The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Family will once again thrill audiences.

Based on Jane O’Connor’s best-selling book series, Fancy Nancy is exuberant (that’s fancy for very excited!) to dance in the school ballet with her friends. When Nancy doesn’t get the part that she wanted, can she still make being a dull tree très jolie and make the audience say ‘ooh-la-la’ just by being herself? Join us in your fanciest attire and learn how to be just as magnifique as Fancy Nancy!

Early Music Now presents Eric Hoeprich and the London Haydn Quartet. In two prior seasons we have celebrated an instrument not usually associated with early music, but which has historical roots in the chalumeau and the basset horn. Prior programs showcased those earlier instruments with soprano, harpsichord, cello, and fortepiano. Eric Hoeprich, who specializes in performing on historical clarinet, returns for this third installment, this time with The London Haydn Quartet, one of the world’s leading period instrument string ensembles. The program will include W.A. Mozart’s “Clarinet Quintet” K581, Beethoven’s “String Quartet” Opus 18, No. 3, and the Weber “Clarinet Quintet” Opus 34.

The only cities that have celebrated Dr. King’s Birthday annually since 1984 are Atlanta, Georgia and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Always taking place in the month of January, this event focuses on keeping the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. alive. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration programming highlights the youth in our community who every year interpret Dr. King’s words through an art, speech and writing contest. In addition, various cultural arts organizations take center stage in Uihlein Hall, truly demonstrating the excellence of our arts community. Some of the groups celebrating with us this year include The Milwaukee Flyers Tumbling Team, Malik Johnson, Hip Hop Cellist from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee, and more! The event concludes with the Paulette Y. Copeland Reception in Bradley Pavilion. The theme for this year is: "We Shall Overcome"

Based on Jane O’Connor’s best-selling book series, Fancy Nancy is exuberant (that’s fancy for very excited!) to dance in the school ballet with her friends. When Nancy doesn’t get the part that she wanted, can she still make being a dull tree très jolie and make the audience say ‘ooh-la-la’ just by being herself? Join us in your fanciest attire and learn how to be just as magnifique as Fancy Nancy!

Jazz combo performances by the young musicians in the Jazz Studies program as well as clinics led by professional jazz musicians.

On January 19, 2017, the Milwaukee County Historical Society is proudly partnering with the Florentine Opera Company, in celebration of our new exhibit, Melodies and Memories: 200 Years of Milwaukee Music. The Florentine kicks off this exhibit’s series of special events with an evening of song at our 3rd Street Historical Center. Audiences will be transported through time with a performance by the Florentine Opera Studio Artists, featuring vocal selections from the opera’s musically and dramatically rich 83 years in Milwaukee. No cost to attend but donations are appreciated.

David Plowden states that “the architecture of steelmaking is like no other. Nowhere can you find this massiveness, drama, spectacle, and danger but in a steel mill.” Between 1962 and 1985, Plowden sought to capture the majesty of the steel industry while at the same time documenting the demise of the industry as we knew it. This exhibition allows for a re-examination of Plowden’s steel portfolio, including many photos printed specifically for this purpose. Featuring more than 100 of his finest photographs, Steel places the viewer at the point where shovel meets dirt in the mining process and ends in the same soil surrounding these long-abandoned mills.