Arts & Entertainment

Bar Exam: Champion’s Pub, a Place for Conversation
Bar Exam

Champion’s Pub, a Place for Conversation

It's an atmospheric place on a dead-end street where it won't hurt to quote Kant or Kierkegaard.

Now Serving: Fast Food Franchises Are Coming!
Now Serving

Fast Food Franchises Are Coming!

Have you been hankering for a Mooyah burger or Chick-fil-A? Hanker no more.

Rock Roundup: Rocking Out at Alverno College?
Rock Roundup

Rocking Out at Alverno College?

The ever-productive Jon Mueller and his Death Blues ensemble celebrates life -- anywhere -- with a vengeance.

Review: <i>The Kreutzer Sonata</i> Is Elegant, Powerful
Review

The Kreutzer Sonata Is Elegant, Powerful

Renaissance staging imaginatively merges music and drama in captivating adaptation of Tolstoy story.

Review: Laura Gordon Is a Show Stopper
Review

Laura Gordon Is a Show Stopper

Her terrific performance anchors Milwaukee Rep’s probing comic drama, Good People.

Review: All The Fine Young Dancers
Review

All The Fine Young Dancers

Milwaukee Ballet II offers a stunning display of its up-and-coming dancers at South Milwaukee PAC.

Review: Goode, Better, Best
Review

Goode, Better, Best

Pianist Richard Goode and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra offer superb versions of Mozart and Schubert masterworks.

Comedy: Chris Tucker Toasts the Taxman
Comedy

Chris Tucker Toasts the Taxman

Comedian’s Riverside show was a hoot, even if he’s making all that money for the IRS.

Theater: When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Theater

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Milwaukee Rep’s Good People, set in South Boston, is a comic drama about that question.

Dining: Amilinda Restaurant Opening Downtown
Dining

Amilinda Restaurant Opening Downtown

Formerly a pop-up restaurant at the National, it will now be permanently located at 315 E. Wisconsin Ave., with an expected opening in June.

Weekly Happy Hour: Red Lion is a Brit Hit
Weekly Happy Hour

Red Lion is a Brit Hit

For British beer and pub food fans, every Monday through Friday offers two hours of bargains.

Profile: Tenement Is a Tale of Two Cities
Profile

Tenement Is a Tale of Two Cities

The band’s three members are based in Milwaukee and Appleton. And its sound is weirdly eclectic.