Arts & Entertainment

Classical: MSO Opens Season With ‘Don Giovanni’
Classical

MSO Opens Season With ‘Don Giovanni’

Production of Mozart’s opera to emphasize music over theatricality.

Beer City: A Guide to Sprecher Brewing Co.
Beer City

A Guide to Sprecher Brewing Co.

Milwaukee’s first craft brewery offers a wide range of unique brews. Which one would best fit your palate?

Theater: Local Theater Companies Invest in the Unknown
Theater

Local Theater Companies Invest in the Unknown

Established Milwaukee theaters will present playwrights whose work may be unfamiliar to the local audience.

Photo Gallery: Milwaukee’s International Kite Festival
Photo Gallery

Milwaukee’s International Kite Festival

Free, family-friendly fun is a welcome change of pace from many lakefront events.

Photo Gallery: WMSE’s 5th Annual Backyard BBQ
Photo Gallery

WMSE’s 5th Annual Backyard BBQ

91.7 FM once again sets the stage with local and national music in beautiful Cathedral Square.

Rock Roundup: The Black Keys, Rock Music’s Arena-packing Purists
Rock Roundup

The Black Keys, Rock Music’s Arena-packing Purists

The Ohio natives evolve, but stay true to their bluesy roots

Now Serving: Breakfast in a Firehouse
Now Serving

Breakfast in a Firehouse

An international style breakfast spot opens in Walker’s Point, and a new café will offer tech training to local kids.

Taverns: Axel’s, The Quintessential UWM Haunt
Taverns

Axel’s, The Quintessential UWM Haunt

Old-school charm from the nexus of Milwaukee’s college scene

Movies: <i>The Identical</i> Offers Two Elvis Presleys
Movies

The Identical Offers Two Elvis Presleys

Bizarre film about lookalike rock stars clumsily evokes Presley impersonators.

Booked Up: In Old San Francisco
Booked Up

In Old San Francisco

Frog Music offers a murder mystery -- and a gritty historical narrative -- set in Frisco in 1876.

America’s “Best Local Festival”?

America’s “Best Local Festival”?

The 16th Annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival returns this week, still better known internationally than in town.

Music: The Call From Yellow Phone
Music

The Call From Yellow Phone

This weekend’s Yellow Phone Music Conference will showcase up-and-coming bands, with advice from top pros in the industry.