Arts & Culture

The Saga of Rita Sue LaDeux

The Saga of Rita Sue LaDeux

I alone know who swung that ax. I can see her now … her flaming red hair blowing in the wind.

20 local non-profits share a miracle (on Canal Street)

20 local non-profits share a miracle (on Canal Street)

Potawatomi’s 2010 "Miracle on Canal Street" hopes to give over $1 million to 20 local non-profits in December. Who knew bingo and the greater good could be so powerful together?

Old fashioned summer fun with Hula Hoop Sha-Boop

Old fashioned summer fun with Hula Hoop Sha-Boop

If rock ‘n roll was a "disease” in the '50s, then the Stackner Cabaret's "Hula Hoop Sha-Boop" is a great way to catch that eternally uplifting fever.

Good Read: The Sound of the Horn
Good Read

The Sound of the Horn

The main character is a horn, or rather, the sound emitted from a horn, but the source of it is where? A lovely, quiet tale by Nicholas Frank

Political satire at its finest: The Capitol Steps
Political satire at its finest

The Capitol Steps

The Capitol Steps played to a full house on Saturday night lighting up the Pabst Theater like the 4th of July. But this was no patriotic exercise.

Does Milwaukee need another art school?

Does Milwaukee need another art school?

Art Institute of Milwaukee -- a for-profit college -- is coming to town, but students and parents need to look at all the facts and benefits before picking a school.

Fairy tales revisited: Into the Woods at Off the Wall Theatre
Fairy tales revisited

Into the Woods at Off the Wall Theatre

Into the Woods isn’t supposed to be about happy endings. It’s about being happy until the end. And that’s certainly the experience you get watching it.

Moving Pictures: The Kids Are All Right
Moving Pictures

The Kids Are All Right

Lisa Cholodenko’s film explores the family dynamic of same-sex parents and their children's desire to meet their father.

In the name of love: Drive Me to Arson at Youngblood Theatre Co.
In the name of love

Drive Me to Arson at Youngblood Theatre Co.

Youngblood's latest offering forces us to decide where the line is between being madly in love and just plain mad.

Have Art, Will Travel

Have Art, Will Travel

Traveling arts. What does that mean, you ask? For the Walker's Point Traveling Arts Festival, it means nurturing creativity and fostering future growth.

Deep-Fried Romantic: RIP, Harvey Pekar
Deep-Fried Romantic

RIP, Harvey Pekar

America, in all its splendor and gritty everyday minutiae, perhaps doesn't realize the loss as it loses its most honest and critical eye.

Big art: Enormous mural wants your touch
Big art

Enormous mural wants your touch

Mequon's Gathering on the Green is hosting a festival that includes a huge, collaborative, art creation opportunity. If you believe that all people should express themselves through the arts, then this is for you.