Arts & Entertainment

Threads: Men – ditch the khaki cargos this summer
Threads

Men – ditch the khaki cargos this summer

Guest Threads writer Michael Damond suggests four simple styles that’ll keep you cool without forcing you to resort to the eight-pocketed monster in your closet.

MKE This Week: Swans, spider women, and Tupperware
MKE This Week

Swans, spider women, and Tupperware

Milwaukee Ballet performs the classic "Swan Lake," Marcus Center hosts Dixie's Tupperware Party, "Porgy and Bess" opens at Skylight, and Bill Cosby comes to town.

Florentine Friends: Soprano Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Mezzo Adriana Zabala
Florentine Friends

Soprano Jamie-Rose Guarrine, Mezzo Adriana Zabala

Two lead singers in the Florentine's "Le Nozze di Figaro" go way back -- to Rome.

Threads: Q&A with Dawn Smart, ballroom dancewear designer
Threads

Q&A with Dawn Smart, ballroom dancewear designer

Kimberly talks to the owner of competitive ballroom dancewear company Dore Designs about her industry and the fashion of dancewear, at the Wisconsin State Dancesport Championship.

MKE This Week: May brings new music, dance and theater
MKE This Week

May brings new music, dance and theater

Figaro at the Florentine, Arlo Guthrie in South Milwaukee, Springdances at UWM, an Irish play at the Irish Center, and it's almost Ride Your Bike to Work Week.

Brilliant young talent at the MSO this weekend

Brilliant young talent at the MSO this weekend

Violinist Augustin Hadelich and assistant conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong excel in Mozart and Richard Strauss.

Backstage with Mark Metcalf: Carlo Besasie
Backstage with Mark Metcalf

Carlo Besasie

The Milwaukee director talks with Mark about his career thus far and the changing landscape of modern filmmaking.

Happy Hookers and Smiling Stitchers: Milwaukee’s secret knitting society
Happy Hookers and Smiling Stitchers

Milwaukee’s secret knitting society

Knitting needles in their expert hands, they gather each Thursday at Anodyne Cafe. Our reporter tries not to poke an eye out.

Threads: Derby hat fashion tips
Threads

Derby hat fashion tips

Tamara breaks down the fashion options for women (and men) looking to dress it up for the Kentucky Derby.

TCD Spring 2013 Gallery Night Recap

TCD Spring 2013 Gallery Night Recap

Milwaukee's Spring Gallery Night may have been chilly, but TCD was still out and about. Photos by Angela Morgan, Sara Bill and Madeline Pieschel. Now updated with Storify social media coverage!

Threads: Wearing green the right way for Earth Day
Threads

Wearing green the right way for Earth Day

What exactly is sustainable clothing? The best way to be eco-friendly is to plant a tree, buy pre-owned clothes, & support charities for Earth Day in Milwaukee.

Tap Tap Tapping at the Milwaukee Ballet

Tap Tap Tapping at the Milwaukee Ballet

A new TCD video by Garrett Katerzynske previews tap dancer Marshall Davis, Jr., and the company in Darrell Grand Moultrie's tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr.