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SUMMARY:A La Carte at the Zoo
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate 40 years of this Milwaukee tradition as the Zoo comes alive with music\, food\, and fun! This four-day summer staple features national headliners\, local and regional entertainment across six stages\, more than 30 popular Milwaukee restaurants\, and of course — animals! Don’t miss the extra-special fun that’s in store this year! \nThe 2026 festival welcomes these national performers:\nThursday\, August 20 — lovelytheband\nFriday\, August 21 — Chris Lane and jackrabbit. featuring Dermot Mulroney\nSaturday\, August 22 — Tank and the Bangas \nHeadliners perform on the Miller Lite Caribou Stage.* \nTo celebrate four decades of tradition\, the Zoo will be offering daily giveaways\, photo opportunities\, and more! \nAnd\, for the first time\, Thursday is Kids Day at A La Carte! In addition to special entertainment and activities\, kids aged 3-12 will receive half-priced admission from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the admissions booth (children two and under are always free). Guests must purchase this rate in person. \nThursday: Kids Day \n\nThe first 500 kids in attendance will receive a special penguin backpack and hippo bookmark.\n\nFriday \n\nWe’re throwing it back to the ’80s\, when A La Carte first began! The first 500 groups on Friday will receive a retro\, Zoo-themed Rubik’s cube.\n\nSaturday \n\nGet here early for Tank and the Bangas — 40 Tank fans will receive a Milwaukee County Zoo camp chair!\n\nSunday \n\nCelebrate the final day of A La Carte\, when 40 lucky guests will receive a festival essentials pack (tote bag\, bucket hat\, and water bottle).\n\n* All musical entertainment is included with Zoo admission. Parking\, food\, attractions\, and rides are offered for an additional fee. Zoological Society membership is valid for A La Carte. \nFood and beverage vendors will accept credit or debit cards only — no cash. If needed\, cash can be converted to a pre-paid card in the Zoo Administration office. Cash\, credit\, and debit cards are all accepted for admission\, parking\, merchandise\, and attractions. \nDiscounted tickets are available to purchase at Tri City National Bank branches. Visit tcnb.com for locations and hours. Tickets are limited and only available while supplies last. \nThe Aviary closes at 3:30 p.m. All other animal buildings will be open\, closing one hour before the festival ends each night. \n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/a-la-carte-at-the-zoo-5/
LOCATION:10005 W. Blue Mound Rd.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Drink
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SUMMARY:Jazz in the Park: Dance Floor Takeover
DESCRIPTION:Dance Floor Takeover: Platinum \nEvery Thursday (except July 2\, 9 & 16) evening from June through September\, Cathedral Square Park comes alive with free live music in the heart of downtown Milwaukee. At its core a jazz series\, Jazz in the Park has grown to celebrate a wide range of genres — from salsa and swing to blues\, funk\, tribute nights\, and fan favorites that get you moving. \nNew in 2026\, Jazz in the Park will be preceded each Thursday by Cathedral Square Market\, beginning at 3 p.m.\, creating an extended evening of community\, food\, and entertainment in the heart of downtown Milwaukee. \n2026 Jazz in the Park Schedule \nJune 4: Salsa in the Park: Junior Rivera y su Orquesta featuring Salsabrositas MKE \nJune 11: Divas Take the Stage: B.D. Greer Presents: Divas & Jazz \nJune 18: Long Live the Queen: Respect! A Tribute to The Queen of Soul \nJune 25: Dirt Roads & Dive Bars: Driveway Thriftdwellers \nJuly 23: Back to the 80s: The First Wave \nJuly 30: Midnight in Chicago: Ivy Ford Band \nAugust 6: Swing Into Summer: Old Sam and the Teardrops featuring Lindy Hop MKE \nAugust 13: Dead on the Square: Deadelijk \nAugust 20: Dance Floor Takeover: Platinum \nAugust 27: New York State of Mind: 52nd Street: The Music of Billy Joel \nSeptember 3: Smooth Sailing: Whole Yachta Love \nSeptember 10: All Aboard the Dark Side: Goth Barge \nJazz in the Park and Cathedral Square Market are both free and open to the public. The market runs Thursdays beginning at 3 p.m. and the performers take the stage at 6 p.m\, all at Cathedral Square Park\, 520 E. Wells St. in downtown Milwaukee. For more information\, visit easttown.com \n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/jazz-in-the-park-dance-floor-takeover/
