Arts & Entertainment

Dining: Cafe Vocar’s European Charm
Dining

Cafe Vocar’s European Charm

The Riverwest restaurant features Eastern European comfort food that’s terrific.

Theater: What a Feeling
Theater

What a Feeling

Flashdance the Musical adds more songs, more script and real performances to the 1980s movie.

Sustainable Style: Farewell to Fur
Sustainable Style

Farewell to Fur

Should you ever buy fur, and if so, what kind? Let us ponder the questions.

Theater: The Heart of the Matter
Theater

The Heart of the Matter

Longtime First Stage director Rob Goodman returns to direct a new play starring children at Acacia Theatre.

The Fun and Frustrations of Eastside Music Tour

The Fun and Frustrations of Eastside Music Tour

More than 80 shows and 30 locations on one street in one day.

Comedy: Four Great Netflix Comedy Specials
Comedy

Four Great Netflix Comedy Specials

What to watch when you can’t make a live show, or can’t get off the couch.

Theater: I Sing a Song of Sadness
Theater

I Sing a Song of Sadness

Actor James DeVita turns An Iliad into an epic tale of war and woe.

Arts Roundup: The Funny Side of Dracula?
Arts Roundup

The Funny Side of Dracula?

Laughing Stock, a back stage comedy about a production of “Dracula” that goes hilariously wrong, opens at UWM.

Rock Roundup: Mardi Gras, South By Southwest, and Trusty Knives
Rock Roundup

Mardi Gras, South By Southwest, and Trusty Knives

Can Milwaukee top this past weekend? (Maybe.)

Visual Art: Rural Utopias in Badgerland
Visual Art

Rural Utopias in Badgerland

J. Shimon & J. Lindemann find mystery and nostalgia in scenes of Wisconsin.

Booked Up: The Return of Armistead Maupin
Booked Up

The Return of Armistead Maupin

Celebrated author of Tales of the City returns with new novel based on his West Coast characters.

Profile: The Curator Who Makes Quilts
Profile

The Curator Who Makes Quilts

Haggerty Museum curator of education Lynne Shumow has devoted her career to the arts.