guitar Festival on August 17!

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Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield headlines the Wilson Center Guitar Festival on August 17!

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Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield headlines the Wilson Center Guitar Festival on August 17!

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Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield headlines the Wilson Center Guitar Festival on August 17!

Sponsored: See the “telepathically tight” John Scofield Trio!
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Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield headlines the Wilson Center Guitar Festival on August 17!

Sponsored: See the “telepathically tight” John Scofield Trio!
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Legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield headlines the Wilson Center Guitar Festival on August 17!

Telepathically Tight John Scofield Trio Headlines International Guitar Festival
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Telepathically Tight John Scofield Trio Headlines International Guitar Festival

Seventh Annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival Features Free Masterclasses, Music, Competitions

Wilson Center Guitar Festival Announces 2019 Competition Semi-Finalists
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Wilson Center Guitar Festival Announces 2019 Competition Semi-Finalists

Five-genre competition will feature $40,000 in cash prizes, performance slot at Milwaukee Irish Fest

Sponsored: Gullah tradition meets jazz, gospel, and more!
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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

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Get funky with Charleston-based jazz quintet Ranky Tanky at the Wilson Center on May 17!

Ranky Tanky brings celebration of Gullah music, culture to the Wilson Center
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Ranky Tanky brings celebration of Gullah music, culture to the Wilson Center

Charleston-Based Jazz Quintet to Perform May 17, Lead Arts Outreach in Local Schools

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Experience Exclusive Steinway Artists The 5 Browns at the Wilson Center on April 12!

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Experience Exclusive Steinway Artists The 5 Browns at the Wilson Center on April 12!

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Experience Exclusive Steinway Artists The 5 Browns at the Wilson Center on April 12!

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Experience Exclusive Steinway Artists The 5 Browns at the Wilson Center on April 12!

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Experience Exclusive Steinway Artists The 5 Browns at the Wilson Center on April 12!

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Experience Exclusive Steinway Artists The 5 Browns at the Wilson Center on April 12!

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Experience Exclusive Steinway Artists The 5 Browns at the Wilson Center on April 12!

Sponsored: Step right up to Cirque Mechanics!
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Thrills, laughs, and excitement await audiences of all ages at the Wilson Center on March 10!

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Thrills, laughs, and excitement await audiences of all ages at the Wilson Center on March 10!

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Thrills, laughs, and excitement await audiences of all ages at the Wilson Center on March 10!

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Thrills, laughs, and excitement await audiences of all ages at the Wilson Center on March 10!

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Thrills, laughs, and excitement await audiences of all ages at the Wilson Center on March 10!

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Thrills, laughs, and excitement await audiences of all ages at the Wilson Center on March 10!

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Thrills, laughs, and excitement await audiences of all ages at the Wilson Center on March 10!

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Thrills, laughs, and excitement await audiences of all ages at the Wilson Center on March 10!

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Thrills, laughs, and excitement await audiences of all ages at the Wilson Center on March 10!

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Thrills, laughs, and excitement await audiences of all ages at the Wilson Center on March 10!

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Thrills, laughs, and excitement await audiences of all ages at the Wilson Center on March 10!

Sponsored: Celebrate America’s original jazz instrument!
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Join Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Quartet at the Wilson Center on February 22!

Applications Open for Seventh Annual International Guitar Festival With Expanded Prize Package
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Applications Open for Seventh Annual International Guitar Festival With Expanded Prize Package

2019 Wilson Center Guitar Festival to feature five genres, $40,000 in cash prizes, Irish Fest performance experience

Sponsored: Celebrate America’s original jazz instrument!
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Join Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Quartet at the Wilson Center on February 22!

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Join Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Quartet at the Wilson Center on February 22!

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Join Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Quartet at the Wilson Center on February 22!

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Join Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Quartet at the Wilson Center on February 22!

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Join Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Quartet at the Wilson Center on February 22!

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Join Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Quartet at the Wilson Center on February 22!

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Join Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Quartet at the Wilson Center on February 22!

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Join Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Quartet at the Wilson Center on February 22!

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Join Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Quartet at the Wilson Center on February 22!

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Join Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer and Her Joyride Quartet at the Wilson Center on February 22!

Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer Brings America’s Original Jazz Instrument to Wilson Center
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Banjo Hall of Famer Cynthia Sayer Brings America’s Original Jazz Instrument to Wilson Center

Celebrated 4-String Jazz Banjoist to Perform with Her Joyride Quartet, Lead Arts Outreach in Local Schools

Sponsored: Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!
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Join multi-Grammy nominees and Grand Ole Opry icons Dailey & at the Wilson Center on December 7!

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Join multi-Grammy nominees and Grand Ole Opry icons Dailey & at the Wilson Center on December 7!

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Join multi-Grammy nominees and Grand Ole Opry icons Dailey & at the Wilson Center on December 7!

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Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!

Join multi-Grammy nominees and Grand Ole Opry icons Dailey & at the Wilson Center on December 7!

Sponsored: Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!
Sponsored

Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!

Join multi-Grammy nominees and Grand Ole Opry icons Dailey & at the Wilson Center on December 7!

Sponsored: Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!
Sponsored

Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!

Join multi-Grammy nominees and Grand Ole Opry icons Dailey & at the Wilson Center on December 7!

Sponsored: Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!
Sponsored

Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!

Join multi-Grammy nominees and Grand Ole Opry icons Dailey & at the Wilson Center on December 7!

Sponsored: Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!
Sponsored

Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!

Join multi-Grammy nominees and Grand Ole Opry icons Dailey & at the Wilson Center on December 7!

Sponsored: Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!
Sponsored

Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!

Join multi-Grammy nominees and Grand Ole Opry icons Dailey & at the Wilson Center on December 7!

Sponsored: Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!
Sponsored

Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!

Join multi-Grammy nominees and Grand Ole Opry icons Dailey & at the Wilson Center on December 7!

Sponsored: Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!
Sponsored

Ring in the holidays with the “rockstars of bluegrass”!

Join multi-Grammy nominees and Grand Ole Opry icons Dailey & at the Wilson Center on December 7!

Sponsored: Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop
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Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop

Celebrate the sixth annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival with a rock & blues legend, Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio on August 17! Buy your tickets now!

Sponsored: Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop
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Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop

Celebrate the sixth annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival with a rock & blues legend, Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio on August 17! Buy your tickets now!

Sponsored: Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop
Sponsored

Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop

Celebrate the sixth annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival with a rock & blues legend, Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio on August 17! Buy your tickets now!

Sponsored: Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop
Sponsored

Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop

Celebrate the sixth annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival with a rock & blues legend, Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio on August 17! Buy your tickets now!

Sponsored: Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop
Sponsored

Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop

Celebrate the sixth annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival with a rock & blues legend, Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio on August 17! Buy your tickets now!

Sponsored: Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop
Sponsored

Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop

Celebrate the sixth annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival with a rock & blues legend, Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio on August 17! Buy your tickets now!

Sponsored: Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop
Sponsored

Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop

Celebrate the sixth annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival with a rock & blues legend, Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio on August 17! Buy your tickets now!

Sponsored: Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop
Sponsored

Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop

Celebrate the sixth annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival with a rock & blues legend, Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio on August 17! Buy your tickets now!

Sponsored: Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop
Sponsored

Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Elvin Bishop

Celebrate the sixth annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival with a rock & blues legend, Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio on August 17! Buy your tickets now!

Sponsored: Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Alvin Bishop
Sponsored

Wilson Center Guitar Festival w/ Alvin Bishop

Celebrate the sixth annual Wilson Center Guitar Festival with a rock & blues legend, Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio on August 17! Buy your tickets now!

Sponsored: New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more
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New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more

Single tickets for Wilson Center’s 2018/19 Season on sale starting August 3 at 11am! Shows include Pat Metheny, Dailey & Vincent, Cirque Mechanics, Buffalo Gospel. Full listing at wilson-center.com.

Sponsored: New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more
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New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more

Single tickets for Wilson Center’s 2018/19 Season on sale starting August 3 at 11am! Shows include Pat Metheny, Dailey & Vincent, Cirque Mechanics, Buffalo Gospel. Full listing at wilson-center.com.