LOCATION:520 E. Wells St.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T213000
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SUMMARY:ArtBlaze
DESCRIPTION:It’s getting hot in Milwaukee\, which only means one thing: It’s time to get to the beach! Joy Engine\, a local public art nonprofit\, announces the return of the popular new ArtBlaze series. The all-ages programming includes concerts by artists\, vendors\, arts activities\, performances\, waterside s’mores\, and the return of the beloved Silent Disco with live DJs. Full entertainment line-up to be announced soon. All ArtBlaze gatherings will occur on Thursdays: July 30th\, August 6th and August 20th from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at McKinley and South Shore Beaches. \nWe are bringing back everything you loved but with new twists for 2026! \n\nImmersive Art by FuzzPop Workshop\nInteractive All-Ages Art Activities\nSilent Disco\nAmazing Live Performances\nFireside S’mores\n\nSave the Dates: \n\nThursday\, July 30 |- McKinley Beach\nThursday\, August 6 |- South Shore Beach\nThursday\, August 20 |-McKinley Beach\n\n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/artblaze-3/
LOCATION:1750 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T193000
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SUMMARY:Sound Bath & Labyrinth Walk
DESCRIPTION:This summer is our eighth season of Sound Bath & Labyrinth Walks at Lynden Sculpture Garden. An outgrowth of artist-in-residence Jenna Knapp’s project Labyrinth Society of Lynden Sculpture Garden\, the sound baths developed in collaboration with Sevan Arabajian. Now that Jenna has moved on to other projects\, Sevan will host the 2026 sound baths on her own (with you). \nSound baths are an ancient form of healing and deep meditation; they include various ambient sounds and frequencies played in a space where you can hear and experience their vibrations moving through you. Everyone’s experience will be different; unique as you are\, and according to what is needed most at the time. The outdoor sound bath lasts approximately 45-60 minutes\, including guiding you to relax into the experience before hand and out of it afterward. Sevan will offer some words about the current astrological influences and prompts for walking the labyrinth after the sound bath. You are invited to bring your own candle for the labyrinth walk (something in a glass votive to block the wind). \nFee \n$30/$25 members \n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/sound-bath-labyrinth-walk-4/
LOCATION:2145 W. Brown Deer Rd.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health
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SUMMARY:MJI Night at Jazz at the Vine
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the next generation of jazz artists at this special performance featuring student ensembles from Milwaukee Jazz Institute (MJI)\, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing jazz through education\, performance\, and community engagement. \nInstructed by some of the region’s top jazz musicians\, MJI student ensembles have performed at festivals and clubs throughout the area and have received awards at national competitions. Join MJI for an evening showcasing the talent and artistry of these rising stars. \nLocation: The Vine Humboldt (in Humboldt Park). An outdoor stage is located behind the park’s pavilion by the Vine Humboldt Beer Garden. If it rains\, the performance will be inside the pavilion. Free parking is available nearby. \nJazz at The Vine is brought to you by Humboldt Park Friends \nLearn more about Jazz at the Vine: https://www.humboldtparkmilwaukee.org/jazz-at-the-vine/ \nTHANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY SPONSORS THAT SUPPORT FREE MUSIC IN MILWAUKEE! \n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/mji-night-at-jazz-at-the-vine/
LOCATION:3000 S. Howell Ave.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment
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SUMMARY:Lounj Acts
DESCRIPTION:The Wicked Hop/Jackalope Lounj are proud to present Lounj Acts: A live music series presenting the best in local and regional bands in an intimate setting every Thursday. All ages welcome\, never a cover charge! \nThursday 20th\, 7-9 p.m. presenting Long Line Riders \nHonest\, familiar songs about unrequited love\, loss\, life and the open road thawed out and interpreted through a Midwestern lens. A goodly portion of classics and lesser known country\, western and honky tonk numbers. \n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/lounj-acts-6/
