Arts & Entertainment

Visual Art: Art Bar’s New Show Draws a Crowd
Visual Art

Art Bar’s New Show Draws a Crowd

Annual exhibit features works by more than 100 artists.

Visual Art: Show Celebrates Native American Culture
Visual Art

Show Celebrates Native American Culture

First and largest Native American art show runs at City Hall through November 19. Our photos capture the opening ceremony.

Rock Roundup: New Pornographers Best Pop-Rock Group?
Rock Roundup

New Pornographers Best Pop-Rock Group?

The best of this century, our critic says -- and the best of this week’s top five shows.

Classical: Quicksilver Plays with Precision and Panache
Classical

Quicksilver Plays with Precision and Panache

Early Music Now concert captures the spirit of Baroque music back when it broke all the rules.

Classical: Fine Arts Quartet Meets Russian Accordionist
Classical

Fine Arts Quartet Meets Russian Accordionist

The headliner Russian work was fun, but the Quartet may have been best in a traditional work by Haydn.

Classical: Rumors of Our Demise Are Exaggerated
Classical

Rumors of Our Demise Are Exaggerated

Concert proves Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra is alive and well and wowing audiences.

Now Serving: Chicago Pizza for Milwaukee
Now Serving

Chicago Pizza for Milwaukee

Pizano’s Pizza coming to Downtown. And Indulgence Chocolatiers will open its third shop.

Taverns: Hosed on Brady Loves Fire Fighters
Taverns

Hosed on Brady Loves Fire Fighters

No bar in town has more fire fighting memorabilia. Few have changed the beer signs more often.

Visual Art: A Must-See Old Masters Show
Visual Art

A Must-See Old Masters Show

Milwaukee Art Museum’s “Of Heaven and Earth” boosts 500 years of Italian paintings in the only Midwest showing.

Booked Up: Jane Smiley’s New Epic Novel
Booked Up

Jane Smiley’s New Epic Novel

Pulitzer Prize-winning author begins a new trilogy -- and beautifully -- in Some Luck.

Dining: Onesto Offers the Pure Pleasure of Pasta
Dining

Onesto Offers the Pure Pleasure of Pasta

Third Ward Italian restaurant offers wonderful pasta dishes, and much more.

Theater: Singing Songs About War
Theater

Singing Songs About War

Keep the Home Fires Burning uses 100 years of war-time songs as a theatrical hook -- and a way to make us think.