Sponsored: New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more
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New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more

Single tickets for Wilson Center’s 2018/19 Season on sale starting August 3 at 11am! Shows include Pat Metheny, Dailey & Vincent, Cirque Mechanics, Buffalo Gospel. Full listing at wilson-center.com.

Sponsored: New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more
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New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more

Single tickets for Wilson Center’s 2018/19 Season on sale starting August 3 at 11am! Shows include Pat Metheny, Dailey & Vincent, Cirque Mechanics, Buffalo Gospel. Full listing at wilson-center.com.

Sponsored: New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more
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New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more

Single tickets for Wilson Center’s 2018/19 Season on sale starting August 3 at 11am! Shows include Pat Metheny, Dailey & Vincent, Cirque Mechanics, Buffalo Gospel. Full listing at wilson-center.com.

Sponsored: New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more
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New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more

Single tickets for Wilson Center’s 2018/19 Season on sale starting August 3 at 11am! Shows include Pat Metheny, Dailey & Vincent, Cirque Mechanics, Buffalo Gospel. Full listing at wilson-center.com.

Sponsored: New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more
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New season includes jazz, blues, dance, and more

Single tickets for Wilson Center’s 2018/19 Season on sale starting August 3 at 11am! Shows include Pat Metheny, Dailey & Vincent, Cirque Mechanics, Buffalo Gospel. Full listing at wilson-center.com.

New Prize Announced for Sixth Annual International Guitar Competition
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New Prize Announced for Sixth Annual International Guitar Competition

Wilson Center Guitar Festival adds full concert experience to $32,000 in cash prizes

Wilson Center Names Executive Director
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Wilson Center Names Executive Director

Anna M. Thompson comes to the Wilson Center from the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Bud and Sue Selig Announced as 2018 Wilson Center Eddy Recipients
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Bud and Sue Selig Announced as 2018 Wilson Center Eddy Recipients

MSO ACE Program Also Selected to Receive Fourth Annual Educational Excellence Award

Announcing your 2017 Starry Nights Concert Series
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Announcing your 2017 Starry Nights Concert Series

Gather your family & friends, pack your lawn chairs & picnic baskets, and find your perfect spot in the Wilson Center’s beautiful backyard!

Wilson Center Guitar Festival Receives Increased Prize Money Sponsorship
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Wilson Center Guitar Festival Receives Increased Prize Money Sponsorship

Fifth annual multi-genre competition will award $32,000, opening act for Kevin Eubanks

Winners Announces at 2016 Wilson Center Guiter Competition & Festival
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Winners Announces at 2016 Wilson Center Guiter Competition & Festival

Fourth Annual International Festival Featured 55 Competitors from 35 Cities. Milwaukee-area business leader sponsors increased prize money for future competitions

Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City
Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik

Songs from New York City

Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City – From Bleecker Street to Broadway. Saturday, November 14, 2015. 8:00pm 10:00pm. Vega has sold more than seven million albums and has been nominated for seven Grammy awards. Duncan Sheik’s remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-setting 55 straight weeks with the 1996 breakthrough single ‘Barely Breathing.’

Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City
Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik

Songs from New York City

Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City – From Bleecker Street to Broadway. Saturday, November 14, 2015. 8:00pm 10:00pm. Vega has sold more than seven million albums and has been nominated for seven Grammy awards. Duncan Sheik’s remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-setting 55 straight weeks with the 1996 breakthrough single ‘Barely Breathing.’

Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City
Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik

Songs from New York City

Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City – From Bleecker Street to Broadway. Saturday, November 14, 2015. 8:00pm 10:00pm. Vega has sold more than seven million albums and has been nominated for seven Grammy awards. Duncan Sheik’s remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-setting 55 straight weeks with the 1996 breakthrough single ‘Barely Breathing.’

Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City
Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik

Songs from New York City

Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City – From Bleecker Street to Broadway. Saturday, November 14, 2015. 8:00pm 10:00pm. Vega has sold more than seven million albums and has been nominated for seven Grammy awards. Duncan Sheik’s remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-setting 55 straight weeks with the 1996 breakthrough single ‘Barely Breathing.’

Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City
Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik

Songs from New York City

Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City – From Bleecker Street to Broadway. Saturday, November 14, 2015. 8:00pm 10:00pm. Vega has sold more than seven million albums and has been nominated for seven Grammy awards. Duncan Sheik’s remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-setting 55 straight weeks with the 1996 breakthrough single ‘Barely Breathing.’

Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City
Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik

Songs from New York City

Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City – From Bleecker Street to Broadway. Saturday, November 14, 2015. 8:00pm 10:00pm. Vega has sold more than seven million albums and has been nominated for seven Grammy awards. Duncan Sheik’s remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-setting 55 straight weeks with the 1996 breakthrough single ‘Barely Breathing.’

Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City
Sponsored – Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik

Songs from New York City

Suzanne Vega & Duncan Sheik: Songs from New York City – From Bleecker Street to Broadway. Saturday, November 14, 2015. 8:00pm 10:00pm. Vega has sold more than seven million albums and has been nominated for seven Grammy awards. Duncan Sheik’s remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for a record-setting 55 straight weeks with the 1996 breakthrough single ‘Barely Breathing.’

Winners Announced at 2015 Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival
Press Release

Winners Announced at 2015 Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival

Three-day festival featured competitors from 14 countries.

Press Release

The evening will include the presentation of the EDDY Award to Jodi Peck in recognition of her strong commitment to nonprofit organizations and particularly the performing arts throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.

Emmy-Nominated Anderson & Roe Revolutionize Piano Duo Experience for Wisconsin Audiences
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Emmy-Nominated Anderson & Roe Revolutionize Piano Duo Experience for Wisconsin Audiences

Described as "the most dynamic duo of this generation."

For Immediate Release:  Five Finalists Compete for Wilson Center’s Inaugural ArtsPark Sculpture
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For Immediate Release: Five Finalists Compete for Wilson Center’s Inaugural ArtsPark Sculpture

From the 40 artists who submitted sculpture designs, finalists Ray Chi, Joshua Hunt, Don Rambadt, Andrew Redington, and Nizar Schaller were selected.

Keigwin + Company Member and Brookfield Native Emily Schoen Takes Center Stage this February
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Keigwin + Company Member and Brookfield Native Emily Schoen Takes Center Stage this February

Dancer Emily Schoen returns to her roots for a special one-night-only performance.

Wilson Center Celebrates its First Published Book
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Wilson Center Celebrates its First Published Book

A celebration of strange beasts, troublesome felines, and mysterious nocturnal gatherings at the Wilson Center marks the publishing of a new tale by Milwaukee-based artist Sue Lawton, The Fire Keepers.

Wilson Center to Host Sold-Out Performance by <i>Britain’s Got Talent</i> Stars The Jive Aces this November
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Wilson Center to Host Sold-Out Performance by Britain’s Got Talent Stars The Jive Aces this November

A sold-out concert event from the group that Simon Cowell declared "absolutely brilliant" comes to the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts.

Wilson Center Honored AS 2014 Top-Rated Nonprofit
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Wilson Center Honored AS 2014 Top-Rated Nonprofit

GreatNonprofits.org Award is based on Positive Online Reviews

Wilson Center to Showcase a Record-breaking Number of Visual Artists in its Ninth Annual Hidden River Art Festival
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Wilson Center to Showcase a Record-breaking Number of Visual Artists in its Ninth Annual Hidden River Art Festival

Hidden River Art Festival will feature a record-breaking 120 Midwestern artists

Legendary Milwaukee Rock/Blues Guitarist Greg Koch and Canadian Rumba Flamenco Guitarist Jesse Cook Headline Second Annual Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival
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Legendary Milwaukee Rock/Blues Guitarist Greg Koch and Canadian Rumba Flamenco Guitarist Jesse Cook Headline Second Annual Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival

Most events are free and open to the public – including competitive rounds, vendor exhibits, master classes and more!