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Milwaukee Repertory Theater Summer Play Festival
Calling all teen actors, directors, designers, and stage managers! From July 11-July 23, work with other teens to create a full-fledged theatrical production in just two weeks! Then perform it onstage at Milwaukee's premiere professional theater! This summer, get a taste of being a member of a professional theatrical company by participating in The Milwaukee Repertory Theater’s Summer Play Festival. Teens will get the chance to take part in every step of the production process during an intensive two weeks guided by professional theater staff. Their capstone project will be to mount a performance in the Milwaukee Rep’s Stiemke Studio that is acted, directed, designed, and produced by teens. Students will receive professional training aspects of theater each morning, and will apply the techniques during afternoon rehearsals. This is a WONDERFUL opportunity for students to receive intense theater training in all facets of production! Choose your track and immerse yourself in it! Partial need-based scholarships are available. July 11 – 23, 2016 Monday – Friday 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM Performances: 7:30 pm Friday, July 22, 2016 4:00 pm Saturday, July 23, 2016 Age Range: 13 – 18 Application Deadline: May 20, 2016 Find out more here: http://www.milwaukeerep.com/Education/Teen-Council/
Find out more »Exhibition at MOWA: Art on Tap
Pabst. Schlitz. Miller. These brands are synonymous with Milwaukee where, until Prohibition, business was booming. Modern advertising was revolutionized during this time and brewers took advantage in order to convince a thirsty public that their brews were the best. This resulted in iconic images, elaborate signage, and unforgettable slogans that are still used today. Art on Tap | Early Wisconsin Brewery Art and Advertising is on view at MOWA July 16–September 24, 2016.
Find out more »Festa Italiana
Purchase your ticket to Italian entertainment, food, culture and fun July 22-24, 2016 on Milwaukee’s lakefront! Don’t miss soprano prodigy Jackie Evancho headling Festa Italiana Sunday, July 24 on the BMO Harris Pavilion. The 16-year old singing sensation first dazzled American television audiences at age 10 on “America’s Got Talent.” Her unique, gorgeous, soprano voice has won her millions of fans all over the world. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com. Other headliners include: BOSTYX featuring David Victor formerly of BOSTON, John Michael Coppola’s A Jersey Voice and THE FOUR C NOTES Recreating the Music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Hotel California: The Original Tribute to The Eagles, The Bronx Wanderers return all three nights, The Sicilian Tenors, Brooklyn-born singing and comedy brother duo Will & Anthony, Dean Martin Tribute featuring Joe Scalissi, The Russo Brothers, Tony Spavone and more! Don’t miss a special 5th Quarter Performance from the UW Marching Band for Wisconsin Fans! Go Bucky! The popular Flag-Throwers of the Florentine will return to Festa 2016 with a colorful show that brings history to life! You can’t be Italian without enjoying opera. Milwaukee’s own Florentine Opera will return all three days of Festa. Don’t miss their performance of two of Italian Opera’s greatest masterpieces – Act 4 of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto and Act 3 of Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme. Eat and sip your way through Italy! Classic Italian fare and wine tastings will return, along with the popular Cucina Showcase featuring local chef demonstrations. Of course the popular Chef’s Choice Recipe Contest, Kids Pizza Making Contest and annual Cannoli Eating Contest will all return. Enjoy your ticket to fun and take a romantic gondola ride, play a game of bocce ball, enjoy the FREE carnival rides with the whole famiglia, watch the Copa Festa Italiana Futsal tournament, partake in Italian Idol and don’t miss the best Bartolotta Italian-style fireworks in the sky every evening! Father Michael Hammer will lead this year’s traditional Sunday Mass in the Marcus Ampitheater beginning at 11 a.m. Gates open at 10:15 a.m. and donations to Hunger Task Force are strongly encouraged. The Mass is followed by a procession of societies and patron saints, concluded with a benediction. Join in Italian culture! Visit the new Piazza open market and experience Italian art, food, history, Italian Cinema, religious artifacts and vintage Italian photo display. Make a wish at the Trevi Fountain, explore the region Umbria and visit the Pompeii Church Exhibit which was built by Milwaukee’s immigrant Italian’s as a tribute to the Our Lady of Pompeii Catholic Church. New this year Festa hosts the Lombardi 3K Walk/5K Run to Tackle Cancer on Saturday, July 23! Grab your friends and family and help #TackleCancer. Free admission into Festa for runners and walkers. Tickets for Festa Italiana are now on sale. Purchase your advance ticket for $10 now through July 21 at http://www.festaitaliana.com. Tickets are $13 at the Gate. Children 12 and under free. Special Buy 1 Ticket Get 1 Free at the Gate […]
Find out more »Summer Gallery Night and Day to be held July 22 and 23
Explore new perspectives through art this Gallery Night and Day! This premier Milwaukee art event offers something for the avid gallery goer and the beginning admirer. Gallery hopping and art viewing begins the evening of Friday, July 22 and continues during the day Saturday, July 23. This summer Gallery Night and Day will showcase works of art in 41 diverse venues throughout the downtown Milwaukee area. Admission is free to all participating venues during event hours. Presented quarterly by the Historic Third Ward Association. Step outside July 19 through July 22 for the Third Annual Plein Air Painting Competition. Watch painters create images “in the open air” which portray the life and vitally of the Historic Third Ward Neighborhood. Finished pieces will be on display beginning at 5pm July 22 through July 23 at the Hudson (310 E. Buffalo St.). This year, 20% of sale of piece made on July 22 & 23 will be donated to Artists Working in Education, Inc. Come and celebrate with Mom 'N Popcorn during the Bench Dedication Ceremony held on July 22 from 6 to 9pm. The ceremony will include free popcorn from Mom 'N Popcorn and musical performances by Lyric Advisory Board and The Vitrolum Republic.
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