Culture Desk

Tom Strini’s Culture Desk takes on both traditional performing arts in and around Milwaukee and a few things that fall into the bigger idea about art and life.

12 Songs Holiday Project

12 Songs Holiday Project

Enjoy the brainchild of a couple of crazy independent media outlets, the 12 Songs Holiday Project. Each song is free to download.

Design thinking: our next competitive advantage?
Design thinking

our next competitive advantage?

The arts, repositioned from pricey civic ornament to key business asset.

Hey! We’re on TV!

Hey! We’re on TV!

TCD's Jon Anne Willow and Tom Strini are co-hosts and co-producers of Arts Digest, MPTV's new arts magazine show. Premiere is set for 8 p.m. Monday, Channel 10.

Where We Are Now: TCD and the arts
Where We Are Now

TCD and the arts

In little more than a year, TCD has become an important player on Milwaukee's arts scene. We're celebrating with a big spring event. Please come.

Trey McIntyre: A more modern Modern Dance
Trey McIntyre

A more modern Modern Dance

Trey McIntyre has mastered the art of choreography for the stage. Now, he's reaching beyond the stage.

This Week at MSO Pops: Gershwin
This Week at MSO Pops

Gershwin

This week's MSO concert pays tribute to George Gershwin, who was more than just a songwriter.

Review: The Skylight’s Marriage of Figaro
Review

The Skylight’s Marriage of Figaro

Lovely singing, smart acting, brisk pacing and flawless comic timing bring out the warmth and humor of Mozart's masterpiece.

Concord’s Didgeridoo Concerto

Concord’s Didgeridoo Concerto

Australian composer Sean O'Boyle, local didgeridooist Hal Kacanek and the Concord Chamber Orchestra join in a North American premiere.

Review: MSO’s itinerant Messiah
Review

MSO’s itinerant Messiah

Milwaukee Symphony Chorus shines in Handel's signature oratorio in Hales Corners.

Review: The Milwaukee Ballet’s Nutcracker
Review

The Milwaukee Ballet’s Nutcracker

MBC's The Nutcracker opens with gorgeous classical dancing and high energy.

Early Music Now presents Anonymous 4

Early Music Now presents Anonymous 4

Milwaukee has been an important stop for A4, long the hottest attraction in early music.

Review: Prometheus Trio
Review

Prometheus Trio

Spirit and awareness trump the occasional imperfection as the Prometheans play Mozart, Sibelius, Hohvaness and Schumann.