Arts & Entertainment

Visual Art: The Continental Ramblings of Mark Mulhern
Visual Art

The Continental Ramblings of Mark Mulhern

The Milwaukee painter, now exhibited at Tory Folliard Gallery, offers evocative, painterly images often set in Europe.


Milwaukee Film Festival: The Remarkable Story of <i>Finding Fela!</i>

Milwaukee Film Festival

The Remarkable Story of Finding Fela!

The African icon’s life is now a movie built on success of the Broadway musical. The back story of how it happened.

Dining: New Thai & Sushi Restaurant Coming
Dining

New Thai & Sushi Restaurant Coming

Rice N’ Roll will feature Thai food and Sushi bar at a Farwell Ave. location.

Taverns: The Gig is Good for Cheap Micro-Brews
Taverns

The Gig is Good for Cheap Micro-Brews

Tucked away in Riverwest since 1904, it offers micro-brews in a micro-neighborhood

Milwaukee Film Festival (The Movie)

Milwaukee Film Festival (The Movie)

How did I get in this movie? A review of the first week and look ahead at the festival’s second week.

Dining: Nourri Offers Eclectic Excellence
Dining

Nourri Offers Eclectic Excellence

Restaurant boasts inventive menu, seductive entrees and great bakery.

Theater: A Great <i>Glass Menagerie</i>
Theater

A Great Glass Menagerie

In Tandem Theatre production is smart, subtle and so true to Tennessee Williams.

Classical: Bach to Bach
Classical

Bach to Bach

Frankly Music opens season brilliantly with two of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.

Theater: Color Purple Offers a Really Good Cry
Theater

Color Purple Offers a Really Good Cry

Rep’s version of musical is splashy, flashy audience pleaser, but lacks depth.

Photo Gallery: Milwaukee’s First Ever Maker Faire
Photo Gallery

Milwaukee’s First Ever Maker Faire

It was a slice of DIY heaven, as attendees could get lessons in 3-D printing, blacksmithing, wooden bowl making and robotics.

Film Festival Spotlight: <i>Revenge of the Mekons</i>
Film Festival Spotlight

Revenge of the Mekons

An interview with Joe Angio, Marquette grad and director of a new film about the British cult band The Mekons.

Rock Roundup: The Indelible Impact of Erasure
Rock Roundup

The Indelible Impact of Erasure

‘80s synth-pop band comes to town. As do the Wood Brothers, Braid and Warpaint.