LOCATION:345 N. Broadway\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T213000
DTSTAMP:20260917T181702
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T204936Z
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SUMMARY:Gladys Knight
DESCRIPTION:The great ones endure\, and Gladys Knight has long been one of the greatest. Very few singers over the last sixty years have matched her unassailable artistry. This seven-time GRAMMY Award winner has enjoyed #1 hits in Pop\, Gospel\, R&B\, and Adult Contemporary\, and has triumphed in film\, television\, and live performance. \nAll told\, Knight has recorded more than 38 albums over the years\, including four solo albums: “Good Woman” (1991); “Just for You” (1994); the inspirational “Many Different Roads” (1999); and “At Last” (2001). “At Last” showed the world that she still has what it takes to record a hit album\, employing the talents of contemporary producers like Randy Jackson. \nKnight has continued to spread her acting wings\, making a guest star appearance in the FOX hit show “Star” and appearing in the film “Almost Christmas” in 2016\, both which were produced and directed by Lee Daniels. She appeared on ABC’s 14th season of “Dancing With The Stars” in 2012. In 2019\, she competed on the inaugural season of “The Masked Singer” and sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. Knight sang the National Anthem on yet another major sports stage at the 2021 NBA All-Star Game. In the 2022 holiday season she starred in “I’m Glad It’s Christmas” on Great American Family and received the 45th Kennedy Center Honors for Lifetime Artistic Achievements along with George Clooney\, Amy Grant\, Tania Leone and U2 in December. She has also received the National Medal of Arts along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus\, Bruce Springsteen\, Jose Feliciano and Mindy Kaling\, and was honored as a 2024 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree. \nHer involvement in other creative undertakings\, business ventures and humanitarian activities has been extensive\, and has brought her honors from industry and community alike. In 2015\, A portion of Atlanta’s State Route 9 from Peachtree Street to 14th Street was officially named Gladys Knight Highway. \n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/gladys-knight/
LOCATION:144 E. Wells St.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment
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SUMMARY:Disaster! The 70's Musical
DESCRIPTION:Disaster! The 70’s Musical\nA musical parody of all your favorite 70’s disaster movies!\nAugust 13 – August 30\, 2026 \nSet in 1979 at the opening of New York’s hottest floating casino and disco\, Disaster! is a hilarious homage to the over-the-top disaster movies of the 1970s. As earthquakes shake\, infernos rage\, and one catastrophe after another threatens the ship\, an unforgettable cast of characters must band together to survive the chaos. Packed with some of the decade’s biggest hit songs—including “Hot Stuff\,” “I Will Survive\,” “Knock on Wood\,” “Hooked on a Feeling\,” and more—this side-splitting musical combines outrageous comedy\, larger-than-life characters\, and nonstop nostalgia. Whether you lived through the disco era or just love a good laugh\, Disaster! is a wildly entertaining musical adventure you won’t want to miss. \n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/disaster-the-70s-musical-6/
LOCATION:19700 W. Bluemound Rd.\, Brookfield\, WI\, 53045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260820T220000
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CREATED:20260728T194351Z
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SUMMARY:Dave Purcell + The Contradictions
DESCRIPTION:Dave Purcell + The Contradictions are new to Milwaukee\, playing original indie/Americana in the neighborhood of Wilco\, REM\, and Kathleen Edwards. \nRegarding Purcell’s last record\, 2024’s Destination (released as Radio Free ABQ)\, Scummy Water Tower wrote\, “Purcell has a skill of superb storytelling and creating perspective in an incredibly grounded and human way…arguably one of 2024’s best written albums.” \n
URL:https://urbanmilwaukee.com/event/dave-purcell-the-contradictions/
LOCATION:1731 N. Arlington Pl.\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 53202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Entertainment